Columbia Spring Tournament - March 4, 2017
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:54 pm
The Columbia University Quiz Bowl team is pleased to invite your school to compete at our spring quiz bowl tournament, which will be held on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, in Columbia University's Hamilton Hall. This tournament is part of the second-annual Columbia Cup series of tournaments hosted at Columbia University. More information about the Columbia Cup, as well as a copy of this announcement and further details about the tournament, can be found on the Columbia Cup website.
Nationals: Teams finishing in the top 25% of the National division at this tournament will qualify for the National Scholastic Championship sponsored by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence, which will be held in Chicago on June 10th and 11th, 2017.
As well, Teams that finish in the Top 7 of the National Division will qualify for HSNCT, sponsored by NAQT, which will be held in Atlanta, GA, on May 26–28, 2017.
Questions: The questions for this tournament will come from NAQT IS-166. More details about the set can be found at this link, and practice questions similar to these can be found at http://www.quizbowlpackets.com.
Tournament format: Morning check-in for this tournament will run from 8:00 to 8:30 AM. The introductory meeting will then follow, and the first round will start as soon as possible afterwards. All teams will be guaranteed around 8 or 9 matches, depending on the final number of teams attending. Most teams should be done at around 4:00 to 4:30 PM at the latest.
New in 2016-2017: This year, like our Fall Tournament, we are dividing our Winter tournament into a National division, for teams with highly experienced and competitive players, and a Standard division, for all other teams. Please note that this is not a Varsity/JV split – you are encouraged to register varsity teams in the Standard division if you feel like that will be a better fit for them. For now, we are capping the National division at 18 teams and the Standard division at 24 teams, though the exact numbers may change if demand for one is much higher than demand for the other.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have already registered teams for all three Columbia Cup tournaments, you do not need to re-register them using this form. Teams that you register using this form will in addition to the teams you already registered for all three Columbia Cup tournaments.
If you have a team that you registered for all three Columbia Cup tournaments, and would like to switch the team's division for the Columbia Winter tournament, please email [email protected] with your request.
Teams: Each school may register as many teams as they would like in either division or in both divisions. Each team's roster may contain no more than six players, four of which will be playing at any given time during a game. You are encouraged to register novice and JV teams as well in the Standard division. In addition, we encourage schools to register additional teams instead of putting alternates as 5th or 6th players on existing teams.
Registration: To register for this tournament, please fill out the registration form on the Registration page of the Columbia Cup website. We will email you to confirm your registration promptly. Please note that registration for this tournament will close on February 26, 2017. Before registration opens, we encourage you to gauge the availability of the students on your team, so that you know how many teams to register once registration opens.
Tournament fees and discounts:
Base fee: $70/team
Base fee for new schools*: $45/team
*New schools are defined as schools in NY, NJ, or CT that have not attended a quiz bowl tournament at Columbia University before the 2016-2017 school year.
There are also discounts for bringing buzzers and staffers, or being a participant in Regional Quiz Bowl. In addition, we also offer financial assistance for schools in need of it. Please see the fees and discounts page of the Columbia Cup website for a more complete overview of fees and discounts.
Payment: All entry and registration fees must be paid either in advance or during morning check-in.
If you are paying by check, please make it payable to "Columbia University," with "Quiz Bowl" on the memo line. We will also accept cash on the day of the tournament. If you are mailing a check in advance, we recommend that it be sent no later than two weeks before the tournament, and the check should be mailed to:
Huzefa Diwan
1919
70 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027
We wish you the best of luck this upcoming season, and hope to see you at our Morningside Heights campus on December 3! If you would like to register or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].
Nationals: Teams finishing in the top 25% of the National division at this tournament will qualify for the National Scholastic Championship sponsored by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence, which will be held in Chicago on June 10th and 11th, 2017.
As well, Teams that finish in the Top 7 of the National Division will qualify for HSNCT, sponsored by NAQT, which will be held in Atlanta, GA, on May 26–28, 2017.
Questions: The questions for this tournament will come from NAQT IS-166. More details about the set can be found at this link, and practice questions similar to these can be found at http://www.quizbowlpackets.com.
Tournament format: Morning check-in for this tournament will run from 8:00 to 8:30 AM. The introductory meeting will then follow, and the first round will start as soon as possible afterwards. All teams will be guaranteed around 8 or 9 matches, depending on the final number of teams attending. Most teams should be done at around 4:00 to 4:30 PM at the latest.
New in 2016-2017: This year, like our Fall Tournament, we are dividing our Winter tournament into a National division, for teams with highly experienced and competitive players, and a Standard division, for all other teams. Please note that this is not a Varsity/JV split – you are encouraged to register varsity teams in the Standard division if you feel like that will be a better fit for them. For now, we are capping the National division at 18 teams and the Standard division at 24 teams, though the exact numbers may change if demand for one is much higher than demand for the other.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have already registered teams for all three Columbia Cup tournaments, you do not need to re-register them using this form. Teams that you register using this form will in addition to the teams you already registered for all three Columbia Cup tournaments.
If you have a team that you registered for all three Columbia Cup tournaments, and would like to switch the team's division for the Columbia Winter tournament, please email [email protected] with your request.
Teams: Each school may register as many teams as they would like in either division or in both divisions. Each team's roster may contain no more than six players, four of which will be playing at any given time during a game. You are encouraged to register novice and JV teams as well in the Standard division. In addition, we encourage schools to register additional teams instead of putting alternates as 5th or 6th players on existing teams.
Registration: To register for this tournament, please fill out the registration form on the Registration page of the Columbia Cup website. We will email you to confirm your registration promptly. Please note that registration for this tournament will close on February 26, 2017. Before registration opens, we encourage you to gauge the availability of the students on your team, so that you know how many teams to register once registration opens.
Tournament fees and discounts:
Base fee: $70/team
Base fee for new schools*: $45/team
*New schools are defined as schools in NY, NJ, or CT that have not attended a quiz bowl tournament at Columbia University before the 2016-2017 school year.
There are also discounts for bringing buzzers and staffers, or being a participant in Regional Quiz Bowl. In addition, we also offer financial assistance for schools in need of it. Please see the fees and discounts page of the Columbia Cup website for a more complete overview of fees and discounts.
Payment: All entry and registration fees must be paid either in advance or during morning check-in.
If you are paying by check, please make it payable to "Columbia University," with "Quiz Bowl" on the memo line. We will also accept cash on the day of the tournament. If you are mailing a check in advance, we recommend that it be sent no later than two weeks before the tournament, and the check should be mailed to:
Huzefa Diwan
1919
70 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027
We wish you the best of luck this upcoming season, and hope to see you at our Morningside Heights campus on December 3! If you would like to register or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].