2017 Chicago Open

2017 Chicago Open
Edited by	Ike Jose, with Billy Busse, Jason Thompson, and Ryan Westbrook
Champion	1-800-EASY-DEBT
Runner-up	Theme song of the current state of Venezuela
Third	The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n centers (t.2)
Fourth	Listen to my album. This may be our last chance.
High scorer	Jordan Brownstein, The drums flail impotently aback Sex flows abrasive adaft, front n center
Site	Chicago
Field
Stats	Main Event Stats

The 2017 Chicago Open was won by 1-800-EASY-DEBT, consisting of Will Alston, Matt Bollinger, Auroni Gupta, and Will Nediger, who cleared the field with a 13-0 record. The tournament was edited by Ike Jose, with Billy Busse (science), Jason Thompson (music), and Ryan Westbrook (history).

Question reception

Aside from the lack of powers, the tournament was widely considered to be too difficult, building on the already excessive difficulty of the 2016 Chicago Open. Ike Jose took the unusual step of recording an audio file with his rationale for producing such a tournament; a transcript can be found here.

Side Events

• It's Lit, a widely-praised literature side event written by Auroni Gupta with Jason Cheng. Stats
• Jordaens Visual Arts, a wildly successful visual arts side event written by Jordan Brownstein with Sarang Yeola. Stats
• Naveed Bork Memorial Tournament, a vanity tournament by Will Alston. Stats

External Links

• Main Event Stats
• Tournament announcement thread
• Question discussion thread