Re: QBIT at Caltech (4/17/2021)

[sidewalkill]

Caltech is excited to announce the first ever CHASE (Caltech's High-school Academic Scholastic Event), directed by Shwetha Kunnam with assistance from Chase Blanchette and Kevin Yu! This is an official mirror of Prison Bowl XIII, a regular-difficulty+ high school set.

Date / Time / Location:
The tournament will take place on April 17th, 2021 over Discord. Matches will begin promptly at 9:00 A.M. PST.

Registration:
To register, please fill out this form. Replying to this thread will not register a team. The registration deadline is April 10th, 2021.

The initial field cap is 16, although we expect this to go up depending on staffer availability and team interest. As of now, the first three teams that a school registers will automatically be let into the field, while remaining teams will be placed on a waiting list. If there is sufficient room on April 3rd, 2021, the waitlisted teams will be let into the field.

Eligibility:
This tournament is only open to high school (and middle school) students in the bottom 10 California counties (Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura). Team members should all attend the same school.

Fees:
Schools that did not play any tournaments in the 2019-2020 season will pay a flat $50 per team. All other schools will pay $70 per team.

We would strongly prefer payments through Paypal or Venmo, please let us know if you are unable to pay this way! Payment information will be sent out on registration.

Discounts:
- $20 per experienced moderator

Minimum fee: $50 per team

Misconduct:
Players must follow the PACE Code of Conduct. We take all forms of misconduct extremely seriously. If you are threatened or are made to feel uncomfortable in any way please fill out the quizbowl misconduct form or, if you feel comfortable, please contact the Tournament Director or a staffer directly.

Staff:
To staff, please fill out this form. We will be paying staffers not affiliated with a competing school $25 through Venmo or Paypal. We may also be able to sign volunteer service forms for middle/high schoolers.

Tournament Format:
As the tournament will be run on Discord, cameras are mandatory and one hand must be visible on camera at all times. Please contact the Tournament Director to request an exemption to one or both of these policies.

Teams will be allowed to have up to 6 players, but only 4 players can play at once. Teams with more than 6 players will be asked to split into 2 teams. Teams will be allowed to make substitutions at halftime.

This tournament will use the PACE ruleset with 15 point powers and -5 point negs. Players will have 8 seconds to answer after a buzz, prompt, or bonus part. Ties will be resolved based on PPG (points per game) within brackets, and ties across brackets will be resolved based on win-loss ratios and PPB (points per bonus).

Inquiries:
Please reach out to me at [email protected] (or side#3261 on discord) if you have any questions!

[sidewalkill]

It has come to our attention that QuBIT is an existing tournament hosted by High Tech High School. Accordingly, we are changing the name of our event to CHASE (Caltech's High-school Academic Scholastic Event). The post and other media will be updated to reflect this change.

[sidewalkill]

We are excited to announce that CHASE is an official NSC qualifier event! The top 10% of teams at this event will qualify for the PACE NSC.

[sidewalkill]

Current Field (9/16):
Viewpoint School (A)
La Jolla High School
Wilton
Troy High School
Westview
Scripps Ranch High School
Canyon Crest Academy
Santa Monica High School
North Hollywood

This post will be updated as spots fill up.