After a brief intermission, the second qualifying session commenced. There was little time in between the first 2 sessions because the first session started late.
I was assigned to judge the 4 players on the CT3 stream. It was stressful in the first game because all 4 players finished their game around the same time. I quickly wrote down the scores of each game and informed the players of the total qualifying points they each earned.
It got a little bit easier when players started their games at different times.
Throughout the session, I watched all the games on a flat screen placed in front of the CT3 table. It made it easier for me to know when a player was ready to submit their score.
After I write down a player’s score on a clipboard, I would go back to my seat and write down those scores on a scorecard. I would hand the scorecards to a score runner, who would then deliver the cards to the stats team so that the score can be recorded.
The clipboard made things easier because I didn’t have to take a picture of the TV to keep a record of the scores. The previous scores are also shown in the game thanks to the modified cartridge used during the qualifying round.
After the qualifying session ended, I gave the scoresheet to the stats team. From there, the stats team checks if the recorded scores match the ones in the scoresheet.
Lucy (Pinescutely), the lead statician, informed me that they were missing a scorecard from me after checking the scores that I wrote on the clipboard. Fortunately, the stats team were able to quickly verify the missing score by reviewing the livestream video. It was easier to verify scores this year because each submitted score was unique, compared to having to count maxouts.
