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'''ACF Regionals''' is a [[Quiz Bowl]] tournament that has historically been held in February.  It is similar to [[ACF Fall]] in terms of format, and packet writing requirements.  ACF Regionals is typically held at several locations across the country in February. While "Regionals difficulty" once had its own definition above regular, the difficulty of ACF Regionals is now usable as a metric for measuring so called "regular difficulty" tournaments. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8272&p=144364&hilit=regular#p144364] ACF Regionals questions got more difficult for several years, but 2008 ACF Regionals was noticeably easier than the 2007 incarnation, and was in fact statistically easier than NAQT Sectionals of the same year.  
 
'''ACF Regionals''' is a [[Quiz Bowl]] tournament that has historically been held in February.  It is similar to [[ACF Fall]] in terms of format, and packet writing requirements.  ACF Regionals is typically held at several locations across the country in February. While "Regionals difficulty" once had its own definition above regular, the difficulty of ACF Regionals is now usable as a metric for measuring so called "regular difficulty" tournaments. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8272&p=144364&hilit=regular#p144364] ACF Regionals questions got more difficult for several years, but 2008 ACF Regionals was noticeably easier than the 2007 incarnation, and was in fact statistically easier than NAQT Sectionals of the same year.  
  
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ACF Regionals was produced from 1991 to 1997 by the now-defunct [[ACF#Academic Competition Foundation .281991 1997.29|Academic Competition '''Foundation''']]. The foundation was replaced in 1997 by the Academic Competition '''Federation''', which has edited the tournament ever since:
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! Year
 
! Year
 
! Editors
 
! Editors
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2001|2001]]
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| [[1998 ACF Regionals|1998]]
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| [[Matt Colvin]]
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| [[1999 ACF Regionals|1999]]
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| [[David Hamilton]]
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| [[2000 ACF Regionals|2000]]
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| [[Andrew Yaphe]]
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| [[2001 ACF Regionals|2001]]
 
| [[Subash Maddipotti]]
 
| [[Subash Maddipotti]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2002|2002]]
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| [[2002 ACF Regionals|2002]]
 
| [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]] and [[Dave Hamilton]]
 
| [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]] and [[Dave Hamilton]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2003|2003]]
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| [[2003 ACF Regionals|2003]]
 
| [[Subash Maddipoti]]
 
| [[Subash Maddipoti]]
 
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|-
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| [[ACF Regionals 2004|2004]]
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| [[2004 ACF Regionals|2004]]
 
| [[Raj Bhan]]
 
| [[Raj Bhan]]
 
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|-
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| [[ACF Regionals 2005|2005]]
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| [[2005 ACF Regionals|2005]]
 
| [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[Mike Sorice]], and [[Jeff Hoppes]]
 
| [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[Mike Sorice]], and [[Jeff Hoppes]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2006|2006]]
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| [[2006 ACF Regionals|2006]]
 
| [[Matt Lafer]], [[Chris Romero]], and [[Mike Sorice]]
 
| [[Matt Lafer]], [[Chris Romero]], and [[Mike Sorice]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2007|2007]]
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| [[2007 ACF Regionals|2007]]
 
| [[Seth Teitler]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Ryan Westbrook]]
 
| [[Seth Teitler]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Ryan Westbrook]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2008|2008]]
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| [[2008 ACF Regionals|2008]]
 
| [[Matt Weiner]] and [[Matt Keller]]
 
| [[Matt Weiner]] and [[Matt Keller]]
 
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| [[Jerry Vinokurov]], with [[Trygve Meade]], [[Chris Ray]], [[Dwight Wynne]], and [[Ted Gioia]]
 
| [[Jerry Vinokurov]], with [[Trygve Meade]], [[Chris Ray]], [[Dwight Wynne]], and [[Ted Gioia]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2011|2011]]
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| [[2011 ACF Regionals|2011]]
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| [[Rob Carson]], with [[Ted Gioia]], [[Matt Weiner]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], [[Dwight Wynne]], assisted by [[Andy Watkins]] and [[Jerry Vinokurov]]
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| [[Rob Carson]], with [[Ted Gioia]], [[Matt Weiner]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[Dwight Wynne]], assisted by [[Andy Watkins]] and [[Jerry Vinokurov]]
 
