WSHS High School Tournament in Memphis, TN on November 23rd

[Victor_Gardner]

Fellow Quiz Bowlers:

There will be a tournament at White Station High School 514 S Perkins Rd, Memphis, TN 38117 on November 23rd, 2013.

The morning will consist of 5 rounds round-robin style with the teams divided into groups of 5-6 (with an even playing field), and in the afternoon the top 16 teams (as determined by the morning rounds) will compete in a single-elimination bracket to determine the winners.

The tournament rules will be 20/20 untimed.

Registration begins at 8:00am. The morning rounds begin at 9:00am. Lunch is from 11:30am to 1:00pm. The top 16 teams (as determined by the round robin) will be announced and get their room assignments at 1:15pm (although at registration, the coach will be able to give us his/her phone number if you wish to know if your team(s) made it before the 1:15pm announcement for whatever reason]). The afternoon bracket will start at 1:30pm and consist of 4 rounds.

For prizes, the top three teams will each get a trophy.

The tournament fee is $60 per team, with a $5 discount if the registered team brings a buzzer system. Teams will pay at White Station High School during registration. Please make checks out to White Station High School.

Question Packet: IS-131A provided by NAQT.

To register: send an email to [email protected].

Thanks,
Victor Gardner,
White Station High School Quiz Bowl Tournament Director

Summary:
Location: White Station High School - 514 S Perkins Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
Date: November 23rd
Rules: 20/20 untimed
Question Packet: IS-131A provided by NAQT.
Times: Registration begins at 8am, morning rounds begin at 9am, lunch is from noon to 1:15pm, at 1:15pm the top 16 teams get announced and given room assignments, and afternoon rounds starts at 1:30pm.
Tournament Layout: The morning is round-robin style with the teams in groups of 5-6, and the afternoon consists of the top 16 teams in single-elimination. Those who don’t make the cut may compete in compensatory rounds if they wish.
Tournament fee: $60 per team with a $5 discount for bringing a buzzer system. Make checks out to White Station High School.
To register: send an email to [email protected].
 

[Victor_Gardner]

Our tournament will be affiliated with both NAQT and PACE. This means that the top 15% of teams will qualify for both the PACE NSC (National Scholastic Competition) and NAQT's HSNCT (High School National Championship Tournament.)

Link to NAQT: http://naqt.com/index.html

Link to PACE: http://www.pace-nsc.org/

[Victor_Gardner]

Thanks to all who have signed up for this tournament. It's shaping out to be bigger and better than last year. Here's a field update. If anything is inaccurate, please tell me as soon as possible.

The Teams Confirmed:
Bolton - 3 teams
CBHS - 2 or 3 teams
Collierville - 2 teams
Germantown High - ?
Kingsbury - 2 teams
Saint Benedict - 1 or 2 teams
Morristown West - ?

The Teams Who Might Be Going:
Itawamba AHS - 2 teams
Covington
Ezell-Harding
Houston High
Central Magnet School
Memphis University School
Olive Branch High School
Hoover High School

[Victor_Gardner]

The 2nd Field Update To Whom It May Concern:

The Teams Confirmed:
Bolton - 3 teams
Brentwood Academy - 1 team
CBHS - 2-3 teams
Collierville - 2 teams
Cordova - 1 team
Germantown High - 2-3 teams
Hoover High - 1 team
Itawamba AHS - 2 teams
Kingsbury High - 2 teams
Lausanne - 2 teams
Morristown West - 2 teams
Saint Benedict - 1-2 teams

The Teams Who Have Shown Interest But Not Confirmed:
Covington
DeSoto Central
Houston High
Central Magnet School
MUS
Olive Branch High School
St. Geoge's
University School of Nashville
Marked Tree High

[Victor_Gardner]

Thanks to all the teams who signed up. And to all the people who helped. (interesting way to start a field cap update)

Field Cap: 30 teams

Registration Deadline: November 10th.

[Citizen Snips]

I'm pretty sure you know this already, but USN will not be attending because we are going to the JAMES mirror at Western Kentucky University. We all wish you the best of luck and we are happy to see renewed interest in the game in the Memphis area.

[Victor_Gardner]

Confirmed

team name - number of teams

Itawamba AHS - 2
Bolton - 3
CBHS - 2 or 3
Collierville - 2
Germantown High - 4
Kingsbury High - 2
Lausanne - 2
MUS - 3 or 4
Saint Benedict - 2
Morristown West - 2
Hoover High - 1
Brentwood High School - 1
Cordova - 1

total: 27 - 29 out of 30 max.

Unconfirmed:
Houston High
Olive Branch High School
St. George's
Marked Tree High

[Victor_Gardner]

This is the final list of teams coming, unless one cancels. I'll be in contact with you if you have expressed interest in fielding another team and a spot opens up.

School - Number of Teams

Itawamba AHS - 2
Bolton - 3
Briarcrest - 1
CBHS - 3
Collierville - 2
Germantown High - 4
Houston High - 2
Kingsbury High - 1
Memphis University School - 3
Saint Benedict - 2
Morristown West - 2
Olive Branch High School - 2
Hoover High - 1
Brentwood High - 1
Cordova - 1

Total - 30

[cchiego]

I'm sure Victor/Zach will be along later to post full official results and stats, but for now the brief results that I saw were:

1. Houston A
2. Germantown A
3. Hoover
4. MUS A

Semis
Houston A def. MUS A 310(?)-300
Germantown A def. Hoover 315-295

Finals
Houston A def. Germantown A 400-205

Great tournament overall, especially for WSHS handling so many teams, and good to see just how many solid Mid-South teams there are on pyramidal questions. We need more pyramidal tournaments in the area still. If anyone reading this in the area is thinking of hosting, please do so!

[Joshua Rutsky]

Seconded. Nicely run event.

[Victor_Gardner]

Thanks to all who came and made this an awesome tournament.

Here are the stats: http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams. ... nt_id=4991