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by AKKOLADE
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergrad & NASAT sets available for summer mirrors
Replies: 0
Views: 159

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...
by AKKOLADE
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
Replies: 1
Views: 458

Re: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)

This post reserved for the field.
by AKKOLADE
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 NASAT: June 15-16, VCU (Richmond, VA)
Replies: 1
Views: 458

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. ...
by AKKOLADE
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: 296

Re: IQBT is looking for writers and subject editors for NASAT 2023

Cheynem wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:26 pm I would hope NASAT 2023 is edited already!
Oh for God's sake.
by AKKOLADE
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: 296

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...
by AKKOLADE
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: 4
Views: 1234

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.
by AKKOLADE
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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 ...
by AKKOLADE
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: 3686

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...
by AKKOLADE
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
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: 4
Views: 1234

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.
by AKKOLADE
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
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: 4
Views: 1234

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...
by AKKOLADE
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: 656

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.
by AKKOLADE
Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 British Novice
Replies: 7
Views: 2188

Re: 2023 British Novice

AKKOLADE wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:22 pm 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.
Apologies for the delay due to my illness, but the general thread is available here now.
by AKKOLADE
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: 4
Views: 1234

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
RIT, April 13
Georgia Tech, April 13
Tufts, April 13
George Washington, date TBA
by AKKOLADE
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: 4
Views: 1234

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...
by AKKOLADE
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
Replies: 5
Views: 1225

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...
by AKKOLADE
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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].
by AKKOLADE
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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)...
by AKKOLADE
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4072

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

Ndg wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:44 pm
ClevelandCavaliers wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:18 pm Each game will be hosted on either a picnic table or perhaps on the ground
People say quiz bowl players need to touch grass, but... literally, with their butts, during ACF Nationals?
I'm updating the list: quiz bowlers need belts, haircuts, and beach towels.
by AKKOLADE
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 British Novice
Replies: 7
Views: 2188

Re: 2023 British Novice

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
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.
by AKKOLADE
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
Replies: 5
Views: 1225

Re: 2023 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA

L.H.O.O.Q. wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:46 pm This is the date for 2024 NASAT, right?
Yes, I'm not good at typing.
by AKKOLADE
Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 NASAT: Tentatively June 15-16, Site TBA
Replies: 5
Views: 1225

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.
by AKKOLADE
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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...
by AKKOLADE
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: 656

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 ...
by AKKOLADE
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Canceled
Replies: 3
Views: 1477

Re: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Canceled

I unfortunately don't have the bandwidth to run this tournament this year.
by AKKOLADE
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: IQBT Regular Season Set #4 (HS) Available 1/27/24
Replies: 6
Views: 4639

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.
by AKKOLADE
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: IQBT Regular Season Set #3 (HS) Available 10/21/23
Replies: 4
Views: 3838

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...
by AKKOLADE
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

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.
by AKKOLADE
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24

The 15th is the last day for currently invited teams to accept or decline their invitation. If I do not hear from your team by that date, I will treat it as you declining your bid. Today is this deadline. There are invitations outstanding to Arkansas A, Johns Hopkins A, Missouri, Rutgers B, Truman ...
by AKKOLADE
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24

The 15th is the last day for currently invited teams to accept or decline their invitation. If I do not hear from your team by that date, I will treat it as you declining your bid.
by AKKOLADE
Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24

I was asked about the status of the tournament. With 27 teams currently registered, we will be proceeding with the tournament.
by AKKOLADE
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24

I know some teams are still working on figuring out if they can attend, but please do let me know if you are or are not able to attend this tournament absolutely no later than January 15. Please do let me know as soon as you are able so I can either add you to the field or invite the next team on th...
by AKKOLADE
Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 British Novice
Replies: 7
Views: 2188

Re: 2023 British Novice

IQBT has reached out to Rhys about working together on this for the novice project I mentioned in this thread. IQBT is set up to centralize the conversion of questions & coordinate different sites and outreach efforts.
by AKKOLADE
Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2/24

Invitations are being sent out this morning. We have a public invitation tracker available here . Teams are asked to accept or decline their bids by December 15. We are encouraging teams that know they are going to decline their bid to let us know as soon as possible, so we can invite the next team ...
by AKKOLADE
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Canceled
Replies: 3
Views: 1477

Re: IQBT Hawaii Introductory Tournament - Postponed to February

This tournament is being postponed to next semester, likely February.
by AKKOLADE
Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2-3/3/24

I just sent out a survey to the 40 qualified teams asking if they would prefer a one-day tournament at a $540 entry fee or a two-day at a $700 entry fee. We'll determine our plan off the results of this survey. I polled on the level of schools rather than individual teams - I thought it was more eq...
by AKKOLADE
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14535

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2-3/3/24

Given that this tournament costs more to attend than ACF Nationals, with few opportunities for discounts, I might suggest online alternatives to canceling? We'll see from the survey, but I don't expect this tournament - with a fee comparable to ICT , the other college national that doesn't require ...