tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post2437798126748933201..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: University Challenge - Quarter Final Match 4Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-850004342188267842015-02-16T06:52:21.488-08:002015-02-16T06:52:21.488-08:00This was the match where Magdalen put in the perfo...This was the match where Magdalen put in the performance I thought they’d be capable of. We’d played them in a quizbowl match, well three of them plus another OUQS member and they demolished us 600-15. Not that we are by any means a barometer, but the scale of that defeat in the context of our performance at the same tournament vs other successful UC teams from this and the previous series was such that it was obvious they would be a team to beat in this series.<br /><br />I think the next match will be St Peter’s vs Liverpool, obviously with the winner going through to the semis.asphinctersayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906815889915273144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-8809219436833045912015-02-14T09:24:03.098-08:002015-02-14T09:24:03.098-08:00Hi Jack
Caisu v. Magdalen - that's a match to...Hi Jack<br /><br />Caisu v. Magdalen - that's a match to savour. <br /><br />Interested that Magdalen achieved a 50% conversion rate - that may need to improve. <br /><br />I will be honest, I didn't notice anything untoward on the adjudication on that buzz, but sometimes you do get marginal calls. It's the luck of the draw. Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-17014956193363432682015-02-14T05:04:32.542-08:002015-02-14T05:04:32.542-08:00Well, like last week, it was the result we all pro...Well, like last week, it was the result we all probably expected, but I don't think we'd have seen that coming. Biggest trouncing for some time, since our friends Southampton trounced Bangor by 275 last series.<br /><br />Trinity were simply outbuzzed throughout, and there's not much you can do in that case except keep trying to get in. I thought Mr Bennett's getting penalised for the Charles II buzz was totally unfair, as Paxo had just finished reading the question when he did. At least, unlike when they did that to Pembroke in Magdalen's first match, it cannot be said to have had any impact on the final result in any way.<br /><br />On the bonuses, Magdalen converted 27/54 and Trinity 5/12 (with two penalties). So it really was the acing of the buzzer race that won Magdalen the match.<br /><br />No official word on who's on next, though someone on JOW has suggested it's Caius vs Magdalen. If so, both sides will probably face their toughest challenge yet.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254840979557920582noreply@blogger.com