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{{Infobox|Name = Avinash Iyer
 
{{Infobox|Name = Avinash Iyer
|Subjects = History, Fraud
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|Subjects = History, Generalism
 
|middleschool = Hopkins Junior High School
 
|middleschool = Hopkins Junior High School
|highschool = Mission San Jose (2017-)
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|highschool = Mission San Jose (2017-2020)
|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017 <b/r> HSNCT: 2018 <b/r> NHBB: 2017, 2018
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|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017 <b/r> HSNCT: 2018,2019 <b/r> NHBB: 2017, 2018, 2019
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|firstname = Avinash
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|lastname = Iyer
 
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Avinash Iyer (Class of 2021) is a player for Mission San Jose High School in San Jose, CA.
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'''Avinash Iyer''' (Class of 2021) was a player for [[Mission San Jose]] in Fremont, California. He was widely considered one of the best high school players in the country. He finished 2nd at the [[2019 National JV History Bee]], was a part of the MSJ teams which finished 4th at the [[2018 National History Bowl]] and 3rd at the [[2019 National JV History Bowl]], and was ranked 4th in the 2019–20 [[GrogerRanks]] player poll. He also edited history for the 2020 [[SATURNALIA]] set.
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In December 2020, Avinash [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/797710428863856673/797710484672348170/Screenshot_20201220-202412.png announced] on [[Discord]] that he would be "removing [him]self from the quizbowl community effective immediately" after the revelation of misconduct he had committed at the [[2019 HSNCT]].
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==Hobbies==
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His hobbies include failing to read books, using Quizbug2, making a lot of flashcards, and writing questions. He also likes to listen to NAQT podcasts of matches cause they're cool, but he's never been in one.
  
==Middle School Career==
 
===2016-17===
 
Avinash started Quiz Bowl when he went to a Novice tournament on January 14, 2017. Although he did well, his team got 14th place. After that, Hopkins went to Cal Cup 3 in JV, and won. After studying more, his powers and PPB jumped when he lead his team to second at California Cup 4. At California MS States, they got second and secured their MSNCT bid. At MSNCT, he lead his team to fifth place and gained the title of All-Star after finishing 14th overall in scoring.
 
==High School Career==
 
Avinash continued to do well at CA tournaments the following year, this time with an experienced high school team. At NHBB nationals, he was fourth in the US History Bee, 14th in the overall bee, and helped MSJ under the pseudonym of Team Escobar to a fourth place finish in the varsity bowl. He lead MSJ in scoring at HSNCT where they placed T-51.
 
===2017-18===
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Middle school players active in 2017]]
 
[[Category:Middle school players active in 2017]]

Latest revision as of 16:24, 12 May 2021

Avinash Iyer
Noted subjects History, Generalism
High school Mission San Jose (2017-2020)
Middle school Hopkins Junior High School
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Avinash Iyer (Class of 2021) was a player for Mission San Jose in Fremont, California. He was widely considered one of the best high school players in the country. He finished 2nd at the 2019 National JV History Bee, was a part of the MSJ teams which finished 4th at the 2018 National History Bowl and 3rd at the 2019 National JV History Bowl, and was ranked 4th in the 2019–20 GrogerRanks player poll. He also edited history for the 2020 SATURNALIA set.

In December 2020, Avinash announced on Discord that he would be "removing [him]self from the quizbowl community effective immediately" after the revelation of misconduct he had committed at the 2019 HSNCT.

Hobbies

His hobbies include failing to read books, using Quizbug2, making a lot of flashcards, and writing questions. He also likes to listen to NAQT podcasts of matches cause they're cool, but he's never been in one.