I floated the idea that it would be neat to have some other tournaments around Expo to some of the regular Chicago area TDs and it never got much traction. There's the Pinball Life event, and I believe Jeff T. and Deadflip are doing a tournament, but space is/was capped. Doesn't look like anything else besides those.

Tournaments at Expo should be a lot of fun though!

CrazyLevi - Stern/Tilt sponsored and provided the games, Trent also specifically said he couldn't know if he was getting pros or premiums until he picked them up.

BKSOR was set up difficult, and had the shortest queues the entire event, besides Munsters. In all fairness, nobody blew it up until Alek did later in the bracket, and it was only him and Escher doing it. If you watch the stream, Jared and Colin struggled, as did every other person besides Alek, Escher, and KME

I very much agree with your sentiment, in this instance, it seems a little harsh of criticism. People whine and complain about long queues, removing the two BKSORs would have slowed down the whole event, nor did it seem like an issue until the few games on the stream. That said, perhaps they could have removed it before finals, especially with the stuck ball issues. Though maybe a tough call, that would have been unfair to Alek (though did Escher win on BKSOR in finals?)

Also, I personally found watching those matches pretty awesome... Alek particularly was next level, it was amazing. How he kept getting balls up top with an ever weakening right flipper... it was masterful!