Opening Round in Pizza Cup Closes Monday (Nov 2); Eat and Vote!

We're well into the first round of voting in the 64-contestant 2015 Pizza Cup, and if current voting patterns hold, there's going to be some high seeds seeing an early exit this year.

Help your favorites make it to the next round by voting here.

Not sure who to vote for? That means it's time to expand your pizza boundaries. Let the preferences of 16 Beijing pizza lovers be your guide, or use our punter's guide to 19 different pizza options in our ever expanding Pizza Profiles series. Looking for a deal? Check out our list of pizza promotions.

Each round, two pizza spots go head-to-head to see who garners the most love and moves on to the next round. After each round, the field gets cut in half until we're down to the champ for 2015. On Monday, the field of 64 gets cut in half.

Click here to vote in the first round of the 2015 Pizza Cup: www.thebeijinger.com/2015PizzaCup

Here's a quick schedule of each round:

Round 1 (64 contestants): Sunday, Oct 25 to Monday, Nov 2
Round 2 (32 contestants): Monday, Nov 2 to Thursday, Nov 5
Sweet 16 (16 contestants): Thursday, Nov 5 to Monday, Nov 9
Quarterfinal (8 contestants): Monday, Nov 9 to Thursday, Nov 12
Final Four (4 contestants): Thursday, Nov 12 to Monday, Nov 16
Final Match (2 contestants): Monday, Nov 16 to Wednesday, Nov 18

Remember, to keep hope alive for your favorite, you'll need to return each round to vote for them against an ever-increasing level of competition.

Here's your full graphic of the proceedings below – click for a massive version:

Images: the Beijinger