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{{Infobox|Name = Eric Xu | {{Infobox|Name = Eric Xu | ||
|Subjects = Literature, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy | |Subjects = Literature, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy | ||
| − | |schoolcur = [[ | + | |schoolcur = [[Harvard]] (2020-) |
| − | |schoolpast = | + | |schoolpast = [[Virginia]] (2015-2019) |
|highschool = [[Western Albemarle]] (2012-2015) | |highschool = [[Western Albemarle]] (2012-2015) | ||
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| − | '''Eric Xu''' | + | '''Eric Xu''' was a player at [[Western Albemarle]] High School in Virginia. In his first year of playing good quiz bowl tournaments, he was the 9th-place prelim scorer at the [[2013 HSNCT]]. He went on to become one of the best HS players in the country, scoring over 100ppg at all of the NAQT tournaments at which he played, bringing his team to second place as top scorer at the [[2014 NSC]], and bringing his team to t-5th at the [[2014 HSNCT]] as second overall scorer. He was also the top scorer at the [[2013 ACF Fall]] Virginia mirror and he won the [[2014 Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] Virginia mirror, playing solo.<br> |
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| + | In 2020, he began a law degree at [[Harvard]], where he may play occasional tournaments. | ||
Eric created and hosts a podcast called [[Up Late with Eric Xu]] which can be found [http://quizbowlpodcast.wordpress.com/ here]. | Eric created and hosts a podcast called [[Up Late with Eric Xu]] which can be found [http://quizbowlpodcast.wordpress.com/ here]. | ||
| − | + | Eric was named the [[HSQBRank All-World Teams|HSQBRank Player of the Year]] for the 2014-15 season. | |
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| + | {{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[NSC|NSC Leading Scorer]] | ||
| + | |year = 2014 & 2015 (shared with [[Henry Hawthorn]]) | ||
| + | |previous = [[Max Schindler]] | ||
| + | |next = [[Eric Wolfsberg]] | ||
| + | | }} | ||
| + | {{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[National Quizbowl Awards|National High School Player of the Year]] | ||
| + | |year = 2014 | ||
| + | |previous = [[Max Schindler]] | ||
| + | |next = [[Austin Foos]] | ||
| + | | }} | ||
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[[Category: High school players active in 2014]] | [[Category: High school players active in 2014]] | ||
[[Category:High school players active in 2015]] | [[Category:High school players active in 2015]] | ||
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[[Category:Players active in 2016]] | [[Category:Players active in 2016]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 28 May 2021
| Eric Xu | |
| Noted subjects | Literature, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy |
| Current college | Harvard (2020-) |
| Past colleges | Virginia (2015-2019) |
| High school | Western Albemarle (2012-2015) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Eric Xu was a player at Western Albemarle High School in Virginia. In his first year of playing good quiz bowl tournaments, he was the 9th-place prelim scorer at the 2013 HSNCT. He went on to become one of the best HS players in the country, scoring over 100ppg at all of the NAQT tournaments at which he played, bringing his team to second place as top scorer at the 2014 NSC, and bringing his team to t-5th at the 2014 HSNCT as second overall scorer. He was also the top scorer at the 2013 ACF Fall Virginia mirror and he won the 2014 Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament Virginia mirror, playing solo.
In 2020, he began a law degree at Harvard, where he may play occasional tournaments.
Eric created and hosts a podcast called Up Late with Eric Xu which can be found here.
Eric was named the HSQBRank Player of the Year for the 2014-15 season.
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