OVERVIEW

The SchoolReach Provincial Tournament is a one-day event. Winners are crowned the official champions of Schoolreach BC and get to take home the coveted championsip trophy. The Senior Tournament is the only qualifier for the National Tournament. There is no National Tournament at the Intermediate Level.

FORMAT

• Tournament starts with group games and then proceeds to knockout.
• Group games are usually full- or partial-Round Robin Format.
• Seedings for the draw are determined by League Standings at the point of the tournament.
• Each team typically plays 4-5 games.
• All teams are ranked by average point score. In the case of a tie, seeding will be determined by number of tiebreaker questions answered. If still a tie, organisers will use additional tiebreaker questions.
• Top-ranked teams advance to single-elimination knockout tournament (either 8 or 16 teams).
• Semifinal losers play for third place./li>

READER AND SCORER GUIDE

1. PAPER USE : Paper is allowed for all questions, including spelling and mathematics.
2. INTERRUPTION : Players may buzz at any time during the question. Stop reading as soon as someone buzzes in. Only continue if they get it wrong.
3. ONCE ONLY : Repeating questions is not allowed.
4. NO HINTS : Do not give hints to the answer, including by using tone of voice or any other means. For example, if a question gives lyrics to a song, do not sing the melody.
5. ADHERE TO TIME RULES:
• Five seconds after question is read to buzz in.
• Three seconds after first team buzzes (and question is completed) to buzz in.
• Certain questions that require computation may be given more time by the reader.
• Once a player buzzes, they must answer within 1-2 seconds. Do not give time to "think" or "recall".

QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS

• Typicaly, top three teams advance to Nationals.
• If a team is unable to attend the Nationals, an invitation may be extended to the next highest ranked team.