AidaHanabi We never know, they might reopen it because of a miracle, idk :)
If I were them then I might do the same because I don't want to give up hope. It's sad when you finally finished the word count just before the deadline only to see that the event had limited slots and that you didn't make it.
I felt the same way when I didn't see my book made it.
So I went and photoshoped a cover with the qidian mark to at least console myself for not making it. Then I saw that one cover had been repeated on the list and that my work made it. I was so happy I kicked the other end of the table.