SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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I am excited to announce an online middle school tournament on the SCOP MS set! The tournament will be referred to as "SPRING," short for “SCOP Players Revel In National Games.” Due to overlapping content, people who have played, staffed, or otherwise seen SCOP Novice 11 may not play this tournament, but are invited to staff.

This tournament will be held on Saturday, April 9th, 2022, and will be directed by Andrew Gao (Chenery) and Cindy Gao (Belmont).

This tournament is intended to function as a middle school mirror with no geographical restrictions, so more experienced teams can play the set. Teams who have a local mirror nearby are encouraged to play that.

Rules
Teams will consist of no more than 6 players, with only 4 players playing at a given time. All players are required to follow NAQT gameplay rules (with timing + other small modifications) and active players must show one hand on camera during games if they do not have an exemption from a tournament director. Misconduct and cheating specifically is expressly forbidden and will be investigated/reported to quizbowl organizations if necessary.

Format
This tournament will be capped at 16 teams (EDIT: this was increased from 14 teams). Teams will be guaranteed 8-9 games depending on field experience and size. We will use 20 tossups and 20 three-part-bonuses per untimed round. We will use both 15-point powers and negative-5-point negs. There will be no computational math.

Unless enough staffers have Zoom premium or a school Zoom, games will be played on Discord, with Buzzin.live for buzzing. A change in format will be announced to all teams. Each individual player must have their own Discord account to join the tournament server. Making an account is free and can be done so here.

Registration
Please register teams using this form. Registration for teams will close on April 5th at 11:59 PM EDT. Outside staffers will be paid $25 for staffing the whole tournament and may sign up here. Staffers will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis until we have enough staff.

Fees
Base Fee: $70
Shorthanded (1-2 players) discount: -$30
Staff Discount: -$25
There will be a minimum fee of $0 per school. Teams who cancel without a legitimate reason after April 5th at 11:59 PM EDT must pay the full fee.

Payment should be made out through Venmo, Paypal, or by check (with Venmo strongly preferred). If your school needs a W-9 or additional info to pay, please let us know via email before registration. We will send specific payment info prior to the tournament.

Stats
We will have live stats so teams can see how they are doing after each round. Official team and individual stats will be posted on hsquizbowl.com within 24 hours of the end of the tournament. We will also have category and subcategory stats.

Misconduct
Anyone involved with the tournament, including but not limited to: coaches, players, staff, tournament directors, and spectators must adhere to the PACE Code of Conduct. Misconduct can be reported to this form and/or sent to [email protected] OR [email protected].

Contact
Please direct any questions to [email protected] OR [email protected]. We hope to see your team here!
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Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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Field Update (as of 4/06/2022):

School [Teams/Staffers]
"Oveb" [1/0]
Longfellow (VA) [2/0]
Oak Valley (CA) [3/0]
Beckendorff (TX) [2/0]
Risdon (WA) [1/0]
Clarke (MA) [1/0]
Cistercian (TX) [2/1]
Churchill (CA) [2/0]
California Montessori-Orangevale (CA) [1/0]
T. H. Rogers (TX) [1/0]

TOTAL: 16 teams, 12 staff (including outside staffers)

We have hit the field cap! Further registrations will be put on a waitlist.
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Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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There are 2 weeks left to sign up for this. Get those registrations in!

To register teams: https://forms.gle/FY5dYhRrX4LunffJ9
To register staff: https://forms.gle/xjLqvq6f9Wy9v5TQ6
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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The field cap was increased to 14 teams, and we have hit the field cap!

We are seeking more staff for the tournament! For a whole day of staffing (~8 hours), staff will be paid $25, or may choose to receive community service hours. The staffing form is here.

The tournament will indeed be run on Discord + Buzzin.Live, and this is unlikely to change. Please make sure all participants have their own Discord account!
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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Today is the second-to-last day to register for the SPRING waitlist. If we get enough staff and enough teams to sign up for the waitlist to warrant a field expansion, we may raise the field cap.

A Discord server has been sent out to all teams registered currently.
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: SPRING Tournament (SCOP MS, Online, 4/9/2022)

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This tournament has concluded! First, I should thank the amazing staff who dedicated their Saturday to quizbowl.

The following staff (everyone!) were great and a joy to work with: Jarrett Holmes, Tanay Bodducherla, Aditya Khambekar, Jenya Narang, Cindy Gao, Dr. Grant Mindle, Nikky Nandipati, Sriyan Madugala, Rishav Sarkar, Arohan Agate, Claire Chan, and Arav Kaushik.

Longfellow A defeated Longfellow B in (effectively, a one-game final) round 9 to clear the field and go undefeated. They finished 9-0, and the final score was 435-275.
A similar situation occurred with California Montessori-Orangevale and T. H. Rogers. California Montessori-Orangevale won 380-310 against T. H. Rogers to claim third.

The top overall scorers were, in order:
Pranavkrishna Bharanidharan (8), 149.44 PPG
Sivaneyan Vivekanandhan (8), 100 PPG
Raghav Ahuja (8), 80 PPG
Aarushi Kanigicherla (8), 80 PPG
Padraig Finan (7), 73.33 PPG
Anthony Zhao (8), 67.5 PPG
Sanjeev Ganesh (8), 66.88 PPG
Samin Asif (7), 62.5 PPG
Suhurrith Adhikari (8), 60 PPG
Nicholas Munkhbaatar (7), 54.38 PPG

Big thanks to all teams who played SPRING!
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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