Andrew Gao - Revision history

Olin Bose at 18:37, 24 November 2025

2025-11-24T18:37:11Z

Reilly Melville: assuming this is what was meant

2024-07-10T13:15:04Z

assuming this is what was meant

Andrew Gao: 2024 update woo

2024-07-10T03:31:10Z

2024 update woo

Joel Miles: grammar

2023-12-11T22:49:39Z

grammar

Andrew Gao: updating this page for the 2023-2024 season

2023-09-05T19:37:41Z

updating this page for the 2023-2024 season

June Yin at 07:25, 31 December 2022

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Andrew Gao at 05:21, 25 December 2022

2022-12-25T05:21:37Z

Andrew Gao: changed year

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changed year

June Yin at 22:56, 25 July 2022

2022-07-25T22:56:37Z

Andrew Gao: tournaments i co-td'd

2022-07-02T00:27:28Z

tournaments i co-td'd

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-'''Andrew Gao''' (class of 2027) is a player for [[Belmont]] and captain of the quizbowl club there (since 2023). He is siblings with [[Cindy Gao]]. Andrew is a generalist, with focuses in [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]]. He is also a spreadsheet enjoyed and the creator of various quizbowl-related spreadsheet projects, such as [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25263 a standalone Google Sheets scoresheet], the [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27942 Live Stats Hub], and more. Andrew also loves staffing quizbowl tournaments (but has lost count of how many), writing and editing questions (see below), tournament directing (see below), and other contributing to the community online and in person. Andrew is also a noted panda enthusiast and is known in the Northeast community for bringing an [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kramig-soft-toy-white-black-90221318/ IKEA kramig] to tournaments.
+'''Andrew Gao''' (class of 2027) is a player for [[Belmont]] and captain of the quizbowl club there (since 2023). He is siblings with [[Cindy Gao]]. Andrew is a generalist, with focuses in [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]]. He is also a spreadsheet enjoyer and the creator of various quizbowl-related spreadsheet projects, such as [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25263 a standalone Google Sheets scoresheet], the [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27942 Live Stats Hub], and more. Andrew also loves staffing quizbowl tournaments (but has lost count of how many), writing and editing questions (see below), tournament directing (see below), and other contributing to the community online and in person. Andrew is also a noted panda enthusiast and is known in the Northeast community for bringing an [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kramig-soft-toy-white-black-90221318/ IKEA kramig] to tournaments.
 ==Middle School Career (2020-2023)==

