Shiva Oswal
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| Noted subjects | History, Generalist |
| High school | Pi-oneers (2018 - Present ) Stanford Online (2018 - Present) |
| Middle school | Pi-oneers (2014 - 2018) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Shiva Oswal (Class of 2022) is a resident of Cupertino, CA. He has participated in Middle School and High School tournaments at the local, state, and national level. Shiva first started playing Quiz Bowl in 5th grade, after being introduced to the game in late 2014 by Ankit Aggarwal.
Notable Achievements as an individual
Shiva first entered national prominence when he became the youngest player to be an All Star at the 2015 Middle School National Championship Tournament (MSNCT-15). Since then, he has been a National All-Star at the MSNCT in 2016, 2017, and 2018, including being the top scorer at the 2018 MSNCT.
In January 2017, NAQT began its program of honoring top teams and players each week. As part of this program, Shiva was named the first-ever NAQT Middle School Player of the Week for the week of Jan 7, 2017. Later, Shiva was also named to the National Middle School Quiz Bowl A Team for 2017.
At the 2018 MSNCT, Shiva posted a 14-1 record en route to winning the entire tournament solo! In the finals, he defeated BASIS Silicon Valley A 490-335 to clinch the tournament with a 14-1 record.[1] He was the National Middle School Player of the Year and Captain of National Middle School A Team for 2018 [2].
In 2019, he won David Madden's JV History Bee title, scoring 47 points in the final on the 6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system.
Quizbowl / History Bowl career
Team Pi-oneers
Shiva Oswal was the captain of Team Pi-oneers between 2014 and 2018.
Team Stanford Online
In 2018, Shiva Oswal started playing as a member of Stanford Online, an online school based in the Bay Area and affiliated with Stanford University. The team made its regional debut in the fall of 2018, and its national debut at the 2019 HSNCT, where the team finished tied for 49th.
COVID Pandemic
Shiva essentially retired from Quizbowl and History Bowl in March 2020, partially due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the necessity of online quizbowl.
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- Middle school players active in 2014
- Middle school players active in 2015
- Middle school players active in 2016
- Middle school players active in 2017
- Middle school players active in 2018
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- High school players active in 2019
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