Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Two teams representing MQL took part in the Don Bissett Cup held at the annual Quiz League of London Open Festival on Saturday 21 June.  The Don Bissett Cup was originally a challenge match between the MQL and the QLL but today is an eight team competition.  On this occasion both MQL teams were defeated in their opening matches but the team of Dag Griffiths, Jim Eccleson, Sarah Trevarthen and Pat Gibson went on to win the Plate competition.  The other MQL team consisted of Dan Lawson, Neil Macaskill and Brian Thompson together with honorary Merseysiders Isabelle Hewerd and Oliver Church.

Many thanks to James Devine-Stoneman and the QLL for organising the event.

The Merseyside Quiz Leagues Finals and Presentation Evening was held at Formby Cricket Club on 14th May 2025.  The Finals of the Feeny Cup, MQL MIMIR Competition and the Merseyside Challenge Cup were contested and trophies awarded for these and several other competitions.

Photos of the presentations can be found in the image gallery at Gallery - Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Feeny Cup Finalists
Kluggers - Liverpool	Wings - Southport and Formby
MQL MIMIR Individual Final
John Hall (Warrington) and Pat Gibson (Ormskirk)	Ray Oakes (Southport and Formby) and Jim Eccleson (Wirral)
You can watch the match by clicking on the image below:
Merseyside Challenge Cup 2025
Ringers (Warrington)	Cricketers (Liverpool)
Merseyside Challenge Cup 2025
Aigburth People	Turks Head Saints - Rendon Cup Winners
Wings - Feeny Cup Runners Up	Kluggers - Feeny Cup Winners
Ormskirk 2 - President's Shield Winners	Ormskirk - President's Trophy Winners
MIMIR Finalists - Ray Oakes, Jim Eccleson, John Hall	MIMIR Winner - Pat Gibson
Challenge Cup Runners-up - Ringers	Challenge Cup Winners - The Cricketers
Buzzer Quiz Plate Winners - Warrington	Presentation to Dag Griffiths to honour his 30 year tenure as MQL Treasurer

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After an enjoyable evening of quizzing and some very close matches, congratulations to Jim Eccleson (Wirral), Pat Gibson (Ormskirk), John Hall (Warrington) and Ray Oakes (Southport & Formby) who will play in the Final this season's Mimir Individual Championship at the Presentation Evening at Formby Sports Club on Wed 14 May.  Many thanks once again to all who took part and to our hosts at New Brighton Cricket Club.

Full Results here.

Many congratulations to Ormskirk on having won both President's competitions this season.  The Shield was won in a close finish on the last night of matches as Ormskirk secured the one win they needed to finish ahead of the two Liverpool teams.  They join their Trophy counterparts who won finishing comfortably ahead of their nearest rivals Warrington, having lost only one of their eight matches.