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The BC Cup 2024 - Report

Set by Aditya Gadre, Aniket Khasgiwale and Yash Marathe Format: 30 question elim to determine the 8 quarter finalists. 60 question quarter to determine the top 4 for the semi finals. 40 question semi-final to determine the top 2. A 28 question final to determine the winner. Report The 15th edition of the BC Cup took place at the Boat Club steps on the 24th of November, 2024 - perhaps a welcome change in terms of weather, but no-so-welcome change in terms of availability of refreshments.  The elims were a mixed bag - some finding it easy like Rohit Suresh aka Rotti, Prithwish Datta aka Boss and Deepanjan Deb aka DD all breaching 20 points. The rest of the field was clustered in the range of 12 to 15 points. Venkatraghavan S aka Ingit sir corrected his blip from the last 2 editions by qualifying comfortably. Sammy sir, Arnold and Anannya Deb were all on 12 points - where Dada missed out by the narrowest of margins on stars. 5 time winner Suraj Menon, and our runner up from 2022 Sach...