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WORLD QUIZZING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006: FULL RESULTS AVAILABLE HERE.
Please note that these results are copyright IQA and may not be reproduced without prior written permission.

On June 3, the 3rd World Quizzing Championships will be held in locations all over the globe. This is an individual competition that simultaneously is played in tens of places, currently especially in Europe and Asia.

The Belgian leg will take place either in Leuven or Brussels, exact location to be determined.

November 7, 2005

The European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia gave following results:
- Individual champion: Kevin Ashman (Engeland) (2nd: Indrek Salis, Estonia, 3rd: Pat Gibson (Engeland))
- Teams competion final: Belgium - Engeland 94 - 76
- Pairs competion: Ian Bayley - Pat Gibson (2nd: Marnix Baes - Bart Permentier, 3rd: Nico Pattyn - Paul Arts)
- Champions League: Duubel (Estonia)

More news to come.

July 20, 2005

International top-100 of the WQC now on-line: click here.

Please take into account that the full result from Kolkatta (Calcutta) has not yet arrived as the local organiser is currently in hospital recovering from a seizure. So some Indians might take up places between 50 and 100.

July 5, 2005

European ranking updated: click here.

Full worldwide results to come (just awaiting some lower Asian scores)

International top-10 (unofficial):

1. Kevin Ashman (UK) 161
2. Pat Gibson (Ire) 154
3. Nico Pattyn (B) 151
4. Marc Van Springel (B) 144
5. Arul Mani (Ind) 144
6. Dorjana Sirola (Cro) 139 (first woman)
7. Ove Pöder (Est) 138
8. Lauri Naber (Est) 138
9. Erik Derycke (B) 138
10. Frank Van Nieuwenhove (B) 137

Read the MSN press release on the MSN Search World Quizzing Championships. Update on the categories and number of venues (click 'WQC')

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The IQA is still actively looking for new member nations. So if you are a quiz enthusiast and you don't live in Belgium, Estonia, the UK, Norway, Holland, Finland, Russia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada or Australia, contact me and we'll see what we can do.
If you do live in one of those countries and would like to get in touch with the IQA member or local organisor, contact me too and I will make the connection.

The European Quiz Ranking is now on-line (based on the World and European Championships)/ Just click here.

Already 88 people enrolled for the Belgian leg of the 2nd edition of the World Quiz Championships, July 2nd in Aarschot.

The second World Quiz Championships are not that far away any more. Read some preliminary news about them by clicking the link 'WQC' (right frame). If you want more info, mail me!

The search is on for the World's Best Quiz Questions. We’ve all been to quizzes, whether they are work competitions, in pubs or bars, or for charity. Once in a while, we hear a question and think ‘Wow! I didn’t know that’, or ‘d’oh, I should have guessed that’. Or perhaps they just made us laugh.
Whatever the reason that you liked a question, we’d love to know about it.
Clik here for more details or to submit a question (or more than one)

Refurbishment of the site. All info pertaining the European Championships and international matches can be found on the tab 'EC' (right frame), included the number of international caps per person.
Another link on the EC: click here

Full results from individual quiz now on-line:

- Official result (using the system): click here
- Result with just adding up the correct answers: click here
(between brackets the result on the WQC)

Article that appeared in 4 national newspapers now on-line: click here. Title: 'Who likes to quiz is no freak'. Under picture: 'Kevin Ashman, the smartest man alive, who led England to the European Championship last weekend'.
The Champions League was won by MVC (1st in Flemish ranking). 2nd was Here Jezus and 3rd the International team (Beunhazen + Chris Jones + Arko Olesk)

Some pictures of the European Championships are now on-line: click here. (if you made pictures yourself, pls send them to me (not in bmp format) I'll publish them)

The event was extensively covered by Belgian national television (VRT). Broadcast on Tuesday evening (around 10pm).
Two national newspapers will cover the event in their Monday issues.
Twice we were live on national radio (Radio 1).

'The Day After'

England European champion after a real thriller

In a final with a script that only Hitchcock himself could have devised, England has beaten Belgium with the penalties.

After intermediate score of 10-10, 16-16, 26-20 (to Belgium) and 35-35, England seemed to take a decisive lead with 41-47. With one subject to go the score was 47-56 to England, with 3 questions remaining on 3 points each. The 3 questions (on 'French Wine') were however impeccably answered by the Belgian squad which resulted in a 56-56 tie.
Three extra questions were needed to decide between victory and defeat. And there England clinched it: 3-1.
A salient detail: in the final England managed to answer 22 questions correctly, Belgium... 23.

