Orrell & District Quiz League

 CUP AND PLATE DRAW

On Sunday the draw was made for the Cup and Plate competitions to be played from 14th August until the final on 11th September. The games will be played as a handicap competition. New handicaps will be used based on the 18 matches of the current season. The draw is as follows:-

14th August. Preliminary round

Match 1   Millstone (0)      59  v 57   Bryn PLC (21)

Match 2   Merrymen (11)  48  v 59   Robin Hood (3)

21st August  Round 1

Match 3   Bryn Labour (20)  64 v  58  Millstone (0)

Match 4   Delph (14)          41 v  59 Robin Hood (3)

Match 5   UCC Blues (1)     47 v  62 Masons (7

Match 6   Britannia (12)     48 v  61 Talbot Colts (8)

28th August Plate Round 1

Match 10  Bryn PLC (21)  46  v  59 UCC Blues (1)

Match 11  Merrymen (11) 51 v 46  Britannia  (12)

4th September  Cup and Plate semi- finals

                     Cup                                                                       Plate

Match 7  Bryn Labour (20) 59 v  49 Masons (7)                Match 12  UCC Blues (1) 54 v 47 Delph (14)

Match 8  Robin Hood (3) 41  v  55 Talbot Colts (8)           Match 13  Merrymen (11)  v Millstone (0)

11th September Cup and Plate Finals

              Cup final                                                 Plate final

 Bryn Labour (20)  v Talbot Colts  (8)            UCC Blues (1)  v  Millstone (0)

Paul Prior of UCC Blues appeared in the fourth semi-final of this year's competition on Monday 11th June.  You can listen to his performance by clicking on the link below:

Brain of Britain Semifinal Four

Paul Prior of UCC Blues appeared in the fifth episode of Brain of Britain, broadcast on Radio 4 on Monday 26th March. 

You can listen to find out how he got on by clicking on the link below

Brain of Britain Heat 5

All ten teams have signed up for the new season, which will start on Tuesday 3rd April 2018.

Running Horses Colts have changed venues and names - they will now be playing at the Talbot Ale House, Duke St, St Helens and will therefore be changing their name to The Talbot Colts.

The new season's fixtrures can be found in the fixture calendar, and also on each team's individual page.

All existing teams who would like to compete in this year's league season must attend and express their intention to participate and also pay the first instalment of this season's fees. The meeting will take place at Upholland Conservative Club on Sunday 11th February at 8pm.

The AGM of the Orrell and District Quiz League was held last night with 6 teams represented. The only motion was a rule change to make ALL rounds free guess rounds. The motion was carried by 5 votes to 1. It was agreed to trial the rule change for next season when it will be reviewed.

The registration meeting will take place on February 11th 2018 at 8pm, when existing teams must register for the new season.

Pat Gibson of Millstone (and other stuff like Eggheads, Mastermind, Who Wants to be a Millionaire etc) recently won the European Quiz Championship to complete a career Grand Slam, having previously won The British and World titles.

At the competition held in Zagreb, Croatia, Pat beat several hundred other quizzers from all around Europe to take the Individual title, while also winning the pairs title with friend and fellow Egghead Kevin Ashman, and joining Kevin, Olav Bjortomt and Ian Bayley in the England team to win the European Team Championship.

There is an article on te Wigan Today website giving a nice writeup.