It was a very tight Round of 32, with several cities squeaking by, plus Galle and New York City making it through by winning a tie-breaker. The North Americans are dominating the lower right of the brackets and one U.S. city is guaranteed to make it to the Elite 8. And although they’ve been quiet so far, Seville faces a strong Lisbon in a battle of the highest voted cities in the Best City contest thus far.
Readers, it’s time to vote! Click your favorite cities before this Sunday, March 17th, 5pm US EST (-5 GMT). Final vote results many not be visible, check for updates in the comments below or on Facebook.
Remember, the next round of Elite 8, begins next Tuesday, March 19th, 2019. Good luck everyone!
The last day of voting and some close races. Here’s the latest:
Galle, slight lead over Kyoto
Paris leading Melbourne
New York City – New Orleans: TIED
Rio de Janeiro leading San Diego
Auckland, slight lead over Luxor
Istanbul slight lead over Beirut
London leading Helsinki
Lisbon leading Seville