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by azngod1992
Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
Replies: 47
Views: 29917

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)

I'm off to MIT for a PhD in Computational Biology next year. Hopefully will be playing quizbowl with the MIT team unless coursework becomes too much.
by azngod1992
Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2012-2013
Replies: 41
Views: 18623

Re: North Carolina 2012-2013

Will you have a change in venue for the Duke Fall Tournament if it is November 10th since Duke Math Meet is also scheduled for that day? We would bring 2 teams regardless of venue. Sorry I haven't checked up on this thread (job search is rather exhausting), but we're currently moving the Duke Fall ...
by azngod1992
Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2012-2013
Replies: 41
Views: 18623

Re: North Carolina 2012-2013

Would anyone be interested in a Duke Fall tournament on the 10th of November. I know there are tournaments at Dorman and Roanoake, but we're hopeful we can attract enough attendees to justify that date.
by azngod1992
Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12
Replies: 86
Views: 39006

Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12

Golran wrote:I will be at Duke, and plan to have some involvement with quizbowl there.
Oh god yes :grin:
by azngod1992
Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Actually took less time than expected. Stats are here: http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/958/stats/duke_spring_invitational_2012/. Just to clarify, this is playoffs + prelims combined. Christiansburg was first because 3 teams went 2-1 in the top playoff bracket (along with east chapel hill A and ...
by azngod1992
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Sorry, too sleep-deprived to process anything. But yes, you guys are right, Christiansburg finished first, East Chapel Hill finished 2nd.
by azngod1992
Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Thank you for everyone who came today. I'm terribly sorry about room reservation situation, the Duke Card office was incredibly terrible about unlocking/locking the rooms today. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience. Please accept my sincere apologies, and I will personally make sure such a situa...
by azngod1992
Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

The current field is as listed in the first post. I have contacted the teams that have said they may bring a team (i.e, the ones marked with a ?) in order to finalize the list of teams.
by azngod1992
Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

It seems like we will be short a reader or two for at least part of the day. Would any coaches/parents be interested in volunteering? We will be offering a discount to the entry as well as free lunch!
by azngod1992
Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Ok, so it looks like we're just gonna run a full round robin at this point, assuming no new teams register. It'll probably turn out to be 8 or 9 games, depending on the teams that show up.
by azngod1992
Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

That would be even better :grin:
by azngod1992
Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Mr. Grunden, Sorry about the late response. But, right now, we're looking at a full round robin between all participating teams, at about 7 or 8 rounds, if you bring three teams and East Chapel Hill brings 2 (obviously less rounds, if we get less teams). We expect to be done at about 4-4:30 pmish, w...
by azngod1992
Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
Replies: 75
Views: 18415

Re: North Carolina 2011-2012

Duke is excited to announce our annual spring invitational tournament to be held on April 7th, 2012. Here is the announcement: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =1&t=12765.
by azngod1992
Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Replies: 21
Views: 11835

Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012

Duke University Quizbowl is excited to announce that our annual spring invitational tournament will be hosted on April 7th, 2012. We will be mirroring Yale's BHSAT (Bulldog High School Academic Tournament) set instead of using our usual NAQT IS-Set. Details: Start Time: 9AM, Registration at 8:45AM L...
by azngod1992
Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
Replies: 75
Views: 18415

Re: North Carolina 2011-2012

Yea, it looks like an undergraduate tournament we wish to attend has just been announced on the same date. We'll probably change the date to April 7th or April 21st. Again, same question, are there any potential conflicts with those dates?
by azngod1992
Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
Replies: 75
Views: 18415

Re: North Carolina 2011-2012

Duke Quizbowl is interested in hosting our annual spring invitational on Saturday, April 14th, 2012. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any conflicting activities that may interfere with participation (besides the ACT date) before we formally order packets and reserve rooms.
by azngod1992
Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11

I like to congratulate Enloe A on going undefeated to win the tournament. Also, thank you to all of those who stuck around for 11 rounds of quizbowl. I apologize for running so many rounds, but I felt that round robin would be the most equitable way to structure a tournament with 11 teams that also ...
by azngod1992
Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11

