Hi everyone, Senehedheera here. Thought I’d take after Ryan and leave a comment. Firstly, a big thank you to all of you, the regular viewers of the show, for all your support. It’s been a while since Manchester made it this far in UC and all your kind comments have meant a great deal to us. Secondly, my teammates Dan, Ilya and Bluma, to whom I can’t give enough thanks. At the start of this whole process, we weren’t the most experienced quizzers but the evenings of practice allowed us to punch well above our weight and it was only possible because of the warmth of your company. The same goes for Connor, our reserve, who had the thankless job of watching our shenanigans from behind the camera. And speaking of practice, I have to mention our friends Reece, for managing all of our practice sessions, and Joel, Harry, and Patrick (amongst others) for their tireless help. It really was just a ragtag group of students that made this all happen on our end and the faces that didn’t appear on screen were often just as vital as the ones that did. On a related note, a great big thank you to the Trinity team, with whom we practiced consistently after our first game. It was as a direct result of working with them that our quizzing skills became sharp enough to come this far and it was a real shame not to meet them again in the competition. Finally, thank you very much to the production team for looking after us so well. Thank you to Clare, Richard and Muaaz for picking us from the initial interview and all the staff involved, from coordinators to make-up artists, for tackling the gargantuan task of making us presentable. And thank you to Amol for creating a jovial and light-hearted atmosphere in what can often be a stressful show. I can already sense a new, slightly merrier style of UC emerging under his custodianship. On a personal level, it’s been a tremendous pleasure. I mentioned in the comments of our game with Birkbeck the reasons for which I had taken this year out. To update the curious, I’m now on medication and intend to return to my PhD in September. While it’s been strange at times to see myself on TV knowing how poorly I was during these recordings, it was also a childhood dream come true. And if I can use my 15 mins to say anything, it’s to take you MH seriously people. Don’t leave things too late. Especially not so late you forget the bebop phase of Miles Davis’s career on national TV.
@PancasikhaАй бұрын
As a Manchester alum I absolutely loved watching you guys as a team, always having fun and throwing out zany guesses instead of just saying pass. I'm sorry to hear you weren't doing well during filming but commend you on raising the issue of mental health and taking the steps necessary to get help. I think you're a perfect example of how on the surface someone can seem to be functioning perfectly well - performing fantastically in a highly stressful, challenging quiz show for example, but may still have something else going on under the surface. An always needed reminder to check in on friends and family and be there for one another. I hope you're doing well and many thanks for the entertainment over the months!
@RTG6482Ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for acknowledging Amol's rejuvenation of the show. You were a great team to watch and certainly gave your opponents a run for the money in all matches. Wishing you speedy recovery and all the best for the future.
@PS-vm3weАй бұрын
I have nothing but applause for you and your team. Hell of a performance all series, and a fantastically close game here at the end. Very well done o7
@ScruffiАй бұрын
That's a great tidbit that you guys were practicing with Trinity. Was rooting for both of you to make the final, came up just short. Well done to a great showing!
@flare2000xАй бұрын
You're such an amazing charismatic breath of fresh air for this competition. I have been thoroughly enjoying your vibe. Good luck in life!
@FacinoАй бұрын
"Make a French noise" might be my favorite thing from the whole series
@SomemossАй бұрын
"Hon hon hon." "That's incorrect."
@Marshal_DunnikАй бұрын
What a match - Izzatdust is just astonishing!
@adamelkholy9282Ай бұрын
Yep, he was definitely on fire tonight!
@joanhale7159Ай бұрын
Izzant he just
@awentimesАй бұрын
Lee vs Izzatdust. We all knew it was coming
@blakefauskee2596Ай бұрын
Haddad vs. Sawh - battle of the medical beauties.
@jayguerero47Ай бұрын
@@jayguerero47 If either of them were my doctor my heart would go boom boddy boom boddy boom boddy boom. Well goodness gracious me!
@jameshogan6142Ай бұрын
@@jameshogan6142 beyond their face-value beauties, I just realized that truly, being a physician requires quick decision-making abilities. This is even more admirable in a female like the finals captains where their gender is generally stereotyped as more emotional and less decisive.
@jayguerero47Ай бұрын
@@jayguerero47 Great point. My mother's doctor was like that. Very quick to react to a situation or a sudden switch in the status quo. He seemed capable of retaining multiple details in his head while simultaneously answering the telephone and replying to an inquiry from his secretary at the same time in a busy waiting room.
@jameshogan6142Ай бұрын
UCL Hall here!! :) Well, well, well, who’d have thought this would happen? I think I can speak for Ali, Tayana, and Jacob in saying that as much as we hoped we would get here, we didn’t really consider that there was a particularly major chance of it happening at the start. We were so proud of the result though - I remember when the cameras stopped rolling at the end of this match we just looked at each other and started laughing because we were so excited lol, the final was just around the corner! This match was great fun, it was nice to have a lead and maintain it after having to come back against Trinity, and there were some incredible buzzes all round (still in shock from Ali’s Assam buzz). Also, should note that after guessing a random element a few rounds ago (iridium) and getting it right, astatine was yet another random guess haha! Anyway, hope you enjoyed watching, and we’ll see you next week in the finals…
@jh_4562Ай бұрын
Thank you, edge of the seat stuff!
@annereidy7981Ай бұрын
You all rocked the house! Great match.
@brianparkinson1324Ай бұрын
How much time did you have between the semi and the final? Looking forward to next week. Retrospectively good luck!
@PS-vm3weАй бұрын
“I just know it’s a thing cause they say it in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is my favourite thing. And I was wondering that about astatine! Looks like De Los Reyes-White guessed “iron” too, although she had the advantage of Finlay missing “uranium” first.
@kittyswaningАй бұрын
Loved your reaction with the Mile Davis Bonus.
@WonderWhatHappenedАй бұрын
That J.Dilla answer from Sawh really hit home for me
@mottiengnhat8921Ай бұрын
Gotta love UCL and particularly Sawh, they play hard, fast and fair. Where other teams might have slowed down with a healthy lead, they continued their no nonsense approach! 😊
@JaNiMengelАй бұрын
Yep, I admire that trait shown by Imperial and UCL both. No dragging it out, even if they're ahead. If they don't know, they guess fast or pass fast. That's good sportsmanship!
@betcАй бұрын
The mere mention of that possibility shows the pernicious influence of modern football. Time was, no one would have dreamed of such a thing.
@finosuilleabhain778111 күн бұрын
Izzy Stardust really shone bright tonight. Well done to UCL. Can't wait for the final.
@jameshogan6142Ай бұрын
UCL Finlay here again. Not much to add to the eloquent messages by Hall and Senehedheera - this semi final was such a privilege to be part in. A couple of notes on the questions. I did receive an apology from the shows question setter for the starter on iron. Having already answered a very similar starter question on iron in our previous game vs trinity I became convinced even though iron was the logical answer that it couldn’t be the same twice and hesitated and changed my answer - not an excuse I should have stuck with my gut but it was something the show producers were aware of after the fact. On a more positive hesitation in my final starter I was completely certain from September 1950 the question would be about the Korean War - I was afraid Manchester knew too and would beat us to an answer and was prepared to just say “Korean War” as my answer buzzing in halfway through. Fortunately amol got to the name of the river just before Roger Tilling started saying my name and I was able to change at the last second
@nope2datАй бұрын
blessed Finlay
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
Well, it only takes a split second to say your name, so lightning deduction by you changing thought in a millisecond! It would be a good strategy though, to have contestants with long surnames to give extra time to think answers through. Well done on a remarkable achievement against a strong team. A question if I may. As one that can't keep a secret for more than five minutes, how did you manage to keep you and your teams success unknown for such a long period? (My wife; "I'm pregnant! But don't tell anyone yet." Me a few minutes later: "guess what everybody!")
