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Banner publicising the championship in Bangalore, one of a number of cities simultaneously holding the July 2005 event

The World Quizzing Championships is an individual quiz contest organised by the International Quizzing Association (the umbrella organisation of various quizzing activities from more than 25 countries around the world). The competition has been staged annually since 2003 (21 years ago) (2003) (since 2004 in more than one country simultaneously) with an increasing number of contestants from an increasing number of nations. Since 2006, the competition has been staged on the first Saturday of every June.

As of 2024, Pat Gibson and Jesse Honey, hold the title for the highest-scoring quizzers with 186 out of 210 total points. (Although the quiz is out of 240, a player's lowest scoring round was dropped at the time Gibson and Honey played, and so their scores are out of 210 not 240).[1][2]

Format

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The World Quizzing Championships are in the form of a written test taken by individuals that is conducted at various points around the globe. Each competitor faces the same questions (translated into their mother tongue in many cases) at approximately the same time. There are 240 questions, divided into eight categories, and are given out in two packs of four papers. The contestants will be given sixty (60) minutes to answer each pack.[3] Previously, the rule is that at the end of the allotted time, the papers are marked and each contestant's top seven category scores will be added together to find the winner. However, this rule was changed in 2022. Instead, all eight papers will be counted to determine the winner.[4]

The genres and general content areas are a combination of academic and popular culture topics including:[3]

Genre Subjects
Culture Architecture, Fine art, Museums, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, World cultures
Entertainment Ballet, Classical music, Film Music, Jazz & World Music, Opera, Pop music, Radio, Television
History Civilizations, Current Affairs, Exploration, Famous People, History
Lifestyle Costume, Design, Fashion, Food & Drink, Handicrafts, Health & Fitness, Human Body, New Age beliefs, Products & Brands, Tourism
Media Comic strips, Comic books, Graphic novels, Film, Language, Literature
Sciences Exact sciences (Chemistry, Physics, etc.), Fauna, Flora, Social sciences
Sport & Games Games, Sports, Hobbies & Pastimes, Records & achievements (in context of genre)
World Cities, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Inventions, Space, Technology, Transport

However, there is a chance that a question will seem to fit into one, two, or even several genres.[3]

List of WQC winners

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By number of wins

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The table below shows the medalists from each year, along with the years that a player won the championship.

Name 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total Years won
England Kevin Ashman 6 4 2 12 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2017
England Pat Gibson 4 5 4 13 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
England Olav Bjortomt 4 1 0 5 2003, 2015, 2018, 2019
Belgium Ronny Swiggers 2 2 2 6 2021, 2023
France Didier Bruyere 1 2 0 3 2022
United States Victoria Groce 1 1 1 3 2024
England Mark Bytheway 1 0 2 3 2008
England Jesse Honey 1 0 0 1 2012
India Vikram Joshi 1 0 0 1 2014
Singapore Ravikant Avva 1 0 0 1 2020
United States Steve Perry 0 3 1 4
Finland Tero Kalliolevo 0 1 4 5
England Daoud Jackson 0 1 0 1
Belgium Tom Trogh 0 1 0 1
United States Troy Meyer 0 1 0 1
Belgium Nico Pattyn 0 0 2 2
England Alan Gibbs 0 0 1 1
England Evan Lynch 0 0 1 1
India Ashish 0 0 1 1
Croatia Krešimir Štimac 0 0 1 1

By year

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The table below shows the top-three placings from each year.

