[{"text":"The tournament was open to all players and took place at The Next Level Games (http:\/\/thenextlevelgames.com\/) in Goodlettsville, Tennessee on July 21, 2018. The number of players that participated in the event was: "},{"sql":"SELECT COUNT(`id`) as value1 FROM `dcdb_event_personnel_listing` WHERE (`role` LIKE 'Player' AND `eventNumber` LIKE '52')"},{"text":"Participants consisted of players from the following states: "},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Indiana"},{"caption":"Kentucky"},{"caption":"Tennessee"},{"caption":"Texas"}]},{"text":"Here is the player list, in alphabetical order by last name:"},{"sql":"SELECT name as value1 FROM dcdb_event_personnel_listing WHERE eventNumber =52 AND role = 'Player' ORDER By name ASC"},{"text":"The judging staff was:"},{"sql":"SELECT name as value1, role as value2 FROM dcdb_event_personnel_listing WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND role LIKE '%judge%' ORDER BY id ASC"},{"text":"The event commentators were:"},{"sql":"SELECT name as value1 FROM dcdb_event_personnel_listing WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND role LIKE '%commentator%' ORDER By name ASC"},{"text":"The tournament consisted of five rounds of swiss pairings followed by a top 8 and then a final round consisting of the top four players. A first place finish awards four match points, second place awards two, and third and fourth place award zero."},{"header":"round 1"},{"text":"Table 1 [Note: Sam Heyman pre-registered for the tournament and ended up arriving late, so unfortunately he didn't participate in this round.] <\/p>"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2 This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWeRIEJjWj4"},{"caption":"Round 1 Feature Match"}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3 "},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5 [Note: Ryan Wike pre-registered for the tournament and ended up arriving late, so unfortunately he didn't participate in this round.]"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 1:<\/p>Points - Player<\/p>"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 1 ORDER BY id ASC"},{"header":"round 2"},{"text":"Table 1 This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:<\/p>"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWeRIEJjWj4&t=5070s"},{"caption":"Round 2 Feature Match"}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2 "},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 2: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 2 ORDER BY id ASC"},{"header":"round 3"},{"text":"Table 1 This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWeRIEJjWj4&t=12813s"},{"caption":"Round 3 Feature Match"}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2<\/p>"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 3: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 3 ORDER BY id ASC"},{"header":"Round 4"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2<\/p>"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4 This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWeRIEJjWj4&t=18832s"},{"caption":"Round 4 Feature Match"}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 4: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 4 ORDER BY id ASC"},{"header":"ROUND 5"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3 This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KWeRIEJjWj4&t=5070s"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"After round 5 there was a clean break for the top 8; any player with 8 or more points proceeded to the single-elimination rounds."},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 5 ORDER BY id ASC"},{"header":"Top 8"},{"text":"Pod #1: First vs Second vs Seventh vs Eighth This was the feature match this round, you can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUIuRDT6T9A&t=1130s"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 6 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Pod #2: Third vs Fourth vs Fifth vs Sixth"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 6 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"header":"finals"},{"text":"First and second place from each of the top 8 pods continued on to play in the finals.&nbsp; You can watch the match here:"},{"video":[{"src":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUIuRDT6T9A&t=6240s"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 52 AND roundNumber = 7 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"header":"vp tally"},{"text":"Although it doesn't have an immediate bearing on anything, a fun fact we like to record is the cumulative VP count throughout the tournament.&nbsp; These players recorded the highest VP total for a single event to date, collectively gathering a VP total of:"},{"sql":"SELECT SUM(`vpPlayer[1]`+`vpPlayer[2]`+`vpPlayer[3]`+`vpPlayer[4]`) as value1 FROM `dcdb_games_played_log` WHERE `eventNumber` = 52"},{"header":"head judge thoughts"},{"text":"Here is a list of random thoughts from the day, in no particular order"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"You can discard a card to Chameleon Boy [MC] whether there is a legal card to choose in the Line-Up or not. (i.e. discard a vuln just to trigger Harley although there are no 0 cost cards in the Line-Up) "},{"caption":"Golden Glider [MC] triggers off playing any card you don't own, not just the first, and not just from using her TW ability"},{"caption":"Please don't let your match get so messed up that your game needs to be restarted!"},{"caption":"Bane\/The Joker can destroy Time Travel Super Villains just as easily as they can destroy anything else that meets the criteria!"},{"caption":"Remember to get your VP when you gain a card from The Rogues [Crossover 5]; it is a trigger that can be missed!"}]}]