DrumCorpsRadio Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) OPEN CLASS Key Match-Ups The top 3 finishers in 2019 were Spartans, Legends, and Gold, in that order, without Blue Devils B or Vanguard Cadets participating. In 2018, Vanguard Cadets and Blue Devils B were #1 and #2 with Gold, Legends, and Spartan filling out the top 5. Blue Devils B and Vanguard Cadets are running an identical schedule in 2022 with head-to-head competition beginning on July 5 in California. Neither corps will meet reigning champion Spartans until DCI Open Class Finals in Marion, IN on August 8. Gold will meet up with Blue Devils B and Vanguard Cadets several times in the first half of the tour while in California beginning on July 8 in Sacramento, CA. Legends and Spartans match up a few times late in the season beginning with Legends’ debut performance on July 29 in Sheffield, PA. Year-Over-Year Comparison The 2022 DCI Tour kicks off Friday, June 24, 2022 in Oceanside, California and concludes Saturday, August 13, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. In between, there will be 32 days with Open Class corps in competition, a decrease of one day from the scheduled 2020 tour. 2020 2022 Days with Open Class corps in competition 33 32 # of times when 14+ Open Class corps compete on the same day 8 (7/10, 7/11, 7/12, 7/31, 8/1, 8/3, 8/6) 7 (7/16, 7/17, 7/23, 7/24, 8/6, 8/8, 8/11) # of Open Class corps competing at Indy 15 14 (minus Heat Wave & Shadow, plus Vanguard Cadets) There is much less of a decrease in show participation among Open Class corps compared to World Class corps. Six corps increase their number of shows in 2022 over 2020 - Blue Devils C (+2), Columbians (+4), Golden Empire (+1), Les Stentors (+3), Phenom (+3), and Vanguard Cadets (+3). Seven others remain the same. Just one corps decreases by a significant number - Heat Wave (-7). Heat Wave will perform the fewest times (6) and Colt Cadets will perform the most times (17). Scheduled Competitions (including Day 1 in Indy) 2020 2022 Difference between 2022 and 2020 7th Regiment 11 11 0 The Battalion 10 10 0 Blue Devils B 12 12 0 Blue Devils C 7 9 2 Colt Cadets 17 17 0 Columbians 6 10 4 Gold 18 15 -3 Golden Empire 10 11 1 Guardians 11 11 0 Heat Wave 13 6 -7 Impulse 10 9 -1 Legends 11 8 -3 Les Stentors 9 12 3 Louisiana Stars 13 10 -3 Phenom 7 10 3 Raiders 9 8 -1 River City Rhythm 15 15 0 Southwind 14 12 -2 Spartans 14 14 0 Vanguard Cadets 9 12 3 Vessel 10 9 -1 Watchmen 11 9 -2 There are some notable changes in how early in the season given corps are entering the fray. Those entering significantly earlier than scheduled in 2020 are - Les Stentors (11 days), Phenom (10 days), Gold (7 days), Impulse (7 days), Vessel (7 days), and Watchmen (7 days). Given that all of these corps are either in California or opening the season in California, there is probably a show schedule effect at play here. On the other side of things, several corps will be waiting longer than last time around to begin - Raiders (22 days), Legends (16 days), Blue Devils B (11 days), Blue Devils C (11 days), Vanguard Cadets (11 days), and Colt Cadets (7 days). Days after season opening show when first competition occurs 2020 2022 7th Regiment 8 8 The Battalion 21 19 Blue Devils B 0 11 Blue Devils C 0 11 Colt Cadets 1 8 Columbians 14 14 Gold 7 0 Golden Empire 0 0 Guardians 24 24 Heat Wave 17 15 Impulse 7 0 Legends 19 35 Les Stentors 32 21 Louisiana Stars 19 20 Phenom 10 0 Raiders 7 29 River City Rhythm 9 8 Southwind 18 20 Spartans 8 8 Vanguard Cadets 0 11 Vessel 7 0 Watchmen 7 0 I was curious whether COVID protocols would lead any corps to build in more “down” time between shows. Here are the longest stretches without a show this year compared to the 2020 schedule. Most of the changes are insignificant or can be attributed to other causes. The Cadets decrease from 8 “no show” days to 4 is likely due to administrative changes and corps management that occurred for the 2020 season. The increase from 2 to 14 for Jersey Surf reflects the early- and late-season tour approach the corps takes this year. Longest stretch of “no show” days 2020 2022 7th Regiment 19 19 The Battalion 10 13 Blue Devils B 18 12 Blue Devils C 19 4 Colt Cadets 13 11 Columbians 1 4 Gold 11 12 Golden Empire 11 8 Guardians 4 6 Heat Wave 12 12 Impulse 10 18 Legends 11 2 Les Stentors 2 7 Louisiana Stars 7 12 Phenom 10 12 Raiders 23 4 River City Rhythm 11 13 Southwind 10 5 Spartans 12 13 Vanguard Cadets 18 12 Vessel 10 18 Watchmen 11 18 The master schedule grid I keep is available here. Edited January 5, 2022 by DrumCorpsRadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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