IQA European Quiz
Championships: 2007 Blackpool (UK)
On this EQC, which took place in Blackpool, UK, quiz enthusiast from
Hungary made their first appearances and there was a delegation from the India
and the USA (including 74 Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings).
During the event a BBC reporter was present and
interviewed quiz players, organisers, questions setters etc for future use..
A large number of pictures were made at the EQC. A link to them will be provided later.
1. Summary of the results:
| European Nations Champions | ENGLAND |
| European Individual Champion | NICO PATTYN (Bel) |
| European Team Champions | BROKEN HEARTS (Eng) |
| European Pairs Champions | ERIK DERYCKE / TOM TROGH (B) |
2. Results of the European Championships (Nations):
FINAL:
ENGLAND - BELGIUM 92 - 77
So the final resuls was:
1. ENGLAND
2. BELGIUM
3. NORWAY
3. FINLAND
5. NETHERLANDS
6. WALES
7. HUNGARY
8. ESTONIA
Results of the qualification round
1. BELGIUM (46pts)
2. ENGLAND (43)
3. FINLAND (37)
4. FINLAND (37)
5. WALES (36)
6. ESTONIA (32)
7. NETHERLANDS (31)
8. HUNGARY (19)
Results of semi-finals:
Belgium - Norway 56 - 50
England - Finland 68 - 40
Result of lower semi-finals:
Hungary - Wales 13 - 49
Estonia - Netherlands 40 - 63
Placing games:
1st place: England - Belgium 92 - 77
3rd place: Finland - Norway 51 - 51
(still tied after 2 bonus sets; game declared tied)
5th place: Netherlands - Wales 42 - 38
7th place: Hunagry - Estonia 39 - 25
3. Results Individual Championships
3a. Using the official system. The full results click here
| Nr. | Name |
| 1 | Nico Pattyn (B) |
| 2 | Lieven Van den Brande (B) |
| 3 | Pat Gibson (Ire) |
| 4 | Ronny Swiggers (B) |
| 5 | Kevin Ashman (Eng) |
| 6 | Ove Poder (Est) |
| 7 | Olav Bjortomt (Eng) |
| 8 | Thomas Kolasaeter (N) |
| 9 | Jussi Suvanto (SF) |
| 10 | Tero Kalliolevo (SF) |
| 11 | Bernard Kreps (B) |
| 12 | Staf Dujardin (B) |
| 13 | Eric Kilby (UK) |
| 14 | Mark Grant (Wal) |
| 15 | Luc Venstermans (B) |
3b. Using the total number of points. For full results click hier
and hier
| Nr. | Name | Pts |
| 1 | Nico Pattyn (B) | 69 |
| 2 | Kevin Ashman (Eng) | 67 |
| 3 | Pat Gibson (Ire) | 67 |
| 4 | Ronny Swiggers (B) | 64 |
| 5 | Olav Bjortomt (Eng) | 60 |
| 6 | Thomas Kolasaeter (N) | 60 |
| 7 | Jussi Suvanto (SF) | 60 |
| 8 | Bernard Kreps (B) | 59 |
| 9 | Ken Jennings (USA) (not in official European result) | 59 |
| 9 / 10 | Ove Poder (Est) | 57 |
| 10 / 11 | Derk de Graaf (NL) | 57 |
| 11 / 12 | Tom Trogh (B) | 55 |
| 12 / 13 | Mark Grant (WAL) | 54 |
| 13 / 14 | Tero Kalliolevo (SF) | 53 |
| 14 / 15 | Erik Derycke (B) | 53 |
| 15 / 16 | David Stainer (Eng) | 53 |
4. Results Champion's League The full results click here
| Nr. | Name | Points |
| 1 | Broken Hearts (Eng) | 64 |
| 2 | Clockwork (B) | 64 |
| 3 | Café Den Hemel (B) | 63 |
| 4 | Alzheimer (B) | 62 |
| 5 | It's Grim Up North (Eng) | 56 |
| 6 | Milhous Warriors (Eng) | 52 |
| 6 | Flying Finns (SF) | 52 |
| 8 | Ex Quintessentials (N) | 51 |
| 9 | Hovedstyret (N) | 48 |
| 9 | The Island Apes (Eng) | 48 |
5. Results Pairs Championships The full results click here
| Nr. | Name | Points |
| 1 | Erik Derycke - Tom Trogh (B) | 64 |
| 2 | Jussi Suvanto - Tero Kalliolevo (SF) | 62 |
| 2 | Albert November - Ronny Swiggers (B) | 62 |
| 4 | Kevin Ashman - Mark Bytheway (Eng) | 61 |
| 5 | Nico Pattyn - Paul Arts (B) | 58 |
| 6 | David Stainer - Olav Bjortomt (Eng) | 57 |
| 7 | Chris Braxel - Erik Hemelaers (B) | 52 |
| 7 | Ian Bayley - Pat Gibson (Eng) | 52 |
| 7 | Mark Grant - William De'Ath (Wal/Eng) | 52 |
| 10 | Bart Permentier - Luc Venstermans (B) | 50 |
| 10 | Chris Quinn - Lieven Van den Brande (Eng/B) | 50 |
Unofficial Programme:
1. Results of the 'Aspirational Cup'
The Aspirational cup was won by 'England A' who beat 'Belgian Anarchy in the final.
The other semi finalists were 'Belgian BABeS' and 'Norway B'.
Semi-final scores:
Belgian BABeS - England A 30-81
Belgian Anarchy - Norway B 57-52
Final score:
Belgian Anarchy - England A 62 - 87
Qualifier:
1. Belgian BABeS 44
2. Belgian Anarchy 38
3. Norway B 32
4. England A 31 (won with extra questions and tie breaker)
4=. England C 31
4=. No Joke (B) 31
7. No Men Wisdom (Eng) 30
8. Monaco 28
8=. Rest of the World 28
8=. Team USA 28
8=. England B 28
12. Norway C 27
13. Wales B 22
14. Yorkshire (Eng) 21
14=. Transdnestria 21
16. Scilly Isles 19
1. Results of the Fun SF-themed-quiz
The SF-quiz was won by the pair Pat Gibson and Nick Mills with 42.5 / 50.
