FALL ROUND 2026
FIVE PODS
OCT 24 – NOV 14
Calendar
Every date in the fall round: the five pod events and the deadline before each one. Players need a parent consent form in by the Wednesday before their pod plays.
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Placer pod
Rocklin High School, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Sat, Oct 24
Date by date
Events marked host confirming are scheduled and waiting on final sign-off from the host school. Times are posted as hosts set them.
Pod Round 1
October – November 2026Wed, Oct 21
DeadlineConsent forms duePlacer and East Bay players
Sat, Oct 24
SaturdayPlacer podRocklin High School cafeteria, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
ConfirmedRocklin, Whitney, Granite Bay, Cooley Middle, Western Sierra
Sun, Oct 25
SundayEast Bay podAlbany High School, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Host confirmingAlbany, College Park, Castro Valley, Hayward Twin Oaks, Lowell
Wed, Oct 28
DeadlineConsent forms dueSacramento players
Sun, Nov 1
SundaySacramento podMira Loma High School, 7:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Host confirmingMira Loma, Bella Vista, Folsom, Jesuit
Wed, Nov 4
DeadlineConsent forms dueTri-Valley players
Sat, Nov 7
SaturdayNo eventsSAT test day
Sun, Nov 8
SundayTri-Valley podMission San Jose High School, time to be posted
Host confirmingMission San Jose, California High, Kimball, Amador Valley, American, Livermore
Wed, Nov 11
DeadlineConsent forms dueNorth Bay players
Sat, Nov 14
SaturdayNorth Bay podCasa Grande High School, time to be posted
ConfirmedCasa Grande, Santa Rosa
Pod Round 2
January – February 2027Dates TBC
WeekendAll five podsWinter hosts and dates are set after the fall round
State Championship Final
Eight teams: the top two from the Placer, East Bay and Tri-Valley pods, plus the Sacramento and North Bay champions. Seven rounds, one title.
Date to be announced
May 2027
Rocklin High School
May 2027
Rocklin High School
Before your event
Roster
Five plus three
Five players in board order, strongest on Board 1, plus up to three alternates. Your captain or advisor submits it through the roster form.
Consent form
One per player
A parent or guardian fills it out for every player, alternates included. Due the Wednesday before your pod's event.
No form, no play
Alternate or forfeit
A player without a consent form can't sit down. An alternate takes the board, or that board is a forfeit.
On the day
Arrive 15 minutes early
Check in, find your boards, and the first round starts on time. Pairings go up on screen before each round.
Not on the calendar yet?
Applications for the winter round are open. Five players is all it takes, and the host school runs the room.
Apply to join