Nicholas Karas
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Dec 24
Sacramento Winter HS Tournament
This competition will take place on Saturday, January 9 on Discord. We are using NAQT IS-195 for the Varsity Division and IS-198A for the JV Division. The field cap, for now, is 12 for Varsity and 8 for JV. We are asking that middle school teams not play, sorry. The entry fee is $60 per …
Dec 23
Cal Cup #3 Registration is now open
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 …
Dec 23
Results from Cal Cup #2
Congratulations to Mission San Jose A for winning the Competitive Division, to Bellarmine A for winning the Standard Division, and to Harker C for winning the Novice Division at online Cal Cup #2! Thank you to all of the staff for your help!Competitive results are here, Standard results are here, and Novice results are here.Unfortunately, we received …
Dec 08
Cal Cup 2 Field List/Rosters
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; …
Nov 24
Registration for Cal Cup #2 (Dec 19) is now open!
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 …
Nov 20
Results from Cal Cup #1
Congratulations to Stanford Online for winning the Competitive Division, to Mission San Jose C for winning the Standard Division, and to Saratoga C for winning the Novice Division at the first online Cal Cup tournament! We thank all of the players, coaches, and staff for making this competition a success. Complete stats/results can be found …
Nov 16
Bay Area November Middle School Tournament
This competition is taking place on Saturday, November 21 on Discord. There is still room in the field; Tuesday (Nov 17) is the last day to register. Registration take place on the NAQT website here
Nov 13
Cal Cup #1 Details
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.
Nov 04
Cal Cup #1 Updates
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 …
Nov 03
Sacramento December Middle School Tournament
The first Sacramento online Middle School Quiz Bowl tournament is taking place on Saturday, December 5 on Discord. There are two divisions: Varsity and JV. The field cap is currently 8 for both divisions; I’ll evaluate possible field expansion as we get closer to the date. Registration takes place on the NAQT website here Entry fee …