Charles Hang - Revision history

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Charles Hang at 10:12, 15 December 2019

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 Because Charles was a student at both [[St. Charles Community College]] and WashU, Charles founded a Quiz Bowl team at SCC and won the 2010 Kansas CCSCT. This action was criticized because Charles was also taking classes at WUSTL in Spring 2010. [[NAQT]] decided that Charles's actions were permitted under NAQT's rules and that a player pursuing both four and two year degrees should have the opportunity to choose to play either CCSCT/CCCT or SCT/ICT.<ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9320&start=0 Charles Hang discussion] by [[Kwang the Ninja]] » Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:19 pm</ref>
-Charles went on to lead the [[St. Charles Community College]] team to win the [[2010 CCCT|2010 Community College Championship Tournament]], with the team going 11-1, where Charles was also the top scorer with 123.42 PP20TH. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3286]
+Charles went on to lead the [[St. Charles Community College]] team to win the [[2010 CCCT|2010 Community College Championship Tournament]], with the team going 11-1, where Charles was also the top scorer with 123.42 PP20TH.<ref>[http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3286 2010 CCCT standings]</ref>
-The week after the [[2010 CCCT]], Charles [[One-man teams|played solo]] at the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] at Illinois, which also featured a high school open team that had styled itself the "Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals," with team members [[Dan Donohue]], [[Nolan Winkler]], and [[Ben Carbery]] playing as prominent community colleges Valencia, Chipola, and Northeast Alabama, respectively [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1] - this team never had the opportunity to face Charles Hang because of his failure to make the top playoff bracket.
+The week after the [[2010 CCCT]], Charles [[One-man teams|played solo]] at the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] at Illinois, which also featured a high school open team that had styled itself the "Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals," with team members [[Dan Donohue]], [[Nolan Winkler]], and [[Ben Carbery]] playing as prominent community colleges Valencia, Chipola, and Northeast Alabama, respectively<ref>[https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1 2010 MCMNT standings]</ref> - this team never had the opportunity to face Charles Hang because of his failure to make the top playoff bracket.
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 ==Writing==
 *Charles owned [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions]], a question writing company he founded in October 2010 and has written for [[NAQT]], [[NHBB]], and [[HSAPQ]] as well as some other events.
-*With the help of [[Dan Donohue]] and others, Charles produced a pyramidal tournament in the [[MSHSAA]] format for the Fall 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland High School]]. That tournament was intended as an introduction to pyramidal questions. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7641889/] These writing projects inspired [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions|Olympia's]] formation.
+*With the help of [[Dan Donohue]] and others, Charles produced a pyramidal tournament in the [[MSHSAA]] format for the Fall 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland High School]]. That tournament was intended as an introduction to pyramidal questions.<ref>[http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7641889/ Richland Varsity/JV Tournament] (moquizbowl.com) by richbob » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:52 pm</ref> These writing projects inspired [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions|Olympia's]] formation.
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 |schoolpast = [[St. Charles Community College]] (2010; 2014)
 |highschool = [[Francis Howell Central]] (2005-09)
 | }}
 '''Xinyun Hang (Charles Hang)''' is a member of the [[Washington University in St. Louis]] Quiz Bowl Team, which he led as president from Fall 2017 to Spring 2019. He founded the [[St. Charles Community College]] team and led it to win the [[2010 CCCT|2010 Community College Championship Tournament]]. In high school, he played for [[Francis Howell Central]].
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 Like many Missouri players such as [[Jason Mueller]], [[Alex Dzurick]], and [[Ikshu Neithaleth]], Charles attended at the Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA), a gifted camp for Missouri's top rising juniors.
-Around 2008, he came into conflict with the [[hsquizbowl.org|HSQB forum]] community, especially [[Matt Weiner]], after describing some anti-MSHSAA criticism there as excessive. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6302]
+Around 2008, he came into conflict with the [[hsquizbowl.org|HSQB forum]] community, especially [[Matt Weiner]], after describing some anti-MSHSAA criticism there as excessive.<ref>[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6302 Is high school quizbowl in Missouri salvageable?] by [[Matt Weiner]] » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:34 pm</ref>
-Charles ended his high school career by leading the [[2009 Francis Howell Central]] team to a tie for 27th at the [[2009 HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2750] He was the 23rd HSNCT All-Star, coming in 25th overall. [http://www.naqt.com/hsnct/2009/2009-hsnct-results.html]
+Charles ended his high school career by leading the [[2009 Francis Howell Central]] team to a tie for 27th at the [[2009 HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]].<ref>[http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2750 2009 HSNCT standings]</ref> He was the 23rd HSNCT All-Star, coming in 25th overall.
 ===College===
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 ====St. Charles Community College====
-Because Charles was a student at both [[St. Charles Community College]] and WashU, Charles founded a Quiz Bowl team at SCC and won the 2010 Kansas CCSCT. This action was criticized because Charles was also taking classes at WUSTL in Spring 2010. [[NAQT]] decided that Charles's actions were permitted under NAQT's rules and that a player pursuing both four and two year degrees should have the opportunity to choose to play either CCSCT/CCCT or SCT/ICT. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9320&start=0]
+Because Charles was a student at both [[St. Charles Community College]] and WashU, Charles founded a Quiz Bowl team at SCC and won the 2010 Kansas CCSCT. This action was criticized because Charles was also taking classes at WUSTL in Spring 2010. [[NAQT]] decided that Charles's actions were permitted under NAQT's rules and that a player pursuing both four and two year degrees should have the opportunity to choose to play either CCSCT/CCCT or SCT/ICT.<ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9320&start=0 Charles Hang discussion] by [[Kwang the Ninja]] » Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:19 pm</ref>
 Charles went on to lead the [[St. Charles Community College]] team to win the [[2010 CCCT|2010 Community College Championship Tournament]], with the team going 11-1, where Charles was also the top scorer with 123.42 PP20TH. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3286]
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 {{Player anecdotes}}
-== External References ==
+{{Refs}}
 [[Category: People]]

