"-Saturday-only tournaments allow people to actually attend their classes on Friday. -One day tournaments allow the attending teams to spend possibly zero, probably 1 night in a hotel (driving home Saturday night) - saving money over tournaments requiring two nights stay. -Fewer days means fewer conflicts, essentially, so it is easier to get more teams for a one day affair." I agree with most of Rob's points, except that both a Friday/Saturday tournament and a Saturday-only tournament generally require the same one-night stayover. Even if you're a team that's coming from close enough to drive in on Saturday morning -- you could just as well commute for a Friday/Saturday affair. On the other hand, a Sat./Sun. tournament usually does require a team to get a hotel for two nights. "As far as going for 18 rounds in a single day - this has disadvantages as well. This is definitely a marathon for all concerned: players and officials as well. I don't know about anyone else, but I get exhausted playing qb, and often feel pretty awful after about a dozen rounds." Agreed. And now that I've moved from playing to itinerant moderating, I have to say: if you're having this many rounds in a day, you darn well better have TWO decent moderators for every competition room. My throat gets real painful after about ten rounds if I'm reading for all of them. "As well, I've been to several single-day tournaments that had FAR less than 18 rounds that still ended around 8pm (or later!)" Yep -- this is a problem. Doug
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