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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
Since the tournament has grown to 16 teams, I'm increasing the pay for moderators to $75.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
We're up to 14 teams, with everyone off the waitlist. We can accept four more teams before hitting the current field cap, though I'll continue to look for more staff if demand is needed.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
The field has been updated. We have three teams on our waitlist so far; if you're interested in staffing, please let me know by emailing me.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2016
Re: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
I've done some calculations and have updated the original post with this information: The entry fee is $840 plus Kentucky's 6% sales tax. Payments that come directly from a tax-exempt organization have the sales tax waived. Each state is welcome and encouraged to register additional (B and on) teams...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2016
Re: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
Has a registration fee been determined? We are trying to put together a team, but without costs associated with the event, it's hard to tell students how much they need to raise. Note: an update on April 18 made some of this information out of date My apologies - I thought I had edited that in but ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBT Rising College Freshmen Contact Form
- Replies: 0
- Views: 382
IQBT Rising College Freshmen Contact Form
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments is launching a contact form for rising college freshmen who are interested in continuing to play quiz bowl in college. Information you share with this form will only be used for: *Contacting you regarding starting or joining a quiz bowl team at the college or univ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
Re: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
We are now up to seven sites, including two online ones. There's a lot of the country that I'd love to see have sites but don't yet; if you're interested in holding a local one, please email me at [email protected].
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
Field (16/18 teams) American University Carleton College Chicago State University University of Idaho Johns Hopkins University Kentucky State University Murray State College A University of Notre Dame Princeton University Purdue University University of Toronto Tulane University A Tulane University ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
IQBT Novice Online (04/27)
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, LLC is pleased to announce an online mirror of IQBT Novice (an Americanized version of British Novice) will be taking place April 27, 2024. The opening meeting will begin at 9:45 AM Eastern and gameplay will begin at 10:00 AM Eastern. Fred Morlan will be the tour...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergrad & NASAT sets available for summer mirrors
- Replies: 0
- Views: 276
2024 IQBT Undergrad & NASAT sets available for summer mirrors
Both IQBT's 2024 Undergraduate Championship and 2024 NASAT sets are available for summer mirrors this year. The mirror fee for each is $45 per team that plays the event. If the event is being hosted by someone other than a school-affiliated team, there is an additional 6% state sales tax due to Kent...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2016
Re: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
This post reserved for the field.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2016
2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, LLC (IQBT) is pleased to announce the 2024 National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT). This will be the fourteenth NASAT. NASAT will be hosted on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16. It will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. ...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBT is looking for writers and subject editors for NASAT 2024
- Replies: 2
- Views: 526
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBT is looking for writers and subject editors for NASAT 2024
- Replies: 2
- Views: 526
IQBT is looking for writers and subject editors for NASAT 2024
IQBT is finalizing its production team for this year's NASAT set. If you would be interested in contributing as a writer or editor, please fill out this form . Pay for NASAT is $6.50 per tossup written, $5 per bonus written, $2.50 per tossup edited, and $2 per bonus edited. NASAT is attended to be a...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
Re: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
I'm open to having tournaments on the 27th as well, and am actively looking for an online TD for one to be held on the weekend of the 27th.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
It took me a little longer to be rested enough to put together this post properly. This tournament would not have happened without the help of a lot of people. I want to thank everyone from that. First of all, I'd like to thank the Columbia team for graciously hosting us. I want to especially thank ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: 2023: The most common schools from the last four NAQT Entering Freshmen Lists
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4175
Re: 2023: The most common schools from the last four NAQT Entering Freshmen Lists
Oklahoma State - 38 freshmen Texas A&M - 30 Carnegie Mellon - 21 Michigan Tech - 20 Georgetown - 18 Northeastern - 18 SUNY-Geneseo - 18 An update on these schools: Oklahoma State - played ACF Fall & Collegiate Novice, but nothing since October Texas A&M - played ACF Fall, an online Plan...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Based on precedent of breaking ties affecting playoffs significantly on the buzzer, it would have made sense for Chicago A/Columbia B and Texas/Maryland to play a packet for the privilege of not carrying over their one loss instead of it being determined by relatively small PPG differences. Two tea...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
Re: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30 or 4/13
We are now up to three sites, with Georgia Tech hosting on April 13.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
FYI: there is a private discussion forum here on HSQB for this tournament, which you can request access for via your control panel. We also have the discussion going on the tournament Discord.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
For one, we were not able to get into the building until the time that the opening meeting was scheduled to start. I was impressed with how efficiently Fred and co. were able to wrangle all the teams and buzzers at the meeting and get us started close to on time, but obviously not being able to get...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Combined stats are now available at https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8 ... ned_stats/.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Congratulations to Cornell on their win today! Chicago A finished second and Columbia A and Rutgers tied for third.
A bigger thank you post will come in the next 48 hours.
A bigger thank you post will come in the next 48 hours.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We are into the superplayoffs, with standings here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8 ... rplayoffs/
The schedule has been updated with superplayoff seeds.
The schedule has been updated with superplayoff seeds.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
Congratulations to our 12 teams that made the top tier of playoffs!
Cornell, Duke, Chicago A, Columbia B, Columbia A, NYU, Texas, Maryland, Brown A, Missouri, Brown B, & Rutgers
The full playoff seeds can be found on the schedule here.
Complete preliminary stats are here.
Cornell, Duke, Chicago A, Columbia B, Columbia A, NYU, Texas, Maryland, Brown A, Missouri, Brown B, & Rutgers
The full playoff seeds can be found on the schedule here.
