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{{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Torrey Pines]] A|players=[[Chris Wu]], [[Sharad Vikram]], [[Howon Lee]], [[Stephen Liu]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=7th|nsc=7}} | {{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Torrey Pines]] A|players=[[Chris Wu]], [[Sharad Vikram]], [[Howon Lee]], [[Stephen Liu]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=7th|nsc=7}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Walt Whitman]]|players=[[Alex Luta]], [[Douglas Graebner]], [[Oren Steinberg]], [[Jeremy Steinberg]], [[Todd Pollak]], [[Alex Rosen]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=13th|nsc=13}} | {{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Walt Whitman]]|players=[[Alex Luta]], [[Douglas Graebner]], [[Oren Steinberg]], [[Jeremy Steinberg]], [[Todd Pollak]], [[Alex Rosen]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=13th|nsc=13}} | ||
| − | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Centennial]]|players=[[Katherine Cannella]], [[Nikhil Vallabhaneni]], [[Adam Silverman]], | + | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Centennial]]|players=[[Katherine Cannella]], [[Nikhil Vallabhaneni]], [[Adam Silverman]], Jenny C. (?)|sortHsnct=5th|hsnct=5|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} |
{{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Copley]]|players=[[Jeffrey Wang]], [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Edward Pang]], [[Keval Yerigeri]]|sortHsnct=13th|hsnct=13|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Copley]]|players=[[Jeffrey Wang]], [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Edward Pang]], [[Keval Yerigeri]]|sortHsnct=13th|hsnct=13|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Stevenson]]|players=[[Eugene Bulkin]], [[Mark Savin]], [[Kevin Malis]], [[Zach Blumenfeld]], [[Joe Schlude]], [[Collin Shapiro]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=4th|nsc=4}} | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Stevenson]]|players=[[Eugene Bulkin]], [[Mark Savin]], [[Kevin Malis]], [[Zach Blumenfeld]], [[Joe Schlude]], [[Collin Shapiro]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=4th|nsc=4}} | ||
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A one-person team (or one-man team) is a team with multiple players on it whose fate is perceived to be entirely tied to the scoring abilities of a single player. Literal "one-person" teams are typically referred to as solo instead.
The term is both laudatory and derisive - while it celebrates the skill of the "one-person" in question, it minimizes the contributions of their teammates (which are often significant) and carries with it the implication that the "one-person" is succeeding in part because of their lack of support. Because of the derogatory connotations, and especially the implied insult to the teammates of the "one-person," it is not a good idea to use this term in reference to any team in your tournament when you are the TD or moderator.
Examples
One-person teams are frequently successful at the local high school level and occasionally competitive nationally. They are vulnerable against well-balanced attacks from multiple good players at the highest levels of either high school or collegiate quizbowl, which frequently limits their placement.
High school
This table is a subset of teams which could be considered "one-player" since 2010, under the loose definition of "a single player scoring 2/3 or more of a team's tossup points per game". Entry on this list has been limited to teams that placed in the top 20 at either HSNCT or NSC.