The first event of the weekend was a qualifier quiz for the main European (Nations) Championships. A 'table quiz' of 100 questions was played to rank all competing teams in order to settle the draw for a knock-out tournament. In each of the Nations and Aspirational Cups 1st placed finishers would play 4th and 2nd place would play 3rd. Teams finishing 5th to 8th similarly played a KO tourney to formally decide overall 5th to 8th finishes.
Here are the scores after the Qualifier quiz:
From among the national teams (rows 1-9 above the bold line in the graphic above), the top 4 played semi-finals - England defeated Finland and Belgium beat Wales. In the final England beat Belgium, thus retaining the trophy they won in Dordrecht, Holland last year, and Finland defeated Wales in the 'Bronze' match. The top 4 non-national sides (below the bold line in the graphic) played semi finals: England B and Kramerica both beating sides from Belgium to reach the final, where England B triumphed. 'Smurfs' won the 'Bronze' play-off.
The formal placings for the nine nations who fielded a full side were as follows
1. ENGLAND
2. BELGIUM
3. FINLAND
4. WALES
5. NORWAY
6. NETHERLANDS
7. SCOTLAND
8. ESTONIA
9. GERMANY
Results of international semi-matches:
Belgium - Wales 61-60
England - Finland 75-55
Result of lower semi-finals:
Norway beat Estonia
Netherlands beat Scotland
Placing games:
1st place: England 97 - Belgium 74
3rd place: Finland 55 – Wales 51
5th place: Norway 63 – Netherlands 63
7th place: Scotland 59 – Estonia 59
Other countries represented at Derby who did not field a team of four were...
Croatia
Denmark
France
Hungary
India
Ireland
USA
1 comment:
Hi Chris,
Scotland beat Estonia is our placing match. I can't remember the exact score but it was along the lines of 59-53.
Rob
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