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by B-Dad » Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:42 pm

When PGF first started, I read a bunch about why PGF was formed. Among many reasons for PGF was one issue about the duration of the ASA/USA Nats Tournament. It forced teams to arrive on a Saturday/early Sunday to be there for a Sunday check-in. Then there were two pool games played between Monday and Wednesday (with one day off). Teams that went deep had to be away longer and pay more for hotels, cars, food, etc. Now PGF for 2015 Nationals 16U shows the tournament from 08-01-2015 -> 08-08-2015.

When did this happen and why? It seems like PGF must have decided that the duration of ASA/USA Nats is not such a big deal.
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by PDad » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:07 pm

IME, ASA/USA has pool games on Mon and Tues. Bracket play starts Wed and Thurs may only be losers bracket, which means a day off for the winners bracket.

Two things happened that led PGF to add a day to their game schedule. First was moving the 'if' games up a day so TV could tape some material before the championship games with the participants. Second was in 2012 when the 'if' games were played very late in the night.

Both schedule games over 7 days. IMO, the only differences are:
- ASA requires checking in the day before and holds their opening ceremony that day.
- PGF only has 2 teams playing on the final day, so most teams can plan on leaving that day.
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