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| − | A current [[Stanford]] and former [[Harvard]] player who attended [[Torrey Pines]] high school leading his team to a seventh place finish at the [[2010 HSNCT]] where he was the fourth individual scorer. He was also the third leading scorer at the [[2010 PACE NSC]]. | + | A current [[Stanford]] and former [[Harvard]] player who attended [[Torrey Pines]] high school leading his team to a seventh place finish at the [[2010 HSNCT]] where he was the fourth individual scorer. He was also the third leading scorer at the [[2010 PACE NSC]]. Stephen has also led Harvard to a fifth-place finish at [[2014 ACF Nationals]], and Stanford to top-5 finishes at each national tournament from 2014-2016. His highest Chicago Open finish was a tie for second in 2013, when he played alongside [[Jonathan Magin]], [[Evan Adams]], and [[Billy Busse]]. |
| − | + | He is also well-known for his dominance at [[Mike Bentley|Mike Bentley's]] [[Eyes That Do Not See]], regularly achieving the highest number of powers relative to any field (and usually outpacing the field in powers by a wide margin, with the exception of the 2015 event). | |
| + | ==Writing History== | ||
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| + | Stephen has written for a number of tournaments, including: | ||
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| + | * [[Harvard Fall Tournament]] V (Writer) | ||
| + | * Harvard Fall Tournament VI (Head Editor) | ||
| + | * Harvard Fall Tournament VII (Head Editor) | ||
| + | * Harvard Fall Tournament VIII (Head Editor) | ||
| + | * [[2012 ACF Fall]] (Subject Editor) | ||
| + | * [[2013 ACF Fall]] (Head Editor) | ||
| + | * [[2015 ACF Regionals]] (Subject Editor) | ||
| + | * [[2015 CO Visual Arts]] (Side-Event) | ||
| + | * 2016 [["stanford housewrite"]] (Head Editor) | ||
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| + | The 2015 CO Visual Arts set, featuring [[Doug Graebner]], [[Nathan Weiser]], and [[Benji Nguyen]] as guest writers, was [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15837&start=100 widely hailed] as one of the best side events of all time. | ||
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Revision as of 13:11, 24 July 2019
| Stephen Liu | |
| Noted subjects | Poetry, European Myth, European History, and Visual Arts |
| Current college | Stanford (2014-Present) |
| Past colleges | Harvard (2010-2014) |
| High school | Torrey Pines (2008-2010) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
A current Stanford and former Harvard player who attended Torrey Pines high school leading his team to a seventh place finish at the 2010 HSNCT where he was the fourth individual scorer. He was also the third leading scorer at the 2010 PACE NSC. Stephen has also led Harvard to a fifth-place finish at 2014 ACF Nationals, and Stanford to top-5 finishes at each national tournament from 2014-2016. His highest Chicago Open finish was a tie for second in 2013, when he played alongside Jonathan Magin, Evan Adams, and Billy Busse.
He is also well-known for his dominance at Mike Bentley's Eyes That Do Not See, regularly achieving the highest number of powers relative to any field (and usually outpacing the field in powers by a wide margin, with the exception of the 2015 event).
Writing History
Stephen has written for a number of tournaments, including:
- Harvard Fall Tournament V (Writer)
- Harvard Fall Tournament VI (Head Editor)
- Harvard Fall Tournament VII (Head Editor)
- Harvard Fall Tournament VIII (Head Editor)
- 2012 ACF Fall (Subject Editor)
- 2013 ACF Fall (Head Editor)
- 2015 ACF Regionals (Subject Editor)
- 2015 CO Visual Arts (Side-Event)
- 2016 "stanford housewrite" (Head Editor)
The 2015 CO Visual Arts set, featuring Doug Graebner, Nathan Weiser, and Benji Nguyen as guest writers, was widely hailed as one of the best side events of all time.