Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Congratulations to Wirral who won the 2022-23 President's Shield by the narrowest of margins.  The team of Joe Davies, Pam Baker, Steve Lomas and Mike McDonough won their final two matches to put them level with the holders Ormskirk.  Wirral ended with a superior match points difference to take the title.  Full results here.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this season's competition including the team secretaries and Dag Griffiths of MQL..

The Presidential Challenge a one-off knock out competition will be held at 8pm at Aigburth Peoples Hall on Wednesday 15 March.  This year it will be contested by Liverpool 2A and 2B, Ormskirk and Wirral.

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

Many congratulations to Sarah Trevarthen on becoming the 2022 Brain of Britain.  In the very exciting Final of the BBC Radio 4 competition, Sarah came from behind to win dramatically in the last round.  Her high calibre opposition included two Mastermind champions and a Mastermind runner up. Sarah herself was also a runner-up in BBC Radio 4’s Counterpoint musical general knowledge quiz earlier in the year.

It is another accolade for MQL players as Sarah, who plays for Ringers in the Warrington Quiz League, succeeds Karl Whelan of Wirral, the 2021 Brain of Britain, who himself had succeeded Graham Barker of Liverpool.

The recording is still available on BBC Sounds.

To try to avoid any problems caused by postal delays, all sets needed for matches until the Christmas break have now been dispatched.  Please take great care to check that you are using the correct sets over the next few weeks.  Home and away captains should check the dates before opening the envelope!

The competition got underway on Wednesday 12 October.  The Draw, Fixtures and Results can be found here. 
The second round of matches were on Wednesday 9 November with the final round on Wednesday 14 December.

Good luck to all taking part.