Brown University IPA Champions (2021 – 2022)
Overview
The IPA 2021–2022 tournament concluded with the IPA Finals on June 4.
Nimish Garg, Benjamin Glanz, Ian Gurland, Zachary Huang, Camran Lateef, Leo McMahon, Eli Shea, Ronnie Strode, Aaron Wang, John Wilkinson, Cottrell van Wingerden and Suzie Zhang won Brown’s second IPA title.
Brown competed in Group F alongside British Columbia, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Imperial, UMass and Miami. The team made a surprising comeback in the final week of the regular season, entering the last match in fifth place and securing a playoff spot by the end. With first-place finishes from Camran Lateef, Leo McMahon, Eli Shea and Cottrell van Wingerden, Brown took 32 of 35 possible points to finish second overall, edging Imperial out of the playoffs by 3 points.
Brown then faced Georgia Tech, Manchester and McGill in the playoffs and once again won the final match to take its playoff group. The team scored 15 of 20 possible points and pushed Georgia Tech out of contention by 4 points.
Brown played Auckland, Columbia Law and Vanderbilt in the IPA Finals and scored 16 of 20 possible points to secure the victory. Auckland followed with 13, Columbia Law with 9 and Vanderbilt with 6. Nimish Garg, Ian Gurland and Camran Lateef all won their tables, while Leo McMahon and Cottrell van Wingerden placed third.
Brown now holds two consecutive IPA titles and three consecutive IPA Finals appearances. It is the only team with multiple titles and leads the IPA in Finals appearances. Special recognition goes to Eli Shea and Ronnie Strode for representing the team in all three seasons.
IPA Finals Points
| Team | Points | Status |
| Brown (10) | 16 | IPA Champion |
| Auckland (11) | 13 | 2nd |
| Vanderbilt (4) | 12 | 3rd |
| Columbia Law (5) | 9 | 4th |
Table 1
| Team | Name | Placement | Points |
 Brown | Ian Gurland | 1st | 4 |
 Auckland | Josh Shi | 2nd | 3 |
 Vanderbilt | David Xu | 3rd | 2 |
 Columbia Law | Ethan Mandelbaum | 4th | 1 |
Table 2
| Team | Name | Placement | Points |
| Brown | Camran Lateef | 1st | 4 |
| Columbia Law | Neal Kapoor | 2nd | 3 |
| Auckland | Felix Hayes-Tourelle | 3rd | 2 |
| Vanderbilt | Tristan Holup | 4th | 1 |
Table 3
| Team | Name | Placement | Points |
| Vanderbilt | Joshua Peng | 1st | 4 |
| Auckland | Hubert Januszczak | 2nd | 3 |
| Brown | Leo McMahon | 3rd | 2 |
| Columbia Law | Zachary Josephs | 4th | 1 |
Table 4
| Team | Name | Placement | Points |
| Vanderbilt | Joshua Stotzky | 1st | 4 |
| Auckland | Phoenix Taku | 2nd | 3 |
| Brown | Cottrell van Wingerden | 3rd | 2 |
| Columbia Law | Reno Varghese | 4th | 1 |
Table 5
| Team | Name | Placement | Points |
| Brown | Nimish Garg | 1st | 4 |
| Columbia Law | Xyzlo Lee | 2nd | 3 |
| Auckland | Nathaniel Cohen-Goh | 3rd | 2 |
| Vanderbilt | Justin Oresky | 4th | 1 |
The IPA tournament will resume with relegation at the start of next season.