WarriorHal Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 From DCI.com: On July 16 and 17, Texas fans will have the chance to see DCI World Class corps over a two-day period as they perform in Houston and Dallas. Corps will be split into two tracks, performing with their respective groupings in Houston and Dallas before flipping locations the next evening. On July 18, the corps will head to San Antonio’s legendary Alamodome in a single-event showdown. Corps will be seeded into San Antonio based on scores earned the previous two nights in Houston and Dallas. "single-event showdown." Does this mean no afternoon prelims and then evening finals as in past years? It sounds like one very long 21 corps contest like DCI quarterfinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBSMYTH Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 It sounds like one very long 21 corps contest like DCI quarterfinals. I think you are correct - 21 groups starting in the mid to late afternoon and running all night. (Sounds good to me - Quarterfinals is always one of my favorites.) It looks to me like it is both San Antonio AND Atlanta that will have this new format this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I think you are correct - 21 groups starting in the mid to late afternoon and running all night. (Sounds good to me - Quarterfinals is always one of my favorites.)It looks to me like it is both San Antonio AND Atlanta that will have this new format this year. I heard it will be just the top 8 seeds in SA and ATL. That is why they are having the "seeding shows" during the week. What I heard may just be a rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorHal Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 [i heard it will be just the top 8 seeds in SA and ATL. That is why they are having the "seeding shows" during the week. What I heard may just be a rumor.] The San Antonio schedule lists all 21 corps, but doesn't give a start time or any indication that it's a prelims/finals type deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBSMYTH Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 DCI.org has 21 corps listed for San Antonio - all current World Class corps except Jersey Surf plus Revolution. For Atlanta, the list includes all 21 World Class corps plus Alliance and CorpsVets. Those are some mega-shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Sad. I kind of liked the morning/afternoon show divide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm pretty happy about this. The placements for the indoor venue are based on outdoor performances. That's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va9590jm Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I also like that they're using different shows right before both Atlanta and San Antonio to determine placement, instead of based on the placement in the regional the week before, i.e. Atlanta seeding based on San Antonio placement. Makes it more even for a corps that really turns it on during the week, as we've seen happen sometimes over the course of one week between two regionals before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle079 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Sad. I kind of liked the morning/afternoon show divide. me too only if the 4 corps that got to perfrom twice, i wanted to see twice ok next question, if it hasnt already been asked, will there be a huge 4hour break so everyone can flood that helpless barbque place across the parking lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvs me sum mello! Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Dang. I also loved the split format. It added extra drama of wondering if X corps was going to make the Evening show or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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