Difference between revisions of "Patrick Liao"
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Patrick began playing [[Reach for the Top]] at [[Lisgar]] in grade 9, where he went to Reach for the Top Nationals as a spare on a powerful team that defeated UTS to be national champion. The following year saw him be on the team as a regular, as Lisgar tied for first at regionals and came in the top 10 at provincials. In Patrick's grade 11 year, he captained a Lisgar team consisting of three other grade 11s and a grade 10 to first in Ottawa regionals but failed to finish in the top 10 at the provincal tournament. | Patrick began playing [[Reach for the Top]] at [[Lisgar]] in grade 9, where he went to Reach for the Top Nationals as a spare on a powerful team that defeated UTS to be national champion. The following year saw him be on the team as a regular, as Lisgar tied for first at regionals and came in the top 10 at provincials. In Patrick's grade 11 year, he captained a Lisgar team consisting of three other grade 11s and a grade 10 to first in Ottawa regionals but failed to finish in the top 10 at the provincal tournament. | ||
| − | + | Later, Patrick played on the Lisgar team that made HSNCT in [[2009 HSNCT|2009]], [[2010 HSNCT|2010]], [[2011 HSNCT|2011]]. He also captained a team that won the 2010 Ontario Provincial NAQT championships. Patrick is infamous for answering "Daniel Carter" for "Jimmy Carter" at a tournament. Daniel was the captain of Lisgar's rivals, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute. | |
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| + | At [[Penn]], Patrick instead became notorious for writing about Canada inordinately for submissions and for helping the team to a fourth-place finish at [[ACF Nationals|ACF Nationals 2012]]. His depth of knowledge in history, classics and Canadiana has proven very helpful. | ||
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| + | ==Writing== | ||
| + | *[[Penn Bowl|2012 Penn Bowl]] | ||
| + | *Several OAC questions | ||
| − | + | == Notable Tournaments == | |
| + | *[[2012 ACF Nationals]] - 4th place (with [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[James Lasker]], and [[Samuel Passaglia]]) | ||
| + | *[[2012 ICT]] - 11th place (with [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[James Lasker]], and [[Samuel Passaglia]]) | ||
| + | *[[ACF Regionals|2012 ACF Regionals]] - 3rd place (with [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[James Lasker]], and [[Samuel Passaglia]]) | ||
| + | *[[SCT|2012 SCT Mid-Atlantic]] - 2nd place (with [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Samuel Passaglia]], and [[Jon Moller]]) | ||
| + | *[[MAGNI|2011 MAGNI]] - 3rd place (with [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], and [[James Lasker]]) | ||
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Revision as of 01:57, 5 May 2012
| Patrick Liao | |
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| Noted subjects | History, Geography, Anything else that is not Science. |
| Current college | University of Pennsylvania |
| Past colleges | N/A |
| High school | Lisgar (2008-2011) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Patrick Liao is a quizbowler at the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
High School
Patrick began playing Reach for the Top at Lisgar in grade 9, where he went to Reach for the Top Nationals as a spare on a powerful team that defeated UTS to be national champion. The following year saw him be on the team as a regular, as Lisgar tied for first at regionals and came in the top 10 at provincials. In Patrick's grade 11 year, he captained a Lisgar team consisting of three other grade 11s and a grade 10 to first in Ottawa regionals but failed to finish in the top 10 at the provincal tournament.
Later, Patrick played on the Lisgar team that made HSNCT in 2009, 2010, 2011. He also captained a team that won the 2010 Ontario Provincial NAQT championships. Patrick is infamous for answering "Daniel Carter" for "Jimmy Carter" at a tournament. Daniel was the captain of Lisgar's rivals, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute.
College
At Penn, Patrick instead became notorious for writing about Canada inordinately for submissions and for helping the team to a fourth-place finish at ACF Nationals 2012. His depth of knowledge in history, classics and Canadiana has proven very helpful.
Writing
- 2012 Penn Bowl
- Several OAC questions
Notable Tournaments
- 2012 ACF Nationals - 4th place (with Saajid Moyen, Eric Mukherjee, James Lasker, and Samuel Passaglia)
- 2012 ICT - 11th place (with Saajid Moyen, Eric Mukherjee, James Lasker, and Samuel Passaglia)
- 2012 ACF Regionals - 3rd place (with Saajid Moyen, Eric Mukherjee, James Lasker, and Samuel Passaglia)
- 2012 SCT Mid-Atlantic - 2nd place (with Saajid Moyen, Eric Mukherjee, Samuel Passaglia, and Jon Moller)
- 2011 MAGNI - 3rd place (with Saajid Moyen, Eric Mukherjee, and James Lasker)