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by Tippy Martinez
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14569

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!

I have some thoughts about this tournament. First off, the format: while I commend Fred for hearing feedback and switching to a format that guaranteed more games, having paired prelim brackets and both a playoff and super-playoff re-bracket is a bit unideal. While this was almost certainly the best ...
by Tippy Martinez
Fri May 12, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: TELEOLOGY 2 (available for mirrors now)
Replies: 3
Views: 1860

Re: TELEOLOGY 2 (late 2023)

we are so fucking up let's go
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 ACF Nationals: April 22-23, MIT
Replies: 25
Views: 24006

Re: 2023 ACF Nationals: April 22-23, MIT

ThisIsMyUsername wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:06 pm Here’s a counterpart to Andrew’s. Instead of squaring Team PPG and Max team PPG without any logical justification whatsoever, I raised them to the 1.5 power without any logical justification whatsoever. The results are similarly revelatory.
Ranks Caleb higher so it's definitely more accurate.
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Summer Opens?
Replies: 16
Views: 7199

Re: Summer Opens?

I'm pretty sure UMD will likely host a mirror of either NASAT or maybe COOT this summer. We will also try to play as many side events as possible. Can confirm this will almost certainly happen. I think VCU wants to host one of these tournaments as well, so clearly the Mid-Atlantic is the place to b...
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: 2024 Maryland Spring Classic/Hoosier Invitational
Replies: 2
Views: 4803

Re: 2023 Maryland Spring Classic/Hoosier Invitational

A few updates about this set: Due to a few factors, primary of those being the high amount of high school tournaments in this difficulty range announced for the spring, we are postponing this set to be played next spring (2024) instead of this one. The set is near completion in terms of writing thou...
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)
Replies: 7
Views: 3009

Re: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)

The field is closed now. Teams should expect a logistics email from me sometime tomorrow.
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)
Replies: 7
Views: 3009

Re: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)

Is there a date for determining whether this tournament will happen or not? I'm guessing we'd need at least 4 teams to be viable and right now there are at most 3 signed up. It looks like we now have approximately 4 teams worth of people, so I'm confident in saying this tournament will happen. I'm ...
by Tippy Martinez
Sat Nov 12, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Gauging Interest: Big 10 Tournament?
Replies: 21
Views: 4527

Re: Gauging Interest: Big 10 Tournament?

I would love a Big Ten championship. I like it less if it were online, but I understand the need in this case.

I would absolutely not send a Maryland team if these "guest" teams were invited. No offense, but fuck off!
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)
Replies: 7
Views: 3009

Re: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)

Reminder that this tournament is in a little less than a month. Would love to see some more signups soon!
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
Replies: 27
Views: 8898

We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash

Having a topic like trash be included in a regular tournament, but be less than 1/1, does not make sense. Either decide that regular academic tournaments don't need trash, and be done with that, or make trash 1/1 of the distribution. This weird middle ground where trash pops up once every couple of ...
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:38 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: 2024 Maryland Spring Classic/Hoosier Invitational
Replies: 2
Views: 4803

2024 Maryland Spring Classic/Hoosier Invitational

I'm pleased to announce that the Maryland Academic Quiz Team in collaboration with the University of Indiana will, after a ten year hiatus, be reviving its spring HS set as the Maryland Spring Classic/Hoosier Invitational . The set will be head edited by Caleb Kendrick with assistance from Justin Ha...
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Fall at Maryland (10/15/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 1574

Re: 2022 ACF Fall at Maryland (10/15/22)

Thanks for everyone to coming out to College Park yesterday! After the playoff rounds, Virginia A was 5-0 in their bracket, while Johns Hopkins A and Maryland A were both 4-1 in the other championship bracket. On account of better playoff PPG, Johns Hopkins advanced to a one game crossover final aga...
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)
Replies: 7
Views: 3009

CMST II @ Maryland (12/3/22)

I am pleased to announce a mirror of CMST II, to be held in person at the University of Maryland on December 3rd. More information on the set can be found here . I, Connor Mayers, will serve as the TD. Time and Location This tournament will take place at Jimenez Hall. We will start registration at 8...
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Winter Closed @ Maryland (9/24/22)
Replies: 3
Views: 1690

Re: Winter Closed @ Maryland (9/24/22)

The field is now closed. Registered teams should have received a logistics email at the address you registered at.
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II (Fall 2022)
Replies: 12
Views: 10793

Re: CMST II (Fall 2022)

Hi y'all. I'll be organizing hosting logistics for this tournament! The set will be available for mirrors staring on November 19th, 2022. We will be open to people running this tournament into the first couple months of 2023. Sites: Northeast: MIT (12/10/22) Mid-Atlantic: Maryland (12/3/22) Southeas...
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Fall at Maryland (10/15/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 1574

