Welcome to the eighth season of California Cup! Like last year, all four Cal Cup competitions will feature three divisions: Competitive, Standard, and Novice. Teams that intend to play 3 or 4 of the Cal Cup tournaments are encouraged to purchase “the package” (play the tournaments for the price of 3). Only teams that purchase …
Category: Announcements
Oct 04
Sacramento Fall HS Tournament (Oct 12)
We plan to run the Sac HS Tournament on Sat, Oct 12 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. At this point, our opinion is that it is highly likely that the district will approve our request; if there is an issue then we will hear about it on Tuesday. Registration is now open for Sacramento-area …
Sep 27
Update on Sacramento Fall HS Tournament
The current plan is that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 12. The hope was that the competition would take place at Vista Del Lago HS in Folsom but today I determined that that would not be feasible. Thus, I am still in the process of confirming a host school; …
Aug 28
Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament (Sep 21)
The 2019 Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 21 at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. Teams from outside of the Bay Area are welcome to compete. Like previous years, this tournament features a division for Novice high school teams and a separate division for (all) middle school teams; middle …
Aug 26
Upcoming Fall MS Tournaments
Hello Parents, Teachers, and Coaches, Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year; we hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer break. The Sacramento Fall Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 28 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. Entry fee information/details can be found here; registration takes place on the NAQT website here. The Bay Area …
May 13
Last Bay Area Tournament of the School Year
This event is taking place at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. Apologies for the delay in confirming the host. The High School Division is using SCT DII; these questions are similar in difficulty to those at HS Nationals; Novice-level teams should not compete at this event. Register for the HS division here; entry fees/discounts can …
Apr 14
Sacramento Spring HS Tournament
This event will take place on Saturday, May 4 at Rio Americano HS in Sacramento. This competition features separate Varsity (IS-177) and JV (IS-184A) divisions. Please note that if your team competed at or staffed the March 30 Sunnyvale MS tournament then your school must play in the Varsity Division. The current field cap is …
Apr 14
Registration for NAQT NorCal States
Registration is now open for the NAQT NorCal State Championship Tournament, to be held on Saturday, April 20 at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. This event is using NAQT IS-183 (not SCT); we have an initial field cap of 36 and teams may consist of no more than 6 members. Middle School teams cannot …
Mar 20
Cal Cup #4 (Sun, March 31) Registration
Cal Cup #4 is taking place on Sunday, March 31 at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. To register, please fill out this form (all teams, including package teams, must fill out the form). We are implementing a field cap of 15 for Competitive, 20 for Standard, and 20 for Novice. Thus, all non-package teams will be placed …
Mar 06
Cal Cup #3 (March 16) Registration is now open
Cal Cup #3 is taking place on Saturday, March 16 at Menlo-Atherton (public) High School in Atherton. Check-in will start at 8:30AM and we will start round 1 no later than 9AM. We will have a field cap of 18 in Competitive, 25 in Standard, and 30 in Novice. Pizza will be available for purchase on-site for lunch. …