Belmont Fall Tournament (In Person, 9/24, Standard and Novice KICKOFF Divisions)

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Belmont High School Quizbowl is proud to announce the first Belmont Fall Tournament! We’re planning on holding this tournament in-person on September 24th, using the regular difficulty KICKOFF set for our standard division and the novice difficulty KICKOFF Novice set for our novice division.

Teams and Registration:

Teams can consist of up to 6 players, with up to 4 players playing at a time. Our field cap for this tournament is 16 teams in the divisions, combined, with the potential to expand if there’s demand.

Register using this link.

Fee Structure:

To register a first team: +$90
To register additional team: +$75 / team
New to Quizbowl Discount: -$20 / team that has not played pyramidal quizbowl since 9/24/2020
Staffer Discount*: -$25 / staffer
*We are also accepting outside staffers if we need them! They will also be paid $25 for staffing. Contact us with the methods below if you’d be interested in staffing.
Buzzer Discount: -$5 / set

Payment details will be sent out on invoices from the time of registration to at least a week prior to the tournament.

Rounds

The particulars are still being worked out, but we’re guaranteeing at least 9 rounds, starting around 9 AM and ending before 6:30 PM.

We will have live statistics throughout the tournament and category stats will be made available, hopefully, a few days after the tournament.

Location

We’re holding the tournament in person at 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts (02478). There is a parking lot in front of the school, parking along Concord Ave, and an MBTA bus service with stops right by the school for transport.

COVID Protocol:

Masks are recommended but, as of 8/8, not required. This is subject to change in the coming weeks depending on the COVID situation.

Code of Conduct:

Everyone attending the tournament (parents, staffers, players, spectators) are expected to follow the PACE Code of Conduct, found here: http://www.pace-nsc.org/nsc-code-of-conduct/. Players who experience or witness misconduct should contact a TD (Sam Macchi or Cindy Gao) or email [email protected]. We will remove the perpetrator from the tournament and issue an appropriate punishment.

Misconduct can also be reported to https://tinyurl.com/qbmisconduct, though this is not managed by Belmont Quizbowl and may not be read at the time of the tournament.

Contact:

If you have any questions about the tournament, please message gumball machine#4339 on Discord or email [email protected].

More information will be emailed to teams closer to the tournament.

Thanks for reading this! We hope to see you at BFT, and we hope you have an excellent start to your quizbowl season.

[DragonSM]

Adding on to the main tournament info, teams in Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont interested in playing KICKOFF Novice should check out this tournament.

[DragonSM]

Field Updates:
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Standard Division: (10)
Choate (1)
Woodland (1)
Barrington, RI (1)
North Quincy (1)
Bronx Science (1)
Dexter Southfield (1)
Hopkinton (1)
Brookline (1)
Mansfield (1)
BB&N (1)
Novice Division: (4)
Choate (1)
Jonas Clarke Middle (1)
Waltham (1)
Mansfield (1)

[DragonSM]

Registration for this tournament is now closed.