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==History==
 
==History==
  
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McGill's club was founded in 2003 by Andrew Segal and Jon Klein, two alumni of the [[CHAT|Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto]] team that finished third in the 2002 [[Reach for the Top]] nationals. They have attended an [[NAQT]] SCT each year since, claiming the Division II title at the 2005 Canadian SCT at [[Ottawa]].  McGill has qualified for the [[2005 ICT]], [[2006 ICT]], [[2007 ICT]], and  but attended only in 2005, 2006.
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McGill's club was founded in 2003 by Andrew Segal and Jon Klein, two alumni of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. McGill qualified for the [[2005 ICT]], [[2006 ICT]], [[2007 ICT]], and  but attended only in 2005, 2006. From this time until 2014, the team had no meeting room and was forced to play in the student bar. From 2008-2012, Hunter Book annually led several McGill teams to the [[Ottawa Hybrid Tournament]] and SCT; however, the club did not attend any national championships.
  
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For several years, the team had no meeting room.  Forced to play in the student bar, the public display has drawn several members, making it by far the largest team in Canada in terms of local membership.  Through various factors, only a small portion of the group actually travels to tournaments.
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After 2013, the McGill Trivia Club underwent several years of expansion, largely thanks to the administrative management of [[Joe Su]]. At the [[2014 ICT]], a Division II team of Joe Su, [[Derek So]], Sebastian Drake and Sam Baker finished third after losing to [[Northwestern]] in a winner-makes-finals game. From 2016-2019, the team of Derek So, [[Daniel Lovsted]], [[Akhil Garg]], and Joe Su put up the best DI ICT and ACF Nationals finishes in school history and won most regional Canadian tournaments.
  
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In 2008-2012, McGill sent several teams each year to the [[Ottawa Hybrid Tournament]] and SCT, but never went to ICT or many other tournaments. The team was led by [[Hunter Book]] of [[Kellenberg]] during this era.  
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After hosting Quebec Bowl in 2005 and 2006 SCT, prohibitive room booking costs resulted in the club travelling to Ontario or the US for every tournament. McGill returned to hosting in 2020 with [[2020 ACF Fall]] as a result of quizbowl's move online during the COVID-19 pandemic.  
  
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==2012-present==
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==Current Members==
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*Simone Valade (President)
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In 2013, [[Joe Su]] started convincing the team to go to more tournaments, especially local tournaments where McGill would do better than playing against a much stronger New England field. In Joe's first two years, McGill went to Ottawa Hybrid and mirrors of THUNDER, Delta Burke, Minnesota Open, MUT, MFT, Penn Bowl, SUBMIT, VCU Open, DISCO, and others. After being unable to attend 2013 SCT due to snow, in 2014, McGill won the Canadian Division II SCT, with [[Derek So]] as the tournament's highest scorer. At the [[2014 ICT]], a Division II team of Joe Su, Derek So, Sebastian Drake and Sam Baker finished third after losing to [[Northwestern]] in a winner-makes-finals game. McGill will continue to play in both Ontario and New England tournaments. During this era of McGill Quizbowl, Joe gets the team to go to tournaments, Sebastian does all the administrative and driving duties, and Derek does most of the scoring.
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*Sheena Li (VP External)
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*Cormac Beirne (VP Communications)
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==Current Players==
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*Russell Valerio (VP Finance)
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*Cormac Beirne
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*Nikko Ong (VP Operations)
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*Nadia Dakdouki
 
*Kevin Fan
 
*Kevin Fan
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*Kais Jessa
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*Minh-Huy Phung
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*Simone Valade
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*Tim Kwan
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==Hosted Tournaments==
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==Nationals Appearances==
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*2005 DII ICT (12th; Jonathan Klein, Angus Cepka, Andrew Segal, John Dingle)
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*2006 DI ICT (28th; Jonathan Klein, Angus Cepka, Andrew Segal, John Dingle)
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*2014 DII ICT (3rd; Derek So, Samuel Baker, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
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*2015 DI ICT (27th; Derek So, Samuel Baker, Sebastian Drake, Stefanie Schoeneman)
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*2015 DII ICT (18th; Daniel Lovsted, Andreas Loken, Jeffrey Liang, Sacha Guilbaud)
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*2015 ACF Nationals (22nd; Derek So, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
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*2016 DI ICT (17th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
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*2016 DII ICT(17th; Gilbert Hsyu, Koji Shiromoto, Hugh Hamilton, Jack Guo)
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*2016 ACF Nationals(24th; Derek So, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
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*2017 DI ICT(8th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
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*2018 DI ICT(11th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su, Jack Guo)
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*2018 DII ICT (14th; Henry Atkins, Austen Friesacher, Nikko Ong)
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*2018 ACF Nationals (18th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
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*2019 DI ICT (15th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
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*2019 ACF Nationals (7th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
  
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McGill hosted "Quebec Bowl" in October, 2005, consisting only of Ottawa and McGill teams.  They hosted the 2006 NAQT Canadian SCT, which drew a larger field but was criticized for their ignorance of good quizbowl rules.
 
