First round of the WikiCup finishes
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed, and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two from each group advance to round 3, along with an additional 16 of the remaining top-scorers across all groups advancing as "wildcards".
Cas Liber (submissions) claimed the first Featured Article, Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. In addition, twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by 
Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by 
MPJ-DK (submissions), 
Hurricanehink (submissions), 
User:12george1 (submissons) , and Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by 
Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with 
J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.