RESULTS: Cavalier Open (3/17) at UVA (Charlottesville, VA)

NRScout98 · Post by **NRScout98** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:31 am

The Academic Competition Club at the University of Virginia will host the fourth annual Cavalier Open on March 17, 2007, in Charlottesville, VA.

This tournament will use NAQT question set IS-64. Each team is guaranteed at least six rounds of play, but most teams will play additional games.

Information regarding this tournament has been posted at http://www.student.virginia.edu/~quizbowl/cavopen.html

The registration deadline is on Tuesday, March 13th. Teams that register before March 3rd will receive a $20 discount for early registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you next month!

Nick & Steve

NRScout98 · Post by **NRScout98** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:58 pm

We'll be doing our best, now that teams have started registering, to keep a running field list at http://www.student.virginia.edu/~quizbo ... tered.html

With Dorman and TJ already signed up, we're anticipating another strong field this year.

NRScout98 · Post by **NRScout98** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:57 pm

The early registration deadline has passed and 25 teams have already registered. They are listed at http://www.student.virginia.edu/~quizbo ... tered.html

STPickrell · Post by **STPickrell** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:11 pm

For those keeping track at home, Mountain Vista Governor's School serves Frederick, Culpeper, Clarke, Warren, Rappahannock and Fauquier Counties, as well as the City of Winchester. In VHSL series events (and of course athletic events) they will play for their "home school." I know Warren County's old coach teaches there.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:32 pm

StPickrell wrote:For those keeping track at home, Mountain Vista Governor's School serves Frederick, Culpeper, Clarke, Warren, Rappahannock and Fauquier Counties, as well as the City of Winchester. In VHSL series events (and of course athletic events) they will play for their "home school." I know Warren County's old coach teaches there.

not to hijack the thread, but is that a special rule just for them, or does that apply to others?

STPickrell · Post by **STPickrell** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:18 pm

dsfcaptains2005 wrote:not to hijack the thread, but is that a special rule just for them, or does that apply to others?

Most Governor's Schools are like that -- they spend 1/2 day at their home school and 1/2 day at the Governor's School. They play VHSL things at their home schools -- this and the New Horizons entry are the first I've seen the "part-time" Governor's Schools attend any tournaments.

Maggie Walker and Appomattox Regional Governor's School (ARGS) are the only Governor's Schools that are full VHSL members.

jbarnes112358 · Post by **jbarnes112358** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:41 pm

StPickrell wrote:
Maggie Walker and Appomattox Regional Governor's School (ARGS) are the only Governor's Schools that are full VHSL members.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is another one, though they don't have the word "Governor's" in the name.

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instructi ... demic.html

Zip Zap Rap Pants · Post by **Zip Zap Rap Pants** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:34 pm

StPickrell wrote:
dsfcaptains2005 wrote:not to hijack the thread, but is that a special rule just for them, or does that apply to others?
Most Governor's Schools are like that -- they spend 1/2 day at their home school and 1/2 day at the Governor's School. They play VHSL things at their home schools -- this and the New Horizons entry are the first I've seen the "part-time" Governor's Schools attend any tournaments.

Maggie Walker and Appomattox Regional Governor's School (ARGS) are the only Governor's Schools that are full VHSL members.

Yeah New Horizons almost came to the Col. Ebirt, would have been nice as it would have meant no byes for the Bushwick bracket. Also, don't forget about Chesapeake Bay Regional Governor's School, they've done BoB SE since it's inception, don't know if they ever do anything else though.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:02 pm

Freeman would be going,but, as it turns out, it would pretty much be a team of me, a la Leo at VCU yesterday. I may tag along with my friend's local team, though, and maybe help staff the tourney. And to get teams to go to Ocean Lakes the next weekend.

No Sollositing On Premise · Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:22 pm

I'll be coming back from the dead JUST for this tournament. See you there.

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:41 pm

Sweet!

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:30 pm

so is everything good to go? How do the numbers work out?

MLWMathStar · Post by **MLWMathStar** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:40 pm

Quick results overview, I'm sure the TDs will have a more complete list later. Maggie Walker A went 12-0 for the day getting first (all other teams got at least 3 losses), and Dorman B won consolation (7th).

I do have to say this NAQT IS set was full of very strange questions. I'll leave out specifics on anything else, but math questions very frequently had cases of information overload.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:44 pm

MLWMathStar wrote:Quick results overview, I'm sure the TDs will have a more complete list later. Maggie Walker A went 12-0 for the day getting first (all other teams got at least 3 losses), and Dorman B won consolation (7th).

I do have to say this NAQT IS set was full of very strange questions. I'll leave out specifics on anything else, but math questions very frequently had cases of information overload.

Right. Apparently, this packet's math was desgined to bludgeon the players to death, until they didn't know what to work with to find an answer.

