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Minnesota Open is an [[mACF]] collegiate tournament held during the fall.
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'''Minnesota Open''' (or '''MO''') was an [[mACF]], [[open]], hard collegiate tournament held every fall from 2008 to 2012. In the years that it existed, it served as the premier hard tournament before nationals season every year.
  
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== 2009 Incarnation ==
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==2008==
  
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on the 18th of October at the [[University of Minnesota]]. It was a packet submission event edited by [[Rob Carson]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], and [[Bernadette Spencer]] with several contributions by [[Charles Meigs]] and other gracious members of the community. Mirrors of the 2008 MO were held at [[UTC]], [[Stanford]] and [[MIT]].
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The first MO was held on October 18, 2008 at the [[University of Minnesota]]. It was a Regionals+ difficulty packet submission event edited by [[Rob Carson]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], and [[Bernadette Spencer]] with several contributions by [[Charles Meigs]] and other gracious members of the community. Mirrors of the 2008 MO were held at [[UTC]], [[Stanford]] and [[MIT]].
  
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In addition to the main tournament, there were three side events:  
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In addition to the main tournament, MO started a tradition of hosting a broader slate of events across the weekend with three side events:  
 
* a [[2008 Minnesota Open Literature Tournament|literature subject doubles]] headed by [[Andrew Hart]] et al and
 
* a [[2008 Minnesota Open Literature Tournament|literature subject doubles]] headed by [[Andrew Hart]] et al and
 
* a Trash tournament produced by [[Colin O'Donnell]] et al.
 
* a Trash tournament produced by [[Colin O'Donnell]] et al.
 
* [[JECHT]] Doubles written by [[Jeremy Eaton]] and [[Jonathan Magin]]
 
* [[JECHT]] Doubles written by [[Jeremy Eaton]] and [[Jonathan Magin]]
  
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The first annual Giacomo Balla basketball tournament was played the Friday night before the tournament, resulting in the delightful spectacle of a sore Rob Carson limping around for the entire ensuing weekend.
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The first annual Giacomo Balla basketball tournament was played the Friday night before the tournament, resulting in the delightful spectacle of a sore Rob Carson limping around for the entire ensuing weekend. The always ill-conceived, rarely-executed idea of "Quizbowl Basketball" has haunted the world ever since.
  
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=== Results ===
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==2009==
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The tournament was won after a close, rousing final by a team consisting of [[Alex Boone]], [[Charlie Dees]], [[Matt Weiner]], and [[Christian Carter]] over a [[Seth Teitler]]-lead team. Stats can be found at [http://www.tc.umn.edu/~kand0028/quiz_bowl/stats/minnesota_open_2008/2008MO_standings.html this page]
 
  
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The MIT mirror was won by a duo of [[Jerry Vinokurov]] and [[Eric Mukherjee]], whose efforts to replicate the Hoppes-Mikanowski feat of topping 70 ppg each was almost successful. Stats can be found [http://web.mit.edu/graceli/Public/quizbowl/MOStats/MinnOpenStats_standings.html here]
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The second MO was held on October 17, 2009 at the [[University of Minnesota]]. It was a difficult packet submission event edited by [[Rob Carson]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and [[Brian Lindquist]].  
  
