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With just over a week to go, there are still spots for teams and staffers! I encourage all teams, MS and HS, to register ASAP here: https://forms.gle/1qNjGsy4Mk5ei7eEA. The field is shaping up to be highly competitive and exciting! Staffers should register here: https://forms.gle/W6TGEptrXCmpt1wr6. ...

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Hello quizbowl community! I have created a system of two Google Sheets that take game results live from tournaments using TJ Sheets to create a clean, live leaderboard of team and individual stats, and other features. The two sheets are located in this folder . How It Works [/u] Using regular Google...

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I've played two TQBA tournaments and heard from many who often play TQBA tournaments (mostly because they are in Texas or lack nearby high-quality tournaments). I would NOT recommend playing TQBA tournaments if there are reasonable alternatives. TQBA has the benefit that most online tournaments have...

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The field cap has been raised in 24 teams. Teams should register soon! The possibility of a separate MS Division is still open. We have one middle school team signed up right now—if we get at least three more, we will have a separate MS Division. MS teams are encouraged to sign up (at the same link ...

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A reminder that we are still looking for mirrors through the end of the calendar year! We recently added a mirror for Canadian teams and more information about the nationwide online mirror has been released here . Players/staffers who have already seen the set are invited to join our discussion serv...

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BAIT VI ran very well yesterday! Here is a slightly modified version of our wrap-up email: Thank you to all 18 teams at BAIT. It really wouldn't have been possible without every single one of you, and it was lovely seeing everyone here. We hope you enjoyed the tournament as much as we did hosting it...

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We are still looking for more teams and staff!

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Field (updated 4/24) Sycamore (IN) Owensboro (KY) Detroit Catholic Central A (MI) Detroit Catholic Central B (MI) Detroit Catholic Central C (MI) Detroit Catholic Central D (MI) Yukon A (OK) Yukon B (OK) Peddie (NJ) Guilder A (CA) Guilder B (CA) Guilder C (CA) Innovation Academy A (GA) Innovation A...

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We are just under 2 weeks away and are looking for more teams and staff! Register now:

Team registration: https://forms.gle/YudnnBjHnYt99tdf8
Staffer registration: https://forms.gle/LKqNs12mYEtU8AKP9

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QUAOAR National Mirror wrap-up! First, I want to thank Conor Thompson for letting me use QUAOAR (a great set), helping with seeding, and helping with protests. My staffers today deserve many thanks as well, especially those who stepped in last minute to help make the tournament smoother. They are: A...

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A spot has opened up- email me at andrewgao5398@gmail.com if you/your team would be interested in picking up this spot. EDIT: There are now 2 spots available! I am offering each for a discounted price of $40. I am also looking for more staffers (especially those who can staff the afternoon). Please ...

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I am proud to announce SPRING III (SWAMP Players Revel In National Games II), an online tournament on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 . We will be using the high school regular difficulty set SWAMP . I, Andrew Gao, will be directing this event. All teams (HS and MS) who have not yet played the SWAMP set are i...

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We have hit the field cap of 16 teams and will be increasing the cap to 18 teams! Registration closes this THURSDAY at 3 PM EASTERN, so make sure to get your registration in by then! EDIT 3/12: We have hit 18 teams and are expanding to 20! EDIT 3/14: We have hit the field cap of 20 teams and will no...

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Field (updated 3/27) Standard Division -- CARD (12 teams registered) Lexington (MA) Belmont A (MA) AMSA (MA) Marshwood (ME) Choate (CT) Westwood A (MA) Mansfield A (MA) Mansfield B (MA) North Quincy A (MA) Sharon (MA) Amherst Regional (MA) Phillips Academy (MA) Novice Division -- QUAOAR (6 teams re...

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With just under two weeks to go, we are nearing our field cap of 16 teams! I expect the field to fill soon (teams should register here) and to expand, I am looking for some staffers to sign up here. Thanks!

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KRAMIG II went well today! Special thanks to Sam Macchi and Conor Thompson for helping with seeding the diverse (and somewhat unwieldy) HS field! Conor, along with Abigail AuYeung, Sarah Benner, Krish Chinta, Chris Chor, Roan Dowling, Keira Flenniken, Rohan Ganeshan, Soham Gohil, Elijah Guenthner, S...

