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Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

RoundTheBend — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:20:39 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 09/28/2019 19:20

I didn't notice the chart differences from last year, so I'm glad you mentioned it/updated it. Really interesting to see some climb massively and then some even fell.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:06:32 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/16/2019 03:06

The championship match and third-place match are now up! Like last year, there will also be medals for biggest gains in rank, so be sure to update your charts within the next week.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:17:44 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/13/2019 23:17

Two days left to vote in the final four round and we have two very tight races. Reminder: this is the last round for which the tiebreaker will apply. The final and the third-place match will be resolved by one-day extensions if necessary.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Mon, 9 Sep 2019 21:05:34 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/10/2019 01:05

Interesting final four. Three high seeds and one Cinderella. Votes are due 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday the 15th.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sun, 1 Sep 2019 21:12:59 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/02/2019 01:12

The elite eight matches are up. You have one week.

The biggest sweet sixteen shocker was Idles retaining less than half of its first round voters and going down in the upset 😈

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 14:30:06 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/31/2019 18:30

Just over a day left in voting for the sweet sixteen, and 6/8 matches have one vote or less in separation. Get those votes in!

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

Hayden — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:00:37 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 08/27/2019 00:00

Sophie out is bizarre 😐 So, I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a disappointment. There were some really though matchups though (Mitski vs Idles was yikes).

Avantdale Bowling Club out is a shame, but I can't say I had much hope for it against Low.

Being said, I hope I'm not the only one sad to see Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma go. It's a great release (and much better than both the artist's solo ventures since, so I'm hoping they rekindle again at some point).

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:35:10 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/26/2019 23:35

The biggest upset in round one was #32 beating #7:

Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides by SOPHIE

Somehow that wasn't as surprising to me as the seeds would indicate. SOPHIE is just too ahead of her time, and in a way that can be abrasive to many.

What are your thoughts on round one? What was the biggest shocker? Which result are you most happy about and which was the biggest letdown?

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 18:57:46 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/24/2019 22:57

Last call for votes and extension requests! Round one will close 7 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:24:17 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/18/2019 18:24

One week left! Here are the matchups again in order of how much they need votes:

1. Cadu Tenório v. Daphne & Celeste (11 total votes) [+1]
2. Nat Birchall Meets Al Breadwinner v. Proc Fiskal (12 total votes)
3. Flatbush Zombies v. Disclosure (13 total votes)
4. Khruangbin v. Anja Garbarek (14 total votes) [+2]
5. RP Boo v. Emilie Nicolas (14 total votes)
6. Jonny Greenwood v. Léonie Pernet (15 total votes)
7. Sobrenadar v. Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (15 total votes) [+2]
8. Mount Eerie v. Tiny Little Houses (16 total votes) [+3]
9. Low v. Avantdale Bowling Club (17 total votes) [+1]
10. MGMT v. Current 93 (17 total votes)
11. Playboi Carti v. Tierra Whack (18 total votes)
12. Robyn v. Spiritualized (19 total votes) [+1]
13. Kids See Ghosts v. Riverside (19 total votes) [+1]
14. SOPHIE v. Blood Wine Or Honey (23 total votes) [+2]
15. Car Seat Headrest v. Kacey Musgraves (26 total votes)
16. Idles v. Mitski (27 total votes) [+1]

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 13:46:56 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/11/2019 17:46

Two weeks down, two weeks to go! Here are the matchups in order of how much they need votes:

1. Cadu Tenório v. Daphne & Celeste (10 total votes)
2. Khruangbin v. Anja Garbarek (12 total votes)
3. Nat Birchall Meets Al Breadwinner v. Proc Fiskal (12 total votes)
4. Sobrenadar v. Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (13 total votes)
5. Mount Eerie v. Tiny Little Houses (13 total votes)
6. Flatbush Zombies v. Disclosure (13 total votes)
7. RP Boo v. Emilie Nicolas (14 total votes)
8. Jonny Greenwood v. Léonie Pernet (15 total votes)
9. Low v. Avantdale Bowling Club (16 total votes)
10. MGMT v. Current 93 (17 total votes)
11. Playboi Carti v. Tierra Whack (18 total votes)
12. Robyn v. Spiritualized (18 total votes)
13. Kids See Ghosts v. Riverside (18 total votes)
14. SOPHIE v. Blood Wine Or Honey (21 total votes)
15. Idles v. Mitski (26 total votes)
16. Car Seat Headrest v. Kacey Musgraves (26 total votes)

