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{{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Alpharetta]]|players=[[Nandhini Sundaresan]], [[Kunal Naik]], [[Gautam Narula]], [[William Horton]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=16|nsc=16th}} | {{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Alpharetta]]|players=[[Nandhini Sundaresan]], [[Kunal Naik]], [[Gautam Narula]], [[William Horton]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=16|nsc=16th}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Detroit Country Day]]|players=[[Michael Dimattia]], [[Neil Gurram]], [[John Bernabei]], [[Chris Schulte]], [[Aamod Dekhne]], [[Kevin Tan]], [[Hannah Cheriyan]]|sortHsnct=7|hsnct=7th|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | {{One-player team row|year=2010|school=[[Detroit Country Day]]|players=[[Michael Dimattia]], [[Neil Gurram]], [[John Bernabei]], [[Chris Schulte]], [[Aamod Dekhne]], [[Kevin Tan]], [[Hannah Cheriyan]]|sortHsnct=7|hsnct=7th|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Alpharetta]]|players=[[Nandhini Sundaresan]], [[Kunal Naik]], [[Gautam Narula]], [[William Horton]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=13|nsc=13th}} | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Alpharetta]]|players=[[Nandhini Sundaresan]], [[Kunal Naik]], [[Gautam Narula]], [[William Horton]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=13|nsc=13th}} | ||
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| + | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Centennial]]|players=[[Katherine Cannella]], [[Nikhil Vallabhaneni]], [[Adam Silverman]], Jenny C. (?)|sortHsnct=5|hsnct=5th|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
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| + | {{One-player team row|year=2011|school=[[Copley]]|players=[[Jeffrey Wang]], [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Edward Pang]], [[Keval Yerigeri]]|sortHsnct=13|hsnct=13th|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=4|nsc=4th}} | {{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=4|nsc=4th}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[New Trier]]|players=[[Anne McLaughlin]], [[Michael Goldman]], [[Andrew Wang]], [[Ying Han]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=18|nsc=18th}} | {{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[New Trier]]|players=[[Anne McLaughlin]], [[Michael Goldman]], [[Andrew Wang]], [[Ying Han]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=18|nsc=18th}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[St. Anselm's Abbey School]]|players=[[Aidan Mehigan]], [[Jacob Wasserman]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=12|nsc=12th}} | {{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[St. Anselm's Abbey School]]|players=[[Aidan Mehigan]], [[Jacob Wasserman]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=12|nsc=12th}} | ||
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{{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Ladue]]|players=[[Ben Zhang]], [[Haohang Xu]], [[Max Schindler]], [[Jialin Ding]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=1|nsc=1st}} | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Ladue]]|players=[[Ben Zhang]], [[Haohang Xu]], [[Max Schindler]], [[Jialin Ding]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=1|nsc=1st}} | ||
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| + | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Northmont]]|players=[[Johnathan Yagisawa]], Helena (?), [[Sam Blizzard]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Meghan Jenkins]], [[Hao Tran]], [[Erin Laing]]|sortHsnct=21|hsnct=21th|sortNsc=19|nsc=19th}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Thomas Jefferson]] A|players=[[Raynor Kuang]], [[Luke Waddell]], [[Nadege Aoki]], [[Sid Verma]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=7|nsc=7th}} | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Thomas Jefferson]] A|players=[[Raynor Kuang]], [[Luke Waddell]], [[Nadege Aoki]], [[Sid Verma]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=7|nsc=7th}} | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 22 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 with prelim PPG is 80% 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.