IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT REMINDERS FOR THE MASQ 2023

Please share relevant information from this document with all competitors. Please note that all times listed are
CST.

*TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

The most recent is posted on SpeechWire:  https://www.speechwire.com/c-schedule.php?tournid=14093

*ACCESS TO UPDATES

Speechwire — https://www.speechwire.com/c-subscribe.php?tournid=14093

(competitors can receive email or text message updates on the pairings)

Websitehttps://theperfectperformance.com/online-tournaments/

*OPENING CEREMONY

– Our opening remarks will be posted at the sites listed above on Friday evening
around 6 pm.

*ENTRY NUMBERS:

DI=29, DUO/DA=23, EXT=17, HI=26, INF=37, OO=38, POI=29, POE=15, PRO=6. There are 181 competitors from 28 schools.

*BALLOTS

– After breaks are posted, we will release prelim ballots to the coach on record via the SpeechWire account. Elimination round ballots will be posted as each is completed.

*TABBING RULES

Our tiebreaking procedures for all events are posted here — https://www.speechwire.com/files/10900-TIEBREAKING%20SCHEMES.pdf

*OUTROUNDS

– We are breaking a varying number of entries in each of the events. Those breaks are as follows:

 

OO – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals

DI – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals

HI – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals

POI – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals

INF – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals 

DUO – 12 in Semis, 6 in finals

POE – 6 in finals

EXT – 6 in finals

PROSE – Prelims only

 

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NIETOC BID LEVELS

– Finalists in all NIETOC events receive an automatic qualification to the 2023 tournament. 

 

*POSTINGS

We will post semifinals and finals contestants in a video format on the sites mentioned above at the following times:

-Semifinals posted by 4 pm CST on Friday, Feb 3

-Finals posted by 12 noon CST on Saturday, Feb 4

*AWARDS

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 5 at 7 pm CST. This will be recorded and posted..

 

*TEAM RECOGNITION

We will announce our top scoring teams as part of the award ceremonies. Teams will earn 40 points for a first-place finish in each event, decreasing by 2 points to 30 points for sixth place. Non-advancing semifinalists receive 7.5 points