Irish Quiz League: Season 2

Season 2 of the Zoom-based Irish Quiz League was held between April and May 2022, and consisted of 24 teams from across Ireland and beyond (players were also based in the UK, US and India).

  • The 24 teams were arranged into three divisions of 8 teams, with each team playing each other once during the season.
  • The season ran for seven weeks, every Monday night between April 4th and May 31st 2022 (excluding April 18th and May 2nd due to those being Irish bank holidays).
  • At the end of the season, division champions were decided entirely on league position – unlike season 1, there was no need for playoffs or semi-finals.
  • There was a total prize fund of over €1,000 with cash prizes for the winner and runner-up in each division.
  • Promotion/relegation was in effect for top & bottom 2 teams in each division, for the subsequent season in 2023.

Roll of honour:

Division 1

  • Champions: A Tribe Called Cheist (€300 cash prize)
    • Frank Tobin (captain)
    • Callum McClements
    • Gary Stephens
    • Brian Craythorne
    • Jim McColgan
    • Darragh Ennis
    • Mick Lee
  • Runners-up: The Rollin’ Estonians (€150)
    • Patrick Carthy (captain)
    • Paul Curtayne
    • Gearóid Grogan
    • Kevin Finn
    • Matthew Marcus

Division 2

  • Champions: The Motley Crew (€200 prize + promotion to Div 1)
    • Amit De (captain)
    • Sander van der Hayden
    • Shane Whitlock
    • Mark Eves
    • Quentin Holt
    • Pat Gibson
  • Runners-up: Risky Quizness (€120 + promotion)
    • Jonathan Williams (captain)
    • Daniel Fullard
    • Tony Rafferty
    • Rhonda Donaghey
    • Kevin McDermott
    • Karen Byrne

Division 3

  • Champions: C4M2L (€150 + promotion to Div 2)
    • Michael Gunn (captain)
    • Liam Rabbitte
    • Chris Joyce
    • Chris McKenzie
    • Colm Beirne
    • Martha Egan
    • Colm Ó Laoghóg
  • Runners-up: Thrown Together (€100 + promotion)
    • Cathal Dunne (captain)
    • Alan McClarty
    • Martin Blake
    • Kevin Lawless
    • Kellyann McKillen
    • Tom Waddell

Season 2 league tables & results:

Division 1PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 1PWDLFADiffBPts
1
A Tribe called CheistFrank Tobin (captain)
Callum McClements
Gary Stephens
Brian Craythorne
Liam Thom
Darragh Ennis
Mick Lee
7601379325+54327
2
The Rollin' EstoniansPatrick Carthy (captain)
Paul Curtayne
Gearóid Grogan
Matthew Marcus
Kevin Finn
7511400334+66224
3
The O'GravitonsDaniel O'Sullivan (captain)
Donal O'Driscoll
Joe Mac Sweeney
Paul Culloty
Thomas Keating
Chris Harrison
Martina Quinn
7412371342+29321
4
InterprovinzialePaddy Duffy (captain)
Dave McBryan
Brian Shaw
Carol Cronin
Patrick Conway
Rick O'Shea
Aidan McQuade
7403378325+53420
5
Aldo Bream Sleeps With The FishesEamonn O'Riordan (captain)
Alan King
Brian O'Halloran
Donal Ring
John Holohan
7304351344+7315
6
ZapruderConor Horgan (captain)
Noel Rogers
James Conroy
John McKenna
Liam Whelehan
David Rogers
7304329343-14012
7
E=MC HammerBrian Murphy (captain)
Joseph O'Donoghue
Conor Murphy
Shane Butler
Seoan Webb
Alan Bouse
Dougie Russell
Colin Foster
7205322347-25210
8
Veni Vidi WikiIshaan Chugh (captain)
Ujjwal Deb
Jyotesh Singh
Pradeep Ramarathnam
Suby Bhattacharya
Kunal Malhotra
Akash Bansal
7007237407-17000
Division 2PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 2PWDLFADiffBPts
1
The Motley CrewAmit De (captain)
Shane Whitlock
Mark Eves
Quentin Holt
Pat Gibson
7700390320+70129
2
Risky QuiznessJonathan Williams (captain)
Daniel Fullard
Tony Rafferty
Rhonda Donaghey
Kevin McDermott
Karen Byrne
7502333316+17222
3
FFCKSSFiona Diffley (captain)
Kevin Conlon
Fariz Iqbal
Ciara Fitzpatrick
Shane Jackson
Stuart Redmond
7313341338+3317
4
The UnderdogsMark Lynch (captain)
Stephen Costello
Liz Flynn
James Sherry
Morgan Casey
Cathy Goulding
Dave Finn
7313348330+18115
5
The FloatersPaul Hughes (captain)
Brian O'Hanlon
Peter Lowney
Peter Smith
Pádraig McLoughlin
7304323324-1315
6
The Kew ToursDerek Cray (captain)
Bernard Sellars
John Groarke
Colm Murphy
Colm O’Sullivan
7304311342-31113
7
AsktheaudienceGerry Barrett (captain)
Tom Diffley
Tom Clarke
Stephen MacDonagh
Erin McBride
Damien White
7214308340-32010
8
The Hitsquad OraclesRobbie Renehan (captain)
Brian Murphy
Michael Coonan
Martin Holohan