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 {{Infobox
 |Name = Andrew Gao
 |middleschool = [[Chenery Middle School|Chenery]] (2020-2023)
 |highschool = [[Belmont]] (2023-present)
 |naqtstats=[https://www.naqt.com/stats/player/?contact_id=518342 NAQT]}}
-'''Andrew Gao''' is a freshman player for [[Belmont]]. He is siblings with [[Cindy Gao]]. Andrew is a generalist, with main focuses on [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]]. He is also the creator of [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25263 Pandruwu Sheetz]. Andrew is also a noted panda enjoyer, and is somewhat well known for bringing an [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kramig-soft-toy-white-black-90221318/ IKEA kramig] to tournaments.
+'''Andrew Gao''' (class of 2027) is a player for [[Belmont]] and captain of the quizbowl club there (since 2023). He is siblings with [[Cindy Gao]]. Andrew is a generalist, with focuses in [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]]. He is also a spreadsheet enjoyed and the creator of various quizbowl-related spreadsheet projects, such as [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25263 a standalone Google Sheets scoresheet], the [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27942 Live Stats Hub], and more. Andrew also loves staffing quizbowl tournaments (but has lost count of how many), writing and editing questions (see below), tournament directing (see below), and other contributing to the community online and in person. Andrew is also a noted panda enthusiast and is known in the Northeast community for bringing an [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kramig-soft-toy-white-black-90221318/ IKEA kramig] to tournaments.
 ==Middle School Career (2020-2023)==
-Andrew was first active in the 2020-2021 season, with his first tournament being [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=301164 Knights' Challenge]. He played various events as a sixth grader and ran the first iteration of MSQB Madness, a summer league-style packet submission tournament.
+Andrew was first active in the 2020-2021 season, with his first tournament being [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=301164 Knights' Challenge]. He played a few tournaments as a sixth grader and ran the first iteration of MSQB Madness, a league-style individual player packet submission tournament in the summer.
-In the 2021-2022 season, Andrew played his [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=350849 first in-person tournament solo]. He also played the 2022 MS [[IPNCT]], finishing 3rd. The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing against [[Longfellow]]. Additionally, a team composed of him and [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] won the 2022 [[MINT]] ("MS NASAT").
+In the 2021-2022 season, Andrew played his [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=350849 first in-person tournament solo]. He also played the 2022 MS [[IPNCT]], finishing 3rd. The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing against [[Longfellow]] 310-280 in a one-game final. This was his second national tournament (after IPNCT) and his school's first-ever quizbowl nationals.
-In 2022 and 2023, he had a goal to play every set below 2-dot college difficulty, however, he ended up six sets short. This goal led him to fly to Sacramento to play two middle school tournaments. Notable results from this season include him breaking the H-M limit with [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] at the [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=14262 2023 LATTE] with both players breaking 100 PPG (30 more each than the 70 PPG H-M requirement). Andrew also played the HS [[IPNCT]], finishing t-22 after making the semifinals, the only middle schooler to do so. Andrew was a tournament all-star at the [[2023 MSNCT]], and got the game-winning power over [[River Trail]] to win. He was slated to play the [[2023 HSNCT]] with [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] but ended up soloing to a 196th-place finish.
+In his last year of middle school—the 2022-2023 season—Andrew attempted to play as many sets as possible. This journey involved over ten online tournaments, much traveling (including two trips to Sacramento for regular-season tournaments), and lots of fun playing high school teams and harder sets. A notable result may be him breaking the H-M limit by over 30 PPG with [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] at the [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=14262 2023 LATTE]. Andrew also attended the HS [[IPNCT]], finishing t-22 after making the semifinals, the only middle schooler to do so. Andrew was a tournament all-star at the [[2023 MSNCT]], and got the game-winning power over [[River Trail]] in the second game of an advantaged final to clinch [[Chenery]]'s victory. He was slated to duo the [[2023 HSNCT]] but ended up soloing to a 196th-place finish.
 ==High School Career (2023-present)==
-Andrew is a captain for the [[Belmont]] quizbowl team, along with [[Julian Halpern-Smith]] and [[Krikor Hachikian]].
+Andrew has been a captain of the [[Belmont]] quizbowl team since 2023. He was joined by seniors [[Julian Halpern-Smith]] and [[Krikor Hachikian]] in the captain role for the 2023-2024 school year. He will be assisted by co-captains [[Luca Hu]] and [[Jeffrey Wu]] for the 2024-2025 school year.
 ==Writing and Editing==
-Andrew has written for Conor Thompson's line of novice sets since [[CERES]]. He wrote over 140 questions for [[MAKEMAKE]], and is a writer and subject editor for [[QUAOAR]]. He is a writer for various Missouri sets, such as [[MOQBA Novice]], [[SHOW-ME]], and the SHOW-ME sequel, [[SHOW-ME More]]. Additionally, Gao served as a head editor for the line of MSQB Madness sets, the third iteration of which was turned into [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27247 SWAMP].
+Andrew is a prolific writer, having written since essentially the start of his quizbowl career. He has head edited the three-edition long line of packet-submission-esque MSQB Madness sets, with the last being turned into [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27247 SWAMP], a housewrite played by over 140 teams in the 2023-2024 season. In addition to this, he has written for four editions of [[Conor Thompson]]'s line of "dwarf planet novice sets," beginning with [[CERES]]. He wrote over 140 questions for [[MAKEMAKE]] and served as a writer and subject editor for both [[QUAOAR]] and [[SEDNA]]. In total, he has contributed about 300 questions overall for novice-difficulty sets (mostly Conor Thompson's, but also 28 for [[MOQBA Novice II]]). Andrew has also participated as a writer in three editions of the well-received [[SHOW-ME]] line of sets, contributing over 100 HS regular difficulty questions between [[SHOW-ME]], [[SHOW-ME More]], and [[SHOW-M3]].
 ==Tournament Directing==
-In the 2020-2021 season, [[Aatreyo Bhattacharyya]] and Andrew directed [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/6990/ MCMT Solo], a singles middle school tournament with an [[IPNCT]]-like format. Three middle school tournaments, the [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7298/ CERES National Mirror], [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7455/ SPRING], and [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7529/ ROAR] were co-directed by Gao in the 2021-2022 season. Andrew ran two summer tournaments, [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7563/ MOIST] in the summer of 2022, and [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8226/ SUNSET] in the summer of 2023. In the 2022 and 2023 regular season, he ran the [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7597/ KICKOFF Northeast Mirror], [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7602/ MMMM], [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7897/ KRAMIG], [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7963/ MAKEMAKE National Mirror], and [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8125/ SPRING II].
+Andrew is also a prolific tournament director. In the 2020-2021 season, [[Aatreyo Bhattacharyya]] and Andrew directed [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/6990/ MCMT Solo], a middle school tournament for individual players. With the help of other various co-TDs, Andrew directed 12 other one-day tournaments throughout his middle school years—the first team-based one being [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7298/ CERES National Mirror] (with [[Cindy Gao]] and [[Conor Thompson]]). In addition to the aforementioned tournament, Andrew directed [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7455/ SPRING], [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7529/ ROAR], and [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7563/ MOIST] in the 2021-2022 season/following summer. Andrew directed another 7 team-based tournaments in the 2023-2023 season, including the 34-team large [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8226/ SUNSET]] tournament in the summer.
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 ==Writing and Editing==
-Andrew has written for Conor Thompson's line of novice sets since [[CERES]]. He wrote over 140 questions for [[MAKEMAKE]], and is a writer and subject editor for [[QUAOAR]]. He is a writer various Missouri sets, such as [[MOQBA Novice]], [[SHOW-ME]], and the SHOW-ME sequel, [[SHOW-ME More]]. Additionally, Gao served as a head editor for the line of MSQB Madness sets, the third iteration of which was turned into [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27247 SWAMP].
+Andrew has written for Conor Thompson's line of novice sets since [[CERES]]. He wrote over 140 questions for [[MAKEMAKE]], and is a writer and subject editor for [[QUAOAR]]. He is a writer for various Missouri sets, such as [[MOQBA Novice]], [[SHOW-ME]], and the SHOW-ME sequel, [[SHOW-ME More]]. Additionally, Gao served as a head editor for the line of MSQB Madness sets, the third iteration of which was turned into [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27247 SWAMP].
 ==Tournament Directing==

