Right here we go! A day later than deliberate – sorry, life received busy!

After two weeks of nominations, we’ve got our contenders for the 2023 Sequence Competitors. As ever, it is 32 present and 32 completed reveals, drawn for the primary bracket with the next guidelines:

1) The highest 8 present reveals (displayed within the attract daring) have been break up up in order that the earliest they may meet is the Quarter Finals.
2) The highest 8 completed reveals (displayed within the attract daring italics) have been break up up in order that the earliest they may meet can also be the Quarter Finals.
3) The earliest one of many high 8 present reveals can face one of many high 8 completed reveals is in Spherical Three.
4) The opposite 48 reveals have been randomly chosen a place within the draw.

The complete draw may be seen beneath, as all the time, utilizing the bracket designed for us by Rendy.

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I’ve not had time to do a correct evaluation of the entrants, however simply 19 of them featured final yr. Three-time champion Supernatural can also be the one earlier winner to make it! Astonishing, actually. There are loads of debutants, which I am going to analyse within the wrap-up on the finish of the competitors.

The posting construction of the competitors: Spherical One will happen over 5 days, with seven polls every at present and tomorrow, then six per day the next three days. Spherical Two onwards will consist of 4 polls per day.

I ought to have the free time to stay to this schedule, however it could change by a day or so.

We do have some easy guidelines for voting on this competitors, so for these of you who’re new or who’re returning and simply want a refresher, right here they’re:

1) A pair of reveals will go into battle in a ballot, the place after precisely 24 hours, the main present will win the battle and can progress into the subsequent spherical. Every ballot will open at 12pm ET on a given day.
2) Vote on your favorite and unfold the phrase with your mates & followers.
3) One vote per individual per ballot.
4) Touch upon what you voted for on within the feedback beneath.
5) Have enjoyable. It is a pleasant & aggressive competitors. Please don’t begin attacking different followers or fangroups within the feedback, as a result of this actually is not what this competitors is about.

Everybody comfortable? Everybody prepared? Cracking. Let’s go.

Examine again tomorrow for the subsequent set of polls from spherical one!