Seal clubbing - Revision history

Kevin Wang at 03:01, 12 January 2025

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Dan Ni: Fix D2 link

2025-01-08T17:52:34Z

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Dan Ni: Fix trophy whore link

2025-01-08T17:51:33Z

Fix trophy whore link

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'''Seal clubbing''' or '''baby seal clubbing ''' is a slang term for a skilled player competing in and dominating at a tournament well below their skill level. It is most frequently applied to tournaments with eligibility restrictions such as [[ACF Fall]] or [[D2 SCT]]. Accusations of seal clubbing are often accompanied by accusations of [[trophy whoring]]. </onlyinclude>

Seal clubbing differs from other practices such as '''smurfing''' or '''sandbagging''', during which players misrepresent their skill level to be lower than it actually is. In contrast, the concept of seal clubbing is generally only applied to players widely known to be good.

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-'''Seal clubbing''' or '''baby seal clubbing ''' is a slang term for a skilled player competing in and dominating at a tournament well below their skill level. It is most frequently applied to tournaments with eligibility restrictions such as [[ACF Fall]] or NAQT's [[Division II]] tournaments. Accusations of seal clubbing are often accompanied by accusations of [[trophy whore|trophy whoring]]. </onlyinclude>
+'''Seal clubbing''' or '''baby seal clubbing ''' is a slang term for a skilled player(s) competing in and dominating at a tournament well below their skill level due to low difficulty or a weak field. The term does not originate from quiz bowl and is used to describe similar scenarios in other activities.
-Seal clubbing differs from other practices such as '''smurfing''' or '''sandbagging''', during which players misrepresent their skill level to be lower than it actually is. In contrast, the concept of seal clubbing is generally only applied to players widely known to be good.
+It is most frequently applied to tournaments with eligibility restrictions such as [[ACF Fall]] or NAQT's [[Division II]] tournaments. Accusations of seal clubbing are often accompanied by accusations of [[trophy whore|trophy whoring]].</onlyinclude>
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