*Article edited from original to reflect announcements on official Midnight Madness website.
Everyone has been waiting for it, and finally I’m proud to announce Hoopsfix has the details of THE event of the summer-Midnight Madness 2010!
Things are looking pretty different this year for Midnight Madness, who have overhauled both their format and schedule. The biggest change will be a reduction in the number of events, which will see only three qualifiers (South East,West and North) taking place (meaning you need to register quick if you’re to guarantee your place as it will be a on a first come first serve basis!).
On top of that, the event will also now almost serve as a summer league-allowing teams to enter, not just individuals. This means from each event, not only will the top individuals or ‘Free Agents’ qualify, but also the best team. The Ball Without Bias system will still be in place.
Age groups will be split into three this year; U18, U20 and U25, giving more opportunities to players as opposed to the two age group brackets last year (U18 and U23).
For the women or the ‘She Got Game’ portion of the event, there will only be one qualifier (at The Score, East London) and will have only one age bracket-U25’s.
Registration for Midnight Madness 2010 should be opening up on their website within the next 7 days. It’s gonna be BIG!
*Note-a few of these details are a little hazy (all from memory), I should be getting a full document from MM explaining the new format asap which I will then update this post with.
Sunday 25th July 2010; South East Qualifier (The Score, Leyton, London), She Got Game will also take place at this event ONLY.
Saturday 31st August 2010: West Qualifier (Filton WISE Campus, Bristol)
Saturday 7th August 2010: North Qualifier (Jesse Boots Wildcats Arena, Nottingham)
Saturday 14th August 2010: All Nighter Boot Camp Qualifiers (Jesse Boots Wildcats Arena, Nottingham)*
Wednesday 18th August: Boot Camp (location TBC)
Saturday 21st August 2010: Midnight Madness Finals Night (Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace)
*For all those that have qualified at one of the three previous qualifiers.
What do you reckon to the new format? Love it or hate it? Looking forward to it? Drop a comment below and let me know!
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