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 |
| Fourth | three-way tie, by playoff PPG Let's Remember Some Goys |
| High scorer | Matt Bollinger, Monday Begins on Saturday and Sunday Comes Afterwards |
| Site | Northwestern |
| 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 at Northwestern University 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]