IPA (2024-2025) Match 2 Recap
Overview
Match 2 of the 2024-2025 season took place on February 1st, bringing exciting shifts in the standings as teams battled for playoff contention.
Group A sees Wisconsin maintain its lead while Bocconi closes the gap with a strong performance. USC climbs in the standings while McGill, Cornell, and Tufts will need to rebound in future matches.
Average: 28.33 points, Standard deviation: 13.20 points, Penalties: 0 points.
Group B is still led by Waterloo while Virginia surges with a strong showing. Emory, Yale, Cal Tech and Chicago all remain in the mix.
Average: 28.33 points, Standard deviation: 5.09 points, Penalties: 0 points.
Group C sees Georgia Tech put up a dominant performance while Harvard posts an impressive score to climb in the standings. Carnegie Mellon and Vanderbilt remain in contention. Imperial struggles with penalties.
Average: 27.5 points, Standard deviation: 19.59 points, Penalties: 5 points.
Group D sees Cambridge extend its lead with a strong showing. Berkeley moves up in the rankings. Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and Occidental remain competitive. Harvey Mudd faces challenges with penalties.
Average: 27.0 points, Standard deviation: 15.65 points, Penalties: 8 points.
Group E is still led by Oxford. Princeton and Wake Forest follows closely. Booth struggles with penalties while North Carolina and Washington both need a turnaround to stay competitive.
Average: 25.33 points, Standard deviation: 15.32, points, Penalties: 18 points.
Group F sees Michigan remain dominant. Brown and Duke posts solid performances. MIT, Warwick, NYU, and Penn will need stronger scores in future matches to remain in contention.
Average: 22.43 points Standard deviation: 15.86 points, Penalties: 32 points.
Match 2 Table Leaders
| Name | Team |
| Kunaal Agarwal | Virginia |
| Aitegin Akmatbekov | Wisconsin |
| Maya Barandish | Berkeley |
| Tim Bello | Northwestern |
| Elliot Boualaphanh | Vanderbilt |
| Michael Chang | Wisconsin |
| Welford Chen | Berkeley |
| Yuxuan Chen | Yale |
| Calvin Cigna | Wake Forest |
| Florian Daefler | Bocconi |
| Nick DelFranco | Michigan |
| Jack Elliot | Brown |
| Michah Elwyn | Georgia Tech |
| Harrison Emery | Cambridge |
| Vincent Guarnieri | Virginia |
| Conor Hines | USC |
| Eric Li | Cambridge |
| Rex Liu | Cal Tech |
| Jeremy Luo | Vanderbilt |
| Daniel Matten | Duke |
| Senne Michielssen | Princeton |
| Jack O’Donnell | Princeton |
| Sohil Patankar | Harvard |
| Andrew Peterson | Wisconsin |
| Alexander Prather | Michigan |
| Hugo Saint | Oxford |
| James Sohigian | Duke |
| Benjamin Tao | Vanderbilt |
| Matthew Wang | Waterloo |
Group A
| Team | Total Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Wisconsin | 89 | 47 | = |
| Bocconi | 53 | 39 | ↑4 |
| McGill | 53 | 18 | ↑1 |
| Cornell | 50 | 12 | ↓1 |
| USC | 50 | 31 | ↑1 |
| Tufts | 45 | 23 | ↓2 |
Group B
| Team | Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Waterloo | 63 | 27 | = |
| Virginia | 59 | 38 | ↑4 |
| Emory | 55 | 23 | ↓1 |
| Yale | 54 | 26 | ↓1 |
| Cal Tech | 53 | 28 | = |
| Chicago | 53 | 28 | ↓2 |
Group C
| Team | Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Georgia Tech | 76 | 39 | ↑1 |
| Vanderbilt | 72 | 19 | ↑2 |
| Carnegie Mellon | 68 | 13 | ↓2 |
| Harvard | 56 | 42 | ↑2 |
| Claremont McKenna | 37 | 13 | ↓2 |
| Imperial | 25 | 5 | ↓2 |
Group D
| Team | Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Cambridge | 84 | 51 | ↑2 |
| Johns Hopkins | 68 | 27 | ↓1 |
| Northwestern | 62 | 27 | ↓1 |
| Berkeley | 57 | 35 | = |
| Occidental | 28 | 17 | ↑1 |
| Harvey Mudd | 20 | 5 | ↓1 |
Group E
| Team | Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Oxford | 93 | 38 | = |
| Princeton | 71 | 40 | ↑1 |
| Wake Forest | 69 | 35 | ↓1 |
| Booth | 35 | 23 | ↑2 |
| North Carolina | 34 | 15 | ↓1 |
| Washington | 17 | 2 | ↓1 |
Group F
| Team | Points | Match 2 Scores | Placement Change |
| Michigan | 90 | 52 | = |
| Brown | 73 | 39 | = |
| Duke | 53 | 36 | ↑2 |
| MIT | 42 | 24 | = |
| Warwick | 38 | 12 | ↓2 |
| NYU | 20 | 7 | = |
| UPenn | 10 | 1 | = |
Updates
The IPA tournament will resume on February 15th, 2025.