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The '''Earlybird''' is a high school tournament hosted by the University of [[Illinois]] at Urbana-Champaign. In its history, it has been a house-write, used [[HSAPQ]] questions, and used questions from the second edition of [[DAFT]]. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3.
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The '''Earlybird''' is a high school tournament hosted by the University of [[Illinois]] at Urbana-Champaign. In its history, it has been a house-write, used [[HSAPQ]] questions, and in recent years, various housewrites. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3.
  
 
[[Illinois]] hosted a fall tournament in 1995 directed by Martin Stroup. [[MacArthur]] defeated [[Quincy]] for the Championship, and [[Latin]] defeated [[Niantic-Harristown]] for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the [[IHSSBCA Kickoff]] than [[Earlybird]].
 
[[Illinois]] hosted a fall tournament in 1995 directed by Martin Stroup. [[MacArthur]] defeated [[Quincy]] for the Championship, and [[Latin]] defeated [[Niantic-Harristown]] for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the [[IHSSBCA Kickoff]] than [[Earlybird]].
  
 
In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed [[mACF]] format, while Phi Scholars followed [[IHSA]] format.
 
In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed [[mACF]] format, while Phi Scholars followed [[IHSA]] format.
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The tournament was held online in 2020 on Discord. The 2021 iteration has been postponed indefinitely.
  
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
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| Uni (Urbana)
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 13 December 2021

The Earlybird is a high school tournament hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In its history, it has been a house-write, used HSAPQ questions, and in recent years, various housewrites. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3.

Illinois hosted a fall tournament in 1995 directed by Martin Stroup. MacArthur defeated Quincy for the Championship, and Latin defeated Niantic-Harristown for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the IHSSBCA Kickoff than Earlybird.

In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed mACF format, while Phi Scholars followed IHSA format.

The tournament was held online in 2020 on Discord. The 2021 iteration has been postponed indefinitely.

Results

Year Stats # of Teams Champion Second Third Fourth Set Used
2002 - 8 Detroit Catholic Central Benton (AR) Loyola Fairfield Housewritten
2004 - 8 Loyola A Apollo (KY) MacArthur Culver Academies Housewritten
2005 - 13 Auburn A Apollo Bloomington Loyola A Housewritten
2006 - 15 Carbondale Maine South Bloomington A New Trier Housewritten
2007 - 9 Detroit Catholic Central A North Kansas City New Trier Auburn Housewritten
2008 Overall 16 New Trier Auburn A Carbondale A Loyola A HSAPQ Set 1
2009 Prelims Playoffs 14 Loyola A Detroit Catholic Central A Carbondale Detroit Catholic Central B HSAPQ Set 8
2010 Overall 18 Stevenson A Detroit Catholic Central A Loyola A Detroit Catholic Central B DAFT
2011 Overall 24 IMSA A Loyola A Auburn A Carbondale A OLEFIN
2012 Overall 18 Dunbar Carbondale A Bloomington A Wheaton North A MSU/UD
2013 Overall 21 Stevenson IMSA A Bloomington A Auburn A BISB
2014 Overall 24 IMSA A Auburn Bloomington A UChi Lab BISB
2016 Overall 14 Barrington Uni (Urbana) A Homewood-Flossmoor A Carbondale NAQT IS-156
2017 Overall 24 Auburn A Wayzata IMSA Uni (Urbana) A Maryland Fall
2018 Overall 24 IMSA Uni (Urbana) Auburn Stevenson WHAQ
2019 Overall 24 Uni (Urbana) Stevenson IMSA Chicago Christian RAFT
2020 Overall 36 Barrington Buffalo Grove Uni (Urbana) Stevenson RAFT