KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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I am excited to announce a tournament, the KICKOFF Northeast Mirror, on KICKOFF and KICKOFF Novice! We will have two divisions—one running KICKOFF and the other running KICKOFF Novice. There will be a combined field cap of 16. (EDIT: High schools will now be allowed to play in any division.)

KICKOFF Novice is adapted from KICKOFF, and shares a lot of the same answerlines. As such, teams who have played one of the sets (KICKOFF/KICKOFF Novice) may NOT play the other set.

This tournament will be held on Saturday, October 8th, 2022, and will be directed by Andrew Gao (Chenery) and Jason Qin (IMSA).

This tournament is intended to function as an online mirror with geographical restrictions. Only teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire will be immediately accepted into the field. Teams outside these states may request an exception to play the mirror by emailing me at [email protected] before registration.

Rules
Teams will consist of no more than 6 players, with only 4 players playing at a given time. All players are required to follow NAQT gameplay rules (with timing + other small modifications) and active players must show TWO HANDS on camera during games if they do not have an exemption from a tournament director. Cheating is expressly forbidden and any suspicions of cheating will be investigated and reported to quizbowl organizations if necessary.

Format
This tournament will have two divisions, Standard and Novice. Standard will run KICKOFF, and Novice will run KICKOFF Novice. There will be a combined field cap at 16 teams. Teams will be guaranteed 8 games. We will use 20 tossups and 20 three-part-bonuses per untimed round. We will use both 15-point powers and negative-5-point negs. There will be no computational math.

Unless enough staffers have Zoom premium or a school Zoom, games will be played on Discord, with Buzzin.live for buzzing. A change in format will be announced to all teams, but expect Discord for now. Each individual player must have their own Discord account to join the tournament server. Making an account is free and can be done so here.

Registration
Please register teams using this form. Outside staffers will be paid $25 for staffing the whole tournament and may sign up here. Staffers will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis until we have enough staff.

Fees
Base Fee: $70 per team
Shorthanded (1-2 players) discount: -$30
Staff Discount: -$25
There will be a minimum fee of $0 per school. Teams who cancel without a legitimate reason after October 4th at 11:59 PM EDT must pay the full fee.

Payment should be made out through Venmo, Paypal, or by check (with Venmo strongly preferred). If your school needs a W-9 or additional info to pay, please let us know via email before registration. We will send specific payment info prior to the tournament.

Stats
Team and individual stats will be posted on hsquizbowl.com within 24 hours of the end of the tournament. We will have live stats up to the game on a Google Sheet, and category and subcategory stats.

Misconduct
Anyone involved with the tournament, including but not limited to: coaches, players, staff, tournament directors, and spectators must adhere to the PACE Code of Conduct. Misconduct can be reported to this form and/or sent to [email protected].

Contact
Please direct any questions to [email protected]. We hope to see your team here!
Last edited by komododragon655 on Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:41 pm, edited 9 times in total.
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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Two days left to fill out the date & set poll! We expect to put out a finalized date & set by next Saturday, and full info for the tournament should be up about a month out from the tournament date.
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Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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This tournament will be held on October 8th, 2022 (changed from 10/1). We will run both KICKOFF and KICKOFF Novice, and we'll have a combined field cap of 16 teams.

Information about this tournament will be updated in the original post in September. We hope to see you there!
Last edited by komododragon655 on Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:36 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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This tournament's date has been moved to Saturday, October 8th.
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Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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Full information about this tournament has been updated in the original post! Get those registrations in!
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Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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Field Update (10/5) [teams/staffers]:

Choate (CT) [3/0]
IMSA (IL) [2/0]
Northview (GA) [1/0]
"Educated Illiterates" [1/0]

If you are interested, please sign up! If you are not eligible to play, please spread the word! We are looking forward to a fun tournament in ~3 weeks!
Last edited by komododragon655 on Fri Oct 07, 2022 6:46 am, edited 11 times in total.
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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Re: KICKOFF Northeast Mirror (10/8, Online)

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This tournament is now open to high schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, or New Hampshire, and as such, the tournament will now be known as "KICKOFF Northeast Mirror." If you would like to play but are not from one of these states, feel free to ask for an exemption—email me at [email protected]! We will keep the current divisions (Standard on KICKOFF and Novice on KICKOFF Novice). Middle school teams may play in whatever division fits them best!

High school and middle school teams should register using this link: https://forms.gle/4H31L9mMTtkjZLCA9

Additionally, Jason Qin (IMSA) will be replacing Cindy Gao as co-TD due to a conflict. We hope to see your team on October 8th!
Andrew Gao (he/him)
Chenery Middle School '23, Belmont High School '27
Pandruwu Sheetz, ex-MSQBRank
2022 MS IPNCT Finalist (3rd), 2022 MSNCT Finalist (2nd), 2023 MSNCT Champion
[email protected] | pandruwu on Discord
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