Southwest Open underway

The 74th annual Southwest Open is underway! I don't have the final headcount yet, but as of Wednesday 168 players had entered, including the addition of IM Salvijus Bercys (2479) and Tautvydas Vedrickas (2347). This is one of the strongest fields ever for a TCA event. Just take a look at the top 8 players:

GM Alejandro Ramirez  2600
IM Marko Zivanic      2544
IM Davorin Kuljasevic 2528
GM Babakuli Annakov   2510
IM Jacek Stopa        2507
IM Salvijus Bercys    2479
IM Puchan Wang        2440
Tautvydas Vedrickas   2347