The tournament eventually had more than 140 teams and lasted nearly four weeks.
The tournament lasted until 2002, after which it was effectively replaced by Twenty20.
The tournament started unofficially in 1992 and lasted until 2001.
The tournament had been lasting for a long period in that year.
Through 1966, the tournaments had 12 or 13 rounds and lasted nearly two weeks.
The 2008 tournament drew over 100 participants on 35 teams and lasted throughout the event.
Due to these changes, the tournament would last four days, rather than ten as previous tournaments did.
In addition to the purpose explained above, blinds are also used to control how long the tournament will last.
The tournament lasted from 22 March 2006 to 23 May 2007.
The tournament, being a knockout competition, lasts for about 4 days.