Participating countries in the 2024 World Quizzing Championships.
Year 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
2024 United States Victoria Groce England Daoud Jackson Belgium Ronny Swiggers
2023[5] Belgium Ronny Swiggers United States Victoria Groce England Evan Lynch
2022[6] France Didier Bruyere Belgium Tom Trogh Croatia Krešimir Štimac
2021[7] Belgium Ronny Swiggers France Didier Bruyere Finland Tero Kalliolevo
2020[a][8] Singapore Ravikant Avva United States Troy Meyer United States Victoria Groce
2019[9] England Olav Bjortomt United States Steve Perry Finland Tero Kalliolevo
2018[10] England Olav Bjortomt United States Steve Perry England Pat Gibson
2017[11] England Kevin Ashman France Didier Bruyere England Pat Gibson
2016[12] England Kevin Ashman England Olav Bjortomt England Pat Gibson
2015[13] England Olav Bjortomt England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson
2014[14] India Vikram Joshi United States Steve Perry England Kevin Ashman
2013[15] England Pat Gibson Finland Tero Kalliolevo England Kevin Ashman
2012[2] England Jesse Honey England Pat Gibson United States Steve Perry
2011[1] England Pat Gibson England Kevin Ashman Finland Tero Kalliolevo
2010[16] England Pat Gibson England Kevin Ashman Belgium Ronny Swiggers
2009[17] England Kevin Ashman Belgium Ronny Swiggers England Mark Bytheway
2008[18] England Mark Bytheway Belgium Ronny Swiggers Finland Tero Kalliolevo
2007[19] England Pat Gibson England Kevin Ashman England Mark Bytheway
2006[20] England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson Belgium Nico Pattyn
2005[21] England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson Belgium Nico Pattyn
2004[22] England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson India Ashish
2003 England Olav Bjortomt England Pat Gibson England Alan Gibbs

Competition history

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2003

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A fledgling event was first staged by Quizzing.co.uk in 2003 at Villa Park football stadium, Birmingham, England. This saw 50 quizzers representing a handful of nations compete in a written test of quiz knowledge. The inaugural event was won by Olav Bjortomt. The event has full official status but only took place in one country and is sometimes erroneously omitted in statistics.[23]

2004

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In 2004, following the foundation of the International Quizzing Association (IQA), the event was held simultaneously in five countries: the United Kingdom (joined by quizzers from elsewhere, including Ireland), Belgium (joined by quizzers from the Netherlands), Estonia, India, and Malaysia. Over 300 quizzers took part. The UK leg was staged at Manchester United's Old Trafford football stadium. The 2004 winner was Kevin Ashman.[22]

  1. England Kevin Ashman – 154[22]
  2. England Pat Gibson – 135
  3. India Ashish – 128
  4. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 126
  5. Belgium Frank Van Nieuwenhove – 124
  6. England Ian Bayley – 118
  7. England David Stainer – 117
  8. India Arul Mani – 116
  9. England Stephen Pearson – 115
  10. Estonia Lauri Naber – 115

2005

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The 2005 championship on July 2, saw further significant growth with the event benefiting from the sponsorship of MSN Search. Countries joining the original five competing nations included Australia, Finland, Indonesia, Norway and Singapore. Quizzers sat eight papers of 30 questions each, covering: 'Culture', 'Entertainment', 'History', 'Lifestyle', 'Media', 'Sciences', 'Sport and Games', and 'World', with the lowest score from the eight genres being dropped – although these did come into play to settle tie-break situations. The eight genres were won outright or shared by quizzers from seven countries (Belgium, England, Estonia, Finland, India, Ireland, and Norway).

Efforts to encourage the participation of women in the contest (competitive quizzing has hitherto been something of a male-dominated pastime) were rewarded in 2005 with a win for Trine Aalborg of Norway in the 'Lifestyle' category and a sixth place overall for Dorjana Širola of Croatia (who also finished 3rd among those competitors who had gathered at Silverstone motor racing circuit for the UK leg of the competition). In India, another woman, Debashree Mitra of Bangalore took 3rd place overall.[21]

  1. England Kevin Ashman – 161[21]
  2. England Pat Gibson – 154
  3. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 151
  4. Belgium Marc Van Springel – 144
  5. India Arul Mani – 144
  6. Croatia Dorjana Širola – 139 (first woman)
  7. Estonia Ove Põder – 138
  8. Estonia Lauri Naber – 138
  9. Belgium Erik Derycke – 138
  10. England Ian Bayley – 138

