In Defence of Moral Error Theory

Moral error theorists typically accept two claims - one conceptual and one ontological - about moral facts. The conceptual claim is that moral facts are or entail facts about categorical reasons (and correspondingly that moral claims are or entail claims about categorical reason); the ontological claim is that there are no categorical reasons-and consequently no moral facts-in reality. I accept this version of moral error theory and I try to unpack what it amounts to in section 2. In the course of doing so I consider two preliminary objections that moral error theory is (probably) false because its implications are intuitively unacceptable (what I call the Moorean objection) and that the general motivation for moral error theory is self-undermining in that it rests on a hidden appeal to norms. | Direct Link to PDF

Moral Minds: The Nature of Right and Wrong

THE CENTRAL IDEA of this book is simple: we evolved a moral instinct, a capacity that naturally grows within each child, designed to generate rapid judgments about what is morally right or wrong based on an unconscious grammar of action. Part of this machinery was designed by the blind hand of Darwinian selection millions of years before our species evolved; other parts were added or upgraded over the evolutionary history of our species, and are unique both to humans and to our moral psychology. These ideas draw on insightsfrom another instinct: language. | Direct Link to PDF (e-book)

Oxford Studies in Metaethics

The full book is available online for free:Oxford Studies in Metaethics is designed to collect, on an annual basis, some of the best new work being done in the field of metaethics. I’m very pleased to be able to present this third volume, one that has managed so successfully to fulfill the aims envisioned for the series. | Direct Link to Book

Moral Judgment

i. Moral rules are held to have an objective, prescriptive force; they are notdependent on the authority of any individual or institution.ii. Moral rules are taken to hold generally, not just locally; they not only proscribebehavior here and now, but also in other countries and at other times in history.iii. Violations of moral rules involve a victim who has been harmed, whose rightshave been violated, or who has been subject to an injustice.iv. Violations of moral rules are typically more serious than violations ofconventional rules. | Direct Link to PDF

Boredom? ADHD?

John Plotz in the New York Times: Their Noonday Demons, and Ours

These days, when we try to get a fix on our wasted time, we use labels that run from the psychological (distraction, “mind-wandering” or “top-down processing deficit”) to the medical (A.D.H.D., hypoglycemia) to the ethical (laziness, poor work habits). But perhaps “acedia” is the label we need. After all, it afflicted those whose pursuits prefigured the routines of many workers in the postindustrial economy. Acedia’s sufferers were engaged in solitary, sedentary, cerebral effort toward a clear final goal — but a goal that could be reached only by crossing an open, empty field with few signposts. The empty field is the monk’s day of spiritual contemplation in a cell besieged by the demon acedia — or your afternoon in a coffee shop with tiptop Wi-Fi.

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Obama/Clinton?

Nobel Prize winner and former US Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, makes the case for the "natural" Obama/Clinton ticket in 2012:

Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic base that’s been disillusioned with his cave-ins to regressive Republicans. Hillary Clinton on the ticket can do that.

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The Boundaries of Justice

The overarching concern in the idea of justice is the need to have just relations with others—and even to have appropriate sentiments about others; and what motivates the search is the diagnosis of injustice in ongoing arrangements. In some cases, this might demand the need to change an existing boundary of sovereignty—a concern that motivated Hume’s staunchly anti-colonial position. (He once remarked, “Oh! How I long to see America and the East Indies revolted totally & finally.”) Or it might relate to the Humean recognition that as we expand trade and other relations with foreign countries, our sentiments as well as our reasoning have to take note of the recognition that “the boundaries of justice still grow larger,” without the necessity to place all the people involved in our conception of justice within the confines of one sovereign state.

Amartya Sen, in The National Review, "The Boundaries of Justice."

What Position Will Win the TOC?

First, I just want to give a shout-out to the Mountain Brook tournament in Birmingham. This is the second year I've been, and once again the hospitality and timeliness have been exceptional. Jeff Roberts really goes out of his way to bring good judges to the tournament and put on a good show (and the MB students do a great job keeping things running). If you live in the South and don't make it to this tournament, you're missing out!On to the substance of today's post: what position will win the TOC?

