Merseyside Quiz Leagues

The groups are now complete and the final tables and draw for the knock out stage can be found here.  Thanks to Bill Thomas for looking after the competition and to those who have provided sets so far.

The 2023 Jubilee Pairs Competition was held at Prescot Cables FC on Wednesday 13th September 2023.  Full Results here.  The three pairs in the final were Jim Eccleson (Wi) & Jack Gardner (S&F), Neil Wright (Wi) and Ben Vincent (Wa) and Sam Roberts (Wi) & Danny Grimes (LI).  The winners were Neil and Ben, pictured receiving their prizes from MQL President Jim Eccleson.  Neil retained the title, having won last year!

The Plate final was contested by Cliff Houghton (Wa) & David Hodgson(Or), Sue Perks (Or) & Chris Quinn (Li) and Mark Kerr (Li) and Bill Gerard (Or), with Mark and Bill winning the contest.  You can watch the final below:

As part of the Smithdown Litfest there are two items that may be of interest to quiz players.  Both are in Liverpool on Saturday 23 September. One is a talk by Tony Nicholson about his career producing TV quiz shows and the second is An Audience with Chris Tarrant.  Both events are ticketed and last about 90 minutes. Further details by clicking the links or download the full invitation here.

Good luck to all teams.  We hope that everyone has an enjoyable season.

The Third MQL Jubilee Pairs Competition will be held on Wednesday 13 September and once again at Prescot Cables FC club, courtesy of the Ormskirk QL.  The format of the competition remains the same and is open to any players who took part in the 2022-23 MQL season or who will be playing in the forthcoming season.  There is no charge for entering.  Further details including how to register are available here.