2006

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On June 3, 2006, the World Quizzing Championships were held at more than 15 locations. First time organisers were Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland, Liberia and Sri Lanka. People of a multitude of nationalities took part, including representatives from the United States, Australia, Russia, Singapore, Hungary, and France. The title was, for the 3rd year running, won by Kevin Ashman.[20]

  1. England Kevin Ashman – 166[20]
  2. England Pat Gibson – 163
  3. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 155
  4. Belgium Marc Van Springel – 146
  5. England Olav Bjortomt – 142
  6. Belgium Ronny Swiggers – 140
  7. Croatia Dorjana Širola – 140 (highest placed woman)
  8. England Mark Bytheway – 136
  9. Belgium Erik Derycke – 136
  10. England Ian Bayley – 133

2007

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On June 2, 2007, the World Quizzing Championships was held at locations including the Netherlands, the US and Hungary for the first time. Pat Gibson took the crown from three-time winner Kevin Ashman.[19]

  1. England Pat Gibson – 179[19]
  2. England Kevin Ashman – 176
  3. England Mark Bytheway – 171
  4. England Olav Bjortomt – 164
  5. England Jesse Honey – 159
  6. Belgium Ronny Swiggers – 158
  7. England Ian Bayley – 151
  8. Wales Mark Grant – 151
  9. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 150
  10. India Arul Mani – 150

Dorjana Širola of Croatia was the highest placed woman in 12th position. Paul Paquet from Canada placed highest in the New York City leg, the first time the WQC was held in North America.

2008

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The 2008 World Quizzing Championships were held on June 7, 2008 at more than 30 locations, including for the first time Australia, the Philippines, Canada, China, Bangladesh, and Latvia. Mark Bytheway took the world title in a close race with Belgium's Ronny Swiggers and Finland's Tero Kalliolevo.[18]

  1. England Mark Bytheway – 173[18]
  2. Belgium Ronny Swiggers – 172
  3. Finland Tero Kalliolevo – 170
  4. England Kevin Ashman – 167
  5. England Pat Gibson – 165
  6. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 163
  7. England Olav Bjortomt – 155
  8. England Ian Bayley – 154
  9. England Jesse Honey – 152
  10. Croatia Dorjana Širola – 150 (best performing woman)

2009

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The 2009 World Quizzing Championships were held on June 6, 2009 at more than 45 locations, including 10 venues in the US, 9 in India and 4 in Russia. Kevin Ashman regained his title and became the first ever to win 4 World Quizzing Championships. Second again was Ronny Swiggers from Belgium. Third was last year's champion Mark Bytheway. Jeopardy! legend Jerome Vered, whose all-time single-day winnings record lasted 10 or 12 years (depending on whether adjustment for the doubling of the clue values is used), placed eighth.[17]

  1. England Kevin Ashman – 177[17]
  2. Belgium Ronny Swiggers – 174
  3. England Mark Bytheway – 166
  4. England Olav Bjortomt – 165
  5. Belgium Nico Pattyn – 165
  6. England Pat Gibson – 164
  7. Finland Tero Kalliolevo – 156
  8. United States Jerome Vered – 155
  9. England Jesse Honey – 152
  10. Norway Thomas Kolåsæter – 148

Dorjana Širola of Croatia was the highest placed woman in 22nd position with 135 points.

2010

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The 2010 World Quizzing Championships were held on June 5, 2010 at almost seventy locations, adding Armenia, Bulgaria, Morocco, and the Republic of Ireland for the first time. Over 1200 people participated. Five nations were represented among the competitors placed in the top 10 overall. The overall winner was Pat Gibson.[16] [24][25]