I'll try not to answer my own question (since I'm more interested in others' thoughts), but I will say this: debaters are doing themselves a strategic disservice by running away from the plausibly true positions on this topic. I describe the loss as a "strategic" one, because I'm reasonably certain that no one will be persuaded by pedagogical risks.

The debates that start off on dubious premises (thanks to ridiculous case positions) almost always become side-tracked by theoretical and procedural questions that can rarely be resolved predictably. This is especially true in elimination rounds against strong competitors—the marginal utility of a "non-stock" position is significantly diminished when assured that your opponent will either shift the debate to theory or respond with an even more "outside the box" argument. The race to the bottom of absurdity can quickly become a counterproductive exercise, or one that at best terminates in a coin-flip decision.

While I hesitate to make any predictions, I certainly hope that high-level debates will explore the contextually unique accounts of self-defense that tend to permeate this topic in real-world discussion. I believe that the most researched account of this issue can and should take center stage. Off-the-wall positions may be decisive in prelims and lesser tournaments, but the most consistently and universally successful positions are true ones.

What do you expect to see come out on top?

Three Judging Practices That Need To Stop by Adam Torson

All of these practices are tempting, but a moment’s reflection should suggest to most judges that they are inappropriate.

1. Speaker Point Games

Enough with the paradigms that promise increased speaker points for goofy behavior. You might think it’s hysterical to promise a thirty for bringing you a cookie, saying “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” or dancing a jig, but it’s not. Judging is not about you – the debaters aren’t there for your entertainment.

If it were harmless fun nobody would care, but speaker points matter. They affect who you debate in prelims (especially later in a tournament when brackets are smaller), whether you break, and out-round seeding. On more than one occasion I have seen a speaker point game change who breaks and who doesn’t. It’s not fair, and it should stop.

2. Berating Debaters

A certain amount of irritation at poorly debated rounds is natural, but it’s stunning how often judges go way over the top. Expressing outrage at the state of debate or the obnoxiousness of some particular practice may be cathartic, but it’s hardly constructive. Getting angry and berating debaters is self-indulgent; the oral critique is not about your anger. It is reprehensible to be proud of making a debater cry.

Sometimes anger is appropriate, as when a debater is rude or patently offensive, but this is relatively rare. Yelling at someone because they made an argument you don’t like suggests a dramatic lack of perspective – the kids are learning what a good argument is, people have different views on what a good argument is, and students are coached in different ways. The RFD is not about showing off how smart you are or how much you know about debate. Get over yourself and make your comments constructive. You are not entitled to adjudicate a tournament full of mistake free rounds.

3. Calling Tons of Evidence

Everyone seems to want debaters to be clearer, but many of us engage in a practice that incentivizes exactly the opposite. The debaters’ opportunity to effectively convey the meaning of their evidence is the constructive. Figuring out what evidence means after the round and making it part of the decision calculus is blatant intervention. There are judges who routinely call virtually every argument read in the round and reconstruct their flow on that basis. Give me a break.

I suspect this is mostly motivated by ego – none of us likes to admit that we didn’t understand an argument. But – I feel like a broken record – it’s not about you. It is unfair and pedagogically unsound to vote for arguments you straight up don’t understand – even more so when you are doing things like supplying evidence comparison for the debaters. Have enough courage to admit when you don’t get something, even at the risk of teenagers thinking you’re not as smart as they otherwise would.

Connor Davis Wins 2015 SWSDI Tournament

 Gilbert, AZ -- Congratulations to BASIS Scottsdale's Connor Davis for championing the 2015 Southwest Speech and Debate Institute Tournament! In finals, Connor defeated Brophy College Prep's Shaloni Pinto on a 3-0 decision (Carroll, Chotras, and Sannes). Congratulations to both debaters! SWSDI is a non-profit speech and debate summer institute dedicated to bolstering access equity in competitive forensics. The proceeds of this tournament will go to running the sixth annual Southwest Speech and Debate Institute. SWSDI is a finals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions. For more information, check out Joy of Tournaments: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/swsdi/info.asp SemifinalsBrophy SP over Brophy MC (Maanik Chotalla)BASIS Scottsdale CD def Mountain Pointe EH (Emma Hobbs) 3-0 FinalsBASIS Scottsdale CD def Brophy SP (Shaloni Pinto) 3-0 (Carroll, Chotras, and Sannes) ChampionBASIS Scottsdale CD (Connor Davis)