Complete preliminary stats are here.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
Congrats to our Tournament All-Stars! This was determined by individual performance in the preliminary rounds. Jason Hong, Brown A, 68 PPG Joseph Chambers, Virginia, 64 PPG Aum Mundhe, Rutgers, 56 PPG John John Groger, Columbia B, 55 PPG Eshan Pant, NYU, 55 PPG Cerulean Ozarow, Brown B, 53 PPG Richa...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We are underway! You can find preliminary stats here.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
Re: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30 or 4/13
After a suggestion from Adam Swift, I've updated the first two points of eligibility to: "*Scored more than 60 PPG in the prelims of a college tournament "*Were the top scorer (highest overall PPG) on a team that finished in the top 15% of the field, rounded up, at a non-novice college tou...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBT looking for Undergraduate Championship Staffers - 3/2, Columbia U, NYC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 688
Re: IQBT looking for Undergraduate Championship Staffers - 3/2, Columbia U, NYC
We could still use a couple staffers for this event. If you're interested, please let me know.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2023 British Novice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2566
Re: 2023 British Novice
Apologies for the delay due to my illness, but the general thread is available here now.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
Re: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30 or 4/13
The following is a list of sites using this set:
SIUE, March 30 (Midwest-ish region)
RIT, April 13 (New York)
Georgia Tech, April 13 (Southeast)
Tufts, April 13 (Northeast)
Online, April 13
George Washington, April 27 (Upper Mid-Atlantic)
Online, April 27
SIUE, March 30 (Midwest-ish region)
RIT, April 13 (New York)
Georgia Tech, April 13 (Southeast)
Tufts, April 13 (Northeast)
Online, April 13
George Washington, April 27 (Upper Mid-Atlantic)
Online, April 27
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2154
2024 IQBT Collegiate Quiz Bowl Novice - 3/30, 4/13, or 4/27
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, LLC is pleased to work with the team behind the 2023 British Novice set to bring the set to the United States for use at collegiate novice tournaments on the weekends of March 30 & April 13. This is intended to be an easy, 1 dot set. Eric Mukherjee will be ou...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
I'm closing the field at 30 teams, which is a nice, round number. We're going to be using the schedule outlined here provided by Conor. If the link doesn't work correctly for some reason, it's the 30 teams, 12 rounds tab. Additionally, the tournament will be held in Hamilton Hall (1130 Amsterdam Ave...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
Thanks, Conor - I'll look these over today after I get caught up on my missed emails due to COVID and have something announced by the end of the week at the absolute latest.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1368
Re: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
This is a preliminary announcement that IQBT will be holding NASAT, preferably on June 15 & 16. We hope to have a site announced in the near future. More details to come. I am waiting on responses to emails before making a formal site announcement, but we have secured at least one site in Richm...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We are also looking for at least one more team for the tournament; if you're interested in competing with a team that fits the eligibility criteria, please email me at [email protected].
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We are currently at 30 teams, with one another having indicated interest. Here are our planned schedules. 30 teams: Five brackets of six into five brackets of six with one tiebreaker round, with two parallel top brackets (10 rounds) with one tiebreaker round + 1 game final (rebracket after 5 rounds)...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4425
Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
I'm updating the list: quiz bowlers need belts, haircuts, and beach towels.Ndg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:44 pmPeople say quiz bowl players need to touch grass, but... literally, with their butts, during ACF Nationals?ClevelandCavaliers wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:18 pm Each game will be hosted on either a picnic table or perhaps on the ground
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2023 British Novice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2566
Re: 2023 British Novice
I just got permission yesterday to organize national mirrors of the set; I've been unable to post it yet due to illness in the family.Cosmas's Tabernacular Earth wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:57 pm Is there any update on potential American mirrors? I emailed the listed email but never got a response
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1368
Re: 2023 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
Yes, I'm not good at typing.
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We are currently at 28 teams registered. I have a cap of 32 teams that I am trying to reach. Four teams currently have invitations, with four more on the waitlist for them. I'm hoping to hear back from these teams rather quickly over the next few days. If you are interested in registering for this t...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1368
2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
This is a preliminary announcement that IQBT will be holding NASAT, preferably on June 15 & 16. We hope to have a site announced in the near future.
More details to come.
More details to come.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
This is a reminder that January 31 is the no penalty drop date for the field. Schools that drop from the field between February 1-February 22 will owe $270 per registered team. Schools that drop from the field between February 23 & March 2 owe $540 per registered team. I am working on invoices t...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBT looking for Undergraduate Championship Staffers - 3/2, Columbia U, NYC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 688
IQBT looking for Undergraduate Championship Staffers - 3/2, Columbia U, NYC
Hello all, IQBT is calling for anyone interested in moderating our upcoming Undergraduate Championship. It is being held on March 2 at Columbia University in New York City. Staffers will be paid $75 for the day. We are also covering transit fees such as subway fare, etc. Moderators will need to use ...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:33 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Canceled
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1506
Re: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Canceled
I unfortunately don't have the bandwidth to run this tournament this year.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: IQBT Regular Season Set #4 (HS) Available 1/27/24
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4829
Re: IQBT Regular Season Set #4 (HS) Available 1/27/24
This set will be making its debut at the end of the month, and is still available for mirroring!
I just posted some feedback we received from one of our hosts who used our Regular Season Set #3 in its thread here.
I just posted some feedback we received from one of our hosts who used our Regular Season Set #3 in its thread here.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: IQBT Regular Season Set #3 (HS) Available 10/21/23
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3971
Re: IQBT Regular Season Set #3 (HS) Available 10/21/23
This set is still available for mirrors this competition year. We'd love to have you use them. Chuck Pearson, who just used this set for a tournament in December, was kind enough to pass along this feedback: "IQBT Regular Season sets are exactly what we need at this stage of the season in SWATA...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:24 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14917
Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24
We currently have 29 teams registered, with one new invitation out as of this morning. I will take a couple days to determine if we're increasing our current field cap from 30 teams.