Daniel Bloom - Revision history

Oscar O'Flanagan: you can't publicly reveal that yet

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you can't publicly reveal that yet

Dan Ni: Fix PLAYTIME! link

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Fix PLAYTIME! link

Daniel Bloom at 09:26, 19 April 2026

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Daniel Bloom at 16:15, 2 March 2026

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Daniel Bloom: added new tournaments

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added new tournaments

Daniel Bloom at 16:36, 1 December 2025

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Daniel Bloom at 20:18, 27 November 2025

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-'''Daniel Bloom''' is a Linguistics student at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Born in New York City, he grew up in northwest London. He started playing quizbowl for Edinburgh in his second year in 2024/25, and will represent it on [[University Challenge]] in the 2025/26 season.
+'''Daniel Bloom''' is a Linguistics student at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Born in New York City, he grew up in northwest London. He started playing quizbowl for Edinburgh in his second year in 2024/25.
 Apart from American history, Daniel does not have a specialist subject, instead knowing a small amount of random information in certain categories. Outside quizbowl, he also enjoys cryptic crosswords, and once appeared on Channel 4's Countdown.

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 Daniel’s first tournament was 2024 ACF Fall’s northern UK mirror, where he played with [[David Allen]], [[Siddhant Kumar]] and [[Lucy Isabella]]. That team, Edinburgh A, would win the tournament, beating [[Durham]] B. Those four also formed Edinburgh A at 2024 British Novice, where Daniel achieved the fastest buzz that day, on "verbs" (10 words, though an earlier 8-word buzz on "linguistics" went unrecorded).
-With David, [[Ted Harrison]] and [[Lovel Hearn]], Daniel played in the UK mirror of PLAYTIME!
+With David, [[Ted Harrison]] and [[Lovel Hearn]], Daniel played in the UK mirror of [[PLAYTIME!]]
 Daniel competed in the second WaShBowl tournament, with David, [[Harry Sexton]] and [[Caitlin Self]], achieving the first buzz on "Lemmings" and being the only member of his team to recognise "Low Taper Fades".

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	In February, Daniel rejoined Lovel, and joined for the first time [[Liam Daly]] and [[James Headon]], to play the UK mirror of ARCADIA, on Edinburgh A. The team lost 8 of 11 matches, which Daniel ascribes to sleep deprivation. Daniel, James, Lovel and [[Letian Li]] also formed Edinburgh's B team for BSQC that March: after narrowly missing the cutoff for instant qualification by 20 points in the qualifiers, they were wildcarded in.		In February, Daniel rejoined Lovel, and joined for the first time [[Liam Daly]] and [[James Headon]], to play the UK mirror of ARCADIA, on Edinburgh A. The team lost 8 of 11 matches, which Daniel ascribes to sleep deprivation. Daniel, James, Lovel and [[Letian Li]] also formed Edinburgh's B team for BSQC that March: after narrowly missing the cutoff for instant qualification by 20 points in the qualifiers, they were wildcarded in.
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		+	Daniel returned to WaShBowl that year, playing with [[Thomas Popham]] and [[Abbie Isabel]], and played HISTONE with James, [[Gabrielle Collins]], and James's father Denis. He was a top 10 scorer, equalling Ted and Lovel in PPG.

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	Daniel joined Lovel, Pen and [[Parth Jagtap]] to play X Open in January 2026, where he firstlined "J.D. Wetherspoons". That month also saw him play with Lovel and Ted on Edinburgh's B team at ACF Regionals, where they won 5 of 12 matches and finished as undergraduate runners-up.		Daniel joined Lovel, Pen and [[Parth Jagtap]] to play X Open in January 2026, where he firstlined "J.D. Wetherspoons". That month also saw him play with Lovel and Ted on Edinburgh's B team at ACF Regionals, where they won 5 of 12 matches and finished as undergraduate runners-up.