Derek Brown Wins North Carolina State Championships

Charlotte, NC -- Congratulations to Durham Academy's Derek Brown for winning the 2015 North Carolina Tarheel Forensics League State Championships! In finals, Derek defeated Northwest Guilford's Holden Ruch. Congratulations to both debaters! Derek Brown is coached by Crawford Leavoy and Robert Sheard. Holden Ruch is coached by Scott Bennett. OctafinalsNorthwest Guilford HR def Charlotte Latin RW (Raymon Wang)Enloe WS def Pinecrest CO (Caroline O'Connor)Myers Park CD def Northwest Guilford NM (Nicole Moore)Ardrey Kell GD def Myers Park SB (Stephen Buys)Charlotte Catholic DC def Providence SK (Sanjana Kapur)Durham Academy DB def Ardrey Kell DK (Divia Kallattil)Sandhoke Early College BS def Charlotte Catholic AM (Angeline-Marie Moralis)Enloe SD def Charlotte Catholic IM (Ian MIller) QuarterfinalsDurham Academy DB def Myers Park CD (Chloe Dennison)Northwest Guilford HR def Enloe WS (Will Song)Enloe SD def Charlotte Catholic DC (Daniel Chavez)Ardrey Kell GD def Sandhoke Early College BS (Brandon Sweeney) SemifinalsDurham Academy DB def Enloe SD (Sajeth Dinakaran)Northwest Guilford HR def Ardrey Kell GD (Gayathri Das) FinalsDurham Academy DB def Northwest Guilford HR (Holden Ruch) ChampionDurham Academy DB (Derek Brown)

Varun Bhave Wins the 2015 USC Trojan Championships

Los Angeles, CA -- Congratulations to Del Mar's Varun Bhave for winning the 2015 USC David Damus Trojan Championships, held at the University of Southern California! In finals, Varun defeated Harvard-Westlake's Nick Steele on a 2-1 decision (Bistagne, Lucas-Bolin*, Placido). Congratulations to both debaters!USC is a semifinals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions. USC ran six preliminary rounds, before breaks to a partial octafinals round. Partial OctafinalsLoyola RAg def Interlake AL (Alisa Liu) 3-0 (Grigsby, Hunt, Alderete)Loyola NR def Miramonte TK (Tom Kadie) 2-1 (Helali*, Damerdji, Walton)Del Mar SS over Del Mar KK (Kevin Krotz)Harvard-Westlake NS advances without debatingDel Mar VB advances without debatingJohn Marshall DD advances without debatingLa Canada AZ advances without debatingHarvard-Westlake CC advances without debating QuarterfinalsHarvard-Westlake NS def Del Mar SS (Sujay Singh) 3-0 (Placido, Bistagne, Torson)La Canada AZ def John Marshall DD (David Dosch) 3-0 (Bistagne, Helali*, Placido)Del Mar VB def Loyola NR (Nicholas Rogers) 3-0 (Hunt, Miyamoto, Walton)Harvard-Westlake CC def Loyola RAg (Reece Aguilar) 2-1 (Conrad, Torson, Walton*) Semifinals (bid)Harvard-Westlake NS def La Canada AZ (Alex Zhao) 2-1 (Helali, Pena, Govari*)Del Mar VB def Harvard-Westlake CC (Cameron Cohen) 2-1 (Torson*, Bistagne, Placido) FinalsDel Mar VB def Harvard-Westlake NS (Nick Steele) 2-1 (Bistagne, Lucas-Bolin*, Placido) ChampionDel Mar VB (Varun Bhave)   

