Prediction Time: 2023 Channel Madness Bracket Contest Is Now Open

Think you can forecast the results of the 2023 CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs? Voting begins March 16, but you can pick your bracket winners now for a chance to win a Lenovo laptop.

CRN’s ninth annual Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs kicks off March 16, pitting some of the channel’s most influential executives against each other in head-to-head battles where CRN readers vote to determine the victors.

The Field of 32 has been set, and readers have a chance to test their prowess by filling out and submitting their bracket predictions before voting begins. The winner of the bracket contest will receive a ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop, compliments of Lenovo (see contest rules).

Many fan favorites are back at it again and primed for action, like last year’s champion Scott Mann of Scale Computing and finalist Frank Rauch, who recently took on the global channel chief role at Cato Networks.

There are also several tournament newcomers, including David Weeks of N-able, James Robbins of Dynabook Americas, Stefanie Chiras of Red Hat and Ken Marks of SentinelOne.

The time has come to test your prediction prowess to see if you can pick the perfect bracket. Results will be displayed on the 2023 Channel Madness Bracket Contest leader board.

Join us at CRN.com/madness now to pick your bracket, then come back starting March 16 to cast your votes and choose your chief!