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'''Chicago Open''' (or '''CO''') is a summer open tournament held annually at the [[University of Chicago]], generally occurring in the last week of July or first week of August. Its most distinguishing feature is its extremely high difficulty (usually more difficult than the year's [[ICT]] or [[ACF Nationals]]), which usually makes the Chicago Open set the most challenging of the calendar year. | '''Chicago Open''' (or '''CO''') is a summer open tournament held annually at the [[University of Chicago]], generally occurring in the last week of July or first week of August. Its most distinguishing feature is its extremely high difficulty (usually more difficult than the year's [[ICT]] or [[ACF Nationals]]), which usually makes the Chicago Open set the most challenging of the calendar year. | ||
| − | The first Chicago Open was held in 1999 as the successor to '''Virginia Open''', a similar tournament held at [[Virginia]] in 1997 and 1998. Its most recent edition was edited by [[ | + | The first Chicago Open was held in 1999 as the successor to '''Virginia Open''', a similar tournament held at [[Virginia]] in 1997 and 1998. Its most recent edition was head-edited by [[Jerry Vinokurov]]. |
A true open tournament, Chicago Open attracts current college players, retired or graduated players, and, occasionally, ambitious high school players. Participants generally play on mixed teams not limited by school affiliation. In recent years, the tournament has been a full round-robin among all participating teams, which can last well into the evening. The combination of the tournament's extreme difficulty and deep field makes the assembly of a winning CO team one of the most challenging accomplishments in quizbowl. | A true open tournament, Chicago Open attracts current college players, retired or graduated players, and, occasionally, ambitious high school players. Participants generally play on mixed teams not limited by school affiliation. In recent years, the tournament has been a full round-robin among all participating teams, which can last well into the evening. The combination of the tournament's extreme difficulty and deep field makes the assembly of a winning CO team one of the most challenging accomplishments in quizbowl. | ||
Revision as of 23:11, 18 July 2015
Chicago Open (or CO) is a summer open tournament held annually at the University of Chicago, generally occurring in the last week of July or first week of August. Its most distinguishing feature is its extremely high difficulty (usually more difficult than the year's ICT or ACF Nationals), which usually makes the Chicago Open set the most challenging of the calendar year.
The first Chicago Open was held in 1999 as the successor to Virginia Open, a similar tournament held at Virginia in 1997 and 1998. Its most recent edition was head-edited by Jerry Vinokurov.
A true open tournament, Chicago Open attracts current college players, retired or graduated players, and, occasionally, ambitious high school players. Participants generally play on mixed teams not limited by school affiliation. In recent years, the tournament has been a full round-robin among all participating teams, which can last well into the evening. The combination of the tournament's extreme difficulty and deep field makes the assembly of a winning CO team one of the most challenging accomplishments in quizbowl.
Chicago Open typically occurs alongside several side events; these have included a semi-regular Trash tournament and subject tournaments in science, history, and literature. The number and placement of CO side events is an open question for the future as the main tournament gets longer and more grueling; since 2011, the main tournament has stood alone on Saturday.
Table of Champions
Victories by Player
| Number of Victories | Players |
|---|---|
| One Win | Albert Whited, Brendan Byrne, Chris Borglum, Chris Ray, Dallas Simons, Dave Hamilton, Dave Rappaport, Jerry Vinokurov, Jonathan Magin, Kelly McKenzie, Kevin Koai, Matt Lafer, Mike Angel, Paul Litvak, Raj Dhuwalia, Richard Mason, Rob Carson, Seth Kendall, Sudheer Potru, Will Turner, Evan Adams, Auroni Gupta, Matt Jackson |
| Two Wins | Andrew Hart, Andrew Ullsperger, Ezequiel Berdichevsky, John Lawrence, Mike Sorice, Selene Koo, Tom Waters, R. Hentzel, Emily Pike, Tommy Casalaspi |
| Three Wins | Eric Hillemann, Andrew Yaphe, Jeff Hoppes, Seth Teitler, Eric Mukherjee, Matt Bollinger |
| Five Wins | Matt Weiner |