C. Elimination Round Brackets:
Teams will be placed in the elimination round brackets according to their placement
after the preliminary round. Several options for elimination round brackets follow.
III.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUIZZES
A. A team must win twice to become the champion team. All three teams will continue
to quiz until one team wins twice
B. If the same team wins the first two championship quizzes,
1. And each of the other teams takes a second and a third, the final placement for
second and third place will be determined by Clarification III. E (below).
2. And another team takes two thirds, then the team with the two firsts takes first
place, the team with the two seconds takes second place, and the team with the
two thirds takes third place.
C.
If no team takes two firsts in the first two championship quizzes, then all three
teams advance to the third championship quiz.
1. If the winner of either the first or second quiz wins the third quiz, that team is the
champion team. Second and third places will be determined by Clarification III.
E.
2. If the winner of either of the first two quizzes does not win the third quiz, then all
three teams advance to a fourth quiz.
D. If a fourth quiz is necessary, the winner of that quiz is the champion team. Second
place will be given to the remaining team that has the most seconds in the four
Championship Quizzes. If this is a tie then Clarification III. E. (below) will be
applied.
E. Clarification for second and third place:
Second place will be determined as follows:
1. The team that scored the most points in the Championship Quizzes; or if there
is a tie,
2. The winner if the two teams quizzed earlier; or
3. The team with the highest average points in the final nine; or if there is a tie,
4. The highest standing in the preliminary round.
II.
SPECIFIC RULES PERTAINING TO INTERNATIONALS
A. Questions:
A question can be used multiple times in the International Finals.
B. Brackets:
1. The preliminary round will consist of 9 preliminary quizzes.
2. Elimination round bracket C will be used.
a. A team must be beaten twice to be eliminated.
b. A team must win twice to become the champion team.
C. Officials:
1. A statistician will be responsible for keeping individual quizzers’ scores. This
individual shall not be a regular scorekeeper.
2. Team coaches whose teams are not involved in the quiz shall serve as
material and answer judges and scorekeepers if needed.
The C&MA Internationals Bible Quizzing Executive Team
Revised 2013
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