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

RoundTheBend — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 22:31:42 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/08/2019 02:31

FWIW, I've listened to all the albums (I was nervous 4 weeks wasn't long enough, but I just put all my other shiz on hold).

4 weeks is ok for me, but I have indeed voted for all the button cliiiiickckcciingggs.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

Repo — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 09:06:04 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 08/07/2019 13:06

I sort of need 4 weeks to absorb so many albums most of which I never even heard of before.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

craola — Tue, 6 Aug 2019 19:51:33 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 08/06/2019 23:51

baystateoftheart wrote:

Looking at the thread from last year, week four in round one did have many fewer votes than weeks one, two, and three. I'm definitely open to making changes to the tournament format based on feedback, if not for this year, then for next year. It's a balancing act between accessibility to more people and a snappier pace. However, I would suggest the main cause of the decrease in voting in later rounds might have been people tuning out because they'd already listened to all the nominees and had no new albums to discover, instead of tuning out because the first round was four weeks long.

Anyone else have opinions on four vs. three weeks?

some of us just lose interest after our favorites all lose out in rounds 1 & 2.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Tue, 6 Aug 2019 19:17:39 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/06/2019 23:17

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

Yeah it's not like I'm sitting here tweedling my thumbs waiting for the first round to end, but nearly a whole month for the first round still seems excessive, and mainly the longer a tournament drags overall interest tends to wane over time. But since this is not the innagural version of this tournament (I didn't participate last time), I'll trust the judgement of others instead.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

cestuneblague — Tue, 6 Aug 2019 16:18:50 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 08/06/2019 20:18

Yeah it's not like I'm sitting here tweedling my thumbs waiting for the first round to end, but nearly a whole month for the first round still seems excessive, and mainly the longer a tournament drags overall interest tends to wane over time. But since this is not the innagural version of this tournament (I didn't participate last time), I'll trust the judgement of others instead.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

baystateoftheart — Thu, 1 Aug 2019 21:52:44 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/02/2019 01:52

Hayden wrote:

Luigii wrote:

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

???

do we really need that long? I think most of the votes are probably already in, though obv a few holdouts, but that makes it seem like this tournament will last until the end of the decade.

Well people have work, families, want to do other things than listening to music. Also if that was the case, some of the remaining brackets would have more votes and discussion as of now. Hell, as of now, I have only 4/16 of the brackets done.

Albeit true, I'd second CGD that four weeks is a bit long. Perhaps three?

It was four weeks last year too and we had votes coming in each week. I couldn't have said it better, Luigii. It's important to me that participating in this tournament be accessible to more than just the most hardcore forum folks. Also, keep in mind that it goes quickly after round one, with just one week per round.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

Hayden — Thu, 1 Aug 2019 21:46:30 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 08/02/2019 01:46

Luigii wrote:

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

???

do we really need that long? I think most of the votes are probably already in, though obv a few holdouts, but that makes it seem like this tournament will last until the end of the decade.

Albeit true, I'd second CGD that four weeks is a bit long. Perhaps three?

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

Luigii — Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:45:42 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 08/02/2019 00:45

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

???

do we really need that long? I think most of the votes are probably already in, though obv a few holdouts, but that makes it seem like this tournament will last until the end of the decade.

Re: BEA 2018 Championship Tournament

cestuneblague — Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:42:20 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 08/02/2019 00:42

baystateoftheart wrote:

Play-ins are done and round one is up. There will be at least four weeks, but extensions readily available if needed.

???

do we really need that long? I think most of the votes are probably already in, though obv a few holdouts, but that makes it seem like this tournament will last until the end of the decade.