Manchester - Revision history

Oscar O'Flanagan: UC

2026-04-20T20:18:17Z

Oscar O'Flanagan: Stephen Pearson no longer involved; date uncertain

2025-11-25T15:13:40Z

Stephen Pearson no longer involved; date uncertain

Kai Madgwick at 21:54, 3 March 2025

2025-03-03T21:54:04Z

Kai Madgwick: victory

2025-03-03T21:52:11Z

victory

Kai Madgwick: Added a rudimentary list of players from memory

2025-01-05T16:52:13Z

Added a rudimentary list of players from memory

Oscar O'Flanagan: updated president

2024-09-06T21:10:20Z

updated president

Oscar O'Flanagan: uc update

2024-04-08T21:31:14Z

uc update

Oscar O'Flanagan: correct current society president

2023-10-09T11:01:55Z

correct current society president

Oscar O'Flanagan: unnecessary hyperlink

2023-07-30T10:57:27Z

unnecessary hyperlink

Oscar O'Flanagan: Updated for 2023

2023-07-30T10:57:05Z

Updated for 2023

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 The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 British Student Quiz Championships, becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.
-Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]], having won four series titles (alongside Magdalene College, [[Oxford]]), most recently in 2013. Manchester's University Challenge teams were coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus Stephen Pearson from 1996 until the early 2020s.
+Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]], having won five series titles (alongside [[Imperial College London]]), most recently in 2026. Manchester's University Challenge teams were coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus Stephen Pearson from 1996 until the early 2020s.
 Manchester won its first tournament since 2002 when the team Man! I feel like a Chester! won [[Washbowl]] II in 2025.

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 The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 British Student Quiz Championships, becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.
-Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]], having won four series titles (alongside Magdalene College, [[Oxford]]), most recently in 2013. Manchester's University Challenge teams have been coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus, Stephen Pearson, since 1996.
+Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]], having won four series titles (alongside Magdalene College, [[Oxford]]), most recently in 2013. Manchester's University Challenge teams were coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus Stephen Pearson from 1996 until the early 2020s.
 Manchester won its first tournament since 2002 when the team Man! I feel like a Chester! won [[Washbowl]] II in 2025.

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 |citystate = Manchester, United Kingdom
 |president = [[Bluma de los Reyes-White]] (2024-25)
-|nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002, [[WaShBowl]] II: 2025
+|nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002
 }}
 The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 British Student Quiz Championships, becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.
 Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]], having won four series titles (alongside Magdalene College, [[Oxford]]), most recently in 2013. Manchester's University Challenge teams have been coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus, Stephen Pearson, since 1996.
 [[Category: College clubs]]
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 * [[Lally White]]
 * [[Aiden Nip]]
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 |citystate = Manchester, United Kingdom
 |president = [[Bluma de los Reyes-White]] (2024-25)
-|nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002
+|nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002, [[WaShBowl]] II: 2025
 }}
 The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 British Student Quiz Championships, becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.

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	[[Category: College clubs]]		[[Category: College clubs]]
	[[Category: British quizbowl]]		[[Category: British quizbowl]]
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		+	==Current Players==
		+	{{Columns-list\|colwidth=200px\|
		+	* [[Kai Madgwick]]
		+	* [[Nathan Easow]]
		+	* [[Bluma de los Reyes-White]]
		+	* [[Joel Crossley]]
		+	* [[Hiru Senehedheera]]
		+	* [[Rishi Sundar]]
		+	* [[Adam McKee]]
		+	* [[Enoch Boateng]]
		+	* [[Gabe Hinchliffe]]
		+	* [[Lally White]]
		+	* [[Aiden Nip]]
		+	}}
		+
		+	==Former Players==
		+	{{Columns-list\|colwidth=200px\|
		+	* [[Stephen Pearson]]
		+	* [[Adam Barr]]
		+	* [[Richard McNair]]
		+	* [[Patrick Jones-O'Brien]]
		+	}}

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 |Image = Manchester_logo.gif‎
 |citystate = Manchester, United Kingdom
-|president = Stephen Pearson (Coach), Daniel Grady (2023-24)
+|president = Stephen Pearson (Coach), Joel Crossley (2023-24)
 |nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002
 }}

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 |nats = British Student Quiz Championships: 2002
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-The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 [[British Student Quiz Championships]], becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.
+The University of '''Manchester''' is a large university located in the north of England.  It has fielded a quizbowl team since quizbowl first came to the UK in the 1990s, although it only formally formed a quiz society in spring 2011 under the leadership of [[Tom Whyman]].  Manchester hosted the 2000 [[British Student Quiz Championships]] as well as a [[Briticised]] mirror of the [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]] in April 2011.  Manchester won the 2002 British Student Quiz Championships, becoming the first university other than Oxford to do so.
 Manchester has historically been successful on the BBC quiz show [[University Challenge]] and is tied with Magdalene College, [[Oxford]] and [[Imperial College London]] for most series wins, with 4 wins as of 2023. Their most recent win was in 2013. Manchester's University Challenge teams have been coached by librarian and Manchester alumnus, Stephen Pearson, since 1996.