The 2023 Irish Open was held on 24th 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.
Questions & answers:
- Irish Open 2023 Part 1 questions (Media, World, Sport & Games, History)
- Irish Open 2023 Part 1 answers
- Irish Open 2023 Part 2 questions (Sciences, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture)
- Irish Open 2023 Part 2 answers
Top 10 results (Irish venue)
| Rank | Player Name | Media | World | Sport | History | Science | Entertainment | Lifestyle | Culture | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Henry | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 187 |
| 2 | Patrick Carthy | 15 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 186 |
| 3 | Brian Craythorne | 19 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 178 |
| 4 | Dave McBryan | 17 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 167 |
| 5 | Kevin Jones | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 137 |
| 6 | Joseph O’Donoghue | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 136 |
| 7 | Gary Stephens | 13 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 134 |
| 8 | John Hayes | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 128 |
| 9 | Paddy Duffy | 15 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 122 |
| 10 | Andrew Tracey | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 118 |
Top 10 results (satellite venues)
1. Vincent Rousset (France) 166
2. Ivan Andonov (Serbia) 158
3. Adam Yearsley (Australia) 153
4. Aaran Mohann (Australia) 152
5. Doug Wilson (Australia) 147
6. Lovro Jurišić (Croatia) 146
7. Krešimir Melnik (Croatia) 142
8. Žarko Stevanović (Serbia) 141
9. Eric Ziegler (France) 141
10. Marius Tudor (Romania) 140
Top 5 Irish scores by genre:
Media
1. Mark Henry 22
2. Tom Lenihan 20
3. Brian Craythorne 19
4. Daniel Watts 18
5. Dave McBryan 17
World
1. Patrick Carthy 28
2= Dave McBryan 25
2= Mark Henry 25
4. Brian Craythorne 24
5. Cathal Dunne 22
Sport
1. Patrick Carthy 28
2. Mark Henry 25
3. Dave McBryan 23
4. Brian Craythorne 22
5. John Nolan 18
History
1. Mark Henry 28
2. Brian Craythorne 25
3= Daniel Watts 23
3= Dave McBryan 23
3= Patrick Carthy 23
Science
1. Patrick Carthy 23
2= Brian Craythorne 21
2= Mark Henry 21
4. John Hayes 19
5= Dave McBryan 16
5= Kevin Jones 16
Entertainment
1. Mark Henry 26
2= Brian Craythorne 24
2= Patrick Carthy 24
4= Dave McBryan 22
4= Gary Stephens 22
Lifestyle
1= Dave McBryan 20
1= Patrick Carthy 20
3. Brian Craythorne 18
4= Carol Cronin 17
4= Paul Hughes 17
Culture
1= Brian Craythorne 25
1= Patrick Carthy 25
3. Mark Henry 24
4. Joseph O’Donoghue 22
5. Dave McBryan 21