@johncartwright8154Ай бұрын
I’m gutted for Manchester but I think any team would have struggled against UCL here, especially considering just how good Izzatdust was
@iThinkererАй бұрын
A note on the final: It is probable that Ali Izzatdust and Justin Lee know each other in person, as they are current committee members of UK Quizbowl.
@sunkenindeafАй бұрын
Yeah this won't be the first time they've played against each other
@gooscarguitarАй бұрын
Going to miss Manchester, they were very entertaining.
@mudpill7509Ай бұрын
Amol killing it with the hosting! Great job!
@rocklanrocksАй бұрын
He gets overly effusive with his goodbyes, and ‘I hoped you enjoyed it’ to the losing side, but I think it’s because he really means it. Which is kind of endearing! Apart from that I think he’s the best so far, although the pace is almost too exciting!😅
@genevievedolan1288Ай бұрын
I liked that UCL at the end hustled through their answers when they could have delayed a few seconds here and there to deny their opponents a chance. Well played.
@andrewclifton9772Ай бұрын
That was Manchester’s strategy, just delaying during the whole season.
@MahleroАй бұрын
@@Mahlero I disagree. I don't think it was strategic.
@eleidalАй бұрын
Astonishing levels shown by both teams. Wow! Worthy finalists, and one of the best episodes of the series thus far. Really going to miss UC after next week!
@tonywilde1709Ай бұрын
"Oh, this is Birdland!" / "The whole thing's Birdland!" obsessed
@louisenft3061Ай бұрын
Ali Izzatdust of UCL this match was the obvious standout-not only did he nail a question that I wouldn’t have imagined _anyone_ getting, i.e., the supreme god of Zoroastrianism 17:50-then, again, the deity sharing, in part, the same name as a Japanese automotive manufacturer might have helped-but he just _knew_ many of the answers matter-of-factly, such as in that round of questions involving Italian film directors 8:24. Izzatdust was _dying_ to answer the question regarding the poem written by Pushkin 10:13 but Manchester’s Dan Grady was quicker on the buzzer and Izzatdust got his chance only when Grady missed it. UCL’s James Hall somehow knew the rarest element occurring naturally in the Earth’s crust 15:51 so Izzatdust wasn’t the only UCL player pulling answers out of nowhere. UCL captain Tayana Sawh had the same crisp, no-nonsense style-always welcome by viewers of University Challenge-as that of Imperial captain Saraya Haddad and knew a fair bit about hip-hop production, as might be expected, perhaps, from any fourth-year medical student. Jacob Finlay got the team control of the bonus questions with his answer to the starter question regarding the Korean War 26:46-obviously, _any_ correct answer helps a team but the value in _blocking,_ with about a minute to go in the match, the closely trailing opposing team from answering the starter and, possibly, bonuses correctly and tying, and potentially, surpassing one’s team cannot be underestimated. Manchester played an admirable game-and just about caught up with UCL at one point 20:20-but it just wasn’t enough.
@jeff__wАй бұрын
Nice summary recap. You should do this more often. 👏👍
@zaphbrox8239Ай бұрын
@@zaphbrox8239 How nice of you to say so! Thank you! 😊
@jeff__wАй бұрын
Ahura Mazda is something one would know from doing a lot of quizbowl, which Ali definitely has done. Imperial and Trinity would have likely got it too.
@gooscarguitarАй бұрын
@@gooscarguitar I would never have suspected that that particular bit of information was an expected quiz bowl kind of thing. Then again, we all recall how Open, a few episodes back, missed the question regarding the Tridevi, the three major female deities in Hinduism, so maybe I wasn’t unforgivably remiss in my misapprehension. (Or, perhaps, Open is just not in the same league as Imperial, Trinity, or, indeed, UCL, in which case I _was_ overgeneralizing.) Thanks for letting me (and, perhaps, others) know! 👍😊
@jeff__wАй бұрын
yep gooscarguitar is right zoroastrianism is classic UC / quiz fare
@luscious_skin_222Ай бұрын
Let's all agree that Senehedheera was the most likable and relatable participant this season. A real joy to watch.
@Farid-ko6ynАй бұрын
The way he just went blank-eyed at the football questions.
@castelodeossos3947Ай бұрын
@@jjjj8644 Jeez, the comments sometimes. One couldn't make it up.
@castelodeossos3947Ай бұрын
WHAT A NAIL-BITER, BOTH TEAMS WERE SO GOOD
@mysticpond23Ай бұрын
As a dentist those dental questions were laughably easy lol. Hearing Hall keep yelling out Cuspid was quite funny 😂
@jivyajinn4144Ай бұрын
Those dental questions were just about the only ones I got right-and I have _zero_ education in dentistry.
@jeff__wАй бұрын
kullmann is always so cool and casual when he answers (complimentary)
@26daysАй бұрын
UCL vs Imperial is gonna be insane. Lee vs Izzatdust, Hall vs Jones and Sawh vs Hadad. These individual match-ups are insane. I have a gut feeling that Debnath of Imperial might just be a difference maker if all other others nullify each other. Eitherway, it's gonna be a great final
@vishvice12Ай бұрын
Yes, for me Debnath is the differentiator. He can reliably rise to the occasion.
@jayguerero47Ай бұрын
Ali Izzatdust is the new UC GOAT. I mean whatta god and I love how Grady nailed all the Beatles questions.
@shamsuddinhaider4717Ай бұрын
There was no slowdown at all. Both teams kept up the pace and fighting spirit to the end. Amazing match!
@mortemerb8839Ай бұрын
Aww commiserations Manchester, but well played 👏👏 The final is going to be a goodun 😁.... Lee v Izzatdust 👊👊
@SmallscousefoxАй бұрын
Can't wait the duel between Izaatdust (UCL) vs Lee (Imperial)
@RA-rk3uhАй бұрын
Best match of the series in my view. Well done everyone ( including Amol).
@timothywalker1388Ай бұрын
Thanks, Cosmic P. Excellent match which could have easily gone either way but UCL's Izzatdust was on fire tonight. Without his exceptional input tonight things would have been very different!
@freddiethecutestcavapoo9184Ай бұрын
thanks for not calling the channel CP 👍
@SomePeopleCallMeАй бұрын
I'm exhausted from this match. I need a breather.
@WonderWhatHappenedАй бұрын
izzatdust=briiiiiiiiiilliant mind. Congrats to both teams. Y are young and intelligent. thanks again CP for this episode
@lealbrazilАй бұрын
He's a team unto himself.
@AttilatheNun-xv6kcАй бұрын
to Manchester Grady: you were my favourite this year. loved your knowledge and the way you delivered your answers
@luscious_skin_222Ай бұрын
I love it when it comes to UCL they're all amazing both teams are amazing actually, i also love when Senehedheera looks down it is like he's trying to focus this episode is nerve-wracking and pleasant at the same time can't wait to watch the final good luck Hall, Ali, Sawh and Finlay, I'm rooting for you guys!!!
@nasywaakyАй бұрын
IZZATDUST. WHAT A MIGHTY BEAST!!!
@jayguerero47Ай бұрын
That was breathtaking. Commiserations to Manchester. You brought honor to my home town.
@nathelondon3719Ай бұрын
It’ll be an intense final with two very strong teams. So exciting!
@enlistyАй бұрын
Both teams are amazing and probably one of my favorites this season
@riowhi7Ай бұрын
Two super teams, a great match.
@joh22293Ай бұрын
Thrilling game...enjoyed every moment of their combined energy and superb knowledge. Hats off to two great teams..well done to UCL for getting through to the finals. Can,t wait for the standoff! It's sure to be brilliant!
