Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
The sixth annual Midwest Championship, normally hosted at Culver Academies, will be hosted at Northwestern University on May 19, 2012. It will be a mirror of NAQT's Division II Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. I, Dan Donohue, will be serving as co-Tournament Director with Coach Philip Blessman from Culver.
Northwestern will also be hosting Wildcat XIV the following day, and teams can earn a discount by attending both tournaments. Midwest Championship is primarily intended as a warm-up for teams attending HSNCT and/or NSC. Any A team may register, but B teams (and so on) must be qualified for HSNCT or NSC to register.
Getting here: There is a large NATO summit happening in Chicago during the tournaments. As such, there will be many road closings, which you can read about here. The best way to circumvent the closings will be to take 294 North and exit at Dempster. Allow yourself plenty of extra time to get here because I do not want to delay the start of the tournament. If you are running late, please call my mobile phone, (847) 915-1013, and I'll see what I can do.
Checking in: The tournament will occur entirely in Kresge Hall (sometimes called Kresge Centennial Hall), which is located at 1880 Campus Drive. There is free parking in the Lakeside Parking Structure, which is located at 1 Arts Circle Drive. Please come to Kresge 4-365 (that's room 365 on the 4th floor) and check in between 8:00 and 8:30 am. My goal is to start by 9:00 (or sooner, if everyone's there).
Tournament rules: We will be following all intercollegiate NAQT rules, including 10-minute timed halves. The 13 teams will play a full round robin, followed by finals if necessary. This guarantees 12 matches and 1 bye. Ties for advancement into the finals will be played off.
Lunch: I'm currently planning on taking an hour-long lunch break after Round 7. Lunch is not provided for teams, but there are many restaurants you can walk to from Kresge. When you check in, I will give you a map of nearby food options.
Saturday night: On Saturday evening, Loyola Academy will be hosting a pop culture tournament in Kresge following the conclusion of Midwest Championship. You can find more info here. (Note: I am not in charge of this in any way. If you want to play, you need to register with them.)
Hotels: If you are staying overnight, the Hilton Orrington, Hilton Garden Inn, and Best Western University Plaza are all within walking distance of Kresge. If these are outside of your price range, try looking at the Skokie Comfort Inn or other neighboring suburbs.
Registered field (13 Teams)
Belvidere North
Culver x 2
Dorman
IMSA x 2
Kaneland
Loyola Academy x2
New Trier
North White
Something Ambiguous
St. Joseph's
Northwestern will also be hosting Wildcat XIV the following day, and teams can earn a discount by attending both tournaments. Midwest Championship is primarily intended as a warm-up for teams attending HSNCT and/or NSC. Any A team may register, but B teams (and so on) must be qualified for HSNCT or NSC to register.
Getting here: There is a large NATO summit happening in Chicago during the tournaments. As such, there will be many road closings, which you can read about here. The best way to circumvent the closings will be to take 294 North and exit at Dempster. Allow yourself plenty of extra time to get here because I do not want to delay the start of the tournament. If you are running late, please call my mobile phone, (847) 915-1013, and I'll see what I can do.
Checking in: The tournament will occur entirely in Kresge Hall (sometimes called Kresge Centennial Hall), which is located at 1880 Campus Drive. There is free parking in the Lakeside Parking Structure, which is located at 1 Arts Circle Drive. Please come to Kresge 4-365 (that's room 365 on the 4th floor) and check in between 8:00 and 8:30 am. My goal is to start by 9:00 (or sooner, if everyone's there).
Tournament rules: We will be following all intercollegiate NAQT rules, including 10-minute timed halves. The 13 teams will play a full round robin, followed by finals if necessary. This guarantees 12 matches and 1 bye. Ties for advancement into the finals will be played off.
Lunch: I'm currently planning on taking an hour-long lunch break after Round 7. Lunch is not provided for teams, but there are many restaurants you can walk to from Kresge. When you check in, I will give you a map of nearby food options.
Saturday night: On Saturday evening, Loyola Academy will be hosting a pop culture tournament in Kresge following the conclusion of Midwest Championship. You can find more info here. (Note: I am not in charge of this in any way. If you want to play, you need to register with them.)
