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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. | + | The first Chicago Open was held in 1999 as the successor to '''Virginia Open''', a similar tournament held at [[Virginia]] in 1997 and 1998. After many years under the stewardship of first [[Andrew Yaphe]] and then [[Subash Maddipotti]], its editorship has rotated based on the interest and availability of well-regarded editors and players, with each new editor or editing team approved by its predecessor. |
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. | ||
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| One Win | | One Win | ||
| − | | [[Albert Whited]], [[ | + | | [[Albert Whited]], [[Dave Hamilton]], [[Mike Angel]], [[Chris Borglum]], [[Kelly McKenzie]], [[Raj Dhuwalia]], [[Seth Kendall]], [[Paul Litvak]], [[[Will Turner]], [[Dave Rappaport]], [[Matt Lafer]],[Sudheer Potru]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Jonathan Magin]], [[Brendan Byrne]], [[Rob Carson]], [[Dallas Simons]], [[Richard Mason]], [[Kevin Koai]], [[Chris Ray]], [[Evan Adams]], [[Auroni Gupta]], [[Matt Jackson]], [[Jordan Brownstein]], [[Will Nediger]], [[Jacob Reed]] |
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| Two Wins | | Two Wins | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Tom Waters]], [[R. Hentzel]], [[Emily Pike]], [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]], [[Mike Sorice]], [[Andrew Ullsperger]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Selene Koo]], [[John Lawrence]], [[Tommy Casalaspi]] |
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| Three Wins | | Three Wins | ||
| [[Eric Hillemann]], [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[Jeff Hoppes]], [[Seth Teitler]], [[Matt Bollinger]] | | [[Eric Hillemann]], [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[Jeff Hoppes]], [[Seth Teitler]], [[Matt Bollinger]] | ||
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| − | | Four | + | | Four Wins |
| [[Eric Mukherjee]] | | [[Eric Mukherjee]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:32, 23 July 2016
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. After many years under the stewardship of first Andrew Yaphe and then Subash Maddipotti, its editorship has rotated based on the interest and availability of well-regarded editors and players, with each new editor or editing team approved by its predecessor.
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.
In 2014, Andrew Hart introduced a traveling trophy (pictured left), which some member of the winning team gets to keep until the next year's CO is held.
Table of Champions
Victories by Player
| Number of Victories | Players |
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| One Win | Albert Whited, Dave Hamilton, Mike Angel, Chris Borglum, Kelly McKenzie, Raj Dhuwalia, Seth Kendall, Paul Litvak, [[[Will Turner]], Dave Rappaport, Matt Lafer,[Sudheer Potru]], Jerry Vinokurov, Jonathan Magin, Brendan Byrne, Rob Carson, Dallas Simons, Richard Mason, Kevin Koai, Chris Ray, Evan Adams, Auroni Gupta, Matt Jackson, Jordan Brownstein, Will Nediger, Jacob Reed |
| Two Wins | Tom Waters, R. Hentzel, Emily Pike, Ezequiel Berdichevsky, Mike Sorice, Andrew Ullsperger, Andrew Hart, Selene Koo, John Lawrence, Tommy Casalaspi |
| Three Wins | Eric Hillemann, Andrew Yaphe, Jeff Hoppes, Seth Teitler, Matt Bollinger |
| Four Wins | Eric Mukherjee |
| Five Wins | Matt Weiner |