2022 ACF Fall at Maryland (10/15/22)

I am pleased to announce that the Upper Mid Atlantic site of 2022 ACF Fall will be held at Maryland on Saturday, October 15, 2022. The tournament will take place at beautiful and historical Jimenez Hall. The opening meeting will begin at 8:45 am and gameplay will begin at 9:00 am. I, Connor Mayers, ...
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Winter Closed @ Maryland (9/24/22)
Replies: 3
Views: 1690

Winter Closed @ Maryland (9/24/22)

Hello! I am pleased to announce a mirror of Winter Closed, a regular difficulty tournament, to be held in-person at the University of Maryland on September 24th, 2022. More info on the question set can be found here . Location: This tournament will take place in beautiful and historic Jimenez Hall, ...
by Tippy Martinez
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 15)
Replies: 7
Views: 8269

Re: 2022 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 15)

Berniecrat wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 1:03 am Upper Mid-Atlantic: Cornell
Upstate NY:
edit: seems to be fixed now. mods feel free to delete
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

Re: Thanks and general discussion

The music, for instance, was heavy on music videos and minor bands/artists, but light on engagement with popular music as an art form (e.g. album tossups, tossups on acclaimed/artsier popular music). Contrast this with the movie questions, which I thought struck a nice balance between artsy and pop...
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: General Discussion
Replies: 39
Views: 12324

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: General Discussion

Another glaring example: other than, I believe, Bela Tarr, every film tossup was on a 21st century director! I will concur with this point. Although I for the most part liked the film tossups, it is strange and probably not good that every tossup was on "this director" and that they all s...
by Tippy Martinez
Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Sorry for the delay, but all of the stats are now uploaded. Congrats to the winners of the events this weekend: NASAT: [mark morrison voice] ReTUUURN of the Matt (Matt Jackson, Rahul Keyal, Michael Coates, Aaron Rosenberg) TAKETHAT: lets go brandon flowers (Victor Pavao and myself) Ontario Hybrid: M...
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Stats for NASAT and TAKETHAT are now up. Hyrbid and LOGOMACHY stats should be up tomorrow.
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

If you are interested in playing LOGAMACHY this afternoon, please be at Jimenez at 3 p.m.
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

According to the logistical email, there will be 11 rounds. So the format won't be a round robin, then? Regarding transportation to UMD, I was planning to take an Uber from my apartment in Foggy Bottom. But, I would be open to sharing one with someone who has a similar path, or with joining any car...
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Also, I'll be finalizing the field and sending some logistics info tomorrow. If you do not want a team name assigned to you, please add it to the spreadsheet or let me know in the next day or two.
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Is there a backup set planned for Saturday night in case Tricon doesn't have enough packets to play? (that seems a possibility right now) Yes. I am adjusting the schedule now. Here is my current plan: NASAT will remain where it is. Directly after NASAT ends, we will play TAKETHAT. It's tossup only ...
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

We will be running TAKETHAT, a modern music side event written by Joseph Krol, Isaac Renert, and Theo Howe. Info here . At the recommendation of Krol, we will (hopefully) run this event as a doubles tournament. I've added tabs for these events to the spreadsheet, do fill them out so I can know what...
by Tippy Martinez
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Hello all. Updates time: I've updated the main post with fee information. As of now, we have 14 teams in the field for NASAT. I do not anticipate it getting bigger than that, but stranger things have happened. We will be running Matt Weiner's Tricon after NASAT on Saturday. Info here . I encourage p...
by Tippy Martinez
Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Hi y'all! I'm very pleased to announce that Maryland will be hosting a summer open weekend in scenic College Park the weekend of July 23rd and 24th. This post is a preliminary announcement with more details to be added over time. Rough Schedule The main event on Saturday will be a mirror of 2022 NAS...
by Tippy Martinez
Thu May 12, 2022 5:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Maryland Summer Open Interest + Date Poll
Replies: 11
Views: 2533

Maryland Summer Open Interest + Date Poll

This is a very preliminary announcement of a planned summer open at Maryland in July. If you think you might be interested, please vote on what weekends would work for you. The plan is to use NASAT as the main event and also run Ontario Hybrid. A third Tricon-like guerilla tournament and smaller sid...
by Tippy Martinez
Mon May 09, 2022 11:39 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17948

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

may post some other subject ballots later, but here’s my lit ballot for now: 1. Matt Bollinger 2. Tim Morrison 3. Mitch McCullar 4. William Golden 5. Matthew Lehmann 6. Caroline Mao 7. Daniel Sheinberg 8. Henry Atkins 9. Eve Fleisig 10. Henry Goff 11. Caleb Kendrick 12. Moses Kitakule 13. Raymond W...
by Tippy Martinez
Sun May 08, 2022 2:22 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17948

