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| | |Image = Arin_Parsa_IPNCT.jpg | | |Image = Arin_Parsa_IPNCT.jpg |
| | |Subjects = History, Generalist | | |Subjects = History, Generalist |
| | |middleschool = [[Challenger Almaden]] (2017-) | | |middleschool = [[Challenger Almaden]] (2017-) |
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| | + | '''Arin Parsa''' is a player on the [[Challenger Almaden]] team, which he founded in 5th grade and has captained since. |
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| − | ==General== | + | ==Career== |
| − | Arin Parsa (7th, 2025) is an avid quiz bowl player. He is the founder and captain of the [[Challenger Almaden]] quiz bowl team since 5th grade in San Jose, California. He has led the team through '''139 wins in games''' in NAQT MS circuit and CalCup High School Standard and Novice circuits. He also likes to compete in history, humanities, science, and academic competitions from [[NHBB]] and [https://www.iacompetitions.com/about/ IAC]. | + | [[File:Arin_with_Director_of_International_Academic_Competitions.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Arin wins 6th grade IAC nationals for the National History Bee & Bowl, the National Humanities Bee, U.S Academic Bee & Bowl, and placed second in the National Science Bee.<br>From L-R: [[NHBB]] Director [[David Madden]] and Arin]] |
| | + | Arin was introduced to quiz bowl in 2015 by a televised match between [[Bellarmine|Bellarmine College Preparatory]] and [[Valley Christian]] Junior High playing a match on Kron-4 TV. |
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| − | Arin holds the national title for '''2019 NAQT IPNCT MS champion''', and '''his best in quiz bowl is [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=869974 240 PPG]''' against [[Bret Harte B]] in the MS-27 tournament in Northern California. He also holds the 6th grade national titles for the '''U.S Academic Bee & Bowl, the History Bee & Bowl, the Humanities Bee, and runner-up in the Science Bee'''.
| + | In the 2017-18 season, a 5th-grade Arin led a Challenger Almaden team to great success in the Northern California quiz bowl circuit, winning all regular season middle school tournaments as well as the novice divisions of several high school tournaments. Arin went on to place t-13 at the [[2018 MSNCT]] while being second scorer overall on a team largely consisting of players younger than 6th grade. On December 1st, Arin was named NAQT Player of the Week. |
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| − | ==Notable Achievements in NAQT==
| + | During the 2018-19 season, Arin won the middle school division of the [[2019 IPNCT]] by defeating [[Rohan Ganeshan]] from [[Quest Academy]] 185-70. He led the Challenger Almaden team to a t-28 finish at the [[2019 MSCNT]], where he was the top scorer, and was voted the top middle school player of the year in the [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22718 middle school post-nats player poll] conducted by [[Conor Thompson]]. |
| − | Arin made history with his performance at the 2018 MSNCT, as a 5th grader in his first year of quiz bowl, making the [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/individuals.jsp?tournament_id=8399 top five] list of overall scorers. He led his team to a T-13 finish, another record breaking performance for a team primarily comprised of middle schoolers younger than 6th grade. | |
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| − | In the 2018-19 season, as a 6th grader, Arin went on to dominate the Northern California Quiz Bowl circuit, leading his team to '''win all six middle school tournaments in California''' (MS-27, 28, 29, and IS-178A, 180A, and 184A). Furthermore, Arin ventured into the HS CalCup circuit in Novice and Standard divisions, winning CalCup II in the [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5446/stats/novice_all_games/ HS Novice] division, and CalCup III in the [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5646/stats/comp._%26_standard_all_games/teamdetail/#t18 HS Standard] division. On December 1st, 2018, Arin was named NAQT Player of the Week.
| + | Arin won the elementary school and 6th grade divisions of the [[Elementary and Middle School Division of National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bee]] in 2018 and 2019 respectively. At the [[2018 IHO]], he won bronze in the Scramble and Hexathlon and was on the 4th place California B team. In 2019, Arin won the 6th grade division of the U.S. Academic Bee & Bowl, the National History Bee & Bowl, and the Humanities Bee, as well as placing second in the National Science Bee, making them the second player to win NHBB division titles in more than one subject (the first being [[Shiva Oswal]]). That year, he also made the upper bracket of the varsity History Bowl competition playing solo. |
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| − | Arin set the '''highest PPG record for a middle schooler in 7th grade''' or below. His best was [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=869974 240 PPG] in a match against Bret Harte B on December 2nd, 2018, and as of September 5th, 2019, Arin holds NAQT’s [https://www.naqt.com/stats/records/individual-tournament-pptuh.jsp?audience_id=1001&difficulty_id=1001&difficulty_id=1002 third all-time best PPG] across an entire tournament, after [[William Groger]] and [[Karsten Rynearson]]. | + | Arin holds the NAQT record for highest PPG for a middle schooler in 7th grade or below, as well as the second highest tournament PPG for any middle schooler after [[William Groger]]. |
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| − | In April 2019, Arin won the 2019 Individual Player National Championship Tournament (IPNCT) in the middle school division by beating [[Rohan Ganeshan]] from Quest Academy, Chicago in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhbGvaQlCk&t=2s 185-70] result. In May 2019, Arin led his team to a 7-1 record in MSNCT prelims, and T-28 finish in finals after two back-to-back losses in playoffs to Daniel Wright Junior High from Chicago, and Stratford Sunnyvale A from California. He was the '''top scorer in 2019 MSNCT''' with [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/individuals.jsp?tournament_id=9499 a 138 PPG in prelims], second only to [[Shiva Oswal]] in 2018. On May 19, Arin was voted as the [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22718 top] middle school player in a MS Post-Nats Player Poll conducted by [[Conor Thomson]].
