Philly Fall Invitational Philadelphia PA 10/20/2018

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Friends Select School and Carver Engineering and Science cordially invite you to the Philly Fall Invitational on Saturday October 20th 2018 held at Friends Select School. Friends Select School is located at 1651 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103. We are right in the heart of Center City across the street from Suburban Station for teams taking the train.

We have upped the Open field cap to 24 teams; novice will stay at 12, but could expand to 18 if there is interest.

To register, fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/1wecjnev0yFF1O4x1

Field Update (Teams/Buzzers/Moderators)

Open Division (20 teams)
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush (1/1/0)
SLA (1/1/0)
Kellenberg (2/3/0)
Delaware Valley HS (1/3/1)
Wissahickon (1/2/1)
Wilmington Charter (1/3/0)
Henderson (2/1/1)
Bodine (1/1/0)
Manheim Township (4/0/0)
Great Valley (4/1/1)
Downingtown (1/0/0)
Middlesex County Academy (2/3/0)

Novice Division (12 teams)
SLA (1/0/0)
Kellenberg (1/0/0)
Delaware Valley HS (1/0/0)
Wissahickon (1/0/0)
Wilmington Charter (1/0/0)
Bodine (1/0/0)
Franklin Towne (1/0/0)
GFS (2/1/0)
Furness HS (1/1/0)
Archbishop Ryan (1/0/0)
Downingtown (1/0/0)


QUESTION SETS & FORMAT:
The open division will play NAQT’s IS-178 A set and the novice division will play the 2018 PSACA Groundhog Day.

The top 15% of the open division will qualify for NAQT’s all-school National Championship Tournaments (HSNCT). Additionally, the top 30% of small-school eligible teams will qualify for NAQT’s Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT). More info on those tournaments, including NAQT's definition of "small school," is available on NAQT’s website.

Teams will be grouped into initial brackets of six and play a round robin within their bracket. After lunch, we will re-bracket teams for afternoon rounds. During afternoon rounds, teams will be placed against other teams with similar records. Assuming a full field, all teams will play at least ten games.

PAYMENT:
Payment can be made to Friends Select School (put "Quiz Bowl" in the memo). Our address is 1651 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103. You may also bring cash or check to the tournament site.

Registration will be from 8:00 A.M. until 8:30 A.M., followed by a brief meeting for coaches and players. We expect to begin play promptly at 9:00 A.M.

FEES:
First Team: $60
Each Additional Team: $50
Buzzer Set Discount: -$5 per buzzer system.
Moderator Discount: -$15 for a competent moderator
Travel Discount: -$10 for teams traveling over 100 miles one way (our zip code is 19103).
New Team Discount: -$10

If your program has not played a pyramidal tossup-bonus quiz bowl tournament in the last three years, your team(s) will automatically qualify for the new team discount. Please ask if you have questions regarding this discount.

For lunch, there are numerous options around the school. You will be provided with a list of these and a map at registration

To register or for more information contact Ian Lockey ([email protected]) or Shan Hogan ([email protected]. We hope to see you in Philadelphia in October!