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1. Your priorities. What do you look for in a tournament?
2a Level of competition. Did you find the games to be competitive? Please consider your own playing strength.
2b Venue. Did you find that the playing venue was quiet/well-lit/spacious?
2c Equipment Provided. Did you find the equipment clean and easy to use?
2d Customer Service. Did you find your questions answered to your satisfaction?
2e Prize Fund. What kind of Prize Fund/Entry Fee balance would you like to see? Rate 5 for great prize fund. Rate 1 for raising entry fee.
2f Round Times. Would you prefer more break time in between rounds or an earlier tournament finish?
3 Improvement. Please rank the above factors in terms of what you would like to see improved in the future.
4. (Optional) Comments.
5. (Optional) Your name.
1. Your priorities. What do you look for in a tournament?
2a Level of competition. Did you find the games to be competitive? Please consider your own playing strength.
2b Venue. Did you find that the playing venue was quiet/well-lit/spacious?
2c Equipment Provided. Did you find the equipment clean and easy to use?
2d Customer Service. Did you find your questions answered to your satisfaction?
2e Prize Fund. What kind of Prize Fund/Entry Fee balance would you like to see? Rate 5 for great prize fund. Rate 1 for raising entry fee.
2f Round Times. Would you prefer more break time in between rounds or an earlier tournament finish?
3 Improvement. Please rank the above factors in terms of what you would like to see improved in the future.
4. (Optional) Comments.
5. (Optional) Your name.
Hello Participants,
Responses are beginning to come in. I would highly encourage each participant of the team tournament to fill out the survey so that we can focus on providing the best value in the areas that matter most to you.
I will post survey results next Monday and speak to the KW Club executive shortly thereafter.
I would like to summarize the survey early and provide an opportunity for discussion.
The respondants listed Quality of Competition, Venue and Equipment as what they valued most in a tournament.
Customer Service and Equipment were rated as strong. Level of Competition and Venue were rated as weak.
Level of Competition and Prize Fund were cited as focus areas for improvement.
Here are the measures that will be taken to address the concerns raised:
Prize Fund- The TD has mentioned to me that he values this annual tournament as an opportunity to attract new players to the game. He would like to keep the entry fee at $10/person. This means the prize fund will likely remain similar. Venue- A couple of players mentioned that the upstairs room was a little hot. This time we put 32 players downstairs and 38 upstairs. However, the downstairs room has excellent ventilation and next time we will put 48 downstairs and the rest upstairs. Level of Competition- Half of the respondants cited this as the top area for improvement. Next Tuesday, I will propose one of the following to the KW Club Executive.
a) Top 6 teams in a Round Robin, All Others in a Swiss.
b) 2 Sections preset in advance (E.g. Open and U2000).
c) 2 Equal-Sized Sections (E.g. Top 8 Teams and Other 8 Teams).
Could interested players and experienced TDs please provide feedback on these 3 ideas?
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2013 KW June Quick Team Tournament Survey
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