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:19 pm

Full results from the playoff round robin:
1 - Gov A - 5-0
2 - TJ B - 3-2 (Losses to TJ A, Gov A)
3 - MLK Magnet - 3-2 (TJ B, Gov A)
4 - TJ A - 2-3 (Whitman, MLK, Gov A)
5 - Whitman - 1-4 (!TJ A)
6 - Dorman - 1-4 (!Whitman)

Kudos to Nick, Steve, and UVA for putting on yet another classy tournament.

kamikaze · Post by **kamikaze** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:00 am

For those of you who might be interested in the single-elimination Small Schools Division Playoffs:

1 Cave Spring A - BYE
4 Auburn A def. 5 Cave Spring C (elim)
2 Covenant def. 7 Auburn B (elim)
3 Cave Spring B def. 6 Madison County (elim)

Cave Spring A def. Auburn A (elim)
Cave Spring B def. Covenant (elim) [close match - 190 to 185]

Cave Spring A def. Cave Spring B (elim)

Auburn A and Covenant played it out for 3rd and 4th places but I don't have the results of that match. Our team had a great time and thought this tournament was one of the best we've ever attended. Thanks and good luck to everyone.

jbarnes112358 · Post by **jbarnes112358** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:40 pm

When will stats and results be posted?

aestheteboy · Post by **aestheteboy** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:03 pm

Did RM and/or Chattahoochee not attend?

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:31 pm

Chatahoochee was there, RM was not.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:51 pm

jbarnes112358 wrote:When will stats and results be posted?

I'm George berry, and I support the query of this message.

MLWMathStar · Post by **MLWMathStar** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:55 pm

Chattahoochee was in consolation and got 8th. They actually beat Dorman B in the consolation round robin, but then lost to Maggie Walker B probably due to exhaustion (they were a little slow on the buzzer that game). There was much tiebreak hullabaloo ending in them forfeiting a finals match to Dorman B and taking 8th instead so they could get out. I don't blame them.

yangsta · Post by **yangsta** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:04 pm

Addressing previous questions/comments:
- Richard Montgomery (x2 teams) had to pull out at the last minute due to weather concerns.
- Mountain Vista Governor's School (x4 teams) also had to pull out due to weather concerns.
- Full stats are being posted.... in this post.

Explaining the format (for those who weren't there):

- Four pre-assigned sets of six teams for preliminary rounds robin
- All 24 teams play 2 rounds of seeded single elimination to get to Final 6
- Final 6 and Consolation 6 each had round robin to determine final standing
- Only final round robin games were used for final standing (prelim and single elimination records didn't matter)
- Final round robin tiebreaks:
--- If the two top teams at the end of the final round robin games have the same record, one-game final to determine the champion.
--- If more than two top teams have tied records, the statistical tiebreaker is head-to-head point differentials in the final/consolation round robin games will be used to determine the two teams that play in the championship final.
--- For other (non-top) teams that have tied records, head-to-head point differential will be used to determine final standings.

Open Division:
1. Maggie Walker A
2. Thomas Jefferson B
3. Martin Luther King
4. Thomas Jefferson A
5. Dorman A
6. Whitman
7. Dorman B
8. Chattahoochee
9. Maggie Walker B
10. Robinson
11. St. Anne's-Belfield
12. Thomas Jefferson D

Small Schools Division:
1. Cave Spring A
2. Cave Spring B
3. Covenant
4. Auburn A

Preliminary round robin team standings

Preliminary round robin individual statistics

Open Division playoff single elimination and round robin results (PDF)

Small Schools Division playoff single elimination results (PDF)

Sorry for the delay -- we had some slight confusion over who was responsible for posting stats.

NRScout98 · Post by **NRScout98** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:38 am

Additionally, please feel free to email any feedback to [email protected] or, if you'd like to submit anonymously, use the comments field in the registration form at http://www.student.virginia.edu/~quizbowl/register (just ignore any emails that are automatically generated).

Thank you all for coming despite the weather concerns and we hope to see you again soon!

jbarnes112358 · Post by **jbarnes112358** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:15 pm

This was a well-run tournament - one of UVA's best ever. A few protests slowed the tournament by an hour or so it seemed. There were allegedly some factual errors in a couple of the questions. But, UVA should not be held accountable for that. Even so, we finished at a reasonable time.

The field was very strong. MLK and Whitman were impressive. It was the first time I had seen them in action this year. TJ juggled their lineups a little, creating an impressive B-team of non-seniors. (Watch out for them next year.) We already knew Dorman and Chattahoochee had excellent teams. I am sorry Richard Montgomery could not make it. We were also looking forward to meeting the other "Governor's School."

Oh, by the way, props to our A-team. Going undefeated in this field was no small feat.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:47 pm

I almost ddin't notice the idea of TJ A's names. Until during our game, Evan Silberman decided his name was "Mehdi." Then it kinda clicked. I think thats the most original naming theme ive seen yet.

The Toad to Wigan Pier · Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:56 pm

dsfcaptains2005 wrote:I almost ddin't notice the idea of TJ A's names. Until during our game, Evan Silberman decided his name was "Mehdi." Then it kinda clicked. I think thats the most original naming theme ive seen yet.

Actually, we stole their names last year at RM, making their name theme not all that original.

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:41 pm

Yeah we're idea-stealing losers.

vcuEvan · Post by **vcuEvan** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:51 pm

Yeah Evan god.

jbarnes112358 · Post by **jbarnes112358** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:18 pm

Nobody stole anyone's idea. It was just payback.

Or perhaps it was just a case of imitation as the sincerest form of flattery.

Can't we all just feel flattered and get this thread back on topic?

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:22 pm

I wasn't reacting negatively, don't worry, Dr. Barnes. Should've put in a [/sarcasm] tag. Stupid the Internet, not conveying things.

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