With the field now segregated into two different sections, a championship and consolation division, the tournament takes on a different character. There are four preliminary rounds left and there are two rounds left this evening. The topic area for this round is American business and economic policy making.
Here are the pairings for round seven:
Championship Bracket
Section One
Judges: Bill Healy, Jon Rhoads, and Jason Warren
(4) Joseph Calder (Cary Academy, North Carolina)
(5) Bill McDonald (Brophy College Prep, Arizona)
(NR) Teagan Lende (Ronald Davies High School, North Dakota)
Section Two
Judges: Aaron Lutkowitz, Tyler Fabbri, and Logan Scisco
(1) Nathan Leys (Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
(3) Isabelle Taft (Henry W. Grady High School, Georgia)
(2) Lily Nellans (Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
Section Three
Judges: Harry Strong, Carley Anne Barnes, and Brian Raymond
(NR) Vijay Singh (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
(7) Ben Constine (Yorktown High School, Virginia)
(10) John Cherian (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
Consolation Bracket
Section Four
Judges: Steven Ebensberger, Carole Hamilton, and Molly Beck
(18) Zachary Stone (Plano West High School, Texas)
(T24) Alex Wasdahl (Jackson High School, Ohio)
(13) Matt Rauen (Pennsbury High School, Pennsylvania)
(T41) Karthik Sastry (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
Section Five
Judges: Tom Wall, Will Hannon, and James Mohan
(17) Abhishek Bhargava (Jackson High School, Ohio)
(8) Jason Singh (Green Valley High School, Nevada)
(11) Alessandro Pauri (Flower Mound High School, Texas)
Section Six
Judges: Scott Ginger, Scott Pollack, and Rhonda Smith
(14) Emily Bell (Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Missouri)
(6) Henry Chapman (Millburn High School, New Jersey)
(9) Chase Harrison (Millburn High School, New Jersey)
(NR) Kelly Wu (Leland High School, California)
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