Tuhin Chakraborty

Tuhin Chakraborty
Current college	Michigan (2018–2021)
High school	Troy (2014–2018)
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT

Tuhin Chakraborty played quizbowl at Troy High School and Michigan.

Career

In 2019, Tuhin attended the MSU site of 2019 Terrapin as part of the open team "Tuhin" after receiving permission from the tournament director. This team was unaffiliated with Michigan, which sent two other full teams.

Controversy

In 2020, Tuhin was accused of intentionally not listing a female teammate on their roster at the OSU mirror of 2020 ACF Winter to receive a shorthanded discount in a move that he described as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play"; in response, he was given a two-week ban from attending practices. Public outcry in response to this slap on the wrist resulted in the replacement of most of the Michigan e-board and the club banning Tuhin from attending tournaments (a unilateral ban was issued for the Iowa IKEA mirror). Tuhin's repeated falsehoods, unrepentant nature, and admission to various accusations earned him widespread ire during this incident. The misconduct subforum is now Tuhin's most active forum, with 150% of his posts; his posting only ended when he was banned from the forums for one month for repeatedly breaking the rules.

Summary of points

There were roughly 146 days between Tuhin reading the public accusations against him (the creation date of his account being December 4, 2020) and his first comment responding to them. This table documents how true various claims by and about Tuhin are, with evidence.

Claim	Evidence	Status of accusation
Tuhin did not include a player on Michigan C on the official ACF roster	confirmed by Tuhin, who stated he took "full responsibility" confirmed by both iterations of the Michigan QB grievance committee confirmed by ACF	TRUE
Tuhin was explicitly aware that the player had been present in a minimum of one game	confirmed by Tuhin, who stated that he saw the player present in the game room for two rounds and took note of their lack of activity confirmed by outside observer, who stated that Tuhin noticed that the player typed after the first tossup	TRUE
Tuhin characterized his choice to not include the player on the roster as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play"	n/a	UNCONFIRMED
Tuhin felt justified in leaving the player off the roster because "she didn't contribute" and so "for all practical purposes she didn't show up".	partially confirmed by Tuhin, who stated that he did not add the player to the roster despite knowing they were there because of a lack of communication but did not confirm the specific quotes	MOSTLY TRUE
Tuhin knows that players can be on a team without contributing	Tuhin has been playing quizbowl for at least 4 years and recently attended a tournament where all of his teammates spent at least two rounds not converting tossups (though presumably contributing on bonuses) however, Tuhin also claimed that he thought that a player who spent two rounds not converting tossups or contributing on bonuses was not on the team	PLAUSIBLE
Tuhin deliberately lied to ACF by submitting a roster which he knew was incorrect	Tuhin confirmed that he knew that the player was there Tuhin confirmed that he submitted the incorrect roster Tuhin may or may not know the rules and conventions of quiz bowl after playing for four years	PLAUSIBLE
Tuhin never lied or displayed any fradulent behavior during this incident	if Tuhin knows the rules and conventions of quiz bowl, then omitting the player from the roster must have been intentional if he intentionally omitted the player, he lied to ACF fraudulent behavior is defined as behavior which is "obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception" lying is a form of deception	MOSTLY FALSE
Tuhin lied during the discussion surrounding this incident	Erik Bubolz confirmed that Tuhin knew that there was a meeting of the e-board to discuss the reporter's actions which ruled the reporter had acted within their authority, despite claiming the opposite	TRUE
Tuhin being wrong does not make him a liar	Tuhin admitted to being wrong Tuhin likely lied during the incident Tuhin lied during the discussion of the incident telling lies makes one a liar but correlation does not imply causation	MOSTLY FALSE
Tuhin responded to a statement about his behavior being exclusionary, perpetuating gender inequality in quizbowl, and discouraging for new players from participating by saying: "the goal is to win/maximize performance at tournaments" the "implication that [girls in qb] are shyer and more afraid to offend people is beyond ridiculous" that the reporter was projecting their own insecurities on the situation	n/a	UNCONFIRMED
Tuhin accused the reporter of having low PPG	n/a	UNCONFIRMED
Tuhin and his friends agreed that the reporter was a "crazy [misogynist insult beginning with a 'b']" and "psychotic" and belonged in a mental institution (messages redacted slightly)	Tuhin confirmed that he said this, though he did not say whether he was talking to his friends	MOSTLY TRUE
Tuhin relayed information about the situation to his friends	Tuhin confirmed that what was said in the previous accusation was accurate, which implies that the other half of the statement regarding communication with his friends was true as well	PLAUSIBLE
Tuhin's choice to insult the reporter was understandable given the reporter's prior statements and actions	the reporter's previous actions: use of profanity sharing of "personal/intimate messages" to quizbowlers to inform them of how Tuhin was a "sh-tty person" taunted Tuhin by calling aforementioned sharing a "fun fact" Tuhin could have simply not insulted the reporter	FALSE
Tuhin claimed that the reporter had blown the situation out of proportion because they felt "residual tension" from when the reporter rejected Tuhin romantically two months prior	confirmed by Tuhin, who "absolutely [stands] by [his] statement"	TRUE
Writing maniacally long message streams, some as long as 30 texts in a row, is neither professional nor normal	writing a large number of messages, especially in a relatively short time period, is not often professional writing a large number of messages is very normal	FALSE
Long message streams should be seen as some form of harassment	harassment is a very broad term for any offensive behavior however, this comment was made in a thread discussing sexual harassment, and thus the implication of the word harassment is of a more significant nature	MOSTLY FALSE
It is very hard to ignore and/or de-escalate anything when facing someone who communicates in long message streams	it is relatively easy to ignore anything sent electronically by the short-circuiting properties of logical-or, it is not necessary to evaluate how hard it is to de-escalate in this scenario	MOSTLY FALSE
Tuhin had engaged in a pattern of sexist behavior that included badgering other women that rejected him until they "snapped"	Tuhin confirmed that he said what the reporter had quoted, but not what the context was	PLAUSIBLE
Tuhin asks for affirmative consent before he persists in any romantic endeavors and receives it before continuing	Tuhin confirmed that he does this Tuhin is a liar	PLAUSIBLE
Tuhin knows what "illegal" means	Tuhin said that it was "legally prohibited" for the reporter to discuss the allegations at U of M student organization proceedings, implying that the enforcement is regulated by the school and thus not legally binding Tuhin said that his suspension was "illegal" because the reporter had no authority, but it was shown that the e-board agreed with the application of authority Tuhin then said that because the ban was extraconstitutional, it was also illegal	MOSTLY FALSE
Tuhin has been more harmed than the reporter by all of this	Tuhin has been publically put on trial for accusations that he mostly confirmed and is banned from participating in any Michigan quizbowl activities the reporter had to deal with Tuhin	MOSTLY FALSE
Tuhin is being scapegoated for systemic issues within the Quizbowl community	a scapegoat is one who is singled out for unmerited blame Tuhin is not the only person who has been punished for misconduct if the blame on Tuhin was unmerited, then few or none of the accusations against him would be true Tuhin personally confirmed many of the accusations against him	FALSE