MEQBA Season Starter Tournament III @ Gould Academy (10/06, QUAOAR)

[NickOfTime]

I am pleased to announce, in affiliation with the Gould Academy Quiz Show Team, the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance Season Starter Tournament III, in-person, in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine! All important information is below.

The tournament will be directed by myself, with help from Adam Leff at Gould.

Location and Dates:

The Season Starter Tournament will be hosted at Gould Academy, 39 Church Street, Bethel, Maine, right off Route 2 and Route 26. We chose this location because it’s extremely central within Northern New England and easily accessible from Maine New Hampshire, and Vermont.

The tournament will take place on Sunday, October 6th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4 PM, with registration opening at 8:15 AM.

Questions/Format:

The Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance Season Starter will be using the QUAOAR Set. We will be using the standard 20/20 format and NAQT rules, but there will be no game clock. Housewrites do not come with Computational Math Content.

Teams will be fairly placed into preliminary brackets before being re-seeded for playoffs. Teams will be guaranteed a minimum of 7 games; teams will be expected to play all available rounds, even if your team is not in contention for the championship.

Teams

There are a maximum of 6 players per team, four of whom may play at once. If you wish to bring more players than that, please register additional teams. There are no exceptions to this rule. Teams may play short, with one player as a minimum. Nobody may switch teams during the tournament, such as from “A” to “B” or otherwise.

The field is capped at 16 teams. You will be placed on a waitlist if you miss the cutoff, and the field may expand if we get more staff.

We are happy to allow pseudonymous teams and teams not directly sponsored by their district to register. However, we have certain requirements for these teams, so please contact us via phone or email before registration, and we will be happy to work with you.

It is not mandatory for a coach, parent, or adult to attend with their team; however, it is highly recommended.

Readers, Buzzers, and Question Sets

Each school is required to bring one reader for every two teams attending a tournament. Schools that cannot bring readers will be charged a $30 fee per team. Keep in mind this does not have to be a coach! It can be a player who would rather read, an extra player, a parent, an alumnus, someone’s friend, sibling, or first cousin once removed, or anyone else that can read and scorekeep. Readers and Scorekeepers will be required to have a laptop computer on them to read the packets as they are digitally distributed.

Buzzer discounts will be offered to the amount of $15 per buzzer set.

Prizes

Trophies will be awarded to the top 2 teams after each tournament and the individual with the highest average Points per Game overall. The tournament's eight or so highest scorers will be awarded book prizes.


Fees

The fee structure is as follows:

$65 per team per tournament
$30 additional per team per tournament if no readers are brought
$0 additional if one reader is brought
-$25 for each additional reader
-$15 for each buzzer set

Payment will be done by either Check, Venmo, or PayPal. I can accomodate purchase orders, but given the state of the Bates College mailroom I'd really rather not unless absolutely necessary.

Payment is due the morning of the event.

Registration

In order to register, fill out this form. Once you receive a confirmation from us, you are officially registered.

Please ensure that you register prior to the day of the tournament! Registration closes five days prior to the event.

Food

More details on the food situation will be released closer to the tournament.

Stats

Full and complete team and individual statistics will be posted within 24 hours after the completion of this event.

Please let us know if you have any further questions! You can ask in this thread or email [email protected]. We hope to see you in Bethel in October. Trust me, the foliage is worth it.

[NickOfTime]

Field:

Plymouth Regional High School (NH) (2)
Windham High School (ME) (2)
Yarmouth High School (ME) (2)
Hebron Academy (ME) (2)
Cony High School (ME) (1)
Orono High School (ME) (1)
Marshwood High School (ME) (1)
Deering High School (ME) (1)
Rangeley Lakes Regional School (ME) (1)
Gould Academy (ME) (2)
North Yarmouth Academy (ME) (1)

Total (16/16)

Field Cap (16)

[NickOfTime]

The field is full and registration is now closed. Thanks to everybody who signed up. Logistics email will go out today.

[NickOfTime]

Due to issues with the archive parsing YellowFruit 4.0.0 files, stats for this tournament can be found here.