2023 Beezer Bowl
2023 Beezer Bowl (also billed as the First Annual Beezer Bowl) was a two-day SWCCG tournament weekend in East Hampton, Connecticut, on 29–30 December 2023. The "Connecticut Contingent" organized it at Avery's Music, on the property of host Brian Avery. The entry fee was one Corporal Beezer card, or a home-made Beezer creation.[1][2] Will Tarbox won the Retro event and Matt Wadden won the Open main event.[2]
Format
- Format: Premiere - Death Star II (Retro event, 29 December) and Open (main event, 30 December)
| Date | Event | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 29 December 2023 | Retro event (in person and on GEMP) | Premiere to Death Star II; six games, with the in-person and GEMP winners meeting in a single-game Final Confrontation[1][3] |
| 30 December 2023 | Open main event | Open; six one-hour games, strength of schedule as tiebreaker[1] |
Tommy Santosuosso ran the GEMP parallel Retro event: he proposed it, posted its rules and prizes, and took the sign-ups.[3]
Thirty players signed up: twenty for the Retro event (eight in person and twelve on GEMP) and ten for the Open event.[2] Prizes included original paintings by Kate Avery and Tom Brayton (Greebone). Tom Brayton's painting of Admiral Ackbar was the Open grand prize.[1][2] Edward Chien was tournament director of the Open event on 30 December.[1][4] The event was live-streamed, and it included the first SWCCG halftime show.[2]
Results
| Event | Place | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Retro | 1st | Will Tarbox (GEMP tournament winner; won the Final Confrontation) |
| Retro | In-person tournament winner | Brian Avery |
| Open | 1st | Matt Wadden |
| Open | 2nd | Michael Pistone |
GEMP Retro sign-ups
Players who signed up in the GEMP parallel event thread included Matthew Tennyson, Misha Fitzwater, Will Tarbox, Geoff Bowman, Charlie Hickey, Garrett Larson, Clayton Moore, Alex Prodoehl, Andy Menking and Jeremy Christoffel.[3]
Photographs
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2023 Beezer Bowl logo -
2023 Beezer Bowl prize artwork -
2023 Beezer Bowl players -
See also
Sources
- East Hampton, Connecticut: First Annual Beezer Bowl, Players Committee forum (frodolight, 24 November 2023). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- Beezer Bowl: Gemp Parallel Event (RETRO) 29Dec23, Players Committee forum (LargePorg, 27 December 2023). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- Inaugural Beezer Bowl a Major Success, starwarsccg.org (9 January 2024). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- La Polka Live - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beezers, Players Committee forum (Pistone84, 21 January 2024). Preserved copy: Internet Archive, Internet Archive
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 East Hampton, Connecticut: First Annual Beezer Bowl, Players Committee forum (frodolight, 24 November 2023). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Inaugural Beezer Bowl a Major Success, starwarsccg.org (9 January 2024). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Beezer Bowl: Gemp Parallel Event (RETRO) 29Dec23, Players Committee forum (LargePorg, 27 December 2023). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 La Polka Live - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beezers, Players Committee forum (Pistone84, 21 January 2024). Preserved copy: Internet Archive, Internet Archive