Individual (Top 10)[16]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Pat Gibson  England 180
2 Kevin Ashman  England 169
3 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 169
4 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 166
5 Olav Bjortomt  England 165
6 Nico Pattyn  Belgium 151
7 Mark Grant  Wales 149
8 Thomas Kolåsæter  Norway 147
9 Erik Derycke  Belgium 147
10 David Beck  Belgium 146
Nation (Ranked by highest placed team member, Top 10)
Pos Country Highest placed team member Score
1  England 1 – Pat Gibson 180
2  Belgium 3 – Ronny Swiggers 169
3  Finland 4 – Tero Kalliolevo 166
4  Wales 7 – Mark Grant 149
5  Norway 8 – Thomas Kolåsæter 147
6  Estonia 12 – Ove Põder 144
7  Croatia 17 – Dorjana Širola 140
8  United States 19 – Steve Perry 139
9  Scotland 23 – Barry Simmons 135
10  Germany 24 – Holger Waldenberger 135

Dorjana Širola of Croatia was the highest placed woman in 17th position with 140 points.

2011

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The 2011 World Quizzing Championships took place on Saturday, June 4 with the planned addition of venues in Denmark, Gibraltar and Madagascar. Reigning champion Pat Gibson achieved the highest score in England with 186 and retained his title. Four times champion Kevin Ashman made 176. Tero Kalliolevo achieved the highest score in Finland with 176. Ronny Swiggers achieved the highest score in Belgium with 168. Steve Perry achieved the highest score in USA with 164. Mark Grant achieved the highest score in Wales with 163. Thomas Kolåsæter achieved the highest score in Norway with 158.[1][26]

Individual (Top 10)[1]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Pat Gibson  England 186
2 Kevin Ashman  England 176
3 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 176
4 Jesse Honey  England 172
5 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 168
6 Olav Bjortomt  England 168
7 Nico Pattyn  Belgium 167
8 Steve Perry  USA 164
9 Mark Grant  Wales 163
10 Tom Trogh  Belgium 159
Genre Winners (Top Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Entertainment Scott Dawson  England 28
Culture Pat Gibson  England 29
Lifestyle Pat Gibson  England 27
Sciences Pat Gibson  England 28
History Nico Pattyn  Belgium 28
Media Jussi Suvanto  Finland 29
Sport Tom Trogh  Belgium 26
World Pat Gibson
Paul Lujan
 Ireland
  Switzerland
26

2012

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The 2012 event was held on June 2, 2012, with over 1,700 participants competing at 88 locations in 35 countries. Defending champion Pat Gibson was beaten into second place by Jesse Honey with a score of 186. For the first time ever, someone scored full marks in one genre with Ishaan Chugh, a quizzer from India, scoring 30/30 in the Media section.

Individual (Top 10)[2]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Jesse Honey  England 186
2 Pat Gibson  England 177
3 Steve Perry  USA 174
4 Kevin Ashman  England 172
5 Olav Bjortomt  England 170
6 Mark Grant  Wales 170
7 Sean Carey  England 169
8 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 166
9 David Stainer  England 164
10 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 164
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Entertainment Holger Waldenberger  Germany 27
Culture Ove Põder  Estonia 28
Lifestyle Sean Carey  England 29
Sciences Pat Gibson  England 26
History Jesse Honey
Tero Kalliolevo
Mark Grant
 England
 Finland
 Wales
28
Media Ishaan Chugh  India 30
Sport Tom Trogh  Belgium 27
World Jesse Honey  England 27

2013

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The 2013 World Quizzing Championship took place on 1 June. A record 1,992 participants competed with India being the most represented country.[15]

Individual (Top 10)[15]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Pat Gibson  England 172
2 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 168
3 Kevin Ashman  England 163
4 Olav Bjortomt  England 161
5 Ove Põder  Estonia 158
6 Steve Perry  USA 156
7 Mark Grant  Wales 156
8 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 155
9 Vikram Joshi  India 153
10 Didier Bruyere  France 152
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Entertainment Pat Gibson  England 26
Culture Vikram Joshi  India 27
Lifestyle Steven Perry  USA 23
Sciences Pat Gibson  England 26
History Ove Põder  Estonia 28
Media Olav Bjortomt
Yogesh Raut
 England
 USA
28
Sport Tom Trogh
Igor Habal
 Belgium
 Estonia
27
World Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 27