Hotels: If you are staying overnight, the Hilton Orrington, Hilton Garden Inn, and Best Western University Plaza are all within walking distance of Kresge. If these are outside of your price range, try looking at the Skokie Comfort Inn or other neighboring suburbs.
Registered field (13 Teams)
Belvidere North
Culver x 2
Dorman
IMSA x 2
Kaneland
Loyola Academy x2
New Trier
North White
Something Ambiguous
St. Joseph's
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I can read for Midwest and maybe for Wildcat. Laird can claim me as Loyola's moderator.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
IMSA will be there with 2 teams, at least one staffer, and whichever of our two buzzer systems Adam has managed to not break.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Dorman is tentatively "expressing interest"
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Just wanted to let everyone know: this tournament will now be using NAQT's Division II ICT--not SCT--set. This is because IMSA and prospective attendees like Seven Lakes, Dorman, and Loyola will have heard the SCT set at Texas Invitational. The Division II ICT set is only one level harder than HSNCT on the NAQT difficulty scale (Division SCT is one level easier), so I think it should still make excellent HSNCT prep.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Just to clarify: Seven Lakes is not a prospective attendee for this tournament; they will have heard the DII ICT in Texas on May 5th (TQBA's championship/nationals-prep event).Dan-Don wrote:prospective attendees like Seven Lakes
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Oh, sorry. Chad noted this in the email, but I forgot.bt_green_warbler wrote:Just to clarify: Seven Lakes is not a prospective attendee for this tournament; they will have heard the DII ICT in Texas on May 5th (TQBA's championship/nationals-prep event).Dan-Don wrote:prospective attendees like Seven Lakes
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
duPont Manual (x2) expresses much interest.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
This tournament has been platinum-certified by PACE, so the top 25% of the field will qualify for PACE. This could be a great last-minute way to get a platinum qualification for PACE, so register as soon as possible to guarantee your spot.
Dan Donohue, Saint Viator ('10), Northwestern ('14), NAQT
Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
New Trier has joined both fields. Keep registering!
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Myself and a group of DCC kids are expressing interest in this.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
DCC officially registered, so there's 11 spots left in this field, as well as the Wildcat field.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Saint Joseph's High School (IN) is expressing interest for both tournaments.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Please note that this isn't the DCC A team. This is a scab team of people who can go because they don't have to participate in DCC's graduation.Dan-Don wrote:DCC officially registered, so there's 11 spots left in this field, as well as the Wildcat field.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Graduation is optional.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Make that statement to your family and other relations and gauge their reaction
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I might be able to convince our Science player Brandon to skip, he's my year's valedictorian, and for some reason required to be at graduation.whitesoxfan wrote:Graduation is optional.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
High school graduation is overrated, but if you miss it for something that isn't a big deal, you'll probably regret it for the rest of your life.whitesoxfan wrote:Graduation is optional.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Yeah, honestly, the only time I'd consider skipping graduation is if I was on a team that had a chance of winning nationals and that was the conflict.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Could you change the name of the cc team to something ambiguous? I'm getting some heat from DCC for signing up as the school, when we aren't going as the school.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Loyola Academy is pleased to announce that they are hosting an open trash tournament on the night between Midwest Championship and WildKat.
For more information see here.
For more information see here.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I will be moderating for "Something Ambiguous A."
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Ok, I will give them the discount then.Yeah, that's a thing wrote:I will be moderating for "Something Ambiguous A."
Teams "expressing interest" should register as soon as possible. I got the room reservations today, and we definitely won't be increasing the field size because we only have enough rooms for 18 teams. Same goes for Wildcat. There are only 10 spots left in each field.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
With the registration of North White, the field is exactly half-full. Again, we will not be able to increase past 18 teams, so get your registration in ASAP.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Two things: first I know that Saint Joseph's is coming to both tournaments in some form but I don't know exactly what yet, so either my coach or myself will be registering within the week. Second is North White an Indiana team, or something else?
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
It is North White the Indiana team.Euler's Constant wrote:is North White an Indiana team, or something else?
