User:Eshaan Vakil

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Eshaan Vakil
Noted subjects History, Literature, Fine Arts, General
High school Ed W. Clark High School (2016-Present)
Middle school Hyde Park (2014-Present)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Eshaan Vakil is a freshman quiz bowl player currently in high school.

General Information

Eshaan Vakil is a resident of Las Vegas, NV, and he is working to expand the Quiz Bowl circuit there. He has participated in Middle School and High School State Tournaments.

Recognition

Eshaan was the NAQT High School Player of the Week for the week of January 28th. He also has four entries on NAQT's all-time best individual scores.

Team Information

Eshaan Vakil was the captain of the Hyde Park Middle School team and has participated in the 2015 NAQT MSNCT as a 7th grader, and the 2016 NAQT MSNCT as an 8th grader. He is now the captain of the NAQT team for Clark High School.

Tournaments

In 2015, his Points Per 20 Tossups Heard was 48.33, earning him 47th place individually in the MSNCT.

In 2016, his Points Per 20 Tossups Heard was 90.09, earning him 4th place individually in the MSNCT.

Also in 2016, he earned top scorer for the Western High School Varsity Quiz Invitational 2016 in Las Vegas.

He also earned top scorer at the UC Irvine Spring Tournament 2016.

At the International History Olympiad, he placed 2nd in the History World Championship (Middle School). He is also the reigning Las Vegas Regional History Champion, since three years.

In October 2016, he earned top scorer at the AQA October NAQT Qualifier. As a one-man team, he earned second place for Ed W. Clark High School.

In February 2017, as a solo freshman, Eshaan Vakil won the Doral Red Rock LVQBA Invitational: Last Chance Tournament, beating Nevada and California teams.