Will Nediger - Revision history

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 * two experimental lit tournaments, 2010 [[MELD]] (Mildly Experimental Literature Doubles) and 2012 [[WELD]] (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
 * five annual iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], from 2017 to 2021
-* [[Logomachy]], the first quizbowl event to focus on "words"<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25759 Logomachy (side event, late 2022)] by [[women, fire and dangerous things]] » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:34 pm]</ref> (and its upcoming sequel [[Logodaedaly]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/275279348855209984/1134487650884124683 I've started writing my sequel to Logomachy (which will be called Logodaedaly) and I think it's going to be my favorite side event]</ref>)
+* [[Logomachy]], the first quizbowl event to focus on "words"<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25759 Logomachy (side event, late 2022)] by [[women, fire and dangerous things]] » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:34 pm</ref> (and its upcoming sequel [[Logodaedaly]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/275279348855209984/1134487650884124683 I've started writing my sequel to Logomachy (which will be called Logodaedaly) and I think it's going to be my favorite side event]</ref>)
 * [[On Cinema at the Buzzer]], a film set

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 * two experimental lit tournaments, 2010 [[MELD]] (Mildly Experimental Literature Doubles) and 2012 [[WELD]] (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
 * five annual iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], from 2017 to 2021
-* [[Logomachy]], the first quizbowl event to focus on "words" [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25759] (and its upcoming sequel [[Logodaedaly]] [https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/275279348855209984/1134487650884124683])
+* [[Logomachy]], the first quizbowl event to focus on "words"<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25759 Logomachy (side event, late 2022)] by [[women, fire and dangerous things]] » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:34 pm]</ref> (and its upcoming sequel [[Logodaedaly]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/275279348855209984/1134487650884124683 I've started writing my sequel to Logomachy (which will be called Logodaedaly) and I think it's going to be my favorite side event]</ref>)
 * [[On Cinema at the Buzzer]], a film set
-He is a noted constructor and editor of crossword puzzles. [https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?author=Will+Nediger] [http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]
+{{Player anecdotes}}
+{{Refs}}
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 * five annual iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], from 2017 to 2021
 * [[Logomachy]], the first quizbowl event to focus on "words" [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25759] (and its upcoming sequel [[Logodaedaly]] [https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/275279348855209984/1134487650884124683])
 He is a noted constructor and editor of crossword puzzles. [https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?author=Will+Nediger] [http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]