2014

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The 2014 World Quizzing Championship took place on 7 June with 1,833 participants.[14]

Individual (Top 10)[14]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Vikram Joshi  India 176
2 Steven Perry  USA 174
3 Kevin Ashman  England 171
4 Olav Bjortomt  England 160
5 Pat Gibson  England 157
6 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 154
7 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 154
8 Nico Pattyn  Belgium 151
9 Mark Grant  Wales 150
10 Ian Bayley  England 148
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Entertainment Steve Perry  USA 26
History Vikram Joshi  India 30
Lifestyle Vikram Joshi  India 24
Sciences Joe Trela  USA 26
Culture Kevin Ashman  England 28
Media Kevin Ashman  England 29
Sport Igor Habal  Estonia 27
World Vikram Joshi
Nico Pattyn
Steve Perry
 India
 Belgium
 USA
25

2015

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The 2015 World Quizzing Championship took place on 6 June with over 2,000 participants.

Individual (Top 10)[13]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Olav Bjortomt  England 161
2 Kevin Ashman  England 157
3 Pat Gibson  England 156
4 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 151
5 Holger Waldenberger  Germany 144
6 Ove Põder  Estonia 144
7 Tom Trogh  Belgium 142
8 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 142
9 Thomas Kolåsæter  Norway 141
10 Nico Pattyn  Belgium 141
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Entertainment Jussi Suvanto
Olav Bjortomt
Ove Põder
 Finland
 England
 Estonia
22
History Ian Bayley  England 24
Lifestyle Daniel Melia
Olav Bjortomt
 USA
 England
21
Sciences Ian Bayley
Nick Mills
Pat Gibson
 England
 England
 England
24
Culture Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 26
Media Olav Bjortomt  England 27
Sport Olav Bjortomt  England 24
World Geir H. Kristiansen
Pat Gibson
 Norway
 England
29

2016

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The 2016 World Quizzing Championship took place on 4 June with over 2,500 participants.

Individual (Top 10)[13]
Pos Name Country Score
1 Kevin Ashman  England 171
2 Olav Bjortomt  England 167
3 Pat Gibson  England 165
4 Mark Grant  Wales 163
5 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 161
6 Tom Trogh  Belgium 162
7 Ian Bayley  England 160
8 Didier Bruyere  France 160
9 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 159
10 David Stainer  England 156
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Media Olav Bjortomt  England 30
World Kevin Ashman
Patrick Friel
Tero Kalliolevo
Holger Waldenberger
 England
 USA
 Finland
 Germany
22
Entertainment Susannah Brooks
David Dixon
Mark Grant
Paul Sinha
 USA
 USA
 Wales
 England
24
History Kevin Ashman  England 29
Science Pat Gibson  England 27
Sport Kevin Ashman
Hugh Bennett
Tim Westcott
 England
 England
 England
26
Lifestyle Mark Ryder  USA 26
Culture Kevin Ashman
Ian Bayley
Olav Bjortomt
Tero Kalliolevo
Nico Pattyn
 England
 England
 England
 Finland
 Belgium
24

2017

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Kevin Ashman  England 169
2 Didier Bruyere  France 163
3 Pat Gibson  England 160
4 Tom Trogh  Belgium 159
5 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 156
6 Tim Polley  USA 155
7 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 155
8 Ian Bayley  England 154
9 Ove Põder  Estonia 153
10 Mark Grant  Wales 153
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Media Olav Bjortomt  England 28
World Mark Henry
Gary Grant
Nico Pattyn
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Belgium
23
Entertainment Olav Bjortomt  England 23
History Andrew Frazer
Kevin Ashman
 Scotland
 England
26
Science Pat Gibson  England 27
Sport Igor Habal  Estonia 25
Lifestyle Tom Trogh
Pat Gibson
Didier Bruyere
Susannah Brooks
Ronny Swiggers
Steve Cooke
 Belgium
 England
 France
 USA
 Belgium
 Scotland
26
Culture Espen Kibsgård
Kevin Ashman
 Norway
 England
25

