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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 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]]. Edinburgh fielded 3 teams at the UK's northern mirror of [[2024 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== | ||
| + | * Joe Terrey | ||
| + | * Rayhana Amjad | ||
| + | * Ted Harrison | ||
| + | * Lovel Hearn | ||
| + | * Daniel Bloom | ||
| + | * Liam Daly | ||
| + | * Gabrielle Collins | ||
| + | * Harry Sexton | ||
| + | * David Allen | ||
| + | * Pen Hughes | ||
| + | * Siddhant Kumar | ||
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| + | ==Former Players== | ||
| + | * [[Ben Russell Jones]] | ||
| + | * Parth "The Goat" Jagtap | ||
| + | * Niall Karunaratne | ||
| + | * Caitlin Self | ||
* Matthew Stafford | * Matthew Stafford | ||
* Arun Uttamchandani | * Arun Uttamchandani | ||
* Frances Hadley | * Frances Hadley | ||
* David Aiton | * David Aiton | ||
| + | * Parthav Easwar | ||
* Laura Cooper | * Laura Cooper | ||
* Nicholas Daines | * Nicholas Daines | ||
* Elian Corstanje | * Elian Corstanje | ||
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* Nolan Dannels | * Nolan Dannels | ||
* Innis Carson | * Innis Carson | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 15 August 2025
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| Location: Edinburgh, Scotland | |
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| 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 2023 ACF Winter. Edinburgh fielded 3 teams at the UK's northern mirror of 2024 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
- Joe Terrey
- Rayhana Amjad
- Ted Harrison
- Lovel Hearn
- Daniel Bloom
- Liam Daly
- Gabrielle Collins
- Harry Sexton
- David Allen
- Pen Hughes
- Siddhant Kumar
Former Players
- Ben Russell Jones
- Parth "The Goat" Jagtap
- Niall Karunaratne
- Caitlin Self
- Matthew Stafford
- Arun Uttamchandani
- Frances Hadley
- David Aiton
- Parthav Easwar
- Laura Cooper
- Nicholas Daines
- Elian Corstanje
- Nolan Dannels
- Innis Carson
- Stanley Wang
- Rachel Galvin
- Max Fitz-James
- Nicholas Winter
- Matt Booth
- Robbie Campbell Hewson
- Rishi Sundar
- Emily Luk
- Zak Jeffcoat
- Niamh Clarke
- Daniel Polatajko
- Matthew McGovern
- Leo Howard