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{{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[Carbondale]] A|players=[[Michael Steele]], [[Natalie San]], [[Prerak Trivedi]], [[Ben Chametzky]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=5th|nsc=5}} | {{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[Carbondale]] A|players=[[Michael Steele]], [[Natalie San]], [[Prerak Trivedi]], [[Ben Chametzky]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=5th|nsc=5}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[St. Anselm's Abbey School]]|players=[[Aidan Mehigan]], [[Jacob Wasserman]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=12th|nsc=12}} | {{One-player team row|year=2012|school=[[St. Anselm's Abbey School]]|players=[[Aidan Mehigan]], [[Jacob Wasserman]]|sortHsnct=z|hsnct=|sortNsc=12th|nsc=12}} | ||
| − | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Northmont]]|players=[[Johnathan Yagisawa]], | + | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Northmont]]|players=[[Johnathan Yagisawa]], Helena (?), [[Sam Blizzard]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Meghan Jenkins]], [[Hao Tran]], [[Erin Laing]]|sortHsnct=21th|hsnct=21|sortNsc=19th|nsc=19}} |
{{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Belvidere North]] A|players=[[Conor Reilley]], [[Emily Carrick]], [[Patrick Moore]], [[Dylan Minarik]]|sortHsnct=13th|hsnct=13|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Belvidere North]] A|players=[[Conor Reilley]], [[Emily Carrick]], [[Patrick Moore]], [[Dylan Minarik]]|sortHsnct=13th|hsnct=13|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
{{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Bellarmine College Prep]]|players=[[Ved Paranjpe]], [[Abhishek Aditham]], [[Hiep Nguyen]], [[Sameer Rai]], [[Sohan]]|sortHsnct=8th|hsnct=8|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | {{One-player team row|year=2013|school=[[Bellarmine College Prep]]|players=[[Ved Paranjpe]], [[Abhishek Aditham]], [[Hiep Nguyen]], [[Sameer Rai]], [[Sohan]]|sortHsnct=8th|hsnct=8|sortNsc=z|nsc=}} | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 21 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 scoring 2/3 or more of a team's tossup points per game". Entry on this list has been limited to teams that placed in the top 20 at either HSNCT or NSC.