Bennett Eckert Wins 2015 TFA State

 El Paso, TX -- Congratulations to Greenhill's Bennett Eckert for winning the 2015 Texas Forensics Association State Tournament! In finals, Bennett defeated Clement's Rebecca Gelfer on a 2-1 decision (Cavanaugh, Joyner, Sambor*). Congratulations to Bennett for winning back-to-back TFA State championships, and to Rebecca for reaching finals!Full results can be found on Joy of Tournaments: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/tx/tfa.state/warmroom.asp?webe=166664&i=571 Double OctafinalsGrapevine AY def Flower Mound AA 3-0Law Magnet DD def Flower Mound JT 2-1Greenhill BE def Calhoun Home AC 3-0Westwood SuN def Colleyville Heritage AC 2-1Greenhill MM def Strake Jesuit RC 2-1Katy Taylor NY def Flower Mound HD 3-0Flower Mound JS def Cypress Falls KSPlano East SA def Northland Christian DL 2-1Northland Christian DS def Westwood AG 2-1Kinkaid NK def Greenhill VA 2-1Strake Jesuit AnT def Woodlands AC 3-0Clements FT def Winston Churchill ME 3-0Strake Jesuit AlT def Dulles NB 2-1Strake Jesuit JM def Dulles KS 2-1Woodlands College Park VM def Strake Jesuit SM 2-1Clements RG def Kinkaid TG 2-1 OctafinalsClements RG def Grapevine AY 2-1Greenhill BE def Kinkaid NK 3-0Greenhill MM def Clements FT 3-0Katy Taylor NY def Woodlands College Park VM 2-1Law Magnet DD def Strake Jesuit JM 3-0Westwood SuN def Strake Jesuit AnT 2-1Northland Christian DS def Strake Jesuit AlT 2-1Flower Mound JS def Plano East SA 2-1 QuarterfinalsClements RG def Flower Mound JS (Jalaj Sood) 3-0 (Gravley, Agho-Otoghile, Davis)Greenhill BE def Northland Christian DS (Diya Salian) 3-0 (Cavanaugh, Sambor, Hoffmaster)Greenhill MM def Westwood SuN (Sunay Nanavati) 2-1 (Powell, Joyner*, Boyd)Katy Taylor NY def Law Magnet DD (Dino De La O) 2-1 (Castillo, Martinez*, Paramo) SemifinalsClements RG def Greenhill MM (Mitali Mathur) 2-1 (Gravley, Powell*, Sambor)Greenhill BE def Katy Taylor NY (Neel Yerneni) 3-0 (Paramo, Joyner, Cavanaugh) FinalsGreenhill BE def Clements RG (Rebecca Gelfer) 2-1 (Cavanaugh, Joyner, Sambor*) ChampionGreenhill BE (Bennett Eckert)

TOC At-Large Applicants

The deadline to apply for an at-large bid to the TOC is quickly approaching. Debaters need to have their applications and payments returned by March 13th.  The University of Kentucky provides the following instructions to applicants:

"For all events, 1 TOC bid is required to apply for an at-large bid. Any request for an exception to this policy must be made in writing to the Tournament Director well in advance of the at-large due date. Please be aware that any letters accompanying At-Large applications may be shared with the Advisory Committee of the respective event, since it is the Advisory Committee members who evaluate and rank the at-large applicants.Please list all tournaments attended by your at-large entry on the entry sheet. Failure to include all tournaments may result in your application being disqualified.Coaches are encouraged to submit a ONE PAGE additional letter of support with the at-large application to detail any extenuating circumstances that you may want to share with the committee for their evaluation of your application." 

The application documents can be viewed and downloaded here:[gview file="https://vbriefly.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TOC-Application-Forms-2015_1.docx"] We would also like to create a list of 1 bid debaters applying for an at-large bid.  Please let us know in the comments if you know someone who has applied or is planning on applying before the deadline.The debaters listed below are eligible for an at large. Confirmed applicants are in bold.

