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The '''2021 NAQT HSNCT''' was held on May 29–30. It was hosted [[online quizbowl|virtually]] through [[Zoom]], due to the [[coronavirus pandemic]]. | The '''2021 NAQT HSNCT''' was held on May 29–30. It was hosted [[online quizbowl|virtually]] through [[Zoom]], due to the [[coronavirus pandemic]]. | ||
| − | [[Barrington]] High School won the tournament, winning both games of an advantaged final against [[University Lab]]. [[Detroit Country Day]] won a third-place match against [[TJHSST]]. [[ | + | [[Barrington]] High School won the tournament, winning both games of an advantaged final against [[University Lab]]. [[Detroit Country Day]] won a third-place match against [[TJHSST]]. [[William Groger]] was the top individual scorer, followed by [[Will McCurley]] and [[Karsten Rynearson]]. |
Due to the relatively small field of 224 teams (compared to previous years), there were only 8 preliminary rounds instead of the usual 10. | Due to the relatively small field of 224 teams (compared to previous years), there were only 8 preliminary rounds instead of the usual 10. | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 4 June 2021
| 2021 NAQT HSNCT | |
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| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Barrington |
| Runner-up | University Lab |
| Third | Detroit Country Day |
| Fourth | TJHSST |
| High scorer | William Groger, Miami Valley |
| Site | online |
| Field | 224 |
| Stats | [1] |
The 2021 NAQT HSNCT was held on May 29–30. It was hosted virtually through Zoom, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Barrington High School won the tournament, winning both games of an advantaged final against University Lab. Detroit Country Day won a third-place match against TJHSST. William Groger was the top individual scorer, followed by Will McCurley and Karsten Rynearson.
Due to the relatively small field of 224 teams (compared to previous years), there were only 8 preliminary rounds instead of the usual 10.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Advantaged Finals Unbeaten team has advantage | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Greenhill | 270 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Detroit Country Day | 340 | 13 | University Lab | 340 | |||||||||
| 18 | Detroit Country Day | 230 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barrington | 305 | 13 | University Lab | 220 | 170 | ||||||||
| 10 | Arcadia | 295 | 5 | Barrington | 375 | 445 | ||||||||
| 5 | Barrington | 315 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 310 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 490 | 18 | Detroit Country Day | 325 | |||||||||
| 7 | Buffalo Grove | 170 | 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 245 | |||||||||
NOTE: Seeds represent seeds at the start of bracket play.
Trivia
- The 2021 HSNCT was the first-ever good quizbowl national tournament to be hosted online.
- Barrington's championship was the first-ever national title won by an Illinois high school (not counting NASAT).
- The Barrington–Uni Lab final was the first-ever national final between two Illinois high schools.
- Belmont (ranked #8 in the GrogerRanks pre-nationals poll) was likely the highest-polling team ever to miss playoffs at a good quizbowl nationals.
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