Nov 04

Cal Cup Updates

(1) Tuesday, November 5 is the last day to register for Nov 9 online Cal Cup #1. All teams in the field must have a roster posted by the end of Tuesday – rosters can be changed/updated after that time, but we want to see that teams are actually making progress towards confirming their rosters.

(2) A reminder to please indicate if your team is able to provide moderators and/or scorekeepers – please indicate so on your team’s registration page. More volunteers = more waitlist teams can be accommodated. Teams that cancel their registration after 12pm (noon) Pacific time on Friday, November 8 will receive a cancellation fee – please try to avoid this!

(3) We are offering “the package” again this year – teams that purchase the package can play all four Cal Cup tournaments for the price of three. Please recall that this does not require that teams play all four events – many teams end up only playing three tournaments. Complete entry fee information can be found here.

(4) We have confirmed that Cal Cup #2 will take place on Saturday, February 15 at Bellarmine College Prep. We are tentatively planning to use CALISTO 3 for Competitive/Standard and SEDNA for Novice. These are house-write sets (not NAQT). We plan to open registration in early January.

(5) Cal Cup #3 will likely take place on either the weekend of March 8 or March 15 – stay tuned for more information.

(6) In the event that a future Cal Cup tournament is held at UC Berkeley, we may need to implement a one-time fee to help offset the large costs associated with reserving classrooms. We will inform teams far in advance if that ends up being necessary.

Oct 13

Sacramento Fall MS Results

Congrats to the winners of the Fall MS tournament at Churchill! Thanks to all the staff for your help and to Churchill for hosting. Results are here.

Oct 08

Bay Area Fall Novice Results

Congratulations to the winners: Oakland College Prep (HS division) and Churchill A (MS division!) Thank you to all of the staff for your help and to Menlo School for hosting.

Results are here

Sep 29

Sacramento Fall HS Results

Congratulations to the winners: Mira Loma A (Varsity) and Jesuit (JV). Thank you to all of the staff for your help!

Results are here

Sep 16

Fall Quiz Bowl Schedule

Welcome to the new school year. Registration is now open for the following three events:

(1) Saturday, September 28 Sacramento Online HS tournament @ Discord

(2) Saturday, October 5 Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament @ Menlo (Private) School

(3) Saturday, October 12 Sacramento Fall MS tournament @ Churchill

All three events are using the NAQT online registration site – one must have an account on the NAQT website in order to register. Each team can consist of no more than six members – please register multiple teams if there are more than six interested team members.

All schools (including Bay Area / out of state) are welcome to compete on September 28; however, Sacramento-area schools will receive priority in case of a waitlist. Likewise, Bay Area schools are welcome to compete on October 12 but Sacramento-area schools will receive priority in case of a waitlist. Teams hoping to qualify for HSNCT/MSNCT should play in the Varsity division.

Cal Cup #1 is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 9 – we are working to confirm the host location. Stay tuned for more details!

May 04

Sacramento Spring MS Results

Congratulations to our winners: Churchill B (Varsity) and Churchill G (JV)! Thank you to Mr. Hansen/Churchill for hosting and to all of the staff for your help.

Results are here

Mar 23

HAMLET @ Mira Loma

Mira Loma HS is hosting an online (Discord) quiz bowl competition on Saturday, March 30 – all California teams are welcome.

Details are here

Feb 22

Results from Cal Cup #2

Congratulations to the winners at Cal Cup #2! Results will be posted here (check back later for HSNCT qualification information – still being updated). Thank you to Mr. Flowers/Bellarmine for hosting and to Jeff/Anuttam for their help in the control room.

Feb 22

Cal Cup #3 Registration

Registration is now open for Cal Cup #3, to be held on Saturday, March 2 at Oakland HS in Oakland. We will be using the IQBT set #4 for Competitive/Standard and SCOP Novice for Novice. Wednesday, February 28 is the last date to register.

Register here

All teams, including package teams, should fill out the form. However, package teams will be placed in the field first (and will receive priority in case of a waitlist).

Feb 09

Cal Cup Update

All divisions at Feb 17 Cal Cup #2 are now full – please update your team’s registration to indicate whether you can bring staff/buzzers. We offer a $30 discount per full-day staffer. More staff = more teams can be accommodated. Tuesday, February 13 is the last day to register. Please cancel your registration if you are no longer planning to attend.

Cal Cup #3 will take place on Saturday, March 2 at Oakland HS. We will be using the IQBT set #4 for Competitive/Standard and SCOP Novice for Novice. Registration will open soon after the conclusion of Cal Cup #2.