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James Malouf is a current sophomore on the La Jolla A team. He has been a member of Quizbowl since fall of last year, and has turned out impressive PPGs on teams with quizbowl heavyweights Erica Liu and Vincent Doehr despite his young age. He specializes in history, astronomy, ocean sciences, and some fine arts.
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{{Infobox|Name = Vivian Malouf
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|Subjects = VFA, History, Religion, Philosophy, Literature
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|schoolcur = [[UC Berkeley]] (2017-2021; 2025-2026)
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'''Vivian Malouf''' attended [[UC Berkeley]]. She received an Honorable Mention for the 2016 and 2017 [[HSQBRank All-World Teams]]. She was the second scorer on Berkeley A when they won the Undergraduate title at [[2019 ACF Nationals]].
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After an extended hiatus, she re-enrolled at Berkeley for the 2025-26 school year. Vivian led a team of herself, [[Anuttam Ramji]], [[Tanay Bodducherla]], and [[Ryan Sun]] to first place at the [[2026 UCT]]. Berkeley went 2-3 in prelims<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/10302/stats/final_standings_finals/teamdetail/#UCBerkeley]</ref> and needed to defeat Northwestern in a tiebreaker to make top bracket; Vivian was about to return to the hotel to take a nap before being told they had a tiebreaker and were still in contention. Vivian was also the lead scorer on the Berkeley A team (also including [[Eve Fleisig]], [[Swapnil Garg]], and [[Nathaniel Hull]]) that won the [[2026 ICT]] and finished undefeated at [[2026 ACF Nationals]]. At the end of the season, Vivian was voted first overall in the collegiate player poll<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=412302#p412302 Re: 2026 Player Poll] by [[InfinitePeng]] » Fri May 15, 2026 9:46 pm</ref>, making her the first woman to be voted #1.
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 25 May 2026

Vivian Malouf
Noted subjects VFA, History, Religion, Philosophy, Literature
Current college UC Berkeley (2017-2021; 2025-2026)
High school La Jolla (2013-2017)
Middle school None
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Vivian Malouf attended UC Berkeley. She received an Honorable Mention for the 2016 and 2017 HSQBRank All-World Teams. She was the second scorer on Berkeley A when they won the Undergraduate title at 2019 ACF Nationals.

After an extended hiatus, she re-enrolled at Berkeley for the 2025-26 school year. Vivian led a team of herself, Anuttam Ramji, Tanay Bodducherla, and Ryan Sun to first place at the 2026 UCT. Berkeley went 2-3 in prelims[1] and needed to defeat Northwestern in a tiebreaker to make top bracket; Vivian was about to return to the hotel to take a nap before being told they had a tiebreaker and were still in contention. Vivian was also the lead scorer on the Berkeley A team (also including Eve Fleisig, Swapnil Garg, and Nathaniel Hull) that won the 2026 ICT and finished undefeated at 2026 ACF Nationals. At the end of the season, Vivian was voted first overall in the collegiate player poll[2], making her the first woman to be voted #1.

References

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  2. ↑ Re: 2026 Player Poll by InfinitePeng » Fri May 15, 2026 9:46 pm
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