2016 MSNCT
| 2016 NAQT MSNCT | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Middlesex A |
| Runner-up | Longfellow A |
| Third | Challenger-Ardenwood |
| Fourth | Chamblee A |
| High scorer | Arjun Subramanian |
| Site | Atlanta, GA |
| Field | |
| Stats | NAQT |
The 2016 MSNCT was held on 7 May and 8 May 2016 at the Hilton Atlanta. Middlesex A (Darien, Connecticut) won the tournament, Longfellow A (Falls Church, Virginia) placed second, Challenger-Ardenwood (Newark, California) placed third, and Chamblee A (Georgia) placed fourth. 160 teams participated.
Summary
Each team played eight preliminary rounds. At the end of the prelim rounds, Pi-oneers A gained the first seed card after beating Longfellow A. Longfellow A previously had beaten Middlesex A and Kealing. Teams with at least a 5-3 record advanced to playoffs. Middlesex A remained undefeated in the playoffs until being beaten by Longfellow A in the semifinals. Longfellow A then defeated Challenger-Ardenwood and lost to Middlesex A on the last tossup of the final match.
NAQT gave All-Star awards based on prelim round performance to the top 25 players and the Rising Star awards to the top 6 non-eighth graders. The top All-Star was Arjun Subramanian of Pi-oneers A, followed by Isak Dai of Mounds Park.
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