Wirral Quiz League

The handicaps have now been calculated for this season's competition, based initially on average points scored throughout the season, then with weighting towards the lower ranked sides.

It's a system that has worked well in previous years and has led to mostly close matches.

As for admin of the competition, we do NOT require score sheets, just the score. Please let Steve Lomas, Pam or Kris know the result, please do NOT contact Dave Lawson or Brian Braid.

Our numbers are as follows - Steve Lomas 07851936029 , Pam 07773671554,  Kris 07775185329  .

Handicaps
The Agazi 1
Oxton 1
Gladly Stoned 1
Soapsuds 4
Holy Joes 7
Plasterers Arms 7
Wallaseyans 10
Legionnaires 11
McKie's Magpies 11
Aardvarks 11
Nelson's Fifth Column 11
A&K Community Hub 12
Taxes 14
Hoylake LTC 17
Shipwrecked 19
Lever Club 28

The Wirral Mimir (individual) Competition will take place on Tuesday 17^th February at St Josephs Parish Centre, 2 Greenbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JY starting at 8pm. All Wirral QL players are welcome. This event replaces League matches that week.

The 2025 Wirral Quiz League Presentation Night was held at Oxton Conservative Club on 28th September 2025.  Many teams were in attendance and we welcomed several visitors from Liverpool including Danny Grimes and Brian Thompson, the Chairman and Secretary of the Merseyside Quiz League.

The Pairs competition held after the presentations was won by Mike McDonough of Wirral and James MacGregor of Liverpool.

WINNERS

Martin Prendergast Cup awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division One – Jim Eccleson	Andrea Jones Shield awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division Two – Mike McDonough
Wirral Mimir Trophy – Neil Wright
Absent Friends runners up – Taxes	Absent Friends Trophy winners – Zelma the Giant Hoe
Division Two runners-up - Legionnaires	Oxton Trophy for Division Two winners – Wallaseyans
Gordon Ledger Shield for Division One runners-up – Zelma the Giant Hoe	Ted Walton Cup for Division One winners – Oxton

Hi all,

Many thanks to all those who came to support Finals Night last night.

As the semi-final was drawn, it guaranteed a first division versus second division final.

Two close semis produced the following results:

Zelma The Giant Hoe (3)    57 - 48   Plasterers Arms (9)

Taxes (15)                           57 - 53   Shipwrecked (16)

The Final was a very exciting affair with scores tied on 49 all after 8 rounds. After Round 9, Zelma ran out winners over Taxes by the narrowest of margins 55 - 54

Congratulations to all semi-finalists for doing so well in this year's competition, and well done to the winners for the first time - Zelma, the second lowest handicapped team.    

Particular commiserations to Taxes who put up such a gallant fight in the final. Good luck to you and all Wirral teams competing in the forthcoming Riley Cup!

Thanks to all teams and players who I know have enjoyed this year's comp. If Clive from Gladly Stoned will forgive me, I'd like to quote from a message he sent me which sums up the whole essence of the competition:

"Everyone I have spoken to is thoroughly enjoying it, especially the chance to play against old friends who we have not seen for a while. A truly fitting tribute to all those no longer playing, for whatever reason, and a testament to the great friendships we have all built up over the years."

Special thanks to Kris for organising the competition and writing all 6 quizzes and we look forward to next year's competition.

Just a quick reminder that tonight sees the Semi-finals and Final of the Absent Friends Trophy at the Lever Club, all teams are welcome to attend.

Teams in the semis are Zelma The Giant Hoe (3), Plasterers Arms (9), Taxes (15) and Shipwrecked (16) - good luck to all 4 teams!

Please aim to arrive between 8pm and 8.15 when the semis will be drawn at random and we hope to start them soon afterwards.

The 2025 competition was held on Monday 17 February with an excellent turn out meaning a preliminary round was needed. 

After some close heats, the final was contested by Neil Wright, Jim Eccleson, Pam Baker and Richard Speechley. Neil took the crown by one point, with Pam in second place.

The seven qualifiers from Wirral are the four finalists plus Steve Lomas, Sheila Mahoney and Jon Stitcher, the three highest scorers from the semi-finals.
 