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I've just updated the field list. Just 6 spots left in each tournament.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Kaneland has joined both fields as the thirteenth team. This Friday (the 11th) will be the last day I accept registrations.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
The field is closed at 14 teams. I've updated the the original announcement post with important logistical information that you should read, including info about the big NATO summit that will be happening in Chicago during the tournament.
With 14 teams and 18 packets, I'm considering two options for the tournament format:
Option A
Full round robin. This guarantees 13 matches in 13 rounds with no byes. The benefit is that every team gets to play every team. Finals will follow, and ties to get into the finals will be played off.
Option B
We start with two preliminary pools of 7 teams each, which play a full round robin. This guarantees 6 matches in 7 rounds with 1 bye. (We may add a cross-pool match that wouldn't count, which guarantees 7 matches in 7 rounds with no byes.) Then, we re-seed the teams into a championship pool of 6 teams and two consolation pools of 4 teams each. We play off any ties for advancement into the top bracket. The championship teams have their records wiped clean, and they play a full round robin. The consolation teams carry over one match and play a double round robin (minus the one match that carries over). This guarantees an additional 5 matches in 5 rounds, for a total of 11-12 matches in 12 rounds. Finals will follow, and ties to get into the finals will be played off. The benefit of this forman is that every team gets to play more matches against teams of similar skill.
I don't have a preference, so I'm leaving it up to you! Vote in the poll at the top of this thread by Thursday night. I will do whatever you decide. If you have other suggestions, I'm open to hearing them, but I probably won't consider formats that need wild cards (e.g. 2 x 7 into 2 x 7) or take more rounds than a full round robin (e.g. 2 of 7 into 8/6).
With 14 teams and 18 packets, I'm considering two options for the tournament format:
Option A
Full round robin. This guarantees 13 matches in 13 rounds with no byes. The benefit is that every team gets to play every team. Finals will follow, and ties to get into the finals will be played off.
Option B
We start with two preliminary pools of 7 teams each, which play a full round robin. This guarantees 6 matches in 7 rounds with 1 bye. (We may add a cross-pool match that wouldn't count, which guarantees 7 matches in 7 rounds with no byes.) Then, we re-seed the teams into a championship pool of 6 teams and two consolation pools of 4 teams each. We play off any ties for advancement into the top bracket. The championship teams have their records wiped clean, and they play a full round robin. The consolation teams carry over one match and play a double round robin (minus the one match that carries over). This guarantees an additional 5 matches in 5 rounds, for a total of 11-12 matches in 12 rounds. Finals will follow, and ties to get into the finals will be played off. The benefit of this forman is that every team gets to play more matches against teams of similar skill.
I don't have a preference, so I'm leaving it up to you! Vote in the poll at the top of this thread by Thursday night. I will do whatever you decide. If you have other suggestions, I'm open to hearing them, but I probably won't consider formats that need wild cards (e.g. 2 x 7 into 2 x 7) or take more rounds than a full round robin (e.g. 2 of 7 into 8/6).
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
The only reason I'm paying out of my own pocket to come as a scab team is to get a chance to play these good teams, so myself and the entire Something Ambiguous vote for round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Dorman votes for pools followed by round robin playoffs (Option B).
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
If your intended goal is to play "good teams," presumably ones that are close to your team in skill level, I believe that playing the bracketed round robin and not the full round robin would actually give you more games against "good teams."something ambiguous wrote:The only reason I'm paying out of my own pocket to come as a scab team is to get a chance to play these good teams, so myself and the entire Something Ambiguous vote for round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
No, we're coming as a scab team without a science player, we don't intend to win games, but to just play these teams who will be our competition next year, so getting stuck in a consolation bracket is not what we want to do.sssssssskkkk wrote:If your intended goal is to play "good teams," presumably ones that are close to your team in skill level, I believe that playing the bracketed round robin and not the full round robin would actually give you more games against "good teams."something ambiguous wrote:The only reason I'm paying out of my own pocket to come as a scab team is to get a chance to play these good teams, so myself and the entire Something Ambiguous vote for round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I voted for rebracket, but I've changed my mind to round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Also preferring the second option, I suggest this counts for 4 votes, 1 for each of Dorman's players.Eric Huff wrote:Dorman votes for pools followed by round robin playoffs (Option B).