No it appears Enloe is bringing another team for a total of 3, I'm sorry about not updating this earlier, but they just confirmed it with me earlier tonight. Every team will be guaranteed 10 games (11 rounds), and we seek to have the tournament finished by 5:30pm (with 1 hour for lunch)
by azngod1992
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11

EDIT: Buzzer problem solved.
by azngod1992
Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11

Sorry about the lack of notices, we are planning to send an email out Thursday night. We have already received the set, and we have staff and rooms reserved. Field update posted in the main post. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM US BY NOW IF YOU EMAILED US TO REGISTER. If not, please email alv...
by azngod1992
Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11

Duke Quizbowl is pleased to announce our 1st Duke Annual Fall Tournament, which is slated to replace Duke Celebrity Shoot to be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. We will be using NAQT IS-109, there will be no computational math questions and we will not be using timed rounds. Location: Duke Uni...
by azngod1992
Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)
Replies: 3
Views: 2201

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)

Congrats to Duke A for finishing first, and USC for finishing second.

Stats are here: http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
by azngod1992
Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)
Replies: 3
Views: 2201

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)

Updates:

Field:
Liberty: 1 team
USC: 1 team
House: 1 team
UNC: 1-2 teams (still waiting to hear back)


At this point, it looks like we'll probably do a double round-robin, with the overall top 2 teams taking home book prizes
by azngod1992
Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)
Replies: 3
Views: 2201

Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Duke (September 17th)

Duke University Quizbowl is once again hosting ACF Novice on September 17th, 2011. We welcome all team who meet the eligbility requirements to attend our tournament. We hope to guarantee at least 7 games. Tournament structure will be probably consist of an initial round robin followed by rebracketin...
by azngod1992
Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
Replies: 6
Views: 3457

Re: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)

Sorry to anyone confused by the SQBS report. I am rather inexperienced in using SQBS as a scorekeeping program; however, I have learned much from this tournament. The oversights made in this tournament will not happen in a future tournament. What was the bracket format? We had two initial round robi...
by azngod1992
Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
Replies: 6
Views: 3457

Re: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)

Congratulations to Cave Spring A for taking first place at the 2nd Duke Spring Invitational. We would like to thank all the teams for coming to our tournament.

The stats are posted here:
http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
by azngod1992
Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
Replies: 6
Views: 3457

Re: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)

Yes, it is happening. The field update is as follows: Green Hope (3) St. Mary's School (1) Enloe (2) Arendell Parrott Academy (2) Western Harnett (1) Hoggard (1) East Chapel Hill (2) Cave Spring (4) Northwood (1) Total = 17 teams. We are still in need of moderators. If you are willing to read, pleas...
by azngod1992
Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror 4/2 @ NGCSU
Replies: 165
Views: 67147

Re: MUT Mirror 4/2 @ NGCSU

Unfortunately, Duke is withdrawing from this tournament due to (again) a lack of interest. I apologize to the tournament staff for such a late notice. Best of luck to all the other teams.
by azngod1992
Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror 4/2 @ NGCSU
Replies: 165
Views: 67147

Re: MUT Mirror 4/2 @ NGCSU

Consider Duke interested in attending this tournament with one team.
by azngod1992
Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:59 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Undergraduate Mirror (3/19/11) at Maryland
Replies: 15
Views: 6036

Re: Minnesota Undergraduate Mirror (3/19/11) at Maryland

It looks like Duke might not be able to attend the tournament due to a lack of definite commitments. I will keep you posted.

EDIT: It appears that Duke will not able to attend this tournament.
by azngod1992
Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2010-2011
Replies: 53
Views: 10947

Re: North Carolina 2010-2011

Duke is hosting its second annual spring tournament this year. We will be using IS-104, and all teams are welcomed to participate. For more information, please visit our announcement: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =1&t=11116.
by azngod1992
Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
Replies: 6
Views: 3457

Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)

Duke University quizbowl club would like to cordially invite any interested teams to the 2nd annual Duke Spring Invitational that will be held on April 9th. We are tentatively using NAQT set IS-104. Our tournament holds regional exclusivity for IS-104 in North Carolina. This tournament will not be t...
by azngod1992
Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall Discussion
Replies: 156
Views: 33005

Re: ACF Fall Discussion

Hey, can I have a copy as well?