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 {{Infobox
 |Name = Andrew Gao
-|middleschool = [[Chenery]] (2020-2023)
+|middleschool = [[Chenery Middle School|Chenery]] (2020-2023)
 |naqtstats=[https://www.naqt.com/stats/player/?contact_id=518342 NAQT]}}
-'''Andrew Gao''' is a player for [[Chenery Middle School]]. He is known for creating the online, Google Sheets-based [[Pandruwu Sheetz]] scoresheet.
+'''Andrew Gao''' is a freshman player for [[Belmont]]. He is siblings with [[Cindy Gao]]. Andrew is a generalist, with main focuses on [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]]. He is also the creator of [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25263 Pandruwu Sheetz]. Andrew is also a noted panda enjoyer, and is somewhat well known for bringing an [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kramig-soft-toy-white-black-90221318/ IKEA kramig] to tournaments.
-Andrew is a generalist, with a main focuses on [[literature]], [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]].
+==Middle School Career (2020-2023)==
-Though first active in the 2020-2021 season, Andrew played the 2022 [[IPNCT]], finishing 3rd. The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing 310-280 in a one-game final against [[Longfellow]]. Additionally, a team comprised of him and [[Greg Zeldovich]] won 2022 [[MINT]] ("MS NASAT").
+Andrew was first active in the 2020-2021 season, with his first tournament being [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=301164 Knights' Challenge]. He played various events as a sixth grader and ran the first iteration of MSQB Madness, a summer league-style packet submission tournament.
-Andrew has written for the novice sets [[CERES]] and [[MAKEMAKE]], and the high school sets [[SHOW-ME]] and [[NASWM]]. Additionally, Andrew Gao is part of the editing team for MSQB Madness I and MSQB Madness II, a packet submission tournament written by (mostly new) 7th-9th graders.
+In the 2021-2022 season, Andrew played his [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=350849 first in-person tournament solo]. He also played the 2022 MS [[IPNCT]], finishing 3rd. The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing against [[Longfellow]]. Additionally, a team composed of him and [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] won the 2022 [[MINT]] ("MS NASAT").
-In the 2020-2021 season, [[Aatreyo Bhattacharyya]] and Andrew directed MCMT Solo, a singles middle school tournament with an [[IPNCT]]-like format.
+In 2022 and 2023, he had a goal to play every set below 2-dot college difficulty, however, he ended up six sets short. This goal led him to fly to Sacramento to play two middle school tournaments. Notable results from this season include him breaking the H-M limit with [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] at the [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=14262 2023 LATTE] with both players breaking 100 PPG (30 more each than the 70 PPG H-M requirement). Andrew also played the HS [[IPNCT]], finishing t-22 after making the semifinals, the only middle schooler to do so. Andrew was a tournament all-star at the [[2023 MSNCT]], and got the game-winning power over [[River Trail]] to win. He was slated to play the [[2023 HSNCT]] with [[Greg Zeldovich|Gregory Zeldovich]] but ended up soloing to a 196th-place finish.
-{{activems|2020|2022}}
+==High School Career (2023-present)==

