Sydney RQ: Are rounds 9-15 being cast? I'm surprised and embarrassed I can't figure it out
THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TRY TO HELP ME OUT.
It seems impossible for me to believe that I can't figure this out in the year 2026, but here we are.
Looking at the Riftbound YouTube channel, which has recordings of the live streams, for past events they had two videos for the first day, a third video for the 2nd day Swiss Rounds, and a fourth and final video for the top 8. That was true for Atlanta, Lille, and Las Vegas, and was almost true for Bologna, where apparently the 4th video was just the finals instead of the whole top 8.
But the Riftbound YouTube channel for Sydney shows only the two first-day videos (done), and an upcoming live cast for the top 8. That stream doesn't start for another 15 hours (11pm Pacific Time on Saturday), which would be about the right time for the top 8; but there's no pending stream for the 2nd day Swiss rounds on YouTube, and nothing scheduled on Twitch. There is simply no mention of rounds 9-13, which I believe should have started around 7AM Saturday, if I've got my time zone conversion math correct.
Anyone know what's going on? It doesn't make sense to me that they'd pay for the production staff and equipment and casters for rounds 1-8 and the final 8, but not for rounds 9-13-- that just seems super wasteful. But as far as I can determine, that's what they're doing?
If someone knows definitively what's going on, I'd appreciate if you could fill me in-- I had planned on watching all day, and if that's possible, I'd still like to. But if they're really not casting anything until the top 8, I'll make other plans for the day.
Thanks in advance.