Merseyside Quiz Leagues

The fourth MQL Buzzer Quiz tournament took place at The Parade, Hoylake on 11th Feb 2023

20 teams from all over the UK and Ireland took part in an all day tournament, each playing 8 group matches.  8 of the top teams then went forward into Cup and Plate competitions, with the final being contested between West Midlands and Northern Lights.  Northern Lights won a fiercely contested Final with West Midlands while previous winners Teesside took the Plate

On 14th September Ormskirk Quiz League hosted the 2nd Jubilee Pairs Tournament at Prescot Cables FC.  38 players entered and were randomly assigned into pairs, before taking part in a 50 question qualifying quiz.  The top 6 pairs went into the semi-finals, while the next three pairs competed in the Plate final.  

Special thanks must go to our General Secretary Brian Thompson for providing us with such an interesting, varied and entertaining range of questions.

In the Plate final Jack Gardner (S&F) and Dag Griffiths (S&F) prevailed.

After three pairs were eliminated in the semi-final, the final was contested between Mark Kerr (Liv) & Mike Berry (S&F), Neil Wright (Wi) & Chris Quinn (Liv) and Jim Eccleson (Wi) & Nick Corless (Wa).  The title was taken by Neil and Chris who did not lose a life in the final.  They are seen below receiving their trophies from MQL Chairman Danny Grimes.  Full results here.

You can watch the final on Youtube below:

It was decided at the MQL Council Meeting on 11 September that out of respect for Her Majesty the Queen, all MQL matches planned to take place on 19th September 2022, the day of her State Funeral, should be postponed.  

Questions that have been sent out to you should be kept safe and used for the re-scheduled match. This should be played on the date of the return fixture or as arranged by your local Area.

Matches scheduled for Tuesday 20 September are unaffected.

Merseyside success!!  Many congratulations to the team of (r to l) Madeline Evans, Alan Gibbs, Alan Thompson and Pat Gibson who won the second Jubilee MQL Buzzer Tournament held at the Bradbury Centre, Liverpool on Saturday 12 October.  They are pictured receiving their Trophy from MQL President Angela Houghton.  The Tournament, whose format is similar to TV's University Challenge, attracted 13 teams from all around the country, together with 7 local teams. After an intensive but enjoyable competition that involved over 80 matches, Ormskirk won a closely contested Final with the team representing Lancaster.  The Liverpool B team were the winners of the Plate Competition.  Congratulations too go to Jon Stitcher for coordinating the whole event and special mention should be made to the team of Question Persons and Scorers who between them officiated over about 1600 questions!  The winning teams nominated two local charities to whom cheques for £75 and £35 were donated.

Thanks to everyone who took part we hope to see you all again next year.

For Full Results, a more detailed Report on the day and Tournament Statistics go to Buzzer Tournament on the Competitions tab.

You can watch the final below:

The final of the Challenge Cup was contested by Victorian Cricketers of Liverpool and Collywobblers of Ormskirk.