Name

School Code

# of Bids

Tournaments

Adam Calhoun	Adam Calhoun AC	1	Winston Churchill
Grace Hoffa	Apple Valley GH	1	Harvard Westlake
Prince Hyeamang	Apple Valley PH	1	Blake
Sienna Nordquist	Barrington SN	1	Caucus
Connor Davis	BASIS Scottsdale CD	1	Alta
Jacob Reiter	Brentwood JR	1	College Prep
Diganta Rashed	Bronx Science DR	1	Blake
Griffin Miller	Bronx Science GMi	1	Valley
Paul Erlanger	Byram Hills PE	1	Newark
Sarah Crucilla	Byram Hills SC	1	Bronx
Zane Miller	Centennial ZM	1	Whitman
Karman Singh	Cypress Falls KS	1	Strake Jesuit
Ash Israni	Del Mar AI	1	Voices
Sujay Singh	Del Mar SS	1	*Meadows
Connor Riano	Dougherty Valley CR	1	Berkeley
Cati Kalinoski	Dowling CK	1	Crestian
Amany Abu-Hijleh	Flower Mound AA	1	*UPenn
Audrey Zhang	Flower Mound AZ	1	UPenn
Jalaj Sood	Flower Mound JS	1	Colleyville
Jeremy Tsai	Flower Mound JT	1	Upenn
Karen Qi	Harker KQ	1	Voices
Sammi O'Reilly	Harrison SO	1	*Harvard
Connor Engel	Harvard-Westlake CE	1	Alta
Nicole Kastelic	Hawken NK	1	Harvard
Logan Mann	Henry W. Grady LM	1	St. James
Will Taft	Henry W. Grady WT	1	*St. James
Nina Potischman	Hunter College NP	1	Harvard
Louisa Melcher	Immaculate Heart LM	1	Alta
Alisa Liu	Interlake AL	1	Harvard Westlake
Blake Dawson	J. Graham Brown	1	Blake
Dino De La O	Law Magnet DD	1	Strake Jesuit
Brian Yang	Lincoln BY	1	Whitman
Calen Smith	Logan CS	1	Alta
James Naumovski	Los Altos JN	1	Harvard Westlake
Nicholas Rogers	Loyola NR	1	St. Marks
Lyndie Ho	Marcus LH	1	Grapevine
Annie Gersh	Marlborough AG	1	Alta
Gabe Ren	North Allegheny GR	1	Wake Forest
Nalin Vattigunta	Oxbridge NV	1	Dowling
Ishan Gaur	Peninsula IG	1	*Berkeley
Jonas LeBarillec	Peninsula JL	1	Meadows
Daniel Edelberg	Princeton DE	1	Yale
Rahul Raghavan	Southside RR	1	Myers Park
Colin Gesik	Sprague CG	1	UPS
Alejandro Frydman	University AF	1	Crestian
Jacob Ronkin	University JR	1	Crestian
Karan Choudhary	University KC	1	Crestian
Samantha Koreman	University SK	1	*Crestian
Leora Korn	Walt Whitman LK	1	Lexington
Trent Gilbert	WDM Valley TG	1	Caucus
Saavan Nanavati	Westwood SN	1	UT
Jack Ling	Winter Springs JL	1	Crestian

Sean Fahey and Kayla Soren Co-Champion Vestavia

 Vestavia Hills, AL -- Congratulations to Benjamin Franklin's Sean Fahey and duPont Manual's Kayla Soren on co-championing the 2015 Vestavia Hills Tournament! Congratulations to Sean and Kayla for winning and qualifying to the Tournament of Champions! Vestavia is a finals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions.More information can be found on Joy of Tournaments: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/al/vestavia/info.asp?p=1 SemifinalsDuPont Manual KS def Independent JL (Jack Ling) 3-0Benjamin Franklin SF def St. James PD (Phillip Davis) 3-0 Co-ChampionsDuPont Manual KS (Kayla Soren) and Benjamin Franklin SF (Sean Fahey)