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

Liarr wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 1:36 am
Thought

5.Caleb Kendrick
lmao WHAT???
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17948

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

Here's my ballot. Two notes: 1. I personally am in favor of stricter guidelines on who should be ranked, and in my ideal world neither MattBo or Itamar would be on my ballot. Nonetheless, I ranked them since they both played at least one closed tournament this year. 2. I valued Nats performance a fa...
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

At 6 teams registered, I'm going to close the field. Expect a logistics email later today.
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

The time has come for me to end my long pandemic-related absence from the DC-area quizbowl community. I am offering my services as a staffer for this tournament. Also, have there been any changes to the COVID measures for this tournament, given new guidance from the CDC and new rules in the DMV are...
by Tippy Martinez
Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

I've added a tab on the spreadsheet to indicate interest in side events (TELEOLOGY and ACRONYM.) Please just put your name and email down in the column for each event that you are interested in. If you have a strong preference on when these events run, please let me know that as well (for reference,...
by Tippy Martinez
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

msarma wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:31 pm How many rounds will the tournament be? Will it be the standard 9 rounds?
This depends heavily on field size, but expect a minimum of 9 rounds.
by Tippy Martinez
Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

If there is interest, I'd also be willing to run a TELEOLOGY or ACRONYM mirror in conjunction with this tournament, whether it be late on Saturday or on Sunday.
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

I am pleased to announce a mirror of Illinois Open, to be held in person at the University of Maryland on March 12th. More information on the set can be found here . Alex Echikson will serve as the TD on the day of the tournament. Time and Location This tournament will take place at Jimenez Hall. We...
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Feb 06, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2252

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion

I heavily enjoyed the tossup on A Bug's Life . In my mind, this is the type of "trash" that I feel like NAQT should lean more towards: critically acclaimed/cult classic pieces of media that are likely to be interacted with by a large amount of people. I think many times NAQT sets tend to h...
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT at University of Virginia (2/5/22)
Replies: 14
Views: 3382

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT at University of Virginia (2/5/22)

This was a great tournament. Thanks to UVA, especially David and Em, for organizing. We got through 12 rounds and finals in D1 very quickly. David and Matt did a great job of moving the rooms along quickly and Em did a great job running the control room for both D1 and D2. I would also like to give ...
by Tippy Martinez
Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TELEOLOGY: a hard hybrid side event (available now)
Replies: 11
Views: 6753

Re: TELEOLOGY: a hard hybrid side event (available now)

This is almost certainly the best set I’ve ever played, academic or not. If you in any way still have the opportunity to play this tournament, you should absolutely do it.
by Tippy Martinez
Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Maryland (December 5th, 2021)
Replies: 0
Views: 2312

Super ACRONYM 3 @ Maryland (December 5th, 2021)

I'm pleased to announce an in-person mirror of Super ACRONYM 3 , to be held on Sunday , December 5th. This is the day after our HARI mirror and the same day as the online SACRONYM mirror. This tournament will be played at Jimenez Hall on the University of Maryland campus. I'll have a brief opening m...
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Coaches in Each State
Replies: 13
Views: 4770

Re: Best Coaches in Each State

In my time in Pennsylvania it was unquestionably either Missy Doll-Osterhout at Manheim Township or Bern McCauley at Great Valley. Both outstanding people and knowledgeable coaches who consistently had great teams (that I had the utmost pleasure of losing to most of the time!)
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Oct 24, 2021 5:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: Penn Bowl 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 7898

Re: Announcement: Penn Bowl 2021

we spent time waiting for Maryland B to finish their game even though it wouldn't have been a problem for them to come in a few minutes late, and then they didn't even come watch the finals. I made the request to wait because I was told by the staffers that their final game was on TU 19 and usually...
by Tippy Martinez
Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: Penn Bowl 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 7898

Re: Announcement: Penn Bowl 2021

I have a couple of thoughts about Penn Bowl that I'd like to share. First off, I'd like to thank the Penn club for hosting this tournament. Hosting an in-person tournament right now can be very tricky with the number of restrictions that universities have put in place, so I commend the Penn team for...
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING: 2021 CO Travel thread
Replies: 47
Views: 18505

Re: WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING: 2021 CO Travel thread

Doug and I have a few hours left in Indiana, and we’ve now graciously decided to pick up Chandler from O’Hare. We took a detour through some Williams County, Ohio backroads where all the roads were named after numbers and letters. It was spectacular.
by Tippy Martinez
Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING: 2021 CO Travel thread
Replies: 47
Views: 18505

Re: WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING: 2021 CO Travel thread

jonpin wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:50 am Y'all.

Please don't die driving to a quiz bowl tournament. Get some goddamn sleep before day-long roadtrips.
Thankfully I was a bit more well rested and let Doug sleep for the first couple of hours. He’s also a much better driver than I gave him credit for!