Author: Marc Smith

Marc Smith visits the first heat of the 2021 Alt NewCo tournament This week sees the first heat of a brand new Alt tournament. Simply called ‘NewCo’ (or New Competition), this is an event that will run over 12 heats, played once a month throughout the year. In this first heat, the field is divided…

Marc Smith visits the Swiss stage of the TampAlt A total of 38 teams lined up to kick off TampAlt, the online substitute for the North American Fall Nationals, which had been scheduled to take place in the city on Florida’s west coast. Many of the world’s top players were lined up to contest the…

Marc Smith visits the TampAlt Qualifying event Last week, we saw the action from the early rounds of the qualifying event for TampAlt. A 12-match Swiss Teams with the top eight teams advancing to the main event, we now check out events as the final qualifying places are decided. As usual, we start with a…