2018 Chicago Open
| 2018 Chicago Open | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | Auroni Gupta, with Jordan Brownstein, Joey Goldman, Eliza Grames, Will Holub-Moorman, Jacob Reed, and Seth Teitler |
| Champion | Monday Begins on Saturday and Sunday Comes Afterwards |
| Runner-up | A Dead Meme isn’t Art |
| Third | xtra thicc description |
| High scorer | Matt Bollinger, Monday Begins on Saturday and Sunday Comes Afterwards |
| Site | Evanston |
| Field | 22 |
| Stats | Prelims, Playoffs |
The 2018 Chicago Open was won by Monday Begins on Saturday and Sunday Comes Afterwards, consisting of Matt Bollinger, Shan Kothari, Adam Silverman, and Matt Weiner, who beat A Dead Meme isn’t Art (Ike Jose, John Lawrence, Jakob Myers, and Andrew Wang) in the first game of an advantaged final. It was the first CO since 2012 in which a team did not clear the field.
The tournament was edited by Auroni Gupta, with Jordan Brownstein, Joey Goldman, Eliza Grames, Will Holub-Moorman, Jacob Reed, and Seth Teitler.
Due to a Chicago room reservations problem, the tournament was held in Evanston, leading to endless "Evanston Open" and "Chicagoland Open" jokes. Reed has advocated for returning to the title "Virginia Open" as a compromise.
Side Events
- 2018 Chicago Open Trash, a successor to the 2016 iteration. Written by Rob Carson, Carsten Gehring, and Andrew Hart.
- Imaginary Landscapes No. 4, an audio music tournament from the mind of John Lawrence.
External Links
- Tournament announcement
- Preliminary and playoff statistics
- [discussion]