Delaware Fall Open
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The Delaware Fall Open is a high school quizbowl tournament held every December (usually the second Saturday) at Wilmington Charter. Participants hail from D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania teams.
Directed by Bill Tressler and Charter Academic Bowl, the first two years the tournament was held at the Sanford School. When Bill moved to Charter, the tournament came with him, but Delaware Fall Open III was hosted by Salesianum.
This is one of the few tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic that offers a JV division. Any freshman or sophomore is eligible to play JV. A junior or senior who played no high school quizbowl before the current academic year is also eligible.
Varsity Results
| DFO | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth | Field size (Varsity + JV) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIII (2012) | Richard Montgomery A | Richard Montgomery B | Walter Johnson A | Henderson A | 8 + 12 | Was called CSWIFT (Charter School of Wilmington Invitational Fall Tournament) |
| XII (2011) | Saint Josephs A | Richard Montgomery A | State College A | Robinson A | 20 + 16 | Was actually "Delaware Spring Open" as it happened in February. |
| XI (2010) | Richard Montgomery A | GDS A | Kellenberg A | Henderson | 30 + 15 | |
| X (2009) | Richard Montgomery A | Bergen A | Henderson | Ranney | 30 + 22 | |
| IX (2008) | Gonzaga A | Walt Whitman A | Blake A | Blake B | 23 + 15 | About 48 teams were expected, but a snowstorm made travel from the north difficult. |
| VIII (2007) | Walt Whitman A | Half Hollow Hills West A | Manheim Township A | C. Milton Wright | 33 + 15 | Whitman finished 3rd at nationals. |
| VII (2006) | Moravian A | Blake | Seton Hall Prep A | Kellenberg A | 18 + 16 | Ben Schenkel of Moravian finished 2nd in Teen Jeopardy! in this year. |
| VI (2005) | Gonzaga | Montgomery Blair A | Half Hollow Hills West A | West Chester East | 26 + 16 | |
| V (2004) | Richard Montgomery A | Richard Montgomery B | Salesianum | Howard | 8 + 8 | An attempted November date proved unpopular. Richard Montgomery finished 6th at nationals. |
| IV (2003) | Kellenberg Memorial A | Wilmington Charter B | Howard A | Kellenberg Memorial B | 19 + 11 | First year of a separate JV division. |
| III (2002) | Salesianum A | Wilmington Charter B | Wilmington Charter A | Sanford | 16 | Held at Salesianum. |
| II (2001) | Howard A | Wilmington Charter A | Pennridge A | Archmere A | 11 | Featured a circle of death between three teams, which excluded Pennridge from the final. Held at Sanford. |
| I (2000) | Newark | Wilmington Christian | Wilmington Charter A | Pennridge A | 14 | Held at Sanford. |