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| − | In the 2019-2020 season so far, Arin led his team to win the four regional tournaments they attended (185A, MS-31, CalCup HS Standard 1 and 2) and was the highest scorer.
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| − | ==Notable Achievements in NHBB and IAC==
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| − | [[File:Arin_with_Director_of_International_Academic_Competitions.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Arin wins 6th grade IAC nationals for the National History Bee & Bowl, the National Humanities Bee, U.S Academic Bee & Bowl, and placed second in the National Science Bee From L-R: [[NHBB]] Director [[David Madden]] and Arin]]
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| − | Outside of NAQT, Arin plays [[NHBB]] and [https://www.iacompetitions.com/about/ IAC] tournaments for history, science, humanities, and academic bee and bowls playing solo. He won the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_History_Bee_and_Bowl#Elementary_Division_National_Champions '''National History Bee in 2018 (elementary) and 2019 (6th grade)''']. At the 2018 International History Olympiad held in Berlin, Arin won bronze medals for the Scramble, which focused on the colonial history of Africa, and the Hexathlon. He also led California B along with BASIS Silicon Valley's [[Sasha Prakir]] to a fourth place finish after a last-question loss to [[Karsten Rynearson]] and Team New Yeticut.
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| − | In 2019, after [https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/middle-schooler-arin-parsa-wins-regional-academic-competitions-in-san/article_f2a624ec-50bf-11e9-b88b-472ce4f945b5.html winning] history, science, and academic tournaments in sixth grade division in California in March, in a rare feat, Arin went on to [https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/california-sixth-grader-arin-parsa-wins-multiple-national-academic-titles/article_877578f6-9478-11e9-845c-dfcd09e7ef0f.html sweep] most of the awards in sixth grade division at the national level by a huge margin in June 2019. '''Arin won the U.S Academic Bee & Bowl, the National History Bee & Bowl, the National Humanities Bee, and placed second in the National Science Bee''' in his division. This was the second time a student won national titles in more than one subject. The first student to achieve this was [https://www.indiaabroad.com/campus/calif-whiz-kid-shiva-oswal-wins-national-middle-school-academic/article_df5a4896-7b3b-11e8-bdc6-8b009c444949.html Shiva Oswal] in 2016.
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| − | Arin was given an [https://youtu.be/tkcjTGllS10 honorable mention] by David Madden, Director of NHBB and IAC, for his performance at the Varsity History Bowl in April 2019 held in Arlington for making the '''upper bracket in playing solo as a 6th grader against 11th and 12th graders.''' A highlight game for Arin was holding up against the reigning Varsity champion team, Fred Zhang and TJ, in a [http://www.nhbbstats.com/bowl/pool.php?pool=2 250 to 310] loss.
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| − | In the 2020 regional season in CA so far, Arin has '''won middle school history bowl and Junior Varsity History Bee (B set), received second-highest scores in U.S History Exam, and qualified for National Science Bee.
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| − | Arin learned about quiz bowl in 3rd grade, and thought quizbowlers had super powers when he first saw [[Jonchee Kao]] from Bellarmine College Preparatory and [[Omeed Askary]] from Valley Christian Junior High playing a match on Kron-4 TV in 2015. "How else can they know so much?" he wondered.
| + | Arin’s favorite moderator is Ms. [[Niki Peters]]! He was not happy when he lost to [[Daniel Wright]] in the 2019 MSNCT playoffs, right when Ms. Peters was moderating!!! |
| − | Arin’s favorite moderator is Ms. [[Niki Peters]]! He was not happy when he lost to Daniel Wright in the 2019 MSNCT playoffs, right when Ms. Peters was moderating!!! | |
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| − | Arin likes to lean across the table with knees on the chair when playing, if the moderator allows it. Well, at least until he is tall enough ...
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Arin Parsa is a player on the Challenger Almaden team, which he founded in 5th grade and has captained since.
Career
Arin wins 6th grade IAC nationals for the National History Bee & Bowl, the National Humanities Bee, U.S Academic Bee & Bowl, and placed second in the National Science Bee.
From L-R:
NHBB Director
David Madden and Arin
Arin was introduced to quiz bowl in 2015 by a televised match between Bellarmine College Preparatory and Valley Christian Junior High playing a match on Kron-4 TV.
In the 2017-18 season, a 5th-grade Arin led a Challenger Almaden team to great success in the Northern California quiz bowl circuit, winning all regular season middle school tournaments as well as the novice divisions of several high school tournaments. Arin went on to place t-13 at the 2018 MSNCT while being second scorer overall on a team largely consisting of players younger than 6th grade. On December 1st, Arin was named NAQT Player of the Week.
During the 2018-19 season, Arin won the middle school division of the 2019 IPNCT by defeating Rohan Ganeshan from Quest Academy 185-70. He led the Challenger Almaden team to a t-28 finish at the 2019 MSCNT, where he was the top scorer, and was voted the top middle school player of the year in the middle school post-nats player poll conducted by Conor Thompson.
Arin won the elementary school and 6th grade divisions of the National History Bee in 2018 and 2019 respectively. At the 2018 IHO, he won bronze in the Scramble and Hexathlon and was on the 4th place California B team. In 2019, Arin won the 6th grade division of the U.S. Academic Bee & Bowl, the National History Bee & Bowl, and the Humanities Bee, as well as placing second in the National Science Bee, making them the second player to win NHBB division titles in more than one subject (the first being Shiva Oswal). That year, he also made the upper bracket of the varsity History Bowl competition playing solo.
Arin holds the NAQT record for highest PPG for a middle schooler in 7th grade or below, as well as the second highest tournament PPG for any middle schooler after William Groger.
Other
Arin’s favorite moderator is Ms. Niki Peters! He was not happy when he lost to Daniel Wright in the 2019 MSNCT playoffs, right when Ms. Peters was moderating!!!