−	In February, Daniel rejoined Lovel, and joined for the first time [[Liam Daly]] and [[James Headon]], to play the UK mirror of ARCADIA, on Edinburgh A. The team lost 8 of 11 matches, which Daniel ascribes to sleep deprivation. Daniel, James, Lovel and [[Letian Li]] also formed Edinburgh's B team for BSQC that March.	+	In February, Daniel rejoined Lovel, and joined for the first time [[Liam Daly]] and [[James Headon]], to play the UK mirror of ARCADIA, on Edinburgh A. The team lost 8 of 11 matches, which Daniel ascribes to sleep deprivation. Daniel, James, Lovel and [[Letian Li]] also formed Edinburgh's B team for BSQC that March: after narrowly missing the cutoff for instant qualification by 20 points in the qualifiers, they were wildcarded in.

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	After being unable to form a team comprising entirely Daniels, Daniel joined [[Warwick]]’s [[Danny Fisher]], [[Evan McMullen]] and [[Lucas Johns]] at 2025 Penn Bowl (under “Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh”). The team finished last.		After being unable to form a team comprising entirely Daniels, Daniel joined [[Warwick]]’s [[Danny Fisher]], [[Evan McMullen]] and [[Lucas Johns]] at 2025 Penn Bowl (under “Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh”). The team finished last.

−	Along with Harry, Lovel and Siddhant, Daniel formed Edinburgh B at 2025 ACF Winter, where the team finished in the top bracket.	+	Along with Harry, Lovel and Siddhant, Daniel formed Edinburgh B at 2025 ACF Winter, where the team finished in the top bracket.
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		+	Daniel joined Lovel, Pen and [[Parth Jagtap]] to play X Open in January 2026, where he firstlined "J.D. Wetherspoons". That month also saw him play with Lovel and Ted on Edinburgh's B team at ACF Regionals, where they won 5 of 12 matches and finished as undergraduate runners-up.
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		+	In February, Daniel rejoined Lovel, and joined for the first time [[Liam Daly]] and [[James Headon]], to play the UK mirror of ARCADIA, on Edinburgh A. The team lost 8 of 11 matches, which Daniel ascribes to sleep deprivation. Daniel, James, Lovel and [[Letian Li]] also formed Edinburgh's B team for BSQC that March.

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 == Quizbowl career ==
-Daniel’s first tournament was 2024 ACF Fall’s northern UK mirror, where he played with [[David Allen]], [[Siddhant Kumar]] and [[Lucy Isabella]]. That team, Edinburgh A, would win the tournament, beating [[Durham]] B. Those four also formed Edinburgh A at 2024 British Novice, where Daniel achieved the fastest buzz that day on "verbs" (10 words, though an earlier 8-word buzz on "linguistics" went unrecorded).
+Daniel’s first tournament was 2024 ACF Fall’s northern UK mirror, where he played with [[David Allen]], [[Siddhant Kumar]] and [[Lucy Isabella]]. That team, Edinburgh A, would win the tournament, beating [[Durham]] B. Those four also formed Edinburgh A at 2024 British Novice, where Daniel achieved the fastest buzz that day, on "verbs" (10 words, though an earlier 8-word buzz on "linguistics" went unrecorded).
 With David, [[Ted Harrison]] and [[Lovel Hearn]], Daniel played in the UK mirror of PLAYTIME!

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 {{Infobox|Name =   Daniel Bloom
-|Subjects = Linguistics, American History, "things he knows"
+|Subjects = linguistics, American history, "things he knows"
 |schoolcur = [[University of Edinburgh]] (2024—)
 }}
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 '''Daniel Bloom''' is a Linguistics student at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Born in New York City, he grew up in northwest London. He started playing quizbowl for Edinburgh in his second year in 2024/25, and will represent it on [[University Challenge]] in the 2025/26 season.
-Daniel is known for his knowledge of American history and Jorge Luis Borges. He also enjoys cryptic crosswords, and once appeared on Channel 4's Countdown.
+Apart from American history, Daniel does not have a specialist subject, instead knowing a small amount of random information in certain categories. Outside quizbowl, he also enjoys cryptic crosswords, and once appeared on Channel 4's Countdown.
 == Quizbowl career ==