David Branse Wins the 2015 Harvard Invitational

Cambridge, MA -- Congratulations to University's David Branse for winning the 2015 Harvard Invitational! In finals, David defeated Cypress Bay's Jake Steirn on a 3-0 decision (Drucker, Kymn, Massey). Congratulations to both debaters! David is coached by Zach Prax, Tom Evnen, and Grant Reiter. Jake is coached by Megan Loden, Grant Reiter, Bob Overing, Robbie Steirn, Martin Sigalow, Nick Montecalvo, Ben Miller, Tim West, Sam Azbel, Michael Fried, and Coach Doug.Harvard is an octafinals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions. Due to inclement weather, the second day of competition was canceled, after four preliminary rounds on Saturday. The tournament resumed on Monday morning, with breaks to a triple octafinal round.For pairings, check out Tabroom: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=3610 Triple OctafinalsHopkins SG def Bronx Science JSEvanston EW def Harrison RPHunter College NP def Lexington JKUniversity DB def Plano East SAWestlake DB def Dulles AWByram Hills AJ def North Allegheny JZEvanston CT def Walt Whitman NLKinkaid TG def duPont Manual XHHawken NK def Scarsdale AYLake Highland NK def Brophy BMLake Highland RS def Walt Whitman LKWalt Whitman SC def Lexington PCSacred Heart AT def Pinecrest MSHarrison SR def Concord Carlisle DLHarrison SO def Lake Highland AACypress Bay JS def Lake Highland SPMillburn WH def American Heritage JYClements FT def Stuyvesant KWDulles NB def Crandall GPHarrison AG def Scarsdale MBEastside Catholic TD def Scarsdale DWWoodlands College Park VM def Clements RGHarrison KK def Lake Highland KPStrake Jesuit SM def Ridge SKHarvard-Westlake CC def University JRGlenbrook JB def Cambridge PONorth Allegheny GR def Dulles KSScarsdale RG def Collegiate DKHunter College SC def Ridge NPLexington DA def Montville EHDurham DB def St. Thomas JBHunter College BL def Episcopal AB Double OctafinalsDulles NB def Glenbrook JB 3-0Eastside Catholic TD def Byram Hills AJ 2-1Harvard-Westlake CC def Strake Jesuit SM 3-0Hunter College BL def Woodlands College Park VM 3-0Sacred Heart AT def Westlake DB 3-0Hunter College NP def Lake Highland RSClements FT def North Allegheny GR 3-0Lexington DA def Millburn WH 3-0Scarsdale RG def Lake Highland NK 2-1Cypress Bay JS def Evanston EW 2-1Hawken NK def Walt Whitman SC 2-1Evanston CT def Kinkaid TG 2-1Hopkins SG def Durham DB 2-1University DB def Hunter College SC 3-0Harrison KK over Harrison AGHarrison SR over Harrison SO Octafinals (bid)Harrison KK def Hawken NK (Nicole Kastelic) 3-0 (Bhat, Fitzgerald, Li)University DB def Harrison SR (Sarah Ryan) 3-0 (Begley, Drucker, Szulanski)Lexington DA def Evanston CT (Carlos Taylor) 2-1 (Tartakovsky, Gorthey, Hertzig*)Hunter College NP def Sacred Heart AT (Adam Tomasi) 2-1 (Massey, Harris, Guha-Majumdar)Hunter College BL def Clements FT (Felix Tan) 3-0 (Gofman, Chocolate, Richards)Harvard-Westlake CC def Dulles NB (Nolan Burdett) 2-1 (Koshak*, Koh, Chernick)Cypress Bay JS over Eastside Catholic TD (Tinuola Dada)Scarsdale RG over Hopkins SG (Sam Greenwald) QuarterfinalsCypress Bay JS def Harvard-Westlake CC (Cameron Cohen) 3-0 (Gorthey, Drucker, Yim)Lexington DA def Harrison KK (Kathryn Kenny) 2-1 (Li, Evnen, Richards*)University DB def Hunter College NP (Nina Potischman) 2-1 (DeBois, Millman*, Massey)Scarsdale RG over Hunter College BL (Ben Laufer) SemifinalsCypress Bay JS def Lexington DA (Dan Alessandro) 3-0 (Evnen, Kymn, Posner)University DB def Scarsdale RG (Rahul Gosain) 3-0 (DeBois, Ditzian, Massey) FinalsUniversity DB def Cypress Bay JS (Jake Steirn) 3-0 (Drucker, Kymn, Massey) ChampionUniversity DB (David Branse)