[email protected]
by azngod1992
Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament at VCU (10/3)
Replies: 34
Views: 10830

Re: Early Fall Tournament at VCU (10/3)

Duke is bringing two teams and one buzzer.
by azngod1992
Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Stats: http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Duke&id=1&page=standings I like to thank everyone for coming to our tournament. I'm really sorry that the top 3 spots had to be decided by ppg and ppb due to a screw up in packet reading order by me. Hopefully, you guys still had a great time reg...
by azngod1992
Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Matt, can you bring a laptop for reading purposes tomorrow? Thanks.
by azngod1992
Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Hey William & Mary should be there with one team, two buzzers, and an experienced moderator if there's a discount for one (is there?). Also we qualify for over 100 miles traveled. There's an outside chance of a second team but I'll keep you posted. Sweet. Although I don't have any power over bu...
by azngod1992
Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Hey can I get an estimate for when this thing will be over? I've got a player who has to miss from about 12:15-4:45, and he wants to know if he should come or not. So, right now, we're looking at about 8 or 9 rounds, so 4-5 hours + 1 hour for lunch if we begin exactly on time. I'm not going to make...
by azngod1992
Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:00 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Price update: just clarifying, the the discounts are factored in per team, not per person. For example, if you bring a buzzer and 4 players, you have to pay 55 dollars; if you bring a buzzer and 3 players, you pay 40 dollars, ect... Field Update, as of 9/12: UNC: 3 teams Wake Forest: 1 team Liberty ...
by azngod1992
Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 7179

Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament at Duke (9/18)

Duke is hosting ACF Novice on 9/18. Logistics: Location: Biological Science Building, a map of Duke's campus is here: http://map.duke.edu/?x=530&y=-351&z=2&w=1349&h=600&new.x=260&new.y=448 Time: 10:00AM, please arrive by 9:45AM for registration. If you want a decent parking s...
by azngod1992
Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational
Replies: 9
Views: 1935

Re: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational

Final Standings:

1st - Raleigh Charter A
2nd - Cave Spring A
3rd - Raleigh Charter B

The stats will be emailed to the individual coaches and submitted to NAQT.

Thank you to all who came to this tournament, and bearing with our relative inexperience and current event questions from 5 months ago.
by azngod1992
Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational
Replies: 9
Views: 1935

Re: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational

We're still accepting new teams until Friday! However, it looks like the registration has slowed down considerably. By the looks of it, we'll have 8 teams, which means we will do a full round-robin prelim followed by rebracketing into two 4-team playoff round robin. With this structure, all teams ar...
by azngod1992
Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama '09-'10
Replies: 64
Views: 11522

Re: Alabama '09-'10

If Alabama were to organize a team, whoever is in charge would have to inform HSAPQ rather quickly, since the soft deadline of 3/18 has long past.
by azngod1992
Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:47 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational
Replies: 9
Views: 1935

Re: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational

Just a reminder everyone, this is still happening! We're officially lowering the base price by 10 dollars in order to attract more teams! The tournament will officially start at 9:00AM in Biological Science. A map of Duke's campus can be found here: http://map.duke.edu/. Food can be found in the Bry...
by azngod1992
Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: [April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational
Replies: 9
Views: 1935

[April 24th] 1st Duke Invitational

Duke University is excited to announce our first annual Spring tournament. We'll be hosting IS-92 and we have Regional Exclusivity for North Carolina. We will not be using timers and there will be no math questions. Depending on the number of teams, we will be doing either a full-round robin with a ...
by azngod1992
Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Buzzerfest discussion
Replies: 41
Views: 8999

Re: Buzzerfest discussion

I too would like to see the discussion.
by azngod1992
Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 5957

Re: MUT Discussion

I played at the CMU mirror.
by azngod1992
Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT mirror at Carnegie Mellon (3/20/10)
Replies: 23
Views: 6981

Re: MUT mirror at Carnegie Mellon (3/20/10)

Has the location/time been announced?
by azngod1992
Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT mirror at Carnegie Mellon (3/20/10)
Replies: 23
Views: 6981

Re: MUT mirror at Carnegie Mellon (3/20/10)

Duke should be coming with 1 team.