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 *Charles owned [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions]], a question writing company he founded in October 2010 and has written for [[NAQT]], [[NHBB]], and [[HSAPQ]] as well as some other events.
 *With the help of [[Dan Donohue]] and others, Charles produced a pyramidal tournament in the [[MSHSAA]] format for the Fall 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland High School]]. That tournament was intended as an introduction to pyramidal questions. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7641889/] These writing projects inspired [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions|Olympia's]] formation.
 == External References ==

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 {{activems|2003|2005}}
 {{activehs|2006|2009}}
-{{active|2010|2021}}
+{{active|2010|2025}}
 [[Category:Missouri (State)]][[Category:Francis Howell Central]][[Category:WUSTL]][[Category:St. Charles CC]]
 [[Category:High school quizbowl in Missouri]]
 [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]
 [[Category:Question writers]]

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	The week after the [[2010 CCCT]], Charles [[One-man teams\|played solo]] at the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament\|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] at Illinois, which also featured a high school open team that had styled itself the "Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals," with team members [[Dan Donohue]], [[Nolan Winkler]], and [[Ben Carbery]] playing as prominent community colleges Valencia, Chipola, and Northeast Alabama, respectively [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1] - this team never had the opportunity to face Charles Hang because of his failure to make the top playoff bracket.		The week after the [[2010 CCCT]], Charles [[One-man teams\|played solo]] at the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament\|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] at Illinois, which also featured a high school open team that had styled itself the "Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals," with team members [[Dan Donohue]], [[Nolan Winkler]], and [[Ben Carbery]] playing as prominent community colleges Valencia, Chipola, and Northeast Alabama, respectively [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1] - this team never had the opportunity to face Charles Hang because of his failure to make the top playoff bracket.
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		+	{{-}}
		+	{{Succession_box_(Individual)\|Individual Honor = [[ACF\|ACF Nationals Leading Scorer]]
		+	\|year = 2019
		+	\|previous = [[Itamar Naveh-Benjamin]]
		+	\|next = [[Will Alston]]
		+	\|}}

