[Rick TYler]

So far, it's been a robot love fest. If you like how things are working, you can attribute it to an event team that works really well together, and tries to get on top of problems immediately before they become big. If the teams are happy, imagine how much the staff appreciates the teams? I sit at the scorekeeping table, and the questions from teams have been professional, objective and reasonable, and (I believe) our head referee, Fred S., has treated every question with respect. I am *so* happy.

And if you all are feeling like we are going to run on time or kill you trying, you're right. We actually finished the day two minutes ahead of schedule, and every team will get 11 matches in qualifying. It means short turn-arounds sometimes, but I'm guessing you would still rather have 11 matches than only get to play 8 and have more down time, right?

Here's hoping that Saturday is as smooth as Friday!