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|[[Drew Scheeler]] | |[[Drew Scheeler]] | ||
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/db/questionsets/1528/ Cheyne Disney Packet] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/db/questionsets/1528/ Cheyne Disney Packet] | ||
|Disney | |Disney | ||
|[[Mike Cheyne]] | |[[Mike Cheyne]] | ||
| − | |could not find | + | |written in response to EPCOTT, with a focus on film/TV rather than the theme parks<br> |
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13153 Community: It's Streets Ahead!] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13153 Community: It's Streets Ahead!] | ||
|Community | |Community | ||
|[[Drew Scheeler]] | |[[Drew Scheeler]] | ||
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|[[Chicago History Doubles]] | |[[Chicago History Doubles]] | ||
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|Dragon Ball Z | |Dragon Ball Z | ||
|[[Ryan Dillon]], [[Connor Teevens]] | |[[Ryan Dillon]], [[Connor Teevens]] | ||
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=252279#p252279 HUSKY] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=252279#p252279 HUSKY] | ||
|Visual Trash | |Visual Trash | ||
|[[Mike Bentley]], [[University of Washington]] | |[[Mike Bentley]], [[University of Washington]] | ||
| + | |[https://trash.quizbowlpackets.com/1539/ packets] | ||
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13298 ANFORTAS] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13298 ANFORTAS] | ||
|Myth | |Myth | ||
|[[Ike Jose]] | |[[Ike Jose]] | ||
| + | |[https://collegiate.quizbowlpackets.com/740/ packets] | ||
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| − | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/ | + | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=223934#p223934 Film Tournament] |
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|[[Mike Cheyne]] | |[[Mike Cheyne]] | ||
| + | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/db/questionsets/1529 packets] | ||
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12560 WELD] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12560 WELD] | ||
|Literature Doubles | |Literature Doubles | ||
|[[Will Nediger]] | |[[Will Nediger]] | ||
| + | |[https://collegiate.quizbowlpackets.com/217/ packets] | ||
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12830 YMIR] | |[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12830 YMIR] | ||
|Myth | |Myth | ||
|[[Ben Zhang]], [[Joe Brosch]], [[Ankit Aggarwal]] | |[[Ben Zhang]], [[Joe Brosch]], [[Ankit Aggarwal]] | ||
| + | |[https://collegiate.quizbowlpackets.com/437/ packets] | ||
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|[[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See IV]] | |[[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See IV]] | ||
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| − | |Packet sub organized by [[Mike Bentley]] | + | |Packet sub organized by [[Mike Bentley]]<br> |
| + | [https://trash.quizbowlpackets.com/1525/ packets] | ||
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Revision as of 21:21, 23 December 2020
A side event is a small tournament usually run in conjunction with a quizbowl tournament (the "main event"). Typically, a "side event" is partnered with an academic tournament so that it can draw in more players.
Side events usually cover a niche selection of subjects, while "main events" usually cover a standard distribution of all subjects. Subject tournaments are common examples of side events. Colloquially, "side event" can also refer to a niche tournament or question set in itself (such as a vanity tournament), regardless of whether it is actually paired with a "main event."
Trash tournaments sometimes have certain attributes of side events (running in the evening or on Sunday after a larger academic tournament, providing 10 or fewer rounds, being unabashedly reflective of the authors' vanity interests) but are rarely categorized as "side events" unless they are further specialized to some subdistribution of trash. Similarly, official History Bowl events are not considered "side events."
The phenomenon of side events being announced without any real plan to actually write or hold them was satirized by Triacontakaipentagon in 2013.
Side event weekends
The difficulty of attaching side events to any given tournament has spawned side event weekends, in which primarily side events are played. Side event weekends are held routinely in the Midwest, and the NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl has been held since 2016.
List of side events by year
Excluding multiple category trash tournaments.
2020
| Tournament Name | Tournament Subject or Gimmick | Writers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Charity Tournament | packet sub à la Festivus proceeds were donated to the CDC and local charities | ||
| Let's Remember Yet More Guys | Sports | packet sub organized by Andrew Hart |
2019
2018
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