The MQL Buzzer Quiz tournament took place on Saturday 15th Feb 2025 at Hoylake Community Centre.  After an excellent day's quizzing, the final was contested by The Jenever Convention and Organised Quite Late.

You can watch the final by clicking on the linke below:

Welcme to the Absent Friends Trophy 2025. This year it will run for the 5 weeks in March, culminating in Finals Night at the Lever Club on Monday 31st March.

However, we thought we'd sort out the groups and fixtures now, so that you can let your venues know - any problems please let me know.

As last year, we seeded the teams based on current league positions into 4 pots, then the groups were draw randomly one from each pot. I shall work out the handicaps

once the league season has finished, but here are the groups and fixtures:

Group A: Oxton, Soapsuds, Aardvarks, Shipwrecked

Group B: Heswall Aces, Holy Joes, Wallaseyans, Hoylake LTC

Group C: Extras, Plasterers Arms, Taxes, Lever Club

Group D: Zelma The Giant Hoe, Gladly Stoned, Legionnaires, McKie's Magpies

Monday, 3rd March

A: Soapsuds V Aardvarks

B: Wallaseyans v Heswall Aces

C: Taxes v Plasterers Arms

D: Gladly Stoned v McKie's Magpies

D: Zelma The Giant Hoe v Legionnaires

Tuesday, 4th March

A: Shipwrecked v Oxton

B: Hoylake LTC V Holy Joes

C: Extras v Lever Club

Monday, 10th March

A: Aardvarks v Shipwrecked

A: Oxton v Soapsuds

B: Heswall Aces v Holy Joes

B: Wallaseyans v Hoylake LTC

C: Lever Club v Taxes

Tuesday, 11th March

C: Plasterers Arms v Extras

D: Legionnaires v Gladly Stoned

D: McKie's Magpies v Zelma The Giant Hoe

Monday, 17th March

A: Oxton v Aardvarks

A: Soapsuds v Shipwrecked

D: Gladly Stoned v Zelma The Giant Hoe

Tuesday, 18th March

B: Hoylake LTC v Heswall Aces

B: Holy Joes v Wallaseyans

C: Plasterers Arms v Lever Club

C: Extras v Taxes

D: Legionnaires v McKie's Magpies

As last year the quiz will be the same for both Monday and Tuesday nights, so if you're playing on Tuesday, please don't attend a Monday match!

The top two in each group will go forward to the Quarter-Finals on Monday 24th March or Tuesday 25th March. Then the Semi-Finals and Final will be on Monday 31st March.

Points will be allocated as in the league with losing bonus points. If teams are tied (as happened last year) the first determining factor will be points difference, then points for scored. 

Questions will be posted about 10 days in advance according to the handbook, please let Kris and I know if there has been any changes. This year there will be no paired balancing questions, but there will be at least one themed round for each quiz.

As shown in the handbook, there are no League matches scheduled for Monday 17th and 18th February.  We have used this gap in fixtures to run the Wirral Mimir competition on Monday 17th Feb.

The event will take place at New Brighton Cricket Club at 8pm.  As you provbably know, the Mimir is an individual quiz and is open to all current Wirral QL players.

We aree hopeful that this change of match night will produce a better attendance than in previous years.  Please pass this information on to all of your squad.

The Wittal Quiz League Presentation Night took place on Sunday 29^th September 2024 at Oxton Conservative Club. The event was well attended and we were happy to welcome friends from Liverpool as well as Danny Grimes and Brian Thompson, Chairman and Secretary of the MQL.

Following the presentations, a Pairs competition was held which was won by Neil Wright of Soapsuds and Joe Davis of Zelma the Giant Hoe.

WINNERS

Martin Prendergast Cup awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division One – Jim Eccleson

Andrea Jones Shield awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division Two – Steve Lomas

Wirral Mimir Trophy – Jim Eccleson

Absent Friends runners up – Nelson’s Fifth Column

Absent Friends Trophy winners – Plasterer’s Arms

Oxton Trophy for Division Two winners – Aardvarks

Gordon Ledger Shield for runners up in Division One – Oxton Conservatives

Ted Walton Cup for Division One winners – Tia the Hazel Gnome