Harvard International

The Harvard International, often abbreviated as HI, is an annual open tournament, house written by the Harvard quizbowl team. Harvard International is traditionally held in the spring and is intended to be similar in difficulty to ACF Nationals.

History and Conception

A Nationals-difficulty tournament written by Harvard was first proposed by (non-Harvard student) Charlie Dees, and first begun by Bruce Arthur and Ted Gioia. The name Harvard International was a reference to the fact that the tournament took place in the week between the two national championship tournaments.

The First International (2009)

Harvard International was first held on April 11, 2009 at Harvard, on a set edited by Bruce Arthur, Ted Gioia, and Andy Watkins. Mirrors occurred at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Missouri-Columbia the following week.

The Second International (2010)

With Matt Weiner retiring from writing collegiate tournaments, Harvard International is now scheduled to replace FICHTE on the tournament schedule. Thus, the 2010 incarnation of HI is likely to take place in late March.