Great to have this event here in Montreal, but...
by Tony on 2023-08-14In general the event and the venue are great, however something needs to be done about the stadium infrastructure to deal with the weather. I know that there isn't anything much that anyone can do about whether it rains or not, but the delays this year due to rain will make me think twice about going next year (as it might for a few participants as well). 2 hours delay getting into to see the quarter finals on Friday night, and because of that only stayed to see one of the 2 matches we had expected (and paid) to see (we had prior commitments for the next day and couldn't stay until what turned out to be 3am). I can imagine that Samsonova felt a little ripped off as well, having to play the final of her tourney a mere 2 hrs after winning the semi, which speaks to how pro's may look at participating at this tournament in the future...The stadium really needs a roof or something, take the $$$ that they want to use for the Big O replacement roof , V.XXIV, and use it for IGA