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 Andrew is a generalist, who mainly focuses on [[literature]] (coming 2nd at the 2021 IPNCT), [[geography]], [[history]], and [[current events]].
-Though first active in the 2020-2021 season, Andrew Gao played the 2022 [[IPNCT]] (finishing 3rd). The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing 310-280 in a one-game final against [[Longfellow]] Middle School. Additionally, a team comprised of him and [[Zym]] Zeldovich won the 2022 MINT ("MS NASAT"), after going 9-1 to clear the field.
+Though first active in the 2020-2021 season, Andrew Gao played the 2022 [[IPNCT]] (finishing 3rd). The team he led, [[Chenery]], placed second in the [[2022 MSNCT]] after losing 310-280 in a one-game final against [[Longfellow]] Middle School. Additionally, a team comprised of him and [[Zym Zeldovich]] won the 2022 [[MINT]] ("MS NASAT"), after going 9-1 to clear the field.
 Andrew has written for the novice sets [[CERES]] and [[MAKEMAKE]], and the high school sets [[SHOW-ME]] and [[NASWM]]. Additionally, Andrew Gao is part of the editing team for MSQB Madness I and MSQB Madness II, a packet submission tournament written by (mostly new) 7th-9th graders.

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	Andrew has written for the novice sets [[CERES]] and [[MAKEMAKE]], and the high school sets [[SHOW-ME]] and [[NASWM]]. Additionally, Andrew Gao is part of the editing team for MSQB Madness I and MSQB Madness II, a packet submission tournament written by (mostly new) 7th-9th graders.		Andrew has written for the novice sets [[CERES]] and [[MAKEMAKE]], and the high school sets [[SHOW-ME]] and [[NASWM]]. Additionally, Andrew Gao is part of the editing team for MSQB Madness I and MSQB Madness II, a packet submission tournament written by (mostly new) 7th-9th graders.

		+	Two tournaments, [[CERES]] National Mirror, as well as SPRING, were co-directed by Gao. Both tournaments had a field of 16 nationally-competitive middle school teams. In the 2020-2021 season, [[Aatreyo Bhattacharyya]] and Andrew directed MCMT Solo, a singles middle school tournament with the [[IPNCT]] format.

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