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 {{Infobox|Name =   Daniel Bloom
 |Subjects = Linguistics, American History, "things he knows"
 |schoolcur = [[University of Edinburgh]] (2024—)
 }}
-'''Daniel Bloom''' is a Linguistics student at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Whilst born in New York City, he grew up in Golders Green, northwest London, once home to [[Ben Russell Jones]]. He started playing quizbowl for Edinburgh in his second year in 2024/25, and will represent it on [[University Challenge]] in the 2025/26 season.
+'''Daniel Bloom''' is a Linguistics student at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Born in New York City, he grew up in northwest London. He started playing quizbowl for Edinburgh in his second year in 2024/25, and will represent it on [[University Challenge]] in the 2025/26 season.
-Within quizbowl, Daniel is regarded as a “things he knows” player, giving him the ability to buzz on a small amount of nearly any category, rather than a large amount in any category. His favourite category is “Other”, and is known for his love of US political history and Jorge Luis Borges, as well as taking the National Express to and from tournaments.
+Daniel is known for his knowledge of American history and Jorge Luis Borges. He also enjoys cryptic crosswords and appeared on Channel 4's Countdown.
 == Quizbowl career ==
-Daniel’s first tournament was 2024 ACF Fall’s northern UK mirror, where he played with [[David Allen]], [[Siddhant Kumar]] and [[Lucy Isabella]]. That team, Edinburgh A, would win the tournament, beating [[Durham]] B. The exact same team would play at British Novice later that semester, where Daniel achieved the fastest recorded buzz of the tournament (10 words in, on “verbs”). However, due to transport failings concerning 8 of the 11 Edinburgh players, the first game wasn't played as scheduled, rendering his earlier 8-word buzz on “linguistics” unrecorded.
+Daniel’s first tournament was 2024 ACF Fall’s northern UK mirror, where he played with [[David Allen]], [[Siddhant Kumar]] and [[Lucy Isabella]]. That team, Edinburgh A, would win the tournament, beating [[Durham]] B. Those four also formed Edinburgh A at 2024 British Novice, where Daniel achieved the fastest buzz that day on "verbs" (10 words, though an earlier 8-word buzz on "linguistics" went unrecorded).
-With David, [[Ted Harrison]] and [[Lovel Hearn]], Daniel played in the UK mirror of PLAYTIME!. That tournament involved Daniel leaving Edinburgh for Newcastle at 10pm, arriving at midnight, leaving Newcastle for York on a Transpennine Express bus at 2:30am, arriving at 5:30, in time for the first train to Doncaster and then [[Sheffield]].
+With David, [[Ted Harrison]] and [[Lovel Hearn]], Daniel played in the UK mirror of PLAYTIME!
-Daniel competed in the second WaShBowl tournament, with David, [[Harry Sexton]] and [[Caitlin Self]], where he was the first buzz on “Lemmings”, a testament to the “things he knows” strategy.
+Daniel competed in the second WaShBowl tournament, with David, [[Harry Sexton]] and [[Caitlin Self]], achieving the first buzz on "Lemmings" and being the only member of his team to recognise "Low Taper Fades".
 At 2025 Spring Novice, Daniel played on Edinburgh D, with Kathryn Knispel, Lucy Isabella and Blake Danziger. Before the final, his 54 PPG made him the top scorer that tournament; after the exhibition final against York, played with Lovel and Ted, his PPG and Lovel’s were the same. That day marked the end of Daniel, Lovel and Ted’s novice careers.
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-After being unable to form a team comprising entirely Daniels, Daniel joined [[Warwick]]’s [[Danny Fisher]], [[Evan McMullen]] and [[Lucas Johns]] at 2025 Penn Bowl (under “Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh”) where he surprisingly got 2 powers. The team finished last.
+After being unable to form a team comprising entirely Daniels, Daniel joined [[Warwick]]’s [[Danny Fisher]], [[Evan McMullen]] and [[Lucas Johns]] at 2025 Penn Bowl (under “Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh”). The team finished last.
 Along with Harry, Lovel and Siddhant, Daniel formed Edinburgh B at 2025 ACF Winter, where the team finished in the top bracket.