  
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==Attend Tournaments, 2012 onwards==
 
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*2012 New England SCT
 
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*2012 New England ACF Regionals
 
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*2012 Ottawa THUNDER Mirror
 
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*2013 Ottawa Delta Burke Mirror
 
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*2013 Ottawa Minnesota Open Mirror
 
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*2013 Carleton MUT Mirror
 
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*2013 Ottawa Hybrid
 
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*2013 Waterloo Missouri Open Mirror, First Place
 
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*2013 Carleton MFT Mirror
 
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*2013 Ottawa Penn Bowl Mirror
 
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*2014 Canadian SCT II, First place
 
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*2014 Ottawa Hybrid
 
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*2014 Carleton SUBMIT Mirror
 
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*2014 ICT II, Third place
 
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*2014 Waterloo VCU Open Mirror
 
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*2014 Waterloo DUST Mirror, First Place
 
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*2014 Waterloo DISCO Mirror
 
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*2014 McMaster Penn Bowl Mirror, Second Place
 
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*2014 Toronto PADAWAN Mirror
 
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*2014 Waterloo DEES Mirror
 
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*2015 ACF Regionals at McMaster, Second Place
 
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*2015 Waterloo Oxford Open Mirror
 
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*2015 Canadian SCT I and II, first place in both
 
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*2015 ICT I and II
 
  
 
[[Category:McGill]]
 
[[Category:McGill]]

Revision as of 17:01, 28 December 2020

McGill University
McGill University Logo.png
Location:
Montreal, QC
Current President or Coach Simone Valade
National championships none
NAQT Page link

McGill University is an anglophone university in Montreal, Quebec. A trivia club was established in the 2002-03 season.

History

McGill's club was founded in 2003 by Andrew Segal and Jon Klein, two alumni of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. McGill qualified for the 2005 ICT, 2006 ICT, 2007 ICT, and but attended only in 2005, 2006. From this time until 2014, the team had no meeting room and was forced to play in the student bar. From 2008-2012, Hunter Book annually led several McGill teams to the Ottawa Hybrid Tournament and SCT; however, the club did not attend any national championships.

After 2013, the McGill Trivia Club underwent several years of expansion, largely thanks to the administrative management of Joe Su. At the 2014 ICT, a Division II team of Joe Su, Derek So, Sebastian Drake and Sam Baker finished third after losing to Northwestern in a winner-makes-finals game. From 2016-2019, the team of Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, and Joe Su put up the best DI ICT and ACF Nationals finishes in school history and won most regional Canadian tournaments.

After hosting Quebec Bowl in 2005 and 2006 SCT, prohibitive room booking costs resulted in the club travelling to Ontario or the US for every tournament. McGill returned to hosting in 2020 with 2020 ACF Fall as a result of quizbowl's move online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current Members

  • Simone Valade (President)
  • Sheena Li (VP External)
  • Cormac Beirne (VP Communications)
  • Russell Valerio (VP Finance)
  • Nikko Ong (VP Operations)
  • Nadia Dakdouki
  • Kevin Fan
  • Minh-Huy Phung
  • Tim Kwan

Nationals Appearances

  • 2005 DII ICT (12th; Jonathan Klein, Angus Cepka, Andrew Segal, John Dingle)
  • 2006 DI ICT (28th; Jonathan Klein, Angus Cepka, Andrew Segal, John Dingle)
  • 2014 DII ICT (3rd; Derek So, Samuel Baker, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
  • 2015 DI ICT (27th; Derek So, Samuel Baker, Sebastian Drake, Stefanie Schoeneman)
  • 2015 DII ICT (18th; Daniel Lovsted, Andreas Loken, Jeffrey Liang, Sacha Guilbaud)
  • 2015 ACF Nationals (22nd; Derek So, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
  • 2016 DI ICT (17th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
  • 2016 DII ICT(17th; Gilbert Hsyu, Koji Shiromoto, Hugh Hamilton, Jack Guo)
  • 2016 ACF Nationals(24th; Derek So, Joe Su, Sebastian Drake)
  • 2017 DI ICT(8th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
  • 2018 DI ICT(11th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su, Jack Guo)
  • 2018 DII ICT (14th; Henry Atkins, Austen Friesacher, Nikko Ong)
  • 2018 ACF Nationals (18th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
  • 2019 DI ICT (15th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
  • 2019 ACF Nationals (7th; Derek So, Daniel Lovsted, Akhil Garg, Joe Su)
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