Cal Cup #3 is taking place on Saturday, January 16 on Discord. We will be using Saturnalia for Competitive, RAFT II for Standard, and ERIS for Novice. We will implement the same priority list that we did at Cal Cup #2. Registration becomes first-come, first-serve on Tuesday, January 4; we will post the field and ask for rosters on that date. The field cap, for now, is 16 for each division. Entry fee information remains the same.
Churchill, Lowell, and Vista Del Lago have already heard the ERIS set and thus are ineligible to compete in the Novice Division at this tournament (but may compete in the other divisions).
Competitive teams should be aware that Saturnalia is a bit harder than a typical, regular-difficulty high school set.
Register for Cal Cup #3 here

Field: The list of teams can be found here; we have 2 teams on the Competitive waitlist, 8 teams on the Standard waitlist, and 16 teams on the Novice waitlist. Check the field periodically for updates. Let us know ASAP if you plan to drop!

Rosters: Teams in the field are asked to provide a roster here; waitlist teams do not have to provide a roster until they are promoted into the field. Teams that are currently in the field that do not have a roster posted by the end of Thursday this week will be dropped from the field and may not be able to re-enter. Any subsequent roster updates can be emailed to us (californiacupquizbowl@gmail.com)

Cal Cup #2 is taking place on Saturday, December 19 on Discord. We are using LONE STAR for Competitive+Standard and MOQBA Novice for Novice (not NAQT).

Registration for Cal Cup #2 takes place via this form. We will ask for rosters at a later time. The last day to register is Tuesday, December 15. We are setting the field cap at 16 teams in each division for now.

We are implementing the following priority list for Cal Cup #2 (like we did last year); our goal is to prioritize high school teams (since this is a high school tournament) as we expect the field to fill quickly.
1) Teams that provide an experienced moderator (based on our discretion) 2) Teams that provide a scorekeeper 3) Teams from new high schools 4) Teams that include at least one high school student that are not in any of the above categories 5) Middle school teams not in any of the above categories
Registration becomes first-come, first-serve on Monday, December 7; we will post the field on that date.

Server details and schedules can be found here

Participants are reminded that even though this competition is taking place online, question content should not be posted online. We take question security very seriously and there are severe repercussions for revealing question content in public forums.

At this point we will only be accepting payment by check; let us know if this is an issue.

We’re still in the process of recruiting staff; expect an update later this week regarding the waitlists. Please indicate on your A team’s registration page if you are providing staff.

We are asking all teams in the field to post a roster no later than the end of Friday of this week; teams that do not have a roster by that time will be dropped from the field. Rosters can be edited afterwards. The last day to register is Tuesday, November 10.

The following teams have yet to post a roster: Amador Valley B/C, Cupertino Scholars B, Harker B/C/D, Sagittarius B, Saint Francis A/B

Cal Cup #1 (Cal Classic) is taking place on Saturday, November 14 on Discord. This competition features three divisions: Competitive, Standard, and Novice; Competitive and Standard will use NAQT set IS-197 while Novice will use NAQT set IS-196A.

We are setting an initial field cap of 16 teams for each of the three 3 divisions; we will evaluate the possibility of accommodating more teams when we have a better idea of the staffing situation.

Middle School teams may compete but should be aware that they will be competing on high school level questions primarily against high school teams.

Registration takes place on the NAQT website here (one must have an account in order to register)

New for this year:

1) We are not offering “the package” as we have in previous years. Teams will pay for each competition separately; the base entry fee is $75 per team (per tournament)

2) There is no buzzer discount

3) The New School Discount is $35 per team

4) Most teams should expect to play around 7 matches in total; the playoff format (to be announced) will likely change significantly from previous years

5) This competition is open to schools in Northern and Central California but teams in Southern California (LA/SD) and other states may not compete

Payment: We are still determining the best way to handle payment for this competition; we will get back to everyone soon. Please do not write out any checks or send Alvin any money at this time.

Complete Cal Cup details can be found here (check back later for info regarding nationals qualification and other set usage).

The first Bay Area Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, November 21 and the first Sacramento Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, December 5. Expect registration for these events to open early next week.

A reminder to please fill out this survey regarding December 19 as a possible Cal Cup #2 date (if your school has not already done so)