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Re: Dual fields
In 2004, the Greater Toronto Regional (Then known as the Canadian Regional) did in fact have two fields. However there were no divisions. Teams played matches on both the "Pontiac" and "Chevrolet" fields. Matches would alternate between both fields, never coinciding. This allowed for the match interval to be reduced to 3:30, which is far lower than the standard 5-7 minutes.
The top 16 teams selected alliances from the entire field of 75 teams.
It was an amazing setup, and provided a Championship like feel.
In 1998 and 1999 (possibly other years pre-98) all events had two fields. This is because the playing fields were much smaller. These events ran similarly to how Toronto was run in 2004.
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