Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
1 February 2298 – CBO Announces Two Preseason Tournaments
The preseason tournaments, the Battle for the North and the Battle for the South are back for 2298, this time with seeds. This season, there will be two tournaments with the announced stadiums being CBO champions' Oberland T-51s hosting at Graygarden Park and CBO runners-up the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys hosting at Slocum's Joe Seaside Stadium.
The double-elimination tournaments will run from March 12 until March 20 with a maximum of three games played per day. All teams were slotted by seed in the bracket, and home teams are determined by higher seed in the winner's bracket. Games will start in four-hour increments to allow enough time between games. On days with three games, scheduled start times are 12:05, 4:05, and 8:05. On days with two games or an optional second game, the 12:05 start time is eliminated.
The following are the daily schedules of games, followed by the brackets:
Day 1, Saturday, March 12 – Games 1-3
Day 2, Sunday, March 13 – Games 4-6
Day 3, Monday, March 14 – Games 7-9*
Day 4, Tuesday, March 15 – Games 10-12*
Day 5, Wednesday, March 16 – Games 13-14
Day 6, Thursday, March 17 – Games 15-16*
Day 7, Friday, March 18 – Games 17-19*
Day 8, Saturday, March 19 – Games 20-21*
Day 9, Sunday, March 20 – Game 22 and if necessary, Game 23
* Indicates there are games that will eliminate teams from the tournament.