@jessicaellina3878Ай бұрын
MATCH STATISTICS AND COMMENTS BELOW S53/E36 Note: individual team member stats are towards the bottom. 22 rounds (22 rounds completed; the game ended as the starter question in the 23rd round was being asked) 23 starter questions (22 answered correctly + 1 additional starter questions in round 19 as neither side got 'paean') 66 bonus questions (22 rounds x 3) 89 questions in total (23 starter + 66 bonus) 560 points available in total (23 x10, plus 66 x 5) 67.0% of the 560 points available were scored ((210 + 165)/560) UCL 37.5% of the total points available (210/560); Starters 11/23; Bonuses 23/33 (69.7%); Penalties x3 Manchester 29.5% of the total points available (165/560); Starters 11/23; Bonuses 12/33 (36.4%); Penalties x1 UCL 210 POINTS (starters 95 points + bonuses 115 points) STARTERS 95 points Sawh (Capt.) 0/0 = 0 points Hall 3/3 = 30 points Izzatdust 7/10 less penalties x2 = 60 points Finlay 1/4 less penalties x1 = 5 points MANCHESTER 165 POINTS (starters 105 points + bonuses 60 points) STARTERS 105 points Senehedheera (Capt.) 4/4 = 40 points De Los Reyes-White 3/3 = 30 points Kullmann 2/2 = 20 points Grady 2/4 less penalties x1 = 15 points I have been hoping for an Imperial vs. UCL final for some time, as I believe that they are demonstrably the best two teams in the series. I got anxious for UCL around 18:00, when Izzatdust inadvertently handed Manchester 'Emperor of Mexico' on a plate, and then Grady got all 3 Beatles questions right. I got even more anxious when the next two starter questions went wrong for UCL: at 19:04 (refer to Finlay's own comments above) and 20:21. At this point, Manchester had managed to narrow the gap to 5 points. I breathed a large sigh of relief when UCL got the starters towards the end of the match. I have loved Manchester throughout the series, but I think we have the best two teams in the final. I don't think anybody's stopping Lee and Jones. But you never know.
@jamesmakey2792Ай бұрын
Awesome work. Pleased also that you acknowledged Lindokuhle, who's done more than their fair share. Thank you both
@BlueSoulTigerАй бұрын
Would like to see your comment pinned to the top. So good
@BlueSoulTigerАй бұрын
While the final score might not suggest so, the match was indeed thrilling. And it was so good to see Manchester enjoying themselves not just in this match but throughout. And the way UCL played it seemed as if they were behind on points. I don't know if it has ever happened before where the 2 finalists have never lost a match in the series.
@sharanyaray2454Ай бұрын
The 2019-20 final between Imperial and Corpus Christi - Cambridge was between two undefeated teams
@gooscarguitarАй бұрын
It's happened a couple of times since it expanded to the current format in the 2009-10 series; the 2013-14 series (Trinity Cam and Somerville Oxford both unbeaten) and the 2017-18 Series (St John's Cam and Merton Oxford both unbeaten) to add to 2019-20. And it happened multiple times between 1994-2009, when there were fewer matches, so easier to get to the finals unbeaten.
@gabsymalone6307Ай бұрын
manchester one of the most likeable teams in the competition, sad to see Grady in particular go
@amaniqbal7774Ай бұрын
I'm sad to see the whole team go. As a team they were so different, but worked well together.
@eleidalАй бұрын
ucl might as well be called Izaatdust coz he's an absolute genius and totally leads this team!!
@MyZampettaАй бұрын
This final is going to be one for the history books!
@michaeln9931Ай бұрын
Thanks again, CosmicPumpkin! What a great match! Although I think the better team won, the losing team was in it until nearly the very end. And with a different set of bonus questions, could have actually won it. You could see them visibly wincing as the subjects for their bonuses were announced by Rajan. I really felt for them. The winning team is very strong, although I'd have to favor Imperial at this point. But as we saw in this match, the questions asked will play a huge roll in determining the winner. My best to both of these teams, and to each individual.
@chrishobbs58Ай бұрын
Hall always reminds me of Clark Kent
@awentimesАй бұрын
Amol is a national treasure. The BEST host this show has ever seen. That's right, I said it!
@jamesr141Ай бұрын
He keeps up a brisk pace yet maintains a relaxed attitude, exerts control without being snarky, and really seems to enjoy what he's doing. Perfect for this kind of show.
@AttilatheNun-xv6kcАй бұрын
Bamber Gascoigne was the best, trust me. But Amol really has settled into things very well.
@mcculloch29Ай бұрын
@@mcculloch29Bambi was too effete. Lacked gravitas.
@jamesr141Ай бұрын
He’s actually the WORST host but maybe he’ll get better. I’m glad UCL won & I’ll be rooting for them in the final.
@johnahearn7964Ай бұрын
I’m warming to him.🇦🇺
@wiliammound7942Ай бұрын
Absolutely wonderful - was on the edge of me seat. UCL is VERY impressive.
@havingalook2Ай бұрын
Manchester has been such a nice team to watch! Loved them for their humour and overall fun vibe, "make a french noise", nominating Ilya when there's no answer and so on. Happy to see the handsomest boy of this season in the finale though.
@user-xp3ui9wy8yАй бұрын
Great match! Thank you from Canada for the upload!
@walkingbasslineАй бұрын
I can't believe we are already down to the final.
@charlesclark3840Ай бұрын
It's an all London final! With nearest challengers Manchester Uni out, the trophy will return to London but the question is, who will win it? Let's find out next week
@nicholasleow6692Ай бұрын
Two great teams & only one could win. Congrats to losers for getting this far & congrats to the winners. Thanks to CP.
@marty9011Ай бұрын
Impressive levels of concentration and coolheadedness from Izzatdust to buzz again straight after a wrong answer that put UCL level with Manchester. Could've had been fatal! Don't mind seeing both Sawh and Haddad in a final that is sure to turn out to be a great one.
@saatosauliАй бұрын
This Izzatdust guy might have eaten a lot of books. 😅 But well.. Imperial Lee and Jones had done the same too. Looking forward to final.
@mas586prАй бұрын
Wow, what an exciting game. Roll on the final. (cheers for the upload)
@lazystalker1Ай бұрын
Woot woot, monday evening. Thank you.
@DalexbАй бұрын
I vaguely remember the Goldbach one was asked in a pervious season. Also, there are many Bernoulli mathematicians. The one who wrote Ars Conjectandi was Jacob, though answering with surnames only is a common practice here, so acceptable I guess.
@TheSabian321Ай бұрын
Finlay took a huge risk with that final question but it paid off 100%. Mazaltov to a great team.
@glenntimmermans8277Ай бұрын
I've been watching UC since the early sixties, and I can not recall any season when the two final teams were captained by women. Can anyone?
@geoffpollock6892Ай бұрын
and both being incredibly beautiful ladies who study medicine (and are not particularly strong quizzers themselves thus far).
@enlistyАй бұрын
Best thing about University Challenge is there are large parts I don't even know what they're talking about, and I feel dumb as hell. Until I get a round I know something, like Italian film directors and 90s African footballers....then I feel like a genius.
@ellbo2Ай бұрын
LET'S GO UCL!!!
@TheAllRounderMemesАй бұрын
manchester were such good sports! love how lighthearted they can get with discussions and it really does help ease them more for the stressful half hour. was rooting for them juuuust a little bit more, but i think i'm excited to see how izzatdust's gonna fare in the finals. excited for next week!
@solenixАй бұрын
Shame that both my favourite teams lost here in the semis. But this was a fantastic game.
@flare2000xАй бұрын
17:14 Guwahati! That's where I live :) I'm surprised he knew about its existence because EVEN MOST INDIANS DON'T
@pain4066Ай бұрын
How did you come to that conclusion? / What made you come to that conclusion?
@theresnothingnessАй бұрын
@@theresnothingness personal experience
@pain4066Ай бұрын
They guy def knows about the North-East or has visited there. The others could not even pick the biggest kingdom of Hyderabad.
@alani3992Ай бұрын
@@alani3992 or he's just memorised all Indian states and capitals for a quiz show?
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
Something that even the people in Guwahati may not know is that the rubbish dump is the best place in the world to see the rare Greater Adjutant stork. I have been there twice, so I knew it was in Assam as well, haha!
