SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Virginia Tech will be hosting a mirror of SCOP Novice Tournament at our campus in Blacksburg, Virginia on January 19, 2013.

LOCATION and REGISTRATION
The tournament will take place within Squires Student Center. Squires is located at 290 College Ave., Blacksburg, VA. Campus maps can be found here. The buildings on campus were recently assigned physical addresses and most mapping software has not been updated to reflect this change yet.

Parking restrictions are not enforced on the weekends unless posted, and ample parking is available both around the Drillfield, along the Alumni Mall, and in the lots and parking deck near Prices Fork Road.

Registration will begin between 10:00 and 10:15 AM, and we expect the opening meeting to begin promptly at 10:30 with gameplay immediately following. The tournament will end no later than 7:00 PM.

Base fee: $60
Each additional team beyond the first: -$10
Working buzzer set: -$5
Experienced volunteer game official: -$10
Travel (in excess of 200 miles one-way as determined by the TD): -$10

To register, please contact Mike Hundley via email at ([email protected]) with the coach's contact information, including a phone number where the coach can be reached on the day of the tournament, the number of teams, and any expected discounts.

ELIGIBILITY
This is a novice tournament, and as such, eligibility is limited to players to newer or inexperienced players.

Teams are limited to six players, four of which may play at any one time. If a school wishes to bring more than six players, they must register an additional team.

FORMAT
The field is initially capped at 12 teams, but may be expanded if resources allow. Teams in excess of the cap will be placed on a waitlist and allowed into the field in order.

The exact tournament schedule will be determined by field size, but teams are guaranteed at least 7 rounds.

Field: 12 Teams :
Current Cap:12 Teams
Waitlist: 2 Teams


School: Teams, Staffers, Buzzers
Cave Spring: 2,0,1
Christiansburg: 2,1,1
Virginia Episcopal School: 2,0,0
Bassett: 2,2,2
Eastern Montgomery: 1,0,2
Blacksburg: 3,1,2

Wait list:

Cave Spring- 2
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Field update
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Could you please elaborate on or define "to newer or inexperienced players?" Thanks. :)
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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We ask that coaches recuse players, if the any of the following apply:
They are in contention for scoring titles at regular difficulty events
They have competed at regular difficulty events for more than 2 years
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Field update.
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Field update. Everyone should note that the tournament does not start until 10 AM.


Also, if you haven't received an email with further instructions by tomorrow morning, contact me and we'll figure it out.
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Re: SCOP Novice Mirror @ Virginia Tech (1/19/13, Blacksburg, VA)

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Tournament was a success.

Blacksburg A won two games to win an advantaged final vs Bassett A. Blacksburg B took third.

Full stats are available through http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1205/.

I'll pretty them up over the next couple of days.
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