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Yes, that's fair, and in addition to this, two other teams have contacted me privately to tell me that their whole teams would also prefer 2x7 into 6/4/4. So, it's looking pretty likely that we'll go with Option B.Boeing X-20, Please! wrote:Also preferring the second option, I suggest this counts for 4 votes, 1 for each of Dorman's players.Eric Huff wrote:Dorman votes for pools followed by round robin playoffs (Option B).
Two teams have also contacted me to tell me that they might be dropping. If one of them drops, it will obviously be a full round robin among 13 teams. If both drop, I will assume--unless I hear differently--that people would similarly prefer 2x6 into 2x6 instead of a full round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Well add three to round robin for the people on something ambiguous then.
We strongly prefer the round robin option, if it's not clear.
We strongly prefer the round robin option, if it's not clear.
Collin Parks
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
If each team gets 4 votes add 3 more to full round robin.
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
This is like the soviet union claiming that each constituent republic should get a UN seat.
Adam Kalinich
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
And who doesn't love the Soviets?
Nicholas Wawrykow
Saint Joseph('s) High School (IN) '13
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Well two of my team members have multiple personality disorders, so can I cast votes for their personalities? That should give about 252 votes for Round Robin.Charles Martel wrote:This is like the soviet union claiming that each constituent republic should get a UN seat.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
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University of Michigan '18
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Was joke. Also perhaps shows the inherent stupidity in having an online poll where you can't even see who voted?
Nolan Winkler
Loyola Academy '12
UChicago '16
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Yeah, this is getting pretty dumb. Here's what's happening if the field stays at 14: we're doing 2x7 into 6/4/4. Wildcat is still at 13, and it will be a full round robin. The teams that have expressed a strong preference for pool play will get one tournament that's pool play, and the teams that have expressed strong preference for a full round robin will get a full round robin.
If teams drop and we have to change formats, I alone will decide what that format will be.
If teams drop and we have to change formats, I alone will decide what that format will be.
Dan Donohue, Saint Viator ('10), Northwestern ('14), NAQT
Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
DCD is out. We'll do a 13-team round robin.
Dan Donohue, Saint Viator ('10), Northwestern ('14), NAQT
Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Stats are now being updated after every round.
Dan Donohue, Saint Viator ('10), Northwestern ('14), NAQT
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
I must say this was very well run, the biggest break we had between rounds was 5 minutes.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
This was really well run and I had a great time. Thanks to Northwestern and Coach Blessman for running this, and good luck to all teams tomorrow at Wildcat!
Dylan Minarik
Hamburger University 'XX
Northwestern '17
Belvidere North High School '13
Member Emeritus, PACE
JRPG Champion, BACK TO BACK Robot Slayer
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Northwestern '17
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Just a minor correction in the stats...for IMSA A's Round 6 game against "Something Ambiguous," I believe Webster and Eric's stats are switched according to my own records.
Good tournament all-around. It ran smoothly and we got 14 rounds done by 5, which was pretty nice.
Good tournament all-around. It ran smoothly and we got 14 rounds done by 5, which was pretty nice.
Webster Guan
California Institute of Technology (2012-)
Illinois Math and Science Academy (2009-12)
Writer, NAQT (2013-)
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Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
A great tournament; from a directing standpoint, you guys did all the little things right, like rotating teams in and out of rooms (that is, as a reader, I saw each team at least twice), had prompt staaats, etc.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Brad Fischer
Head Editor, IHSA State Series
IHSSBCA Chair
Winnebago HS ('06)
Northern Illinois University ('10)
Assistant Coach, IMSA (2010-12)
Coach, Keith Country Day School (2012-16)
Head Editor, IHSA State Series
IHSSBCA Chair
Winnebago HS ('06)
Northern Illinois University ('10)
Assistant Coach, IMSA (2010-12)
Coach, Keith Country Day School (2012-16)
Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
The score for our game against Belvidere North is off - I have it as 320-235, which Dylan Minarik's twitter updates seem to corroborate.
Thanks to Dan-Don for running a great tournament, and, of course, for letting us use his rooms afterward for trash.
Thanks to Dan-Don for running a great tournament, and, of course, for letting us use his rooms afterward for trash.
Morgan Venkus