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{{Collegebox|College Name = Edinburgh
 
{{Collegebox|College Name = Edinburgh
 
|citystate = Edinburgh, Scotland
 
|citystate = Edinburgh, Scotland
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|president = [[Matthew Stafford]]
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|president = [[Joe Terrey]]
 
|nats = runners-up in 2022
 
|nats = runners-up in 2022
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Edinburgh University Quiz Society''' was kick-started by American player Nolan Dannels, who studied at Edinburgh as well as UCSD. Since 2020, Edinburgh has become a mainstay on the UK Quizbowl circuit. Their A team, led by [[Nicholas Winter]], Laura Cooper and [[Ben Russell Jones]], won the 2021 mirror of HARI and were runners-up in the 2022 [[British Student Quiz Championships]]. Edinburgh's next title came in 2023, when they won the UK mirrors of [[CREEK+]] and [[2023 ACF Winter]].
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'''Edinburgh University Quiz Society''' was kick-started by American player Nolan Dannels, who studied at Edinburgh as well as UCSD. Since 2020, Edinburgh has become a mainstay on the UK Quizbowl circuit. Edinburgh A, led by [[Nicholas Winter]], Laura Cooper and [[Ben Russell Jones]], won the 2021 mirror of HARI and were runners-up in the 2022 [[British Student Quiz Championships]]. Edinburgh's next title came in 2023, when they won the UK mirrors of [[CREEK+]] and [[2023 ACF Winter|ACF Winter]]. In 2024, Edinburgh fielded 3 teams at the UK's northern mirror of [[2024 ACF Fall|ACF Fall]], with Edinburgh A winning the tournament. Subsequently, Edinburgh were represented at 7 more tournaments throughout the 2024/25 academic year, including a 15th place finish at the [[2025 British Student Quiz Championships]].
  
 
==Current Players==
 
==Current Players==
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{{Columns-list|colwidth=200px|
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* [[Joe Terrey]]
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* [[Rayhana Amjad]]
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* [[Ted Harrison]]
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* [[Lovel Hearn]]
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* [[Daniel Bloom]]
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* [[Liam Daly]]
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* [[Gabrielle Collins]]
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* [[Harry Sexton]]
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* [[David Allen]]
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* [[Pen Hughes]]
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* [[Siddhant Kumar]]
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}}
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==Former Players==
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{{Columns-list|colwidth=200px|
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* [[Ben Russell Jones]]
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* [[Nicholas Winter]]
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* [[Parth Jagtap|Parth "The Goat" Jagtap]]
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* [[Niall Karunaratne]]
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* [[Caitlin Self]]
 
* Matthew Stafford
 
* Matthew Stafford
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* Arun Uttamchandani
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* [[Arun Uttamchandani]]
 
* Frances Hadley
 
* Frances Hadley
 
* David Aiton
 
* David Aiton
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* Parthav Easwar
 
* Laura Cooper
 
* Laura Cooper
 
* Nicholas Daines
 
* Nicholas Daines
 
* Elian Corstanje
 
* Elian Corstanje
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* Niall Karunaratne
 
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* [[Ben Russell Jones]]
 
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==Former Players==
 
 
* Nolan Dannels
 
* Nolan Dannels
 
* Innis Carson
 
* Innis Carson
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* Rachel Galvin
 
* Rachel Galvin
 
* Max Fitz-James
 
* Max Fitz-James
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* [[Nicholas Winter]]
 
 
* Matt Booth
 
* Matt Booth
 
* Robbie Campbell Hewson
 
* Robbie Campbell Hewson
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* Matthew McGovern
 
