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== The Tournaments ==
 
== The Tournaments ==
  
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In 2005, the tournament was written by [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Subash Maddipoti]] as the [[Mordechai Richler Trash Tournament]]. It was won by [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]], [[Matt Lafer]], [[Paul Litvak]], and [[Matt Weiner]].
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In 2006, it was written by [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]] as the [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/results/Keller06stats_standings.html Gottfried Keller Open]. It was won by [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Jeremy White]], and [[Mike Burger]].
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! Tournament name
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! Writers/editors
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It did not occur in 2007 due to [[Matt Weiner]] failing to write enough questions.
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! Winning team
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! Stats
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In 2008, the Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open was written by [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[David Seal]] and [[Michael Arnold]], with Yaphe serving as head editor. It was won by [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Jeremy White]].
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| 2005
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In 2009, the Ferdinand Tonnies Memorial Trash Tournament was written by [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[David Seal]], [[Michael Arnold]], and [[Mike Sorice]], with Yaphe again serving as head editor. Stats have gone the way of Donald Taylor's UIUC page, but it appears that [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Jeremy White]] retained their crown.
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| Mordechai Richler Trash Tournament
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| [[Andrew Yaphe]]
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The 2010 iteration was known as the [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/goodman/goodmanplayoffs_standings.html Paul Goodman Memorial Open] and was written by [[Michael Arnold]] with help from [[Susan Ferrari]], [[Auroni Gupta]], [[Andrew Yaphe]] and Sam Medley. It was won by a team consisting of [[Colby Burnett]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Greg Sorenson]] and [[Jeremy White]].
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| [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]], [[Matt Lafer]], [[Paul Litvak]], and [[Matt Weiner]]
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| n/a
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In 2011, [[Mike Bentley]] wrote [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/596/stats/combined/ COLT], a trash tournament won by Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, Jeremy White, and a mysterious individual known only as "Jimmy?"
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| 2006
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In 2013, [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1545/stats/trash_side_event_-_all_games/standings/ Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash] was written by [[David Seal]], [[Brian McNamara]], Owen Cooper, and [[Nolan Esser]], and won by Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, and [[Yogesh Raut]].
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| Gottfried Keller Open
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| [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Ezequiel Berdichevsky]]
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In 2016, [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3795/stats/combined/ Chicago Open Trash] made its triumphant return, with [[Rob Carson]], [[Carsten Gehring]], and [[Andrew Hart]] as the writers. The tournament was won in a thrilling final by [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Tejas Raje]], [[Kenji Golimlim]], and [[Chris Manners]], in what is believed to be the first CO Trash win since the 2005 iteration by four players known primarily for their academic quizbowl exploits.
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| [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Jeremy White]], and [[Mike Burger]]
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| [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/results/Keller06stats_standings.html Stats]
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| 2008
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| Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open
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| [[Andrew Yaphe]] (head editor), [[David Seal]] and [[Michael Arnold]]
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| [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Jeremy White]]
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| n/a
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| 2009
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| Ferdinand Tonnies Memorial Trash Tournament
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| [[Andrew Yaphe]] (head editor), [[David Seal]], [[Michael Arnold]], and [[Mike Sorice]]
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| [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Jeremy White]]
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| n/a
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| 2010
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| Ferdinand Tonnies Memorial Trash Tournament
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| [[Michael Arnold]] with help from [[Susan Ferrari]], [[Auroni Gupta]], [[Andrew Yaphe]] and Sam Medley
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| [[Greg Sorenson]], [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Jeremy White]]
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| [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/goodman/goodmanplayoffs_standings.html Stats]
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| 2011
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| COLT
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
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| [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], [[Jeremy White]], and a mysterious individual identified only as "[[Jimmy?]]"
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/596/stats/combined/ Stats]
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| 2013
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| Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
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| [[David Seal]], [[Brian McNamara]], Owen Cooper, and [[Nolan Esser]]
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| [[Brian Hight]], [[Colby Burnett]], and [[Yogesh Raut]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1545/stats/trash_side_event_-_all_games/standings/ Stats]]
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| 2016
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| Chicago Open Trash
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| [[Rob Carson]], [[Carsten Gehring]], and [[Andrew Hart]]
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| [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Tejas Raje]], [[Kenji Golimlim]], and [[Chris Manners]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3795/stats/combined/ Stats]
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== Style ==
 
== Style ==

Revision as of 07:09, 31 July 2016

In recent history, the Sunday following the Chicago Open has featured a trash tournament.

The Tournaments

Year Tournament name Writers/editors Winning team Stats
2005 Mordechai Richler Trash Tournament Andrew Yaphe Ezequiel Berdichevsky, Matt Lafer, Paul Litvak, and Matt Weiner n/a
2006 Gottfried Keller Open Andrew Yaphe and Ezequiel Berdichevsky Greg Sorenson, Brian Hight, Jeremy White, and Mike Burger Stats
2008 Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open Andrew Yaphe (head editor), David Seal and Michael Arnold Greg Sorenson, Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, and Jeremy White n/a
2009 Ferdinand Tonnies Memorial Trash Tournament Andrew Yaphe (head editor), David Seal, Michael Arnold, and Mike Sorice Greg Sorenson, Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, and Jeremy White n/a
2010 Ferdinand Tonnies Memorial Trash Tournament Michael Arnold with help from Susan Ferrari, Auroni Gupta, Andrew Yaphe and Sam Medley Greg Sorenson, Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, and Jeremy White Stats
2011 COLT Mike Bentley Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, Jeremy White, and a mysterious individual identified only as "Jimmy?" Stats
2013 Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash David Seal, Brian McNamara, Owen Cooper, and Nolan Esser Brian Hight, Colby Burnett, and Yogesh Raut Stats]
2016 Chicago Open Trash Rob Carson, Carsten Gehring, and Andrew Hart Mike Cheyne, Tejas Raje, Kenji Golimlim, and Chris Manners Stats

Style

The Chicago Open Trash tournament has brought about the development of the term-of-art "Yaphe trash" after the name of the usual driving force. Though each iteration of the tournament has been slightly different because of the various collaborators, tournaments have reflected the core principles of Yaphe trash:

- Meta quizbowl. Much to the chagrin of the some of the TRASH people who show up to the tournaments, questions about quizbowl events and individuals join meta clues in regular tossups.

- Academic content. Yaphe trash contains a higher proportion of academic content in questions. This manifests itself occasionally as trash clues about academic subjects, academic clues about otherwise trashy subjects or just plain academic questions. Curiously, in 2008 this proved more controversial among academic players than among the so-called "TRASH people," who more or less shrugged it off.[1]

- High proportion of "other" questions outside the Big 3 of trash of Sports, Music and Film/TV. Literature questions are much better represented than in TRASH or other trash tournaments while other pet topics of editors frequently come up (fashion, for example). This also allows for multidisciplinary clues to be used in common-link questions, which are themselves well-represented in Yaphe trash. Some claim the "other" distribution stints video games or other fields, while some claim it means the Big 3 are relatively underrepresented.

Commentary

While Matt Weiner has referred to the first two events and the two Maryland trash tournaments head-edited by Mike Bentley as the only four good trash tournaments ever produced, others, such as Greg Sorenson, have alleged that the Chicago tournaments featured even more 1980s content than trash usually does, notably in music. The 2008 edition was met with somewhat more praise from the usual TRASH people.

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