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| [[ACF Regionals 2012|2012]]
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| [[2012 ACF Regionals|2012]]
 
| [[Trevor Davis]], with [[John Lawrence]], [[Guy Tabachnick]], [[Will Butler]], and [[Auroni Gupta]]
 
| [[Trevor Davis]], with [[John Lawrence]], [[Guy Tabachnick]], [[Will Butler]], and [[Auroni Gupta]]
 
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| [[2016 ACF Regionals|2016]]
 
| [[2016 ACF Regionals|2016]]
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| [[John Lawrence]], with [[Chris Ray]], [[Max Schindler]], and [[Ben Zhang]]
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| [[John Lawrence]], with [[Itamar Naveh-Benjamin]], [[Chris Ray]], and [[Max Schindler]]
 
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| [[2017 ACF Regionals|2017]]
 
| [[2017 ACF Regionals|2017]]
 
| [[Andrew Hart]], with [[Stephen Liu]], [[Nathan Weiser]], [[Benji Nguyen]], [[Cody Voight]], and [[Adam Silverman]]
 
| [[Andrew Hart]], with [[Stephen Liu]], [[Nathan Weiser]], [[Benji Nguyen]], [[Cody Voight]], and [[Adam Silverman]]
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| [[2018 ACF Regionals|2018]]
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| [[Auroni Gupta]], with [[Will Alston]], [[Kenji Shimizu]], [[Will Holub-Moorman]], and [[Stephen Eltinge]]
 
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Revision as of 18:40, 7 August 2018

ACF Regionals is a Quiz Bowl tournament that has historically been held in February. It is similar to ACF Fall in terms of format, and packet writing requirements. ACF Regionals is typically held at several locations across the country in February. While "Regionals difficulty" once had its own definition above regular, the difficulty of ACF Regionals is now usable as a metric for measuring so called "regular difficulty" tournaments. [1] ACF Regionals questions got more difficult for several years, but 2008 ACF Regionals was noticeably easier than the 2007 incarnation, and was in fact statistically easier than NAQT Sectionals of the same year.

ACF Regionals was produced from 1991 to 1997 by the now-defunct Academic Competition Foundation. The foundation was replaced in 1997 by the Academic Competition Federation, which has edited the tournament ever since:

Year Editors
1998 Matt Colvin
1999 David Hamilton
2000 Andrew Yaphe
2001 Subash Maddipotti
2002 Ezequiel Berdichevsky and Dave Hamilton
2003 Subash Maddipoti
2004 Raj Bhan
2005 Andrew Yaphe, Mike Sorice, and Jeff Hoppes
2006 Matt Lafer, Chris Romero, and Mike Sorice
2007 Seth Teitler, Jerry Vinokurov, and Ryan Westbrook
2008 Matt Weiner and Matt Keller
2009 Jonathan Magin, with Eric Mukherjee
2010 Jerry Vinokurov, with Trygve Meade, Chris Ray, Dwight Wynne, and Ted Gioia
2011 Rob Carson, with Ted Gioia, Matt Weiner, Jeremy Eaton, and Dwight Wynne, assisted by Andy Watkins and Jerry Vinokurov
2012 Trevor Davis, with John Lawrence, Guy Tabachnick, Will Butler, and Auroni Gupta
2013 Chris Ray, with Cody Voight, Rob Carson, and John Lawrence
2014 Evan Adams, with Carsten Gehring, Matt Jackson, Ashvin Srivatsa, Adam Silverman, and Will Nediger
2015 Matt Jackson, with Sarah Angelo, Tommy Casalaspi, Trevor Davis, Stephen Liu, and Sriram Pendyala
2016 John Lawrence, with Itamar Naveh-Benjamin, Chris Ray, and Max Schindler
2017 Andrew Hart, with Stephen Liu, Nathan Weiser, Benji Nguyen, Cody Voight, and Adam Silverman
2018 Auroni Gupta, with Will Alston, Kenji Shimizu, Will Holub-Moorman, and Stephen Eltinge
ACF tournaments
ACF Fall 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
ACF Winter 2009 2010 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
ACF Regionals 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ACF Nationals 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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