tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post7002432493702399221..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: University Challenge Quarter Final - Qualification match 1Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-30896564895962274812012-01-28T11:38:43.769-08:002012-01-28T11:38:43.769-08:00UCL are certainly an entertaining team to watch. I...UCL are certainly an entertaining team to watch. I'm just a bit concerned about how seriously they're taking the contest. They've reached the quarter-finals, and beaten two strong teams, so they're clearly intelligent chaps. And they're clearly not afraid to guess, even if they know they're wrong.<br /><br />They were let down by their bonus rate: just 8/26 with two penalties. Worcester made a much better 17/27. Dave Knapp's four starters were best for the Oxonians, while Hywyl Carver and Patrick Cook also got four each for the Londoners.<br /><br />Can Worcester win the contest? Maybe. We know they're vulnerable due to their very narrow first round loss to Clare, and they have been pushed at times since, notably against Queen's, where they were lucky to survive a late barage to win by fifteen points. But on a good day, they could easily take the title.<br /><br />So, on Monday, Manchester play Newcastle, with the losers going out. The week after, a Cambridge derby between Pembroke and Clare, with the winners making the semis. And with the first Paxo era rematch the week after that, the drama is certainly not over this series.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254840979557920582noreply@blogger.com