02/17-02/19 Texas Invitational & ACF Regs

Texas Quiz Bowl will host its 2nd annual Texas Invitational Weekend of Quiz Bowl in Houston at St. John’s School (2401 Claremont, Houston 77019) on the third weekend in February 2012. The weekend will include mirrors of both the 2012 NAQT SCT Div II and the 2012 ACF Regionals. Each team can expect to play 30 matches over three days.

A preliminary schedule for this event is linked at this post.

Current List of Registered Teams:
All rankings are taken from the Jan 15th edition of the HS QB Ranking Blog by Fred Morlan.

Texas Invitational

  1. #01 Centennial (GA) [Roster]
  2. #02 Hunter (NY)[Roster]
  3. #03 Bellarmine (CA) [Roster]
  4. #05 Seven Lakes (TX)[Roster]
  5. #06 Dorman (SC) [Roster]
  6. #07 IMSA (IL) [Roster]
  7. #09 Detroit Catholic Central (MI)
  8. #10 Loyola (IL) [Roster]
  9. #13 LASA (TX)[Roster]
  10. #15 Cistercian (TX) [Roster]
  11. #18 Georgetown Day (DC) [Roster]
  12. #37 Kealing (TX) [Roster]
  13. #45 Chattahoochee (GA) [Roster]
  14. #55 Bellaire (TX)
  15. #98 St. John’s (TX)  [Roster]
  16. UR Kinkaid (TX) [Roster]

ACF

  1. $00 Alberta (Canada): Packet Submitted: -$25; Intl -$20; Travel: -$100;
  2. $140 Bellarmine (CA): Packet Submitted +$100; Travel -$80;
  3. $00 Centennial (GA): Packet Exempt; Travel -$40; Solo -$80
  4. $80 Chattahoochee (GA):Packet Exempt; Travel -$40;
  5. $60 Detroit Catholic Central (MI): Packet Exempt; Travel -$60;
  6. $70 Dorman (SC): Packet Exempt; Travel -$50;
  7. $40 Hunter (NY): Packet Submitted +$0; Travel -$80;
  8. $70 IMSA (IL):Packet Exempt; Travel -$50;
  9. $50 Georgetown Day (DC): Packet Exempt; Travel -$70;
  10. $120 Kealing (TX); Packet Exempt;
  11. $120 LASA A (TX): Packet Exempt;
  12. $120 LASA B (TX); Packet Exempt;
  13. $130 Loyola (IL): Packet +$60; Travel -$50;
  14. $120 Rice A (TX): Packet Required;
  15. $120 Rice B (TX): Packet Exempt;
  16. $00 St. John’s A (TX): Packet Exempt;
  17. $70 Seven Lakes (TX): Packet Submitted: -$50;
  18. $190 Texas A&M:  Packet Submitted: +$70;

Event I: Texas Invitational

Texas Invitational is a mirror of the 2012 NAQT SCT Div II for 16 top secondary teams. Spots for this event are available by invitation only. If you team is interested in an invitation please email romeroc-at-gmail-dot-com. This tournament will be played as a complete round robin followed by a final if necessary. A final will only be played if two teams are tied after the round robin. This tournament’s first 7 rounds will begin at Friday, February 17th at 7 p.m. and will be complete around 11 p.m. Round 8 will commence at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning and the prelims will be complete around noon. Finals if necessary will begin at noon.

Event II: ACF Regionals South
The second event (ACF Regionals) is open for up to 24 teams. It will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 18th and will continue through approximately 10 p.m. This event format will be a split round robin with byes and re-bracketing. We plan to play 13 rounds on Saturday and will continue on Sunday at 8 a.m. with playoff matches and finals if necessary. In order to win an ACF event a team must have a 2 game advantage. The exact playoff format is dependent on the number of available packets. We anticipate the ACF event will end around noon on Sunday. This will allow out of town teams the opportunity to travel home later in the afternoon/evening.

Texas Invitational Fees
The entry fee for the first event shall be $80.

ACF Fee Schedule

Fees and discounts:
Base fee: $120
Buzzers: -$5
Travel: -$10 per 200 miles
International: -$20
New ACF: -$25
New to Quizbowl: -$75

Packet discounts:
December 26, 2011: -$50
January 8, 2012: -$25 (-$50 for optional packets)
January 22, 2012: no penalty (-$25 for optional packets)
January 29, 2012: +$25
February 5, 2012: +$50

Food

Lunch and Dinner on Saturday will be included. Other meals will not be provided. There will be no formal meal breaks. We will break for about 20 minutes for quick meals. Drinks and Candy will be sold at the tournament.

Hotel
A block of rooms (under the name “Texas Quiz Bowl”) has been reserved at the La Quinta Inn: Greenway Plaza at 4015 Southwest Fwy (Houston, TX 77027-7499 , 713-623-4750 ). The fee is $65 per night for a two full bed room. La Quinta offers free Internet access and complimentary continental breakfast. This hotel is a different La Quinta than was previously posted. It is both closer to the tournament site and cheaper.

Further information can be found by emailing romeroc-at-gmail.com.

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