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The Stanford Mirror was won by a team of Mike Sexton and Brian Lindquist. Stats can be found [http://quizbowl.stanford.edu/tournaments/2008_minnesota_open_mirror/minnesota-open_standings.html here]
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Once again, there were some exciting side events:
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* [[KLEE Fine Arts|A fine arts tournament]] by [[Shantanu Jha]], [[Ted Gioia]], [[Aaron Rosenberg]], et al on Saturday night
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* [[Lederberg Memorial Science|A science tournament]] by [[Eric Mukherjee]] on Sunday
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* A vanity literature/trash event by [[Mike Cheyne]]
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==2010==
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The third MO was held on November 17, 2010. It was edited by [[Rob Carson]], [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], and [[Bernadette Spencer]] (Andrew was starting law school at the time).
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Side events included a guerrilla tournament on RPG video games, a set of Before-and-After questions by Mike Cheyne, a music listening tournament by Andrew Hart, and [[Bruce Arthur]]'s [[Wild Kingdom]], a set of tossups about animals.
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==2011 (Minnesota Open/Penn Intergalactic) ==
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The 2011 incarnation of Minnesota Open got its second name when [[Rob Carson]], [[Mike Cheyne]], and [[Bernadette Spencer]] added [[Eric Mukherjee]] of [[Penn]] for their science editing. Some editors' packets featured questions from [[Saajid Moyen]] and [[Patrick Liao]]. It was held at two sites on November 19, 2011: a Minnesota site and a Penn site.
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The side event was [[Eyes That Do Not See]] III.
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==2012==
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The 2012 incarnation of Minnesota Open, held on November 17, 2012, was edited by [[Andrew Hart]], [[Auroni Gupta]], [[Cody Voight]], and [[Gaurav Kandlikar]].
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The major side events were [[Eyes That Do Not See]] IV, and a vanity trash event written by [[Mike Cheyne]].
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==2019 (PIANO)==
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:''See: [[PIANO]]''
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The Minnesota Open brand was partially revived by [[Sam Bailey]] and [[Shan Kothari]] in their collaboration with Jacob Reed on 2019's spring open, PIANO. The tournament was occasionally rendered as PIANO/MO.
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== Results ==
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===Main site results===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Year
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! Winners
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! Number of Teams
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! High Scorer
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! Stats
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| 2008
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| [[Alex Boone]], [[Charlie Dees]], [[Matt Weiner]], and [[Christian Carter]]
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| 17
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| probably [[Jonathan Magin]] or [[Matt Weiner]]
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| not yet recovered
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| 2009
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| [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], and [[Guy Tabachnick]]
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| 13
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| probably [[Jonathan Magin]]
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| not yet recovered
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|-
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| 2010
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| [[Matt Lafer]], [[Ryan Westbrook]], [[Seth Teitler]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]]
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| 8
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| [[Jonathan Magin]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/488/stats/macf/ Yes]
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|-
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| 2011
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| [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], [[Matt Lafer]], [[Ryan Westbrook]]
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| 9
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| [[Ike Jose]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/165/stats/full_stats/ Yes]
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|-
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| 2012
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| [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], [[Jeff Hoppes]], [[Jon Pennington]]
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| 11
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| [[Seth Teitler]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1180/stats/mo_v_final_stats/ Yes]
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|}
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===Mirror site results===
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* 2008: The MIT mirror was won by a duo of [[Jerry Vinokurov]] and [[Eric Mukherjee]], whose efforts to replicate the Hoppes-Mikanowski feat of topping 70 ppg each was almost successful. Stats can be found [http://web.mit.edu/graceli/Public/quizbowl/MOStats/MinnOpenStats_standings.html here]. The Stanford Mirror was won by a team of [[Mike Sexton]] and [[Brian Lindquist]]. Stats can be found [http://quizbowl.stanford.edu/tournaments/2008_minnesota_open_mirror/minnesota-open_standings.html here].
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* 2009: A small mid-Atlantic mirror at [[Maryland]] was won by [[Penn]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/469/stats/all_stats/ Stats]
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* 2010: A mid-Atlantic mirror at [[Maryland]] was won by [[VCU]] plus [[Matt Weiner]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/404/stats/all_stats/ Stats]
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* 2011: Penn Intergalactic was won by [[Yale]], who defeated a team of [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Ted Gioia]], and [[Aaron Rosenberg]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/164/stats/playoffs_and_finals/ Stats]
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* 2012: A mirror at Columbia was won by [[Penn]] plus [[Ted Gioia]], who defeated [[Yale]] in a terse two-game final riddled with science protests. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1186/stats/all_games/ Stats]. Some Canadians also played a delayed mirror two months later or something.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:13, 22 December 2020

Minnesota Open (or MO) was an mACF, open, hard collegiate tournament held every fall from 2008 to 2012. In the years that it existed, it served as the premier hard tournament before nationals season every year.

2008

The first MO was held on October 18, 2008 at the University of Minnesota. It was a Regionals+ difficulty packet submission event edited by Rob Carson, Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer with several contributions by Charles Meigs and other gracious members of the community. Mirrors of the 2008 MO were held at UTC, Stanford and MIT.

In addition to the main tournament, MO started a tradition of hosting a broader slate of events across the weekend with three side events:

The first annual Giacomo Balla basketball tournament was played the Friday night before the tournament, resulting in the delightful spectacle of a sore Rob Carson limping around for the entire ensuing weekend. The always ill-conceived, rarely-executed idea of "Quizbowl Basketball" has haunted the world ever since.

2009

The second MO was held on October 17, 2009 at the University of Minnesota. It was a difficult packet submission event edited by Rob Carson, Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, Bernadette Spencer, and Brian Lindquist.

Once again, there were some exciting side events:

2010

The third MO was held on November 17, 2010. It was edited by Rob Carson, Mike Cheyne, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer (Andrew was starting law school at the time).

Side events included a guerrilla tournament on RPG video games, a set of Before-and-After questions by Mike Cheyne, a music listening tournament by Andrew Hart, and Bruce Arthur's Wild Kingdom, a set of tossups about animals.

2011 (Minnesota Open/Penn Intergalactic)

The 2011 incarnation of Minnesota Open got its second name when Rob Carson, Mike Cheyne, and Bernadette Spencer added Eric Mukherjee of Penn for their science editing. Some editors' packets featured questions from Saajid Moyen and Patrick Liao. It was held at two sites on November 19, 2011: a Minnesota site and a Penn site.

The side event was Eyes That Do Not See III.

2012

The 2012 incarnation of Minnesota Open, held on November 17, 2012, was edited by Andrew Hart, Auroni Gupta, Cody Voight, and Gaurav Kandlikar.

The major side events were Eyes That Do Not See IV, and a vanity trash event written by Mike Cheyne.

2019 (PIANO)

See: PIANO

The Minnesota Open brand was partially revived by Sam Bailey and Shan Kothari in their collaboration with Jacob Reed on 2019's spring open, PIANO. The tournament was occasionally rendered as PIANO/MO.

Results

Main site results

Year Winners Number of Teams High Scorer Stats
2008 Alex Boone, Charlie Dees, Matt Weiner, and Christian Carter 17 probably Jonathan Magin or Matt Weiner not yet recovered
2009 Jerry Vinokurov, Eric Mukherjee, and Guy Tabachnick 13 probably Jonathan Magin not yet recovered
2010 Matt Lafer, Ryan Westbrook, Seth Teitler, Jerry Vinokurov 8 Jonathan Magin Yes
2011 Seth Teitler, Selene Koo, Matt Lafer, Ryan Westbrook 9 Ike Jose Yes
2012 Seth Teitler, Selene Koo, Jeff Hoppes, Jon Pennington 11 Seth Teitler Yes

Mirror site results

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