@OutwhereАй бұрын
Two more great teams. Shame one had to go.
@ellentronicmistress4969Ай бұрын
Super excited for the finals! Izzatdust vs Lee Hall vs Jones I think might go down to who is quickest on the buzzer! dont really see the captains contributing on Imperial and UCL teams - starting to think its better that the weakest link is made captain so it frees up the stronger members to think more freely
@AzharKhan-lz3nfАй бұрын
Grady's gurning when the subjects of one or two bonuses were announced reminded me of my pub quiz years. Sorry to lose Manchester.
@ChrisBrown-px1oyАй бұрын
Brilliant match. Bad luck Manchester, i liked your witty answers. Mr. Izzatdust stole the show and sealed the win for UCL, guy's an encyclopedia. So glad we get to see Ms Sawh one last time
@MynsingerАй бұрын
Hugely entertaining brains. Thank you all.
@bigskymusic88Ай бұрын
Finlay looks like a slightly portly version of the album cover Squarepusher - Ultravisitor.
@JONNYTUBSTERАй бұрын
Great game!
@mlml984Ай бұрын
Izzatdust on point as per!
@acolakesАй бұрын
This is at least the second time that Morisot has been misspelled Morrisseau in the subtitles!
@levitika21 күн бұрын
I'm just here for Sawh
@jordanp815Ай бұрын
Both Trinity and Manchester out in two episodes??? all my underdogs are out ☹️
@illyrialol9591Ай бұрын
UCL is actually a strong team across the board. Of course Izzatdust is on another planet, but he has good support. I really don’t know who I favor with them against Imperial… I’ll say UCL, purely because of Izzatdust’s lightning quick recall and reaction time along with encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly everything. Even with Lee and Jones, Imperial doesn’t really have that.
@sfumato8884Ай бұрын
Ali Izzatdust definitely exhibits, as you say, “lightning quick recall and reaction time along with encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly everything,” all with what any of us might call an almost preternatural, engaging _sprezzatura._ That said, I’d _still_ favor Imperial: Justin Lee and Adam Jones seem a bit stronger, if only because two heads (or maybe three, with an able assist from Sourajit Debnath) are better than one, _not_ that UCL’s James Hall, Jacob Finlay, or Tayana Sawh are slouches by any means. In any case, _that’s_ the matchup-Imperial v. UCL-I’d probably _most_ want to see at this point-two extremely strong teams with highly efficient, no-nonsense captains. (It’s also, paradoxically, the match I _don’t_ want to see because I’d hate to see either team lose-but, obviously, only one team can be champion.)
@jeff__wАй бұрын
Glad my university made it to the semis this year, Izzatdust was too good unfortunately we cannoh compete
@sho-m-er5194Ай бұрын
Izzatdust is a beast.
@jesjes5255Ай бұрын
Yay!
@brianparkinson1324Ай бұрын
Somehow Tayana Sawh reminds me of 2016 Peterhouse's Hannah Woods
@adamrobinson343Ай бұрын
Sansucci-Palace? Sans Souci, Amol! C'est francais!
@lookslikedavidАй бұрын
Of course some questions will be repeated from years before (PASCAL!, PENSEE!)... Other than that, there's always someone southing an answer, somewhere... Here... LINGUAL !!! (But of course, NOT because of smartness or intelligence, just only because I'm a Veterinarian =P )
@ubiergo1978Ай бұрын
In my case, only because my teeth are trash and I spend too much time in a dental chair. :)
@charlesclark3840Ай бұрын
Great! Two stunning women in the final--Sawn and Haddad.
@CircoSalvonaАй бұрын
The same result if Manchester had won. 😘
@jamesallen4050Ай бұрын
The fact that both of them don't overextend the time when answering bonuses might lead to both teams scoring like 200's or possibly even 300's.
@TheSabian321Ай бұрын
Sawh is just dreamy
@michael84888Ай бұрын
Would be great if she could dream up some answers
@aquaponyАй бұрын
Dude …
@itissrinivasanАй бұрын
@@aquapony Let's see you captain a team...
@PramilaKharalАй бұрын
@@aquapony she's a good captain and she did get answers correct. Also sometimes you just get lucky or unlucky with the questions you get
@michael84888Ай бұрын
@@PramilaKharal I was captain of my university chess team. I also won some games, as a captain should.
@aquaponyАй бұрын
that jazz round was so much easier than the classical music rounds
@sotpauАй бұрын
Maybe for you! Both are good for me...
@stevebrown3559Ай бұрын
this is myopic, the jazz round literally included the most popular artist per instrument
@sotpauАй бұрын
yeah, I'm not knowledgeable about Jazz but Miles Davis, John Coltrane...it's hardly obscure
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
Yes please Tayana, hit me up.
@SteveNinetyskiАй бұрын
She is smoking
@edd963221 күн бұрын
Tucson is 120 miles southEAST of Phoenix; not SW.
@angelineoei768329 күн бұрын
Curious that Amol should throw in casually, by way of a correction, that Descartes died in 1650 (5m29s- kzhead.info/sun/nKVvZcuLmV-saYE/bejne.htmlsi=H6X9BUKu4bA1Ac7G) given that, when he started on UC, he appeared to have no knowledge of French, let alone French philosophers. I wonder if he is experimenting with the technique that Bamber developed for apparently knowing all the answers (see kzhead.info/sun/qceaZblubIitgoU/bejne.html)? If so, the difference is that (1) Bamber was brilliant at it, and (2) he finally let us into the secret, thereby queering the pitch.
@beardsleysarah6371Ай бұрын
I was curious that no-one on the team.seemed to know that the point of the "es" in Descartes is to get the "t" pronounced.
@ChrisBrown-px1oyАй бұрын
Thanks so much for the upload. Like last week, nice to see a good-margin win leading up to the final even if the losers may have been particularly unlucky with their bonuses. For the first time I noticed what difference it makes to have a longer name, as in UCL Hall vs Manchester De Los Reyes-White. Well done to both teams though. Really pleased we won't have any female-free team in the final this year. High time.
@PS-vm3weАй бұрын
Even last year there were females. 3 if I can remember
@sharanyaray2454Ай бұрын
@@sharanyaray2454 and 3 the year before that
@gooscarguitarАй бұрын
@@gooscarguitar ah yes! How could I forget that year which got me interested in UC😅
@sharanyaray2454Ай бұрын
Why didn't UCL and Imperial participate in the previous season?...
@muhammadgianabilaАй бұрын
UCL were on, they were eliminated in the quarter finals. Imperial submitted a team but they weren't selected to be on the programme.
@gooscarguitarАй бұрын
I might have to change my opinion of Amol…his hero is Shane Warne…wtf…I hope it is only his game and not his life he admires (and I am an Aussie but Warney was a W⚓️
@PetroicaRodinogaster264Ай бұрын
You know he (Amol) wrote a book about spin bowling, don't you?
@AttilatheNun-xv6kcАй бұрын
UCL Sawh looks like a leading mother that's on the show with 3 of her kids, Izzatdust being the quirkiest one of the lot 😆
@theresnothingnessАй бұрын
how so? she looks like a contestant to me. she is not older than the others nor is she behaving in a motherly way. your comment is sexist
@vanjaw1146Ай бұрын
@@vanjaw1146 Mate if you could kindly shut your wokeness and start to take things lightly, maybe you'll be a happier person. Here are the reasons - 1. She doesn't answer much. Almost always relied on the rest 3. 2. She's acts more maturely than the rest 3 of her team. 3. She doesn't rush, always gives room for deliberation. A general observation; nothing serious.
@theresnothingnessАй бұрын
@@theresnothingness Ah, got it, thanks! I simply forgot about people with mommy issues. Good luck with your recovery!
@vanjaw1146Ай бұрын
@@vanjaw1146 As long as I have your mother to help me out, I'm all good. Thanks to her!
