2012 Small Business Tournament Results

UPDATE: The 2012 Hampton-North Hampton Small Business Tournament has concluded. The results of each round are detailed below in the original version of the story.

ORIGINAL STORY: Hampton and North Hampton have dozens and dozens of small businesses, from the shops and restaurants in downtown Hampton, to the cluster of businesses along the Route 1 corridor, to the year-round and seasonal establishments we all love along the beaches.

In honor of all those businesses, and in the spirit of March Madness, Hampton-North Hampton Patch is featuring a three month-long tournament to determine which small commercial business residents deem is the best in the area.

Voting is underway in the 12 opening round categories, after which we'll take the top vote-getter from each five-day voting period and advance that business to the next round. We'll start the vote over in the Great 12, and then again in the Patch-tastic Four and in the championship round of this tournament.

The business that claims the crown will be featured here during the summer as a part of a special business profile story.

We'll link to each voting round in this story, which will be pinned to the home page so you can go back and vote if you missed a day and keep track of the votes each round. Please don't get upset if we miss a local small business (three local stores or less). If we do, though, let us know in the poll's comment section, and, if the omission qualifies, we'll add it to the Best of the Rest poll on the final day of the opening round.

If you're a business owner, also be sure to take the time to claim your own listing, too, as it .

Here's the schedule. Don't miss out on your opportunity to support your favorite shop — but remember, only one vote per person!

[Editor's note: Voting results posted in real time shall not be deemed official until Patch has reviewed and confirmed all of the votes.]

SCHEDULE:

Monday, Feb. 27 - 

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Monday, March 5 - 

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Monday, March 12 -

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Monday, March 19 -

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Monday, March 26 -

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Monday, April 2 -

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Monday, April 9 -

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Monday, April 16 -

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Monday, April 23 -

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Monday, May 7 -

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Monday, May 14 -

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Monday, May 21 - 

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Wednesday, May 30 - Top 12, bracket 1:

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Wednesday, May 30 - Top 12, bracket 2:

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Monday, June 4 - Top 12, bracket 3:  

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Wednesday, June 6 -

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Monday, June 11 -

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Wednesday, June 13 -

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Friday, June 15 -

Saturday, June 16 -