East Brunswick May Invitational 2016 @EBHS (05/14/16)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:52 pm
Hello again everyone! Although EB’s first tournament has yet to occur, I am pleased to announce East Brunswick’s second tournament that will take place on May 14, 2016. For our invitational, there will be two separate tournaments occurring concurrently, one solo tournament on NTSS 2015 and a standard quizbowl tournaments with teams on IS-151A. While schools can sign up both teams for the team tournament and players for the solo tourney, no player may participate in both.
Logistics
Because so much of this tournament’s structure will depend on turnout, this is all very speculative. However, registration will be as usual - opening at 7:45 and closing at 8:45 along with a moderator meeting. The tournament will officially commence at 9 am. The tournament will take place at East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, NJ.
Tentatively the solo tourney will be played as such:
The field cap is initially set at 24. Two prelim brackets of 12 will play 11 games. The top four from each bracket will then be split into two playoff brackets of 4, playing three more games in a round robin. The top two seeds in each of those brackets will then play in a super playoff (A1 v B2, B1 v A2, winners advance to the finals, the losers to the 3rd place game).
The bottom two in each of those playoff brackets will play straight crossover. The middle four from each bracket will be broken into two 4 person round robins and play crossovers, as will the bottom 4. This will let us to determine exact placing for fun, as well as allowing everyone to play a minimum of 15 games.
Once again, this is tentative, and we are open to changes and would love to hear suggestions. We wanted to get this tournament announced as soon as possible, so the format may not be completely polished. Suggestions are always encouraged.
The team tournament will be played as such:
The field cap is initially set at 18 teams. Three brackets of 6 will play a round robin with the top 2 seeds advancing to a 6 team playoff round robin. The top 4 will then play in a super playoff (1 v 4, 2 v 3, winners move on, etc). The bottom 4 from each division will be placed into 2 consolation brackets of 6.
Lunch
If your team is interested in ordering pizza, that will be handled through us on the day of. Please mark your interest in pizza on the form.
If you do not feel like ordering pizza, there are a few great options within a 5-10 minute walk from the High School: Chipotle, Smashburger, Sarku Japan, Musclemaker Grill, and Halal Guys. There is also a Five Below for snacks.
Registration and Fees
The solo tourney costs are:
$15 per player
The solo tourney discounts are:
- $2 / buzzer set
- $5 / moderator
While I realize the solo tourney discounts are very low, the initial cost has also been kept very low because we want people to have access to the tourney so we hope you still bring moderators and buzzer sets.
The A-set tourney costs are:
$70 / first team
$60 / every additional team
$50 minimum fee/ team
The following are our team discounts:
- $15 / experienced moderator with laptop for the purpose of electronic scorekeeping
- $10/ experienced moderator without laptop
- $5 / buzzer set
Please bring a check written out to East Brunswick High School on the day of the competition.
The registration forms are as follows:
If you are registering multiple players from the same school for the solo tournament, please fill the form out once for each player.
Solo:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U1i2Uc ... E/viewform
A-set Tourney:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16f0YUG ... U/viewform
The field caps are 24 for the solo tourney and 18 for the team tourney. Field updates will be located just below.
If you have any questions, email me at [email protected] or message me on facebook (Jason Xu) and I hope to see you in May!
EDIT: Just another note very quickly:
After East Brunswick's first ever tournament just yesterday (Funfest), I have decided to make a few notes regarding logistics.
1. If you plan on leaving halfway through the tournament, or may possibly have a bus issue that restricts you from staying the entire duration (most likely until 5 PM), please DO NOT sign up. We have had trouble with teams leaving after the morning rounds or leaving in the middle of the afternoon bracket, leaving us scrambling to find an adequate way to replace the lost matches. This does not only hurt East Brunswick's experience in running the tournament, but it also hurts all the other quizbowlers' experiences as well.
2. If your team decides to drop from the field within 5 days before the competition and there is no waitlist, the fee that was charged still holds. This leaves us very little time to have another team fill in the spot.
Apart from those two statements, we hope that your time at this tournament will be enjoyable!
Logistics
Because so much of this tournament’s structure will depend on turnout, this is all very speculative. However, registration will be as usual - opening at 7:45 and closing at 8:45 along with a moderator meeting. The tournament will officially commence at 9 am. The tournament will take place at East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, NJ.
Tentatively the solo tourney will be played as such:
The field cap is initially set at 24. Two prelim brackets of 12 will play 11 games. The top four from each bracket will then be split into two playoff brackets of 4, playing three more games in a round robin. The top two seeds in each of those brackets will then play in a super playoff (A1 v B2, B1 v A2, winners advance to the finals, the losers to the 3rd place game).
The bottom two in each of those playoff brackets will play straight crossover. The middle four from each bracket will be broken into two 4 person round robins and play crossovers, as will the bottom 4. This will let us to determine exact placing for fun, as well as allowing everyone to play a minimum of 15 games.
Once again, this is tentative, and we are open to changes and would love to hear suggestions. We wanted to get this tournament announced as soon as possible, so the format may not be completely polished. Suggestions are always encouraged.
The team tournament will be played as such:
The field cap is initially set at 18 teams. Three brackets of 6 will play a round robin with the top 2 seeds advancing to a 6 team playoff round robin. The top 4 will then play in a super playoff (1 v 4, 2 v 3, winners move on, etc). The bottom 4 from each division will be placed into 2 consolation brackets of 6.
Lunch
If your team is interested in ordering pizza, that will be handled through us on the day of. Please mark your interest in pizza on the form.
If you do not feel like ordering pizza, there are a few great options within a 5-10 minute walk from the High School: Chipotle, Smashburger, Sarku Japan, Musclemaker Grill, and Halal Guys. There is also a Five Below for snacks.
Registration and Fees
The solo tourney costs are:
$15 per player
The solo tourney discounts are:
- $2 / buzzer set
- $5 / moderator
While I realize the solo tourney discounts are very low, the initial cost has also been kept very low because we want people to have access to the tourney so we hope you still bring moderators and buzzer sets.
The A-set tourney costs are:
$70 / first team
$60 / every additional team
$50 minimum fee/ team
The following are our team discounts:
- $15 / experienced moderator with laptop for the purpose of electronic scorekeeping
- $10/ experienced moderator without laptop
- $5 / buzzer set
Please bring a check written out to East Brunswick High School on the day of the competition.
The registration forms are as follows:
If you are registering multiple players from the same school for the solo tournament, please fill the form out once for each player.
Solo:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U1i2Uc ... E/viewform
A-set Tourney:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16f0YUG ... U/viewform
The field caps are 24 for the solo tourney and 18 for the team tourney. Field updates will be located just below.
If you have any questions, email me at [email protected] or message me on facebook (Jason Xu) and I hope to see you in May!
EDIT: Just another note very quickly:
After East Brunswick's first ever tournament just yesterday (Funfest), I have decided to make a few notes regarding logistics.
1. If you plan on leaving halfway through the tournament, or may possibly have a bus issue that restricts you from staying the entire duration (most likely until 5 PM), please DO NOT sign up. We have had trouble with teams leaving after the morning rounds or leaving in the middle of the afternoon bracket, leaving us scrambling to find an adequate way to replace the lost matches. This does not only hurt East Brunswick's experience in running the tournament, but it also hurts all the other quizbowlers' experiences as well.
2. If your team decides to drop from the field within 5 days before the competition and there is no waitlist, the fee that was charged still holds. This leaves us very little time to have another team fill in the spot.
Apart from those two statements, we hope that your time at this tournament will be enjoyable!