* Matthew McGovern
 
* Leo Howard
 
* Leo Howard
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}}
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== Tournaments Won ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! style="width: 5%" | Year
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! style="width: 15%” | Tournament
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! style="width: 5%" | Stats
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! style="width: 50%” | Team
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|-
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| 2021
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| [[HARI]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7247/]
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| Edinburgh A: [[Ben Russell Jones]], [[Nicholas Winter]], Laura Cooper, Holly Parkinson
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|-
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| 2023
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| [[CREEK+]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8519/stats/all_games/]
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| Edinburgh A: Arun Uttamchandani, Joe Terrey, Rayhana Amjad, Frances Hadley
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|-
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| 2023
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| [[2023 ACF Winter]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8439/stats/combined/]
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| Edinburgh A: [[Ben Russell Jones]], James Carrigy, Parth Jagtap, Frances Hadley
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|-
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| 2023
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| [[British Novice]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8578/stats/prelims_%2B_final/]
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| Edinburgh Purple: Matthew Stafford, Sam Enright, Sam Meakin
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|-
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| 2024
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| [[2024 ACF Fall]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/9151/]
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| Edinburgh A: Daniel Bloom, David Allen, Siddhant Kumar, Lucy Isabella
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|-
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| 2025
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| [[2025 ACF Fall]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/9920/]
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| Edinburgh A: [[Harry Sexton]], James Headon, Abbie Isabel
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|}
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==Tournaments Hosted==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! style="width: 10%" | Year
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! style="width: 15%” | Tournament
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! style="width: 5%" | Stats
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! style="width: 20%” | Winning Team
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! style="width: 20%" |  Top Individual Scorer
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|-
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| 2019
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| [[Scotbowl]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5757/]
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| Potato-Bogle Coat-Stealers
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| Mark Grant
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|-
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| 2025
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| [[VAULT]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/9680]
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| [[Durham]] and Edinburgh Brigade
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| Matteo Fronduti
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|-
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|}
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[[Category: College clubs]]
 
[[Category: College clubs]]
 
[[Category: British quizbowl]]
 
[[Category: British quizbowl]]
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 6 November 2025

Edinburgh
Location:
Edinburgh, Scotland
Current President or Coach Joe Terrey
National championships runners-up in 2022
NAQT Page link

Edinburgh University Quiz Society was kick-started by American player Nolan Dannels, who studied at Edinburgh as well as UCSD. Since 2020, Edinburgh has become a mainstay on the UK Quizbowl circuit. Edinburgh A, led by Nicholas Winter, Laura Cooper and Ben Russell Jones, won the 2021 mirror of HARI and were runners-up in the 2022 British Student Quiz Championships. Edinburgh's next title came in 2023, when they won the UK mirrors of CREEK+ and ACF Winter. In 2024, Edinburgh fielded 3 teams at the UK's northern mirror of ACF Fall, with Edinburgh A winning the tournament. Subsequently, Edinburgh were represented at 7 more tournaments throughout the 2024/25 academic year, including a 15th place finish at the 2025 British Student Quiz Championships.

Current Players

Former Players

Tournaments Won

Year Tournament Stats Team
2021 HARI [1] Edinburgh A: Ben Russell Jones, Nicholas Winter, Laura Cooper, Holly Parkinson
2023 CREEK+ [2] Edinburgh A: Arun Uttamchandani, Joe Terrey, Rayhana Amjad, Frances Hadley
2023 2023 ACF Winter [3] Edinburgh A: Ben Russell Jones, James Carrigy, Parth Jagtap, Frances Hadley
2023 British Novice [4] Edinburgh Purple: Matthew Stafford, Sam Enright, Sam Meakin
2024 2024 ACF Fall [5] Edinburgh A: Daniel Bloom, David Allen, Siddhant Kumar, Lucy Isabella
2025 2025 ACF Fall [6] Edinburgh A: Harry Sexton, James Headon, Abbie Isabel

Tournaments Hosted

Year Tournament Stats Winning Team Top Individual Scorer
2019 Scotbowl [7] Potato-Bogle Coat-Stealers Mark Grant
2025 VAULT [8] Durham and Edinburgh Brigade Matteo Fronduti
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