2022 ACF Winter at James Madison University (11/05/2022)

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2022 ACF Winter at James Madison University (11/05/2022)

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I am pleased to announce that the Lower Mid-Atlantic site of 2022 ACF Winter will be held at James Madison University on Saturday, November 5, 2022.

The tournament will take place in person at Keezell Hall. The opening meeting will begin at 8:45 and gameplay will begin at 9:00. I (Ryan Ritter) will be the tournament director. Please direct any questions about this site to me at [email protected].

Eligibility
In general, teams where players are all attending the same school and all taking at least one class for credit during the 2022–2023 school year are eligible to play 2022 ACF Winter. ACF’s full eligibility rules are available here. Questions about eligibility should be directed to [email protected].

Rules
This tournament will follow ACF’s official gameplay rules.

Registration
Fill out the central 2022 ACF Winter registration form with all relevant information. The form is here. The field for each site can be found here.

If possible, teams should register for the site that is geographically closest to them and/or is in the region they would normally attend. The field cap is 21, after which teams will be placed on a waitlist or potentially assigned to another site. Please register by October 31, 2022.

Fees
  • Base fee: $150
  • New to quizbowl discount: −$100
  • Shorthanded discount (1–2 players): −$75
  • Travel discount: −$10 per 200 miles traveled one-way
  • Buzzers: −$10 per functional buzzer system
  • Staffers: −$15 per staffer with a functional laptop. Staffers must register with ACF in advance by filling out this form.
The new to quizbowl discount is intended for schools that have not sent a team to any mainstream collegiate academic tournament (not counting exclusively novice tournaments) since September 2021, and which have no players who competed in non-novice collegiate tournaments during that same period.

Packet Submission
Any team with at least two people on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament* (either as a college student or high school student) prior to September 1, 2021, is required to submit a half-packet. Please email [email protected] if you are unsure whether your team is required to submit a half-packet. A team that is not required to submit a packet may submit an optional packet by the no-penalty deadline for a $50 discount.

* For these purposes, all ACF tournaments, NAQT SCT (Division I or Division II), NAQT ICT, and typical college-level academic invitationals count as regular collegiate academic tournaments. Pop culture or “hybrid” tournaments, HCASC, and tournaments played on NAQT’s Collegiate Novice series sets do not.

Here is the submission schedule:
  • September 4: −$50
  • September 18: −$25
  • October 2: no penalty
  • October 16: +$25
  • October 23: +$50
There is an additional $10/day penalty for each day after October 23rd. If teams required to submit a half-packet have not submitted by October 30th, they will be dropped from the tournament, with no exceptions.

If your team is going to submit a half-packet, whether required or not, email [email protected] to request a distribution. All finished packets must be sent to that email before 11:59 Pacific time on the day listed to receive the discount or penalty. Please format the half-packet in .doc or .docx before sending it. The email subject line should list the name of the school, the team number (if applicable), and the words “half-packet.”
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Re: 2022 ACF Winter at James Madison University (11/05/2022)

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We could use a few more experienced moderators to ensure things run a little smoother. Unaffiliated staffers will be paid $40 and provided breakfast and lunch. Reach out to me at the above email if you're interested!
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Re: 2022 ACF Winter at James Madison University (11/05/2022)

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We've expanded the field from 18 to 21 teams.
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Re: 2022 ACF Winter at James Madison University (11/05/2022)

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Congratulations to Virginia A, who went undefeated to win this tournament! Also congratulations to UNC A, who placed second overall. Maryland A were our undergraduate champions.

Full stats can be found here . One note - one of the rooms in the championship bracket's playoff results were erased with no way to recover them. Playoff records are correct, but individual stats/scores are not. Thanks so much to everyone who came out!
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HHS '19, James Madison '22.5
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