Earlier, in first semi final Belgium had eliminated Estonia with 66-41. At the beginnning a surprise seemed to be in the making as Estonia swiftly took the lead with 14-6, 20-12 and half way through 26-24.

In the second semi a brave Dutch team stayed close to Britain for a while (4-6, 12-14) but then they had to let them go: 18-30 half way through and then 21-45 and finally 30-54.

In a friendly game the Celtic Selection beat Norway 68-28 (half way score 20-16).

Kevin Ashman wins individual tournament

In the individual quiz (with direct elimination for first place), ruling world champion Kevin Ashman managed to take the measure of all competition. Steadily at table 1 he won (in order) against Arthur Kolks (NL), Patrick Andries (B), Walter Deckx (B), Reimond Eycken (B), Derk de Graaff (NL), Indrek Salis (Est) and in the final against Nico Pattyn (score 9-8).

The result of the first 8 (provisional) was:



1. Kevin Ashman (seed1)
2. Nico Pattyn (seed3)
3. Pat Gibson (seed2)
4. Indrek Salis (Est)
5. Derk de Graaf (NL)
6. Lieven Vandenbrande (seed10) (B)
7. Jan Deckx (B)
8. Nick Mills

More news soon.

The address of the event: Saint Peter's Abbey, Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent.
Closest parking spots: Kantienberg (to the right of the Abbey), paying parking but limited cost.

The official time table of the event:

12u30 Doors open
13u00 Semi Final I : Belgium vs Estonia (room 1; ground floor)
13u15 Friendly game: Norway - Celtic selection (room 3; 3rd floor)
14u15 Semi Final II: England vs Netherlands (room 1; ground floor)

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15u30 Individual challenge (room 2; 3rd floor)

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17u30 Final (room 1; ground floor)

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20u Café Den Hemel-quiz (room 2; 3rd floor) ‘Champions’ League of quizzing’

As of 13u00 the English delegation invites you to continuous University Challenge-style buzzerquizzes in room 3 (3rd floor)

* The draw for the individual quiz on the EC has taken place. Click here to see the result

* The draw for the individual quiz on the EC will take place the 25th November at 21h15 (Belgian time; that's 20h15 in England and 22h15 in Estonia). Click here to follow the draw life.
There are currently only 3 spots free (out of 128).
* More info on the individual quiz can be found here

* Tonight at 22h (Belgian time): Test draw for the individual quiz on the EC. The real draw will take place one week before the championship. Click here to follow.
* Only 5 places left free for the individual quiz.
* Apart from the official part of the championships, a friendly international game will be played between Norway and a Celtic selection.

* Already 116 quiz players enscribed for the individual event on the EC in Ghent (only 12 spots free!)
The format is special: each contestant gets a number from 1 to 128 and takes his place on one of the 64 tables. In the first round he will play his neighbour at the table. Whoever gets most answers right in that round, will go to tables 1-32 and the other one to 33-64, where they will play their next adversories. After 7 rounds everyone is sorted from position 1 to 128. We will also keep track of the total number of correct answers. Seeds will be used (based on the WQC result) to make sure the top player don't have to play eachother in the first rounds.
The draw will be done on-line in a couple of weeks time.

* Already some 85 quiz players from 5 different countries enscribed for the individual event in Ghent

* As of today Norway has also joined the rapidly increasing world of international quizzing (IQA). The next WQC will also have a leg in Oslo.

* The national quiz association of Singapore is the newest member of the IQA and will also participate in the next WQC (July 2, 2005). We welcome Singapore wholeheartedly to the ever growing international quiz community.

* The Estonian team has in the meantime confirmed its attendance in the EC in Ghent on December 4.
* For the next edition of the WQC (July 2, 2005) several countries have shown an interest, among them the USA, the UAE, Norway, Germany and Australia (possibly also Russia).

* On December 4 the fair city of Ghent will host the 2nd international gathering of reputed quiz teams in history. The official program includes:

- Semi finals and a final of the national teams of Belgium, the Netherlands, England and Estonia (If case Estonia drops out, its place will be taken by a 'Celtic' team)
- A fun international individual quiz (original concept)
- In the evening the high ranked team 'Café Den Hemel' will host the 2nd European championship for quiz teams (5 / team), truly the Champions League of Quizzing.

But in between and at times concurrent our English friends will be hosting a number of exciting University Challenge-style buzzer quizzes

More to come soon.