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{{Infobox|Name = Andrew Wang
 
{{Infobox|Name = Andrew Wang
 
|Subjects = Charles Barkley, Pizza Rolls, Chinese Cartoons, Junk Food, late 2000's smogon shitposts, [[poasting]]
 
|Subjects = Charles Barkley, Pizza Rolls, Chinese Cartoons, Junk Food, late 2000's smogon shitposts, [[poasting]]
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|schoolpast = [[Illinois]] (2012-2016)
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|schoolcur = [[Illinois]] (2012-2016, 2023-)
 
|highschool = [[New Trier]] (2009-2012)
 
|highschool = [[New Trier]] (2009-2012)
 
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'''Andrew Wang''' played for [[New Trier]] and [[Illinois|the University of Illinois]].  
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'''Andrew Wang''' (often referred to by the mononym '''Wang''') played for [[New Trier]] and [[Illinois|the University of Illinois]] in undergrad and returned to play at Illinois in 2023.
  
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His tossup for [[2018 EFT]] on "these two elements" with the answerline "carbon and carbon" was received ambivalently, with some praising the tossup as unusually creative and others, such as [[Graham Reid]], calling his use of "these two elements" "pathological." <ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21849&p=350010#p350010 EFT Discussion]</ref> Nonetheless, the fact that the answer had come up before caused multiple players in future tournaments to neg chemistry tossups with "carbon and carbon."
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He has also won two [[PACENSC|Pokémon based]] side events.
  
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A dumb comment made by Wang at [[2015 ACF Nationals]] has apparently resulted in British quiz teams jokingly teaching their new recruits that "you gotta know the plot elements of the 5 Tamil epics" <ref>[https://clyp.it/pclpuivo "you gotta know the plot elements of the 5 Tamil epics"]</ref>
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{{Player anecdotes}}
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He also won two [[PACENSC|Pokémon based]] side events.
 
  
 
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[[Category:Question writers]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 1 January 2026

Andrew Wang
Noted subjects Charles Barkley, Pizza Rolls, Chinese Cartoons, Junk Food, late 2000's smogon shitposts, poasting
Current college Illinois (2012-2016, 2023-)
High school New Trier (2009-2012)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Andrew Wang (often referred to by the mononym Wang) played for New Trier and the University of Illinois in undergrad and returned to play at Illinois in 2023.

He has also won two Pokémon based side events.

Anecdotes

Full list and references: here

  • Andrew's tossup for 2018 EFT on "these two elements" with the answerline "carbon and carbon" was received ambivalently, with some praising the tossup as unusually creative and others, such as Graham Reid, calling his use of the pronoun "these two elements" "pathological." Nonetheless, the fact that the answer had come up before caused multiple players in future tournaments to neg chemistry tossups with "carbon and carbon."
  • A dumb comment made by Andrew at 2015 ACF Nationals has apparently resulted in British quiz teams jokingly teaching their new recruits that "you gotta know the plot elements of the 5 Tamil epics"
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