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 |lastname = Nediger
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-'''Will Nediger''' played quizbowl for [[Michigan]], which he led (with [[Auroni Gupta]]) to first place at the [[2017 ICT]] and [[2016 ACF Nationals]]. He played as a undergraduate for [[Western Ontario]]. In 2007, he won the [[Reach for the Top]] Ontario provincial finals and national finals with [[2007 London Central|London Central]]. With two other members of this team, [[Peter Burton]] and Will Pazner, he won the second place Division II title at the [[2008 NAQT ICT]]. He also led his team to win the [[2017 Chicago Open]], having also won in [[2016 Chicago Open|the previous year]].
+'''Will Nediger''', a noted [[Canada|Canadian]], played quizbowl as a Ph.D student at [[Michigan]], which he led (with [[Auroni Gupta]]) to first place at the [[2017 ICT]] and [[2016 ACF Nationals]]. Before that, he played as a undergraduate for [[Western Ontario]]. Earlier still, in 2007, he won the [[Reach for the Top]] Ontario provincial finals and national finals with [[2007 London Central|London Central]]. With two other members of that team, [[Peter Burton]] and Will Pazner, he won the second place Division II title at the [[2008 NAQT ICT]]. He also led his team to win the [[2017 Chicago Open]], having also won in [[2016 Chicago Open|the previous year]].
-Will served on the editing staff for [[2009 ACF Fall]] and was responsible for two experimental lit tournaments, [[MELD]] and [[WELD]]. As of 2020, he has also written four iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], with a fifth planned for 2021.
+Will is a well-regarded writer and editor, having served on the editing staff for [[2009 ACF Fall]], 2013 [[Michigan Fall Tournament]], [[2014 ACF Regionals]], 2016 [[MLK]], and [[2023 ACF Nationals]]. He is also the author of several side tournaments which have been increasingly well-received, including:
-He is a noted constructor of crossword puzzles.[http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]
+He is a noted constructor and editor of crossword puzzles. [https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?author=Will+Nediger] [http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]
-Will [[scaling|improves]] as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for [[Chicago Open]]. In addition to being the top scorer at the [[2013 Chicago Open]], he managed to achieve more than twice the [[PPG]] of anyone else at the premier site of the near-impossible [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
+Will [[scaling|improves]] as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for [[Chicago Open]] (which he has won thrice: in 2016, 2017, and 2023, and been the top individual scorer at once: in [[2013 Chicago Open|2013]]). He managed to achieve more than twice the [[PPG]] of anyone else at the premier site of the ultra-difficult [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
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 He is a noted constructor of crossword puzzles.[http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]
-Will [[scale|improves]] as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for [[Chicago Open]]. In addition to being the top scorer at the [[2013 Chicago Open]], he managed to achieve more than twice the [[PPG]] of anyone else at the premier site of the near-impossible [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
+Will [[scaling|improves]] as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for [[Chicago Open]]. In addition to being the top scorer at the [[2013 Chicago Open]], he managed to achieve more than twice the [[PPG]] of anyone else at the premier site of the near-impossible [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
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 {{Infobox|Name = Will Nediger
-|Subjects = Literature, Linguistics, film, arts, things nobody else knows
+|Subjects = Literature, linguistics, film, arts, things nobody else knows
-|schoolpast = [[Western Ontario]] (2008-2012), [[Michigan]] (2012-2017)
+|schoolpast = [[Western Ontario]] (2008–2012), [[Michigan]] (2012–2017)
-|highschool = [[London Central]] (2007-2008)
+|highschool = [[London Central]] (2007–2008)
 |firstname = Will
 |lastname = Nediger
 }}
-Will Nediger played quizbowl for [[Michigan]], which he led (with [[Auroni Gupta]]) to first place at the [[2017 ICT]] and [[2016 ACF Nationals]], having played as a undergraduate for [[Western Ontario]]. In 2007, he won the [[Reach for the Top]] Ontario provincial finals and national finals with [[2007 London Central|London Central]]. With two other members of this team, [[Peter Burton]] and Will Pazner, he won the second place Division II title at the [[2008 NAQT ICT]]. He also led his team to win the [[2017 Chicago Open]], having also won in [[2016 Chicago Open|the previous year]].
+'''Will Nediger''' played quizbowl for [[Michigan]], which he led (with [[Auroni Gupta]]) to first place at the [[2017 ICT]] and [[2016 ACF Nationals]]. He played as a undergraduate for [[Western Ontario]]. In 2007, he won the [[Reach for the Top]] Ontario provincial finals and national finals with [[2007 London Central|London Central]]. With two other members of this team, [[Peter Burton]] and Will Pazner, he won the second place Division II title at the [[2008 NAQT ICT]]. He also led his team to win the [[2017 Chicago Open]], having also won in [[2016 Chicago Open|the previous year]].
-Will served on the editing staff for 2009 [[ACF Fall]] and was responsible for two experimental lit tournaments, [[MELD]] and [[WELD]]. As of 2020, he has also written four iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], with a fifth planned for 2021.
+Will served on the editing staff for [[2009 ACF Fall]] and was responsible for two experimental lit tournaments, [[MELD]] and [[WELD]]. As of 2020, he has also written four iterations of the vanity tournament [[Scattergories]], with a fifth planned for 2021.
 He is a noted constructor of crossword puzzles.[http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com]
-Will notoriously seems to improve as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for Chicago Open. In addition to being the top scorer at the [[2013 Chicago Open]], he managed to achieve more than twice the PPG of anyone else at the premier site of the near-impossible [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
+Will [[scale|improves]] as the difficulty and obscurity of the questions increases, making him a highly sought-after teammate for [[Chicago Open]]. In addition to being the top scorer at the [[2013 Chicago Open]], he managed to achieve more than twice the [[PPG]] of anyone else at the premier site of the near-impossible [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd]] while playing with [[Seth Teitler]], [[Selene Koo]], and [[Sam Bailey]].
 [[Category:People]]

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