	==Writing==		==Writing==

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 Charles is also known for wearing a boutonniere and taking pictures at tournaments.
-=Career=
+==Career==
-==Middle School==
+===Middle School===
 Charles played on the Scholar Quiz Team of Saeger Middle School.
-==High School==
+===High School===
 Charles played for the [[Francis Howell Central]] Scholar Quiz Bowl team coached by Kathryn Keierleber from 2005 to 2009. He led the team to a t-27th place finish at the [[2009 HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]].
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 Charles ended his high school career by leading the [[2009 Francis Howell Central]] team to a tie for 27th at the [[2009 HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2750] He was the 23rd HSNCT All-Star, coming in 25th overall. [http://www.naqt.com/hsnct/2009/2009-hsnct-results.html]
-==College==
+===College===
 Charles has been part of the Academic Team at [[Washington University in St. Louis]] since 2009, with the exception of the 2013-2014 season. He became the team's president in 2017 and was treasurer from 2010 to 2011. He also founded the team at [[St. Charles Community College]] and led it to win the [[2010 CCCT]].
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 The week after the [[2010 CCCT]], Charles [[One-man teams|played solo]] at the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] at Illinois, which also featured a high school open team that had styled itself the "Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals," with team members [[Dan Donohue]], [[Nolan Winkler]], and [[Ben Carbery]] playing as prominent community colleges Valencia, Chipola, and Northeast Alabama, respectively [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1] - this team never had the opportunity to face Charles Hang because of his failure to make the top playoff bracket.
-=Writing=
+==Writing==
 *Charles owned [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions]], a question writing company he founded in October 2010 and has written for [[NAQT]], [[NHBB]], and [[HSAPQ]] as well as some other events.
 *With the help of [[Dan Donohue]] and others, Charles produced a pyramidal tournament in the [[MSHSAA]] format for the Fall 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland High School]]. That tournament was intended as an introduction to pyramidal questions. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7641889/] These writing projects inspired [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions|Olympia's]] formation.
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 [[Category: People]]
-[[Category: Middle school players active in 2003]][[Category: Middle school players active in 2004]][[Category: Middle school players active in 2005]][[Category: High school players active in 2006]][[Category: High school players active in 2007]] [[Category: High school players active in 2008]][[Category: High school players active in 2009]][[Category: Players active in 2010]][[Category: Players active in 2011]][[Category: Players active in 2012]][[Category: Players active in 2013]][[Category: Players active in 2014]][[Category: Players active in 2015]][[Category: Players active in 2016]][[Category: Players active in 2017]][[Category: Players active in 2018]]
+{{activems|2003|2005}}
 [[Category:Missouri (State)]][[Category:Francis Howell Central]][[Category:WUSTL]][[Category:St. Charles CC]]
 [[Category:High school quizbowl in Missouri]]
 [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]
 [[Category:Question writers]]

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 |highschool = [[Francis Howell Central]] (2005-09)
 | }}
-'''Xinyun Hang (Charles Hang)''' is the president of the [[Washington University in St. Louis]] Quiz Bowl Team. He founded the [[St. Charles Community College]] team and led it to win the [[2010 Community College Championship Tournament]]. In high school, he played for [[Francis Howell Central]].
+'''Xinyun Hang (Charles Hang)''' is a member of the [[Washington University in St. Louis]] Quiz Bowl Team, which he led as president from Fall 2017 to Spring 2019. He founded the [[St. Charles Community College]] team and led it to win the [[2010 Community College Championship Tournament]]. In high school, he played for [[Francis Howell Central]].
 He owns [[Olympia Academic Competition Questions]], a question writing company, and writes for [[NAQT]] and [[NHBB]].

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