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The '''NAQT China Championships''' were begun in 2021 by [[NAQT]], in collaboration with Chinese education company [[SKT]].  To qualify for the Chinese final, players need to play and perform well in the [[NAQT China Qualification Tournament]].  The tournament has two divisions: "pre" and "pro."
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The '''NAQT China Championships''' were begun in 2021 by [[NAQT]] in collaboration with Chinese education company [[SKT]].  The event is hosted annually during
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China's high school summer vacation season.  Players must perform well in the [[NAQT China Qualification Tournament]] to qualify for the Chinese finalSince 2022, the tournament has two divisions: "pre" and "pro."
  
==2022 Result==
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==Past Results==
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===2021 Result===
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===2022 Result===
 
In the pre-division, Shanghai High School International Division beat Beanstalk International Bilingual School to receive the championship title.  In the pro-division, [[Tsinglan School]] won the final match against Jinan Foreign Language School.
 
In the pre-division, Shanghai High School International Division beat Beanstalk International Bilingual School to receive the championship title.  In the pro-division, [[Tsinglan School]] won the final match against Jinan Foreign Language School.
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===2023 Result===
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In the pre-division, BASIS Nanjing defeated Living Word Shanghai to win the championship title.  In the pro-division, Beijing Keystone Academy defeated Beijing Camford, gaining its first National title.
  
 
==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
 
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===Pricing===
The NAQT China [[tournament]] does not publish its statistics.  Also, the unreasonable pricing made the tournament controversial.  In 2022, the fee for China Championships is 3980 RMB per person, which is about 570 dollars per person, or 2280 dollars per team, assuming a one-to-seven RMB to USD exchange ratio.  Also, the playoff of the tournament uses a [[single-elimination]] system.
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The pricing for the tournament is highly unreasonable.  In 2023, the fee for the China Championships was 3980 RMB per person, which is about 555 dollars per person, or 2220 dollars per team, assuming a 1 to 7.2 RMB to USD exchange ratio.
 
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===Statistics===
==Question Security==
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The NAQT China Championships do not record individual statisticsThe tournament gives out three levels of personal awards, Golden Buzzer, Silver Buzzer, and Bronze Buzzer, without publishing the recipients' game statistics.
The tournament used the modified IS-209-A as its set (which NAQT claims to be set "22CC-A")However, this set was played by lots of American High School teams in January 2022, and [[SKT]] did not check if any participants played this set before.  Also, the IS-209A packet is purchasable on NAQT's official website as practice materials.
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===Competition System===
 
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NAQT China Championships uses [[single elimination]] systems for its playoffs. Furthermore, the playoff match-up does not consider teams' prelim-round-record but is entirely determined by a match draw. 
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===Probable Cheating Scandal===
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In the 2022 tournament, Jiangsu Tianyi D lost to Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy in the prelim round by 400-0In the first round of the playoffs, the two teams met again, and Jiangsu Tianyi D won the match with a score of 310-150.  A conspiracy theory exists in the Chinese Quiz Bowl world that Jiangsu Tianyi D acquired the question set before the tournament.
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===Staff Ability===
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Many of the tournament staff are not proficient in necessary English skillsIt happened that some scorekeepers neither understand nor speak English.
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===Question Difficulty===
 
[[Category:NAQT China]]
 
[[Category:NAQT China]]

Latest revision as of 17:57, 24 September 2023

The NAQT China Championships were begun in 2021 by NAQT in collaboration with Chinese education company SKT. The event is hosted annually during China's high school summer vacation season. Players must perform well in the NAQT China Qualification Tournament to qualify for the Chinese final. Since 2022, the tournament has two divisions: "pre" and "pro."

Past Results

2021 Result

2022 Result

In the pre-division, Shanghai High School International Division beat Beanstalk International Bilingual School to receive the championship title. In the pro-division, Tsinglan School won the final match against Jinan Foreign Language School.

2023 Result

In the pre-division, BASIS Nanjing defeated Living Word Shanghai to win the championship title. In the pro-division, Beijing Keystone Academy defeated Beijing Camford, gaining its first National title.

Criticism

Pricing

The pricing for the tournament is highly unreasonable. In 2023, the fee for the China Championships was 3980 RMB per person, which is about 555 dollars per person, or 2220 dollars per team, assuming a 1 to 7.2 RMB to USD exchange ratio.

Statistics

The NAQT China Championships do not record individual statistics. The tournament gives out three levels of personal awards, Golden Buzzer, Silver Buzzer, and Bronze Buzzer, without publishing the recipients' game statistics.

Competition System

NAQT China Championships uses single elimination systems for its playoffs. Furthermore, the playoff match-up does not consider teams' prelim-round-record but is entirely determined by a match draw.

Probable Cheating Scandal

In the 2022 tournament, Jiangsu Tianyi D lost to Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy in the prelim round by 400-0. In the first round of the playoffs, the two teams met again, and Jiangsu Tianyi D won the match with a score of 310-150. A conspiracy theory exists in the Chinese Quiz Bowl world that Jiangsu Tianyi D acquired the question set before the tournament.

Staff Ability

Many of the tournament staff are not proficient in necessary English skills. It happened that some scorekeepers neither understand nor speak English.

Question Difficulty