2019 Los Angeles Day 1
Day 1: Saturday, Aug 31, 2019 Tournament Day 1 (round robin) and Dinner Session The round robin portion of the tournament was covered in the first day: three before lunch and three after. Each hanchan observed the time limit of one hour. Games normally finished through S4 well before that. This day covered a bulk of the weekend's events. With 40 players, the event used ten autotables: eight AMOS JP2, one AMOS JP EX, and one older unknown table. Before the tournament begins, the opening ceremony covered a general introduction of the pros and Saikouisen. Then it was followed by a performances of Japanese calligraphy and a guitar solo to get everyone in the mood. Naturally, as soon as that was over, the tournament begins. My first game featured Rachel, Kazuki, and Kyle. I've faced Rachel before in the North American Open last year. In a practice game, I edged out Kazuki by 100 points. Then Kyle took on Hiro in the Tornado Alley Open (Oklahoma) and won that t