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Konami holds tournament for school-aged kids in West Virginia
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BLueSS
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February 09, 2010, 02:26:37 PM
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http://konami.com/news/2010_february/konami_and_games_for_health_launch_2010_ddr_west_virginia_state_championship.php
The tournament structure and bracket is as follows:
Eligible Divisions:
* Elementary Division: Students in Grades 3-5
* Middle School Division: Students in Grades 6-8
* High School Division: Students in Grades 9-12
* Competition Timeline:
Competition Timeline:
Round One: Statewide Qualifier
* Students from all over the state will compete against their classmates in their division at their respective schools
* First and Second place from each Qualifier advance to next round
Round Two: Regional Championships
* The winners of the Round One Qualifiers will compete in seven Regional Championships to determine who will advance to the state finals
* First and Second Place winners from each region will be invited to the State Championships
Round Three: State Championship Tournaments
* Championships will be held in the state capital of Charleston
* Winners of Round Two Regional Championships will compete against each other
* Top three places in each Division will be awarded scholarships and prizes
That actually sounds pretty cool to me - play DDR at your school and then move on to play kids from other schools? That would be a lot of fun.
Suko
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Mukilteo, WA
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February 09, 2010, 02:48:34 PM
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Perhaps they're hoping younger kids won't complain about the way the tournament will be ran.
Either way, I think it's a cool idea. I wish they did stuff like this when I was in school.
discovolante
all those slow songs, I swear
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Portland, OR
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February 09, 2010, 06:54:16 PM
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Quote from: Suko on February 09, 2010, 02:48:34 PM
Perhaps they're hoping kids who don't really play DDR won't complain about the way the tournament will be r
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But yeah that is pretty sweet. I hope it catches on in more states than just West Virginia.
Limewirelord
February 09, 2010, 11:25:27 PM
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... I wish they had these at my school. I'd be able to place pretty high I'd think.
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