@theresnothingnessАй бұрын
@@vanjaw1146 You sound tremendously insecure
@vortexx555Ай бұрын
"There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus." Blaise Pascal "There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy." Blaise Pascal
@Zoomo2697Ай бұрын
yeah, this is very obviously stupid nonsense. All the Christians are rational and happy! Sure; go visit the Bible Belt and see if you come to that conclusion.
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
also, your Christian 'God' is a figment of your imagination. There is no evidence at all for its existence
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
Sawh is a beautiful woman. I feel as a straight woman that is a complement not a creepy comment
@PetroicaRodinogaster264Ай бұрын
Your caveat is creepy, however, suggesting that a man's or lesbian's praising a woman's good looks is per se creepy.
@castelodeossos3947Ай бұрын
but feel like she was just repeating answers of the other team members. Same can be said of the other captain in the Final.
@alani3992Ай бұрын
@@alani3992 you mean she did what any captain on UC does? Shocking
@seadkolasinac7220Ай бұрын
Why is Izzatdust not captain?
@ArminKullaOfficialАй бұрын
looks!!
@MyZampettaАй бұрын
Captain has extra duties. He might not have wanted to divide his focus.
@jamesr141Ай бұрын
Your best player in any competition is not usually the captain.
@davidhollins870Ай бұрын
Different skill set. It's a management function. Sawh has it, as does ICL's Haddad, and at this level it can be the difference between winning and losing.
@mjmcb1Ай бұрын
So many teams have the single woman as captain, it must be deliberate. Mlle Sawh does not, however, appear as clueless as some comments appear to suggest.
@castelodeossos3947Ай бұрын
Oh dear! How I bemoan the fact that so few students nowadays know anything about Anglo-Saxon history, despite the fact that it forms the foundations of the country in which they live!
@glenpovey1297Ай бұрын
If that Sawh answers even one question correctly in the final, I'll buy her shoes, lingerie and a Bvlgari perfume....
@bookworm5452Ай бұрын
weird
@IosefDzhugashviliАй бұрын
She is training to be a medical doctor so she must be quite intelligent and well educated. Perhaps Izzy Stardust is just so phenomenally quick with the answers she rarely gets a chance to reply before him. Anyway have your cheque book ready just in case!
@jameshogan6142Ай бұрын
@@jameshogan6142 ha ha!! my money is safe.. Izzy Stardust could go out for a marathon and Sawh still wouldn't be able to answer much.. she literally stares at her teammates and just repeats their answers.. every single UC participant is studying something and training to be something.. so in that sense everyone is intelligent and well educated.. if you want to be the captain you need to be able to answer questions correctly as well.. just being intelligent and well educated is not enough!!
@bookworm5452Ай бұрын
@@bookworm5452 Trouble is Izzy is so fast he would probably have completed the marathon before Amol had completed the introductions. In any case Sawh has answered questions in previous rounds.
@jameshogan6142Ай бұрын
Creep.
@dfar5990Ай бұрын
Awesome!! So, for the final we have two brilliant teams with totally useless captains!! What all criteria does one need to satisfy in order to be the captain?? It's definitely not "having a better than average general knowledge"..
@bookworm5452Ай бұрын
Great teams with stunning answers that they seem to drag out of another universe. I been watching UC since Bamber Gasgoine, and it was SO boring having only Oxbridge dominating. Very limited. Now, teams from the length and breadth of UK are punching their way through the status quo. Brilliant teams. Outstanding answers. Wonderful TV viewing. Rather getting to like host Rajan too, in his new role. Bravo to all! Good luck finalists.
@mel24681Ай бұрын
Izzatdust is incredible, good luck in the final. 🎉
Hi everyone, Senehedheera here. Thought I’d take after Ryan and leave a comment. Firstly, a big thank you to all of you, the regular viewers of the show, for all your support. It’s been a while since Manchester made it this far in UC and all your kind comments have meant a great deal to us. Secondly, my teammates Dan, Ilya and Bluma, to whom I can’t give enough thanks. At the start of this whole process, we weren’t the most experienced quizzers but the evenings of practice allowed us to punch well above our weight and it was only possible because of the warmth of your company. The same goes for Connor, our reserve, who had the thankless job of watching our shenanigans from behind the camera. And speaking of practice, I have to mention our friends Reece, for managing all of our practice sessions, and Joel, Harry, and Patrick (amongst others) for their tireless help. It really was just a ragtag group of students that made this all happen on our end and the faces that didn’t appear on screen were often just as vital as the ones that did. On a related note, a great big thank you to the Trinity team, with whom we practiced consistently after our first game. It was as a direct result of working with them that our quizzing skills became sharp enough to come this far and it was a real shame not to meet them again in the competition. Finally, thank you very much to the production team for looking after us so well. Thank you to Clare, Richard and Muaaz for picking us from the initial interview and all the staff involved, from coordinators to make-up artists, for tackling the gargantuan task of making us presentable. And thank you to Amol for creating a jovial and light-hearted atmosphere in what can often be a stressful show. I can already sense a new, slightly merrier style of UC emerging under his custodianship. On a personal level, it’s been a tremendous pleasure. I mentioned in the comments of our game with Birkbeck the reasons for which I had taken this year out. To update the curious, I’m now on medication and intend to return to my PhD in September. While it’s been strange at times to see myself on TV knowing how poorly I was during these recordings, it was also a childhood dream come true. And if I can use my 15 mins to say anything, it’s to take you MH seriously people. Don’t leave things too late. Especially not so late you forget the bebop phase of Miles Davis’s career on national TV.
As a Manchester alum I absolutely loved watching you guys as a team, always having fun and throwing out zany guesses instead of just saying pass. I'm sorry to hear you weren't doing well during filming but commend you on raising the issue of mental health and taking the steps necessary to get help. I think you're a perfect example of how on the surface someone can seem to be functioning perfectly well - performing fantastically in a highly stressful, challenging quiz show for example, but may still have something else going on under the surface. An always needed reminder to check in on friends and family and be there for one another. I hope you're doing well and many thanks for the entertainment over the months!
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for acknowledging Amol's rejuvenation of the show. You were a great team to watch and certainly gave your opponents a run for the money in all matches. Wishing you speedy recovery and all the best for the future.
I have nothing but applause for you and your team. Hell of a performance all series, and a fantastically close game here at the end. Very well done o7
That's a great tidbit that you guys were practicing with Trinity. Was rooting for both of you to make the final, came up just short. Well done to a great showing!
You're such an amazing charismatic breath of fresh air for this competition. I have been thoroughly enjoying your vibe. Good luck in life!
"Make a French noise" might be my favorite thing from the whole series
"Hon hon hon." "That's incorrect."
What a match - Izzatdust is just astonishing!
Yep, he was definitely on fire tonight!
Izzant he just
Lee vs Izzatdust. We all knew it was coming
Haddad vs. Sawh - battle of the medical beauties.
@@jayguerero47 If either of them were my doctor my heart would go boom boddy boom boddy boom boddy boom. Well goodness gracious me!
@@jameshogan6142 beyond their face-value beauties, I just realized that truly, being a physician requires quick decision-making abilities. This is even more admirable in a female like the finals captains where their gender is generally stereotyped as more emotional and less decisive.
@@jayguerero47 Great point. My mother's doctor was like that. Very quick to react to a situation or a sudden switch in the status quo. He seemed capable of retaining multiple details in his head while simultaneously answering the telephone and replying to an inquiry from his secretary at the same time in a busy waiting room.
UCL Hall here!! :) Well, well, well, who’d have thought this would happen? I think I can speak for Ali, Tayana, and Jacob in saying that as much as we hoped we would get here, we didn’t really consider that there was a particularly major chance of it happening at the start. We were so proud of the result though - I remember when the cameras stopped rolling at the end of this match we just looked at each other and started laughing because we were so excited lol, the final was just around the corner! This match was great fun, it was nice to have a lead and maintain it after having to come back against Trinity, and there were some incredible buzzes all round (still in shock from Ali’s Assam buzz). Also, should note that after guessing a random element a few rounds ago (iridium) and getting it right, astatine was yet another random guess haha! Anyway, hope you enjoyed watching, and we’ll see you next week in the finals…
Thank you, edge of the seat stuff!
