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{{One-player team row|year=2018|school=[[Dublin Scioto]]|players=[[Gabriel Pinto]], [[Clark Smith]], [[Visvam Srinivasan]], [[Edward Liu]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=2nd|nsc=2}} | {{One-player team row|year=2018|school=[[Dublin Scioto]]|players=[[Gabriel Pinto]], [[Clark Smith]], [[Visvam Srinivasan]], [[Edward Liu]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=2nd|nsc=2}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2018|school=[[Downingtown STEM]]|players=[[Anish Gadgil]], [[Vishwa Shanmugam]], [[Max Lind]], [[Rohan Vora]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=18th|nsc=18}} | {{One-player team row|year=2018|school=[[Downingtown STEM]]|players=[[Anish Gadgil]], [[Vishwa Shanmugam]], [[Max Lind]], [[Rohan Vora]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=18th|nsc=18}} | ||
| − | {{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Rockford Auburn]]|players=[[Ethan Strombeck]], [[Justin Abel]], [[Leif Verace]], [[Lilly Chávez]]|sortHsnct=8th|hsnct=8|sortNsc= | + | {{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Rockford Auburn]]|players=[[Ethan Strombeck]], [[Justin Abel]], [[Leif Verace]], [[Lilly Chávez]]|sortHsnct=8th|hsnct=8|sortNsc=6th|nsc=9}} |
{{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[James E. Taylor]]|players=[[William Golden]], [[Jed Wang]], [[Katie Sturzu]], [[Mitchell Shadden]]|sortHsnct=5th|hsnct=5|sortNsc=2nd|nsc=2}} | {{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[James E. Taylor]]|players=[[William Golden]], [[Jed Wang]], [[Katie Sturzu]], [[Mitchell Shadden]]|sortHsnct=5th|hsnct=5|sortNsc=2nd|nsc=2}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Beavercreek]]|players=[[Abby Cohen]], [[Tiffany Zhou]], [[Hari Parameswaran]], [[Tegan Kapadia]]|sortHsnct=1st|hsnct=1|sortNsc=7th|nsc=7}} | {{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Beavercreek]]|players=[[Abby Cohen]], [[Tiffany Zhou]], [[Hari Parameswaran]], [[Tegan Kapadia]]|sortHsnct=1st|hsnct=1|sortNsc=7th|nsc=7}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Georgetown Day]]|players=[[Avani Ahuja]], [[Matthew Siff]], [[Arthur Delot-Vilain]], [[Nathaniel Rosenberg]], [[Alex Moon]]|sortHsnct=31th|hsnct=31|sortNsc=17th|nsc=17}} | {{One-player team row|year=2019|school=[[Georgetown Day]]|players=[[Avani Ahuja]], [[Matthew Siff]], [[Arthur Delot-Vilain]], [[Nathaniel Rosenberg]], [[Alex Moon]]|sortHsnct=31th|hsnct=31|sortNsc=17th|nsc=17}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2021|school=[[Lambert]]|players=[[Anish Kayarthodi]], [[Aadi Karthik]], [[Justin Kim]], [[Vishal Sareddy]], [[Arjun Birthi]], [[Adi Krish]]|sortHsnct=19th|hsnct=19|sortNsc=9th|nsc=9}} | {{One-player team row|year=2021|school=[[Lambert]]|players=[[Anish Kayarthodi]], [[Aadi Karthik]], [[Justin Kim]], [[Vishal Sareddy]], [[Arjun Birthi]], [[Adi Krish]]|sortHsnct=19th|hsnct=19|sortNsc=9th|nsc=9}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2021|school=[[Buffalo Grove]]|players=[[Rohan Ganeshan]], [[Sanjay Manoj]], [[Ximena Haramillo Mata]], [[Justin Wytmar]], [[Vishnuh Bala]], [[Bruno Ibrahim Betts]]|sortHsnct=5th|hsnct=5|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | {{One-player team row|year=2021|school=[[Buffalo Grove]]|players=[[Rohan Ganeshan]], [[Sanjay Manoj]], [[Ximena Haramillo Mata]], [[Justin Wytmar]], [[Vishnuh Bala]], [[Bruno Ibrahim Betts]]|sortHsnct=5th|hsnct=5|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 21 June 2021
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 fit this criteria while placing in the top 20 at either HSNCT or NSC.