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Registration has closed but there is still one more spot in the HS Division! I am offering this spot to any eligible team at a reduced fee of $40. I am hoping to remove byes, so if you/your team are interested, email me at [email protected].

EDIT: Spot has been taken.

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Due to some last-minute drops, all teams on the waitlist have been admitted to the field. We are also splitting into HS and MS divisions with a 24-team cap on the HS division and a 8-team cap on the MS division. There is one spot left for the HS division, so interested teams should register by TOMOR...

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Belmont Quizbowl is excited to announce the SIXTH iteration of BAIT (Belmont Academic Invitational Tournament) , an in-person tournament on Saturday, March 30th. The tournament will be held at Belmont High School on 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478. There is on-site parking and an M...

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We have once again hit the field cap! Waitlist registrations are encouraged and will be admitted once we have enough staff (staffers, please sign up here ). There are no fees associated with registering for the waitlist (or dropping from the waitlist). Also, the first of two logistics emails will be...

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We have hit the 24-team field cap and are expanding to 30 teams! This will likely be one of the last as we are a bit short on staff at the moment (staffers should sign up here!).

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BEST ran smoothly today! Thanks to all the teams, staffers, and parents for coming today! It was great seeing everyone. We would like to give a shoutout to all of our wonderful staffers: Aalok Bhattacharya, Alison Langsdorf, Daniel Sheffield, Gregory Zeldovich, Jeffrey Wu, Jessica Farrin, John Ziegl...

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A logistics email was sent out to all teams on Friday! Today is the last day to register a team, so please do so here. We are also welcoming additional staffers.

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The field cap has been raised to 24 teams! Teams who haven't played the set yet are encouraged to sign up, as this is one of the last mirrors of SHOW-ME More.

Team registration: https://forms.gle/cpm3NqkoSFYUdG3R9
Staff registration: https://forms.gle/8b3688pJ2AkswBrH7

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We have expanded to 24 teams and are still accepting team registrations! We are looking for more staffers, so any staffers in the Boston area/willing to travel to Belmont should fill out this form.

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Field (updated 3/15) Oak Valley A (CA) Oak Valley B (CA) Oak Valley C (CA) Cooper A (VA) Cooper B (VA) Longfellow A (VA) Longfellow B (VA) Smith (NC) Springfield Franklin A (IL) Springfield Franklin B (IL) Springfield Franklin C (IL) Classen SAS (OK) T. H. Rogers (TX) Riverwatch A (GA) Riverwatch B...

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I am excited to announce the QUAOAR National Mirror , an online tournament on SUNDAY, March 17th, 2024 . I anticipate a field with many strong, nationally competitive middle school teams, which will make for great prep for MSNCT prelims. For MSNCT playoffs prep, I encourage teams to check out KRAMIG...

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With about three weeks to go until the tournament, we are nearing our initial field cap of 16 teams! We welcome more teams and staffers to sign up with the forms linked above. If there is interest, there will likely be a field expansion.

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I would like to make it official that SWAMP is available for use at college novice tournaments and tournaments through the end of 2024 . Hosts should fill out this form . We had a college novice mirror today, and have also added four new HS mirrors since the last post (in Singapore/Asia Online, Virg...

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FINAL Field (updated 2/16) Windham A (ME) Windham B (ME) North Quincy A (MA) North Quincy B (MA) Belmont (MA) Waltham A (MA) Waltham B (MA) Boston College High Middle (MA) Hanover (NH) Mansfield A (MA) Mansfield B (MA) Mansfield C (MA) Weston (MA) BB&N A (MA) BB&N B (MA) Westwood (MA) Plymo...

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Registration has opened for Belmont's tournament on February 17th—BEST (Belmont's Exciting SHOW-ME Tournament). Sign up here. As the name suggests, we are using SHOW-ME More. We hope to see everyone from BWT II and more in February!

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Field (updated 3/2 -- FINAL) High school division (24/24 teams registered) HSMSE (NY) Lambert A (GA) Lambert B (GA) Bloomington Scholars Canyon Crest (CA) Great Valley (PA) Downingtown STEM A (PA) Downingtown STEM B (PA) Washington Connections (WA) Yukon A (OK) Yukon B (OK) Classen (OK) Okemos (MI)...

