The 2023 Irish Interprovincials were held on 23rd September in the Dublin suburb of Rathmines as part of the second annual Irish Quizzing Championships weekend. Here are the results, plus copies of the questions and answers.
Results:
Match 1
- Connacht A 41 – 59 Leinster A
- Connacht B 17 – 60 Leinster B
- Ulster A 54 – 56 Munster A
- Ulster B 32 – 74 Munster B
Match 2
- Connacht A 34 – 30 Ulster A
- Connacht B 10 – 16 Ulster B
- Leinster A 43 – 47 Munster A
- Leinster B 20 – 36 Munster B
Match 3
- Munster A 47 – 61 Connacht A
- Munster B 48 – 49 Connacht B
- Ulster A 56 – 55 Leinster A
- Ulster B 51 – 48 Leinster B
The scoring scheme is as follows:
- A matches:
- Win = 50 tournament points
- Draw = 25 tournament points
- Narrow loss = 20 tournament points for a 1-point loss, 18 points for a 2-point loss and so on, down to 2 points for a 10-point loss and zero for a loss of 11 points or more
- B matches:
- Win = 20 tournament points
- Draw = 15 tournament points
- Narrow loss = 10 tournament points for a 1-point loss, 8 points for a 2-point loss and so on, down to 1 point for a 10-point loss and zero for a loss of 11 points or more
So after the first three matches, here was the tournament ranking:
- Munster: 160
- Ulster: 132
- Connacht: 130
- Leinster: 117
Therefore Munster and Ulster advanced to the final.
Final:
- Munster 48 – 27 Ulster
3rd/4th place playoff:
- Connacht 42 – 36 Leinster
Final ranking:
- Champions: Munster
- Runners-up: Ulster
- 3rd place: Connacht
- 4th place: Leinster
Questions & answers:
- Match 1 questions and answers – by John Groarke
- Match 2 questions and answers – by Lorcan Duff
- Match 3 questions and answers – by John Nolan
- Final questions and answers – by Lorcan Duff