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For 2021, HSNCT's registration fee was $650, which was criticized by some for being much more expensive than the [[PACE]] [[NSC]] ($450) and the [[AQBL]] [[ONCT]] ($250). Others pointed out that the financial demands of running large quizbowl events (particularly attracting and fairly compensating qualified moderators) remained high and that most teams would likely pay less by not having to buy plane tickets or hotel rooms.<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384696#p384696 Re: HSNCT and its Problems] by matthewspatrick » Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:38 pm</ref> | For 2021, HSNCT's registration fee was $650, which was criticized by some for being much more expensive than the [[PACE]] [[NSC]] ($450) and the [[AQBL]] [[ONCT]] ($250). Others pointed out that the financial demands of running large quizbowl events (particularly attracting and fairly compensating qualified moderators) remained high and that most teams would likely pay less by not having to buy plane tickets or hotel rooms.<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384696#p384696 Re: HSNCT and its Problems] by matthewspatrick » Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:38 pm</ref> | ||
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A tossup in round 7 did not contain instructions to accept an answer that would have been correct early in the question,<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384772&sid=297f2abda1ee37d94c7af95bf2079d14#p384714 Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion] by Important Bird Area » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:05 pm</ref> leading to [[protest]]s in several rooms. One such protest decided a preliminary match between [[Adlai E. Stevenson]] and [[Carmel]] A. Though the protest committee ruled that Stevenson's answer was correct, the decision was not communicated properly to the game officials, resulting in an erroneous 5-point loss for Stevenson.<ref name="a" /> This was corrected on NAQT's website several days later. Fortunately, both teams would have advanced to the playoffs either way, but the mix-up did affect playoff seeds.<ref name="a">[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384772&sid=297f2abda1ee37d94c7af95bf2079d14#p384772 Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion] by Important Bird Area » Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:06 pm</ref> | A tossup in round 7 did not contain instructions to accept an answer that would have been correct early in the question,<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384772&sid=297f2abda1ee37d94c7af95bf2079d14#p384714 Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion] by Important Bird Area » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:05 pm</ref> leading to [[protest]]s in several rooms. One such protest decided a preliminary match between [[Adlai E. Stevenson]] and [[Carmel]] A. Though the protest committee ruled that Stevenson's answer was correct, the decision was not communicated properly to the game officials, resulting in an erroneous 5-point loss for Stevenson.<ref name="a" /> This was corrected on NAQT's website several days later. Fortunately, both teams would have advanced to the playoffs either way, but the mix-up did affect playoff seeds.<ref name="a">[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384772&sid=297f2abda1ee37d94c7af95bf2079d14#p384772 Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion] by Important Bird Area » Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:06 pm</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 5 July 2021
| 2021 NAQT HSNCT | |
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| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Barrington |
| Runner-up | University Lab |
| Third | Detroit Country Day |
| Fourth | TJHSST |
| High scorer | William Groger, Miami Valley |
| Site | online |
| Field | 224 |
| Stats | [1] |
The 2021 NAQT HSNCT was held on May 29–30. It was hosted virtually through Zoom, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 224 teams were in attendance.
Barrington High School won the tournament, winning both games of an advantaged final against University Lab. Detroit Country Day and TJHSST finished 3rd and 4th, respectively. William Groger of Miami Valley was the top individual scorer, followed by Will McCurley of Baker and Karsten Rynearson of Phillips Academy.
Due to the logistics of the online format, there were only 8 preliminary rounds instead of the usual 10.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Advantaged Finals Unbeaten team has advantage | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Greenhill | 270 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Detroit Country Day | 340 | 13 | University Lab | 340 | |||||||||
| 18 | Detroit Country Day | 230 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barrington | 305 | 13 | University Lab | 220 | 170 | ||||||||
| 10 | Arcadia | 295 | 5 | Barrington | 375 | 445 | ||||||||
| 5 | Barrington | 315 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 310 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 490 | 18 | Detroit Country Day | 325 | |||||||||
| 7 | Buffalo Grove | 170 | 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 245 | |||||||||
NOTE: Seeds represent seeds at the start of bracket play.
Entry fee
For 2021, HSNCT's registration fee was $650, which was criticized by some for being much more expensive than the PACE NSC ($450) and the AQBL ONCT ($250). Others pointed out that the financial demands of running large quizbowl events (particularly attracting and fairly compensating qualified moderators) remained high and that most teams would likely pay less by not having to buy plane tickets or hotel rooms.[1]
Issues
A tossup in round 7 did not contain instructions to accept an answer that would have been correct early in the question,[2] leading to protests in several rooms. One such protest decided a preliminary match between Adlai E. Stevenson and Carmel A. Though the protest committee ruled that Stevenson's answer was correct, the decision was not communicated properly to the game officials, resulting in an erroneous 5-point loss for Stevenson.[3] This was corrected on NAQT's website several days later. Fortunately, both teams would have advanced to the playoffs either way, but the mix-up did affect playoff seeds.[3]
Due to the unique online setting of the 2021 HSNCT, instances of alleged cheating by certain competitors rose throughout the duration of the tournament. One confirmed instance of cheating was Dan Rajaratnam of Raleigh Charter, who privately admitted to cheating at the 2021 HSNCT after being recorded cheating at a trash side-event the day before the 2021 ONCT.
Trivia
- Barrington's championship was the first-ever HSNCT title won by an Illinois high school, and their final against Uni Lab was the first-ever all-Illinois HSNCT final.
- Belmont (ranked #8 in the GrogerRanks pre-nationals poll[4]) was perhaps the highest-polling team ever to miss playoffs at a good quizbowl nationals. They later finished 5th at the 2021 NSC.
References
- ↑ Re: HSNCT and its Problems by matthewspatrick » Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:38 pm
- ↑ Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion by Important Bird Area » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:05 pm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion by Important Bird Area » Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:06 pm
- ↑ 2020-21 HSQB Pre-Nationals Poll Results » May 29, 2021
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