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The '''Antonin Artaud Tournament of Cruelty''' was held at [[Michigan]] on August 11, 2001.  Like its well-received predecessor, the [[Summer of Kleist]], it was written by [[Paul Litvak]], [[Ben Heller]], and a group of no-longer-so-Young Turks of [[Michigan]] quizbowl.  Notably, after [[Noel Erinjeri]] failed to write enough science questions, [[Paul Litvak]] replaced 1/1 science in each round with social science, to the reported dismay of [[Subash Maddipoti]].

The tournament was won by the undefeated "Two Gallants," a two-man team consisting of [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]].  Andrew led the tournament in scoring at 71 ppg, while [[Kelly McKenzie]] finished second at 62.5 ppg.

Notably, the tournament also saw [[Vik Vaz]] struggle to get to Michigan, which led his teammate, Subash, to offer to charter a plane if it meant that Vik would get there on time.  This episode was referenced in the [[Definitive Greatest Players List]], where it was taken as indexical of "the regard in which [Vik] is held by a top player."

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