Newark Science Closes Out 2015 Berkeley Invitational

 Berkeley, CA -- Congratulations to Newark Science's SunHee Simon and Christian Quiroz for closing out the 2015 Cal Invitational at the University of California, Berkeley! In semifinals, SunHee defeated Greenhill's Bennett Eckert; Christian walked over teammate Adegoke Fakorede. Congratulations to all! SunHee, Christian, and Adegoke are coached by Jonathan Alston, Chris Randall, and Tommy Curry. Bennett is coached by Aaron Timmons, Bekah Boyer, Josh Roberts, and Rebecca Kuang.Berkeley is an octafinals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions. The tournament will have six preliminary rounds. All speech and debate events will be held on the UC Berkeley campus this year, so each event will only run three rounds per day. Preliminary rounds will run from Saturday to Sunday, with elimination rounds on Monday.Pairings can be found on Tabroom: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=3024  Triple OctafinalsNewark Science CQ def Mountain View KXPeninsula AT def Harker RXJohn Marshall DD def Northland Christian DSBrentwood JP def Saratoga SDNewark Science AK def Oakwood NMTorrey Pines KK def San Marino KWBrentwood JL def Lynbrook VVBrentwood JR def Harvard-Westlake CEHarvard-Westlake NS def Timberline JWyGreenhill GB def Loyola ZMCrossroads NS def Harvard-Westlake EEHarker PR def Bellarmine NTPeninsula KK def Kinkaid JYOakwood JW def Kinkaid NKPeninsula AJ def Harker KQDougherty Valley CR def Sprague BRPeninsula JZ def Bainbridge CWGreenhill VA def Boise KDMiramonte TK def Palo Alto ALKaty Taylor NY def Flintridge MCPeninsula IG def Palo Alto AMMiramonte AB def Lake Highland MCBrentwood MR def Evergray KVBrentwood JC def Torrey Pines AINewark Science AF def Northland Christian DLTorrey Pines VB def Peninsula JLPresentation MS def Brentwood CHNewark Science SS def Immaculate Heart LMLynbrook NS def Cypress Bay IPLos Altos JN def Bellarmine OSLynbrook DW def Dougherty Valley SZGreenhill BE def Palo Alto AM Double OctafinalsBrentwood JL vs Newark Science AK (Newkirk, Letak, Silberman)Newark Science SS vs Brentwood MR (Alderete, Hunt, Silberman)Greenhill GB vs Brentwood JC (Coffman, Fink, Gingold)Harker PR vs Presentation MS (Alderete, Legried, Overing)Greenhill VA vs Torrey Pines KK (Letak, Legried, Berger)Oakwood JW vs Brentwood JR (Yanofsky, Damerdji, Lonam)Peninsula AJ vs Crossroads NS (Scher, Knell, Leone)Torrey Pines VB vs Peninsula JZ (Leone, Scher, Knell)Harvard-Westlake NS vs Miramonte AB (Amestoy, Johnson, Hudgens)Newark Science AF vs Miramonte TK (Mathur, Wheeler, Hunt)Greenhill BE vs Katy Taylor NY (Huston, Wheeler, Coffman)Newark Science CQ vs Lynbrook NS (Go, Fife, Erickson)Dougherty Valley CR vs Peninsula KK (Go, Overing, Martel)Brentwood JP vs Lynbrook DW (Amestoy, Horowitz, Chen)John Marshall DD vs Los Altos JN (Fife, Lin, Chen)Peninsula AT over Peninsula IG Octafinals (bid)Newark Science SS def Torrey Pines VB (Varun Bhave) (Boyer, Newkirk, Gingold)Newark Science AF def Greenhill VA (Varad Agarwala) (Rourick, Berger, Lin)Harker PR def Oakwood JW (Jack Wareham) (Ziedrich, Legried, Knell)Peninsula AJ def Brentwood JP (Jared Paul) (Chen, Hsiung, Yanofsky)Brentwood JL def Miramonte AB (Andrew Bower) (Fink, Wheeler, Timmons)Greenhill BE def Brentwood JC (Amestoy, Letak, Sulyma)Newark Science CQ def Dougherty Valley CR (Connor Riano) (Auro, Phung, Thomas)Peninsula AT def John Marshall DD (David Dosch) (Bryan, Scher, Randall) QuarterfinalsNewark Science AF def Brentwood JL (Jackson Lallas) 3-0 (Amestoy, Bietz, Thomas)Newark Science SS def Peninsula AJ (Akhil Jalan) 2-1 (Lin, Boyer, Fink*)Greenhill BE def Peninsula AT (Arjun Tambe) 2-1 (Yanofsky*, Alston, Berger)Newark Science CQ def Harker PR (Pranav Reddy) 2-1 (Timmons, Knell*, Wheeler) SemifinalsNewark Science CQ over Newark Science AF (Adegoke Fakorede)Newark Science SS def Greenhill BE (Bennett Eckert) ChampionsNewark Science CQ (Christian Quiroz) and Newark Science SS (SunHee Simon)