2018

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Olav Bjortomt  England 164
2 Steven Perry  USA 159
3 Pat Gibson  England 159
4 Igor Habal  Estonia 158
5 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 157
6 Kevin Ashman  England 156
7 Didier Bruyere  France 152
8 Tom Trogh  Belgium 149
9 Mark Grant  Wales 148
10 Nico Pattyn  Belgium 146
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Media Ishaan Chugh  India 28
World Tomislav Bleiziffer  Croatia 27
Entertainment Olav Bjortomt  England 25
History Jakob Myers
Kevin Ashman
 USA
 England
25
Science Pat Gibson  England 27
Sport Igor Habal  Estonia 29
Lifestyle Steven Perry
Eric Smith
Jerome Vered
 USA
 Canada
 USA
27
Culture Kevin Ashman  England 26

2019

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Olav Bjortomt  England 171
2 Steven Perry  USA 168
3 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 167
4 Kevin Ashman  England 166
5 Pat Gibson  England 166
6 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 164
7 Didier Bruyere  France 164
8 Ian Bayley  England 163
9 Thomas Kolåsæter  Norway 162
10 Troy Meyer  USA 159
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Media Ishaan Chugh  India 29
World Pat Gibson  England 28
Entertainment Troy Meyer  USA 27
History Olav Bjortomt
Steven Perry
Nico Pattyn
Ravikant Avva
 England
 USA
 Belgium
 Singapore
27
Science Ian Bayley
Lander Frederickx
 England
 Belgium
25
Sport Mark Preston  England 26
Lifestyle Olav Bjortomt
Ronny Swiggers
 England
 Belgium
26
Culture Daoud Jackson  England 25

2020

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Ravikant Avva *  Singapore 159
2 Troy Meyer  USA 156
3 Victoria Groce  USA 155
4 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 154
5 Yogesh Raut  USA 153
6 Tom Trogh  Belgium 150
7 Igor Habal  Estonia 149
8 Kaarel Silmato  Estonia 148
9 Olav Bjortomt  England 148
10 Pat Gibson  England 146
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Culture Guy Jordan
Victoria Groce
Ravikant Avva *
Troy Meyer *
Ronny Swiggers
 USA
 USA
 Singapore
 USA
 Belgium
25
Entertainment Daniel Cohen  USA 25
History Daoud Jackson  England 26
Media Yogesh Raut  USA 27
Lifestyle Daniel Cohen  USA 26
Science Nick Mills
Tom Trogh
Ravikant Avva *
Ronny Swiggers
 England
 Belgium
 Singapore
 Belgium
22
Sport & Games Ravikant Avva *  Singapore 25
World Shane Whitlock  USA 26

2021

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 166
2 Didier Bruyere  France 161
3 Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 156
4 Olav Bjortomt  England 156
5 Tom Trogh  Belgium 154
6 Daoud Jackson  England 152
7 Pat Gibson  England 150
8 Kaarel Silmato  Estonia 149
9 Troy Meyer  USA 148
10 Victoria Groce  USA 146
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Culture Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 24
Entertainment Daoud Jackson  England 26
History Didier Bruyere
Jakob Myers
 France
 USA
26
Media Mark Preston  England 25
Lifestyle Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 26
Science Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 26
Sport & Games Mark Preston
Ravikant Avva *
 England
 Singapore
26
World Tero Kalliolevo  Finland 26

