Packet 5: Tossup 7

In February 2025, this company’s CEO and a telecom CEO were conspicuously placed directly across from a national leader during a pro-business rally in the Great Hall of the People. This company’s CEO met directly with Lula after slave-like conditions were reported at its factory construction site in Bahia. (15[1])This company’s subsidiary, (15[1])FinDreams, competes directly with CATL. This is the largest national (15[1])producer of a product category (-5[1])that the Biden administration (-5[1])blocked (-5[1])from the US market (15[1]-5[1])with (-5[2])(*) 100 (-5[1])percent (-5[1])tariffs. (10[1]-5[1])Wáng (10[1]-5[1])Chuánfú (10[2]-5[2])quickly (-5[1])grew (-5[1])this company (-5[1])in Shenzhen (10[1]-5[1])by (-5[1])cheaply manufacturing (10[1]-5[1])lithium-ion batteries (-5[5])for cell phones, before it entered its main sector with models like the Qin and Seagull. (10[1])For 10 points, what (-5[1])Chinese auto company is the world’s (-5[1])largest (10[1])manufacturer of electric cars? (10[3])■END■ (10[15]0[7])

ANSWER: BYD Company Limited [or BYD Autos; accept Build Your Dreams; accept Bǐyàdí]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Michael DuYou Don't Have the CardsI'm just here (being trivia club president) so I won't get fined4815
Alan ZhangAbbas I founded the AbbasidsUBC A5115
Charles HangWashUMaybe Ever6115
Vinu HariharBerkeley BBerkeley A66-5
Max Linfour high school generalists shock natives with fluent stock in Tocharian BSt. Marx70-5
Mike Bentley1000000 DelinquentsInvective Against Swans71-5
Jonathan VaysmanThe tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway.Indiana75-5
John ChenUBC BThe Unbearable Heaviness of History Players7515
Jeremy TsaiUntitled Keyal TeamNoah Sheidlower 76-5
Aaron Dos RemediosGuelph ClozeStrange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. Pennywise76-5
Coby TranChicago !AMuscle Mass Extinction Event77-5
Robert WangNegged Five Times in a Yellow Cab Against the Gottis and GambinosSix Quizbowlers in Search of Owen Minmo78-5
Naveed Chowdhury(give me an) ANSWER: die for baseballQuebecois Olga Tokarczuk be like 'freins de jacob interdits'7910
Paul KasińskiLicence to C. Wright MillThe lion does not concern itself with negging teammates out of their own categories79-5
Daniel HothemNot Old! (Old)Constans Constantius and Constantine Jr.80-5
Vicent DuThe Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHAGeorgia Tech 𓂈𓆉𓃡 8010
Ryan RosenbergNYU AShipping Down from Ballston8110
Cade ReinbergerThe "C" TeamUntitled by Alexander McQueen by Premeditated Chaos by Alexander McQueen by Percival Everett81-5
Conor ThompsonSurrealist Subcommandante Marcos be like Esto no es una pipaMiddlesex County Fetty Wap Fan Club81-5
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordStanford AStanford B8110
Iain CarpenterPenn StateMunir Siddiqui Fan Club82-5
Oscar O'FlanaganA Neg of Beauty is a Joy ForeverVacuous Tortoise83-5
Daoud JacksonH Charlson's Washed Up ScrubsC R A B S85-5
Michael WuDour StraitsThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the Easy87-5
Liam MooneyGirls who Just Want to Have Fun + LiamSay It Ain't Zhou8710
Kelvin NiNYU B or not NYU B (that is the question)Habitat 6788-5
Todd MaslykIn the Mood for Transportation EquipmentBHSU9010
Parker McCoigTennessee AAna Pauker? I hardly know her!90-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwesternExecute Order 6 792-5
Andrew MassaroCatholic University AMike and Psmith92-5
Parikshit ChauhanTeam 7Team 892-5
Platon GorokhovLicence to BillI fear not the man who has reviewed 10000 cards once, but I fear the man who has reviewed one card 10000 times92-5
Carter YottWilliam of Baskerville attempts to investigate John P. Robarts, gets turned away for not having a student cardWhere's the nearest library, I need to have a public crashout.92-5
Mattias EhatammMaryland F♯ A♯ ∞JHU10810
Dmitri Anh-Minh TranW&L+FriendThe Worst Trade Deal in the History of Trade Deals112-5
Sean SmileyContessa Dorahttps://i.imgur.com/C6nN2FE.png118-5
Albert NyangNo Country for Old QuizzersDielectrical Materialism11910
Mike JacksonMike and PsmithCatholic University A12310
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley B12310
James WangWhere's the nearest library, I need to have a public crashout.William of Baskerville attempts to investigate John P. Robarts, gets turned away for not having a student card12310
Dan NiMuscle Mass Extinction EventChicago !A1240
Jakob MyersIndianaThe tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway.12410
Dennis YangInvective Against Swans1000000 Delinquents12410
Nathan ZhangHabitat 67NYU B or not NYU B (that is the question)12410
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaSix Quizbowlers in Search of Owen MinmoNegged Five Times in a Yellow Cab Against the Gottis and Gambinos12410
Michael ShangUntitled by Alexander McQueen by Premeditated Chaos by Alexander McQueen by Percival EverettThe "C" Team12410
Kevin WangCapital One in the Twenty-First Centuryconsumption smoothing by borrowing future big law income12410
Christopher DechMiddlesex County Fetty Wap Fan ClubSurrealist Subcommandante Marcos be like Esto no es una pipa1240
Isaac MammelMunir Siddiqui Fan ClubPenn State1240
Bhaskar MoorthySt. Marxfour high school generalists shock natives with fluent stock in Tocharian B12410
Monit Karmakar[Redacted]Lex12410
Brendan BethlehemVacuous TortoiseA Neg of Beauty is a Joy Forever1240
Max Fitz-JamesThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the EasyDour Straits12410
Thomas De BockC R A B SH Charlson's Washed Up Scrubs12410
Matt WeinerIt's something unpredictable/that in the end is right/please refrain from e-mailing my wifeDavid Foster Gromit1240
Noah ChinDavid Foster GromitIt's something unpredictable/that in the end is right/please refrain from e-mailing my wife1240
Neil GurramConstans Constantius and Constantine Jr.Not Old! (Old)1240
Stephen LiuTeam 8Team 712410
Zhenglin LiuStrange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. PennywiseGuelph Cloze12410
Stefan VladI fear not the man who has reviewed 10000 cards once, but I fear the man who has reviewed one card 10000 timesLicence to Bill12410
Victor XuThe lion does not concern itself with negging teammates out of their own categoriesLicence to C. Wright Mill12410
Yuxuan LuAna Pauker? I hardly know her!Tennessee A12410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2026 NAFTA at Stanford01/17/2026475%0%75%109.33
2026 NAFTA at UBC01/17/20262100%100%0%63.00
2025 NAFTA Online02/14/2026475%25%50%103.00
2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt02/14/20263100%0%33%97.00
2025 NAFTA at Toronto09/13/20255100%20%80%108.60
2025 NAFTA at Maryland09/27/2025450%0%75%115.50
2025 NAFTA at Harvard10/04/2025250%0%50%124.00
2025 NAFTA at Oxford10/11/2025475%0%75%122.33
2025 NAFTA at Chicago11/08/2025667%0%67%104.25
2025 NAFTA at Columbia11/08/2025580%0%80%113.25
2025 NAFTA at Richmond12/20/202510%0%0%