Registration has now closed for the final starting day of the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition and the with 849 entries in the last chance Day 1i turbo flight, the total number of entries is a record setting 5,799 (to be confirmed). The €2,578,172 prize pool is also a new record for the event. The figures are now being checked and verified and will be confirmed when payouts are announced. 

The final starting day will continue until 127 players remain. Full blog coverage will resume for the start of Day 2 at 10pm this evening.