2022

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Didier Bruyere  France 183
2 Tom Trogh  Belgium 177
3 Krešimir Štimac  Croatia 176
4 Daoud Jackson  England 176
5 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 176
6 Olav Bjortomt  England 174
7 Victoria Groce  USA 172
8 Steven Perry  USA 169
9 Pat Gibson  England 167
10 Evan Lynch  England 162
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Culture Olav Bjortomt
Evan Lynch
 England 25
Entertainment Troy Meyer  USA 22
History Steven Perry  USA 26
Media Olav Bjortomt  England 25
Lifestyle Didier Bruyere
Pat Gibson
Ronny Swiggers
Tom Trogh
Victoria Groce
 France
 England
 Belgium
 Belgium
 USA
25
Science Didier Bruyere  France 23
Sport & Games Tom Trogh  Belgium 28
World Krešimir Štimac  Croatia 26

2023

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 171
2 Victoria Groce  USA 170
3 Evan Lynch  England 164
4 Tom Trogh  Belgium 161
5 Olav Bjortomt  England 159
6 Pat Gibson  England 158
7 Daoud Jackson  England 158
8 Kevin Ashman  England 157
9 Ian Bayley  England 154
10 Franco Sottopietra  Austria 152
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Culture Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 26
Entertainment Victoria Groce  USA 22
History Jakob Myers  USA 26
Media Victoria Groce  USA 25
Lifestyle Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 23
Science Ian Bayley
Tom Trogh
Lander Frederickx
Evan Lynch
Martin Ehrl
Bart Lecomte
 England
 Belgium
 Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Belgium
22
Sport & Games Tom Trogh  Belgium 28
World Ronny Swiggers
Patrick Friel
 Belgium
 USA
23

2024

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Individual (Top 10)
Pos Name Country Score
1 Victoria Groce  USA 170
2 Daoud Jackson  England 166
3 Ronny Swiggers  Belgium 159
4 Ian Bayley  England 157
5 Pat Gibson  England 156
6 Evan Lynch  England 156
7 Shane Whitlock  USA 153
8 Olav Bjortomt  England 151
9 Jack Pollock  Scotland 150
10 Kevin Ashman  England 149
Genre Winners (Max. Score = 30)
Genre Winner Country Score
Culture Olav Bjortomt
Victoria Groce
 England
 USA
22
Entertainment Andrew Ullsperger
Pam Mueller
Patrick Friel
Tim Hall
 USA
 USA
 USA
 Ireland
19
History Kevin Ashman
Shane Whitlock
Matt Jackson
 England
 USA
 USA
23
Media Olav Bjortomt  England 23
Lifestyle Pat Gibson
Victoria Groce
 England
 USA
24
Science Ian Bayley  England 26
Sport & Games Daoud Jackson  England 23
World Daoud Jackson
Victoria Groce
 England
 USA
26

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2020 competition was largely contested online. Within the quizzing community, the veracity of these results was more strongly questioned than those of other years.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d International Quizzing Association: WQC 2011 official results Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2012 Results Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Format - World Quizzing Championships". World Quizzing Championships. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Rules - World Quizzing Championships". World Quizzing Championships.
  5. ^ "Results - World Quizzing Championships 2023". worldquizzing.com. World Quizzing Championships. 4 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Results - World Quizzing Championships 2023". worldquizzing.com. World Quizzing Championships. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2021 Results Archived 2021-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2020 Results Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2019 Results Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2018 Results Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2017 Results Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2016 Results Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2015 Results Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2014 Results Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: World Quizzing Championships 2013 Results Archived 2 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: WQC 2010 official results Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: WQC 2009 official results Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: WQC 2008 official results Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ a b c International Quizzing Association: WQC 2007 official results Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ a b c Web site of the Belgian branch of the International Quizzing Association: IQA Wereldkampioenschap Quizzen 2006 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ a b c Web site of the Belgian branch of the International Quizzing Association: IQA World Quizzing Championships 2005 (WQC) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ a b c Website of the Belgian branch of the International Quizzing Association: IQA World Quizzing Championships 2004 (WQC) Archived 28 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ results [dead link]
  24. ^ "Andes Survivors Quiz". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  25. ^ "2010 World Quizzing Championship: A quiz masochist's ultimate dream | -:playpen:-". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  26. ^ "Norges Quizforbund :: View topic - VM 2011". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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