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Belmont Quizbowl is proud to announce Belmont’s Exciting SHOW-ME Tournament (BEST) , an in-person high school tournament on Saturday, February 17th. The tournament will be held at Belmont High School at 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478. There is on-site parking and an MBTA bus stop ...

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I am excited to announce KRAMIG II, an online tournament on SUNDAY, March 3rd, 2024 . This is a mirror of the high school regular difficulty set SHOW-ME More . I, Andrew Gao, will be directing this event. All teams who have not yet played the SHOW-ME More set are invited to play. Teams with nearby i...

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Our first big mirror was well received with lots of positive reviews from teams (see stats here )! We are looking for more mirrors around the country and especially in the following states: Alabama, California, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Submit mirror requests using this ...

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This ran really smoothly yesterday! It was the first in-person tournament I directed, and aside from a few hiccups at the beginning, worked out well. I hope teams enjoyed the set and the tournament. Here's a slightly shortened & edited version of my wrap-up email, for the forums: First, I would ...

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We have one spot left, so get your registration in by Wednesday! We are also looking for more staffers (staffers receive pizza for lunch and $25/community service hours), and staffers may sign up here . EDIT: This spot is now filled. Teams can still register for the waitlist in case of drops. EDIT 1...

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We have expanded to 30 teams. This will likely be our last expansion, so get those last three spots soon! The last day to register is next ~~Wednesday~~ Tuesday.

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Yep! The field is here.

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We have again reached our field cap of 24 teams! We will consider more field expansions but require more buzzers and staff (email quizbowl.bhs@gmail.com if you will be in the area and would be willing to provide buzzers/help out)! Teams are encouraged to register for the waitlist and we will keep th...

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We are excited to announce the field cap will be raised to 20 teams—sign up now!

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Field (updated 12/14, FINAL) Plymouth (NH) Westwood A (MA) Westwood B (MA) Bishop Stang (MA) Belmont (MA) Downingtown STEM A (PA) Downingtown STEM B (PA) Waltham A (MA) Waltham B (MA) Hingham (MA) Hanover (NH) BB&N A (MA) BB&N B (MA) North Quincy (MA) Methuen (MA) Weston A (MA) Weston B (MA...

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Belmont Quizbowl is pleased to announce Belmont Winter Tournament II , an in-person high school tournament on Saturday, December 16th. The tournament will be held at Belmont High School at 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478. There is on-site parking and a bus stop in front of the scho...

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Belmont is tentatively hosting a tournament on December 16th, 2023. It will be run on SWAMP , a HS Regs set. We are still waiting for confirmation from the school, but interested teams may sign up here: https://forms.gle/SdjYKrJciDeG3fhc8. Registrations will be put on hold until the date is confirm...

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SWAMP Mirrors — add yours to this list! --COMPLETED MIRRORS-- - SWAMP Online Playtest Mirror @ Online — October 7th, 2023; stats! - Tryouts @ University School of Nashville (Nashville, TN) — November 13th, 2023 - Belmont Winter Tournament II @ Belmont High School (Belmont, MA) — December 16th, 2023...

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An update on the set: the SWAMP team would like to thank Owen Mimno, Aum Mundhe, Conor Thompson, and Andy Yu for proofreading/agreeing to proofread the set to ensure quality and those who attended our playtest mirror in October! We are looking for mirrors across much of the country (and internationa...

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Could there also be field updates for this tournament? Thanks!

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Belmont is tentatively hosting a tournament on December 16th, 2023. It will be run on SWAMP , a HS Regs set. We are still waiting for confirmation from the school, but interested teams may sign up here: https://forms.gle/SdjYKrJciDeG3fhc8. Registrations will be put on hold until the date is confirme...

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This went well! Stats are here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8338/stats/triple_rr_(1-9)/. Thanks to my staffers: Melody Zou, Nicholas Munkhbaatar, Shishir Bharadwaj, and Alvan Hossain, and to all the playtesters today! We are excited to have this set be mirrored starting November. If you'd ...

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Joy An and Sinecio Morales have joined the editing team. Joy will be helping us edit math and Sinecio physics and religion. Also, I have announced a playtest mirror on October 7th for all college undergraduates and certain high schoolers, please check out the link for more details.

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