You all rocked the house! Great match.
How much time did you have between the semi and the final? Looking forward to next week. Retrospectively good luck!
“I just know it’s a thing cause they say it in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is my favourite thing. And I was wondering that about astatine! Looks like De Los Reyes-White guessed “iron” too, although she had the advantage of Finlay missing “uranium” first.
Loved your reaction with the Mile Davis Bonus.
That J.Dilla answer from Sawh really hit home for me
Gotta love UCL and particularly Sawh, they play hard, fast and fair. Where other teams might have slowed down with a healthy lead, they continued their no nonsense approach! 😊
Yep, I admire that trait shown by Imperial and UCL both. No dragging it out, even if they're ahead. If they don't know, they guess fast or pass fast. That's good sportsmanship!
The mere mention of that possibility shows the pernicious influence of modern football. Time was, no one would have dreamed of such a thing.
Izzy Stardust really shone bright tonight. Well done to UCL. Can't wait for the final.
UCL Finlay here again. Not much to add to the eloquent messages by Hall and Senehedheera - this semi final was such a privilege to be part in. A couple of notes on the questions. I did receive an apology from the shows question setter for the starter on iron. Having already answered a very similar starter question on iron in our previous game vs trinity I became convinced even though iron was the logical answer that it couldn’t be the same twice and hesitated and changed my answer - not an excuse I should have stuck with my gut but it was something the show producers were aware of after the fact. On a more positive hesitation in my final starter I was completely certain from September 1950 the question would be about the Korean War - I was afraid Manchester knew too and would beat us to an answer and was prepared to just say “Korean War” as my answer buzzing in halfway through. Fortunately amol got to the name of the river just before Roger Tilling started saying my name and I was able to change at the last second
blessed Finlay
Well, it only takes a split second to say your name, so lightning deduction by you changing thought in a millisecond! It would be a good strategy though, to have contestants with long surnames to give extra time to think answers through. Well done on a remarkable achievement against a strong team. A question if I may. As one that can't keep a secret for more than five minutes, how did you manage to keep you and your teams success unknown for such a long period? (My wife; "I'm pregnant! But don't tell anyone yet." Me a few minutes later: "guess what everybody!")
I’m gutted for Manchester but I think any team would have struggled against UCL here, especially considering just how good Izzatdust was
A note on the final: It is probable that Ali Izzatdust and Justin Lee know each other in person, as they are current committee members of UK Quizbowl.
Yeah this won't be the first time they've played against each other
Going to miss Manchester, they were very entertaining.
Amol killing it with the hosting! Great job!
He gets overly effusive with his goodbyes, and ‘I hoped you enjoyed it’ to the losing side, but I think it’s because he really means it. Which is kind of endearing! Apart from that I think he’s the best so far, although the pace is almost too exciting!😅
I liked that UCL at the end hustled through their answers when they could have delayed a few seconds here and there to deny their opponents a chance. Well played.
That was Manchester’s strategy, just delaying during the whole season.
@@Mahlero I disagree. I don't think it was strategic.
Astonishing levels shown by both teams. Wow! Worthy finalists, and one of the best episodes of the series thus far. Really going to miss UC after next week!
"Oh, this is Birdland!" / "The whole thing's Birdland!" obsessed
Ali Izzatdust of UCL this match was the obvious standout-not only did he nail a question that I wouldn’t have imagined _anyone_ getting, i.e., the supreme god of Zoroastrianism 17:50-then, again, the deity sharing, in part, the same name as a Japanese automotive manufacturer might have helped-but he just _knew_ many of the answers matter-of-factly, such as in that round of questions involving Italian film directors 8:24. Izzatdust was _dying_ to answer the question regarding the poem written by Pushkin 10:13 but Manchester’s Dan Grady was quicker on the buzzer and Izzatdust got his chance only when Grady missed it. UCL’s James Hall somehow knew the rarest element occurring naturally in the Earth’s crust 15:51 so Izzatdust wasn’t the only UCL player pulling answers out of nowhere. UCL captain Tayana Sawh had the same crisp, no-nonsense style-always welcome by viewers of University Challenge-as that of Imperial captain Saraya Haddad and knew a fair bit about hip-hop production, as might be expected, perhaps, from any fourth-year medical student. Jacob Finlay got the team control of the bonus questions with his answer to the starter question regarding the Korean War 26:46-obviously, _any_ correct answer helps a team but the value in _blocking,_ with about a minute to go in the match, the closely trailing opposing team from answering the starter and, possibly, bonuses correctly and tying, and potentially, surpassing one’s team cannot be underestimated. Manchester played an admirable game-and just about caught up with UCL at one point 20:20-but it just wasn’t enough.
Nice summary recap. You should do this more often. 👏👍
@@zaphbrox8239 How nice of you to say so! Thank you! 😊
Ahura Mazda is something one would know from doing a lot of quizbowl, which Ali definitely has done. Imperial and Trinity would have likely got it too.
@@gooscarguitar I would never have suspected that that particular bit of information was an expected quiz bowl kind of thing. Then again, we all recall how Open, a few episodes back, missed the question regarding the Tridevi, the three major female deities in Hinduism, so maybe I wasn’t unforgivably remiss in my misapprehension. (Or, perhaps, Open is just not in the same league as Imperial, Trinity, or, indeed, UCL, in which case I _was_ overgeneralizing.) Thanks for letting me (and, perhaps, others) know! 👍😊
yep gooscarguitar is right zoroastrianism is classic UC / quiz fare
Let's all agree that Senehedheera was the most likable and relatable participant this season. A real joy to watch.
The way he just went blank-eyed at the football questions.
@@jjjj8644 Jeez, the comments sometimes. One couldn't make it up.
WHAT A NAIL-BITER, BOTH TEAMS WERE SO GOOD
As a dentist those dental questions were laughably easy lol. Hearing Hall keep yelling out Cuspid was quite funny 😂
Those dental questions were just about the only ones I got right-and I have _zero_ education in dentistry.
kullmann is always so cool and casual when he answers (complimentary)
UCL vs Imperial is gonna be insane. Lee vs Izzatdust, Hall vs Jones and Sawh vs Hadad. These individual match-ups are insane. I have a gut feeling that Debnath of Imperial might just be a difference maker if all other others nullify each other. Eitherway, it's gonna be a great final
Yes, for me Debnath is the differentiator. He can reliably rise to the occasion.
Ali Izzatdust is the new UC GOAT. I mean whatta god and I love how Grady nailed all the Beatles questions.
There was no slowdown at all. Both teams kept up the pace and fighting spirit to the end. Amazing match!
Aww commiserations Manchester, but well played 👏👏 The final is going to be a goodun 😁.... Lee v Izzatdust 👊👊
Can't wait the duel between Izaatdust (UCL) vs Lee (Imperial)
Best match of the series in my view. Well done everyone ( including Amol).
Thanks, Cosmic P. Excellent match which could have easily gone either way but UCL's Izzatdust was on fire tonight. Without his exceptional input tonight things would have been very different!
thanks for not calling the channel CP 👍
I'm exhausted from this match. I need a breather.
izzatdust=briiiiiiiiiilliant mind. Congrats to both teams. Y are young and intelligent. thanks again CP for this episode
He's a team unto himself.
to Manchester Grady: you were my favourite this year. loved your knowledge and the way you delivered your answers
I love it when it comes to UCL they're all amazing both teams are amazing actually, i also love when Senehedheera looks down it is like he's trying to focus this episode is nerve-wracking and pleasant at the same time can't wait to watch the final good luck Hall, Ali, Sawh and Finlay, I'm rooting for you guys!!!
IZZATDUST. WHAT A MIGHTY BEAST!!!
That was breathtaking. Commiserations to Manchester. You brought honor to my home town.
It’ll be an intense final with two very strong teams. So exciting!
Both teams are amazing and probably one of my favorites this season
Two super teams, a great match.
Thrilling game...enjoyed every moment of their combined energy and superb knowledge. Hats off to two great teams..well done to UCL for getting through to the finals. Can,t wait for the standoff! It's sure to be brilliant!
MATCH STATISTICS AND COMMENTS BELOW S53/E36 Note: individual team member stats are towards the bottom. 22 rounds (22 rounds completed; the game ended as the starter question in the 23rd round was being asked) 23 starter questions (22 answered correctly + 1 additional starter questions in round 19 as neither side got 'paean') 66 bonus questions (22 rounds x 3) 89 questions in total (23 starter + 66 bonus) 560 points available in total (23 x10, plus 66 x 5) 67.0% of the 560 points available were scored ((210 + 165)/560) UCL 37.5% of the total points available (210/560); Starters 11/23; Bonuses 23/33 (69.7%); Penalties x3 Manchester 29.5% of the total points available (165/560); Starters 11/23; Bonuses 12/33 (36.4%); Penalties x1 UCL 210 POINTS (starters 95 points + bonuses 115 points) STARTERS 95 points Sawh (Capt.) 0/0 = 0 points Hall 3/3 = 30 points Izzatdust 7/10 less penalties x2 = 60 points Finlay 1/4 less penalties x1 = 5 points MANCHESTER 165 POINTS (starters 105 points + bonuses 60 points) STARTERS 105 points Senehedheera (Capt.) 4/4 = 40 points De Los Reyes-White 3/3 = 30 points Kullmann 2/2 = 20 points Grady 2/4 less penalties x1 = 15 points I have been hoping for an Imperial vs. UCL final for some time, as I believe that they are demonstrably the best two teams in the series. I got anxious for UCL around 18:00, when Izzatdust inadvertently handed Manchester 'Emperor of Mexico' on a plate, and then Grady got all 3 Beatles questions right. I got even more anxious when the next two starter questions went wrong for UCL: at 19:04 (refer to Finlay's own comments above) and 20:21. At this point, Manchester had managed to narrow the gap to 5 points. I breathed a large sigh of relief when UCL got the starters towards the end of the match. I have loved Manchester throughout the series, but I think we have the best two teams in the final. I don't think anybody's stopping Lee and Jones. But you never know.
Awesome work. Pleased also that you acknowledged Lindokuhle, who's done more than their fair share. Thank you both
Would like to see your comment pinned to the top. So good
While the final score might not suggest so, the match was indeed thrilling. And it was so good to see Manchester enjoying themselves not just in this match but throughout. And the way UCL played it seemed as if they were behind on points. I don't know if it has ever happened before where the 2 finalists have never lost a match in the series.
The 2019-20 final between Imperial and Corpus Christi - Cambridge was between two undefeated teams
It's happened a couple of times since it expanded to the current format in the 2009-10 series; the 2013-14 series (Trinity Cam and Somerville Oxford both unbeaten) and the 2017-18 Series (St John's Cam and Merton Oxford both unbeaten) to add to 2019-20. And it happened multiple times between 1994-2009, when there were fewer matches, so easier to get to the finals unbeaten.
manchester one of the most likeable teams in the competition, sad to see Grady in particular go
I'm sad to see the whole team go. As a team they were so different, but worked well together.
ucl might as well be called Izaatdust coz he's an absolute genius and totally leads this team!!
This final is going to be one for the history books!
Thanks again, CosmicPumpkin! What a great match! Although I think the better team won, the losing team was in it until nearly the very end. And with a different set of bonus questions, could have actually won it. You could see them visibly wincing as the subjects for their bonuses were announced by Rajan. I really felt for them. The winning team is very strong, although I'd have to favor Imperial at this point. But as we saw in this match, the questions asked will play a huge roll in determining the winner. My best to both of these teams, and to each individual.
Hall always reminds me of Clark Kent
Amol is a national treasure. The BEST host this show has ever seen. That's right, I said it!
He keeps up a brisk pace yet maintains a relaxed attitude, exerts control without being snarky, and really seems to enjoy what he's doing. Perfect for this kind of show.
Bamber Gascoigne was the best, trust me. But Amol really has settled into things very well.
@@mcculloch29Bambi was too effete. Lacked gravitas.
He’s actually the WORST host but maybe he’ll get better. I’m glad UCL won & I’ll be rooting for them in the final.
I’m warming to him.🇦🇺
Absolutely wonderful - was on the edge of me seat. UCL is VERY impressive.
Manchester has been such a nice team to watch! Loved them for their humour and overall fun vibe, "make a french noise", nominating Ilya when there's no answer and so on. Happy to see the handsomest boy of this season in the finale though.
Great match! Thank you from Canada for the upload!
I can't believe we are already down to the final.
It's an all London final! With nearest challengers Manchester Uni out, the trophy will return to London but the question is, who will win it? Let's find out next week
Two great teams & only one could win. Congrats to losers for getting this far & congrats to the winners. Thanks to CP.
Impressive levels of concentration and coolheadedness from Izzatdust to buzz again straight after a wrong answer that put UCL level with Manchester. Could've had been fatal! Don't mind seeing both Sawh and Haddad in a final that is sure to turn out to be a great one.
This Izzatdust guy might have eaten a lot of books. 😅 But well.. Imperial Lee and Jones had done the same too. Looking forward to final.
Wow, what an exciting game. Roll on the final. (cheers for the upload)
Woot woot, monday evening. Thank you.
I vaguely remember the Goldbach one was asked in a pervious season. Also, there are many Bernoulli mathematicians. The one who wrote Ars Conjectandi was Jacob, though answering with surnames only is a common practice here, so acceptable I guess.
Finlay took a huge risk with that final question but it paid off 100%. Mazaltov to a great team.
I've been watching UC since the early sixties, and I can not recall any season when the two final teams were captained by women. Can anyone?
and both being incredibly beautiful ladies who study medicine (and are not particularly strong quizzers themselves thus far).
Best thing about University Challenge is there are large parts I don't even know what they're talking about, and I feel dumb as hell. Until I get a round I know something, like Italian film directors and 90s African footballers....then I feel like a genius.
LET'S GO UCL!!!
manchester were such good sports! love how lighthearted they can get with discussions and it really does help ease them more for the stressful half hour. was rooting for them juuuust a little bit more, but i think i'm excited to see how izzatdust's gonna fare in the finals. excited for next week!
Shame that both my favourite teams lost here in the semis. But this was a fantastic game.
17:14 Guwahati! That's where I live :) I'm surprised he knew about its existence because EVEN MOST INDIANS DON'T
How did you come to that conclusion? / What made you come to that conclusion?
@@theresnothingness personal experience
They guy def knows about the North-East or has visited there. The others could not even pick the biggest kingdom of Hyderabad.
@@alani3992 or he's just memorised all Indian states and capitals for a quiz show?
Something that even the people in Guwahati may not know is that the rubbish dump is the best place in the world to see the rare Greater Adjutant stork. I have been there twice, so I knew it was in Assam as well, haha!
Two more great teams. Shame one had to go.
Super excited for the finals! Izzatdust vs Lee Hall vs Jones I think might go down to who is quickest on the buzzer! dont really see the captains contributing on Imperial and UCL teams - starting to think its better that the weakest link is made captain so it frees up the stronger members to think more freely
Grady's gurning when the subjects of one or two bonuses were announced reminded me of my pub quiz years. Sorry to lose Manchester.
Brilliant match. Bad luck Manchester, i liked your witty answers. Mr. Izzatdust stole the show and sealed the win for UCL, guy's an encyclopedia. So glad we get to see Ms Sawh one last time
Hugely entertaining brains. Thank you all.
Finlay looks like a slightly portly version of the album cover Squarepusher - Ultravisitor.
Great game!
Izzatdust on point as per!
This is at least the second time that Morisot has been misspelled Morrisseau in the subtitles!
I'm just here for Sawh
Both Trinity and Manchester out in two episodes??? all my underdogs are out ☹️
UCL is actually a strong team across the board. Of course Izzatdust is on another planet, but he has good support. I really don’t know who I favor with them against Imperial… I’ll say UCL, purely because of Izzatdust’s lightning quick recall and reaction time along with encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly everything. Even with Lee and Jones, Imperial doesn’t really have that.
Ali Izzatdust definitely exhibits, as you say, “lightning quick recall and reaction time along with encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly everything,” all with what any of us might call an almost preternatural, engaging _sprezzatura._ That said, I’d _still_ favor Imperial: Justin Lee and Adam Jones seem a bit stronger, if only because two heads (or maybe three, with an able assist from Sourajit Debnath) are better than one, _not_ that UCL’s James Hall, Jacob Finlay, or Tayana Sawh are slouches by any means. In any case, _that’s_ the matchup-Imperial v. UCL-I’d probably _most_ want to see at this point-two extremely strong teams with highly efficient, no-nonsense captains. (It’s also, paradoxically, the match I _don’t_ want to see because I’d hate to see either team lose-but, obviously, only one team can be champion.)
Glad my university made it to the semis this year, Izzatdust was too good unfortunately we cannoh compete
Izzatdust is a beast.
Yay!
Somehow Tayana Sawh reminds me of 2016 Peterhouse's Hannah Woods
Sansucci-Palace? Sans Souci, Amol! C'est francais!
Of course some questions will be repeated from years before (PASCAL!, PENSEE!)... Other than that, there's always someone southing an answer, somewhere... Here... LINGUAL !!! (But of course, NOT because of smartness or intelligence, just only because I'm a Veterinarian =P )
In my case, only because my teeth are trash and I spend too much time in a dental chair. :)
Great! Two stunning women in the final--Sawn and Haddad.
The same result if Manchester had won. 😘
The fact that both of them don't overextend the time when answering bonuses might lead to both teams scoring like 200's or possibly even 300's.
Sawh is just dreamy
Would be great if she could dream up some answers
Dude …
@@aquapony Let's see you captain a team...
@@aquapony she's a good captain and she did get answers correct. Also sometimes you just get lucky or unlucky with the questions you get
@@PramilaKharal I was captain of my university chess team. I also won some games, as a captain should.
that jazz round was so much easier than the classical music rounds
Maybe for you! Both are good for me...
this is myopic, the jazz round literally included the most popular artist per instrument
yeah, I'm not knowledgeable about Jazz but Miles Davis, John Coltrane...it's hardly obscure
Yes please Tayana, hit me up.
She is smoking
Tucson is 120 miles southEAST of Phoenix; not SW.
Curious that Amol should throw in casually, by way of a correction, that Descartes died in 1650 (5m29s- kzhead.info/sun/nKVvZcuLmV-saYE/bejne.htmlsi=H6X9BUKu4bA1Ac7G) given that, when he started on UC, he appeared to have no knowledge of French, let alone French philosophers. I wonder if he is experimenting with the technique that Bamber developed for apparently knowing all the answers (see kzhead.info/sun/qceaZblubIitgoU/bejne.html)? If so, the difference is that (1) Bamber was brilliant at it, and (2) he finally let us into the secret, thereby queering the pitch.
I was curious that no-one on the team.seemed to know that the point of the "es" in Descartes is to get the "t" pronounced.
Thanks so much for the upload. Like last week, nice to see a good-margin win leading up to the final even if the losers may have been particularly unlucky with their bonuses. For the first time I noticed what difference it makes to have a longer name, as in UCL Hall vs Manchester De Los Reyes-White. Well done to both teams though. Really pleased we won't have any female-free team in the final this year. High time.
Even last year there were females. 3 if I can remember
@@sharanyaray2454 and 3 the year before that
@@gooscarguitar ah yes! How could I forget that year which got me interested in UC😅
Why didn't UCL and Imperial participate in the previous season?...
UCL were on, they were eliminated in the quarter finals. Imperial submitted a team but they weren't selected to be on the programme.
I might have to change my opinion of Amol…his hero is Shane Warne…wtf…I hope it is only his game and not his life he admires (and I am an Aussie but Warney was a W⚓️
You know he (Amol) wrote a book about spin bowling, don't you?
UCL Sawh looks like a leading mother that's on the show with 3 of her kids, Izzatdust being the quirkiest one of the lot 😆
how so? she looks like a contestant to me. she is not older than the others nor is she behaving in a motherly way. your comment is sexist
@@vanjaw1146 Mate if you could kindly shut your wokeness and start to take things lightly, maybe you'll be a happier person. Here are the reasons - 1. She doesn't answer much. Almost always relied on the rest 3. 2. She's acts more maturely than the rest 3 of her team. 3. She doesn't rush, always gives room for deliberation. A general observation; nothing serious.
@@theresnothingness Ah, got it, thanks! I simply forgot about people with mommy issues. Good luck with your recovery!
@@vanjaw1146 As long as I have your mother to help me out, I'm all good. Thanks to her!
@@vanjaw1146 You sound tremendously insecure
"There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus." Blaise Pascal "There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy." Blaise Pascal
yeah, this is very obviously stupid nonsense. All the Christians are rational and happy! Sure; go visit the Bible Belt and see if you come to that conclusion.
also, your Christian 'God' is a figment of your imagination. There is no evidence at all for its existence
Sawh is a beautiful woman. I feel as a straight woman that is a complement not a creepy comment
Your caveat is creepy, however, suggesting that a man's or lesbian's praising a woman's good looks is per se creepy.
but feel like she was just repeating answers of the other team members. Same can be said of the other captain in the Final.
@@alani3992 you mean she did what any captain on UC does? Shocking
Why is Izzatdust not captain?
looks!!
Captain has extra duties. He might not have wanted to divide his focus.
Your best player in any competition is not usually the captain.
Different skill set. It's a management function. Sawh has it, as does ICL's Haddad, and at this level it can be the difference between winning and losing.
So many teams have the single woman as captain, it must be deliberate. Mlle Sawh does not, however, appear as clueless as some comments appear to suggest.
Oh dear! How I bemoan the fact that so few students nowadays know anything about Anglo-Saxon history, despite the fact that it forms the foundations of the country in which they live!
If that Sawh answers even one question correctly in the final, I'll buy her shoes, lingerie and a Bvlgari perfume....
weird
She is training to be a medical doctor so she must be quite intelligent and well educated. Perhaps Izzy Stardust is just so phenomenally quick with the answers she rarely gets a chance to reply before him. Anyway have your cheque book ready just in case!
@@jameshogan6142 ha ha!! my money is safe.. Izzy Stardust could go out for a marathon and Sawh still wouldn't be able to answer much.. she literally stares at her teammates and just repeats their answers.. every single UC participant is studying something and training to be something.. so in that sense everyone is intelligent and well educated.. if you want to be the captain you need to be able to answer questions correctly as well.. just being intelligent and well educated is not enough!!
@@bookworm5452 Trouble is Izzy is so fast he would probably have completed the marathon before Amol had completed the introductions. In any case Sawh has answered questions in previous rounds.
Creep.
Awesome!! So, for the final we have two brilliant teams with totally useless captains!! What all criteria does one need to satisfy in order to be the captain?? It's definitely not "having a better than average general knowledge"..
Great teams with stunning answers that they seem to drag out of another universe. I been watching UC since Bamber Gasgoine, and it was SO boring having only Oxbridge dominating. Very limited. Now, teams from the length and breadth of UK are punching their way through the status quo. Brilliant teams. Outstanding answers. Wonderful TV viewing. Rather getting to like host Rajan too, in his new role. Bravo to all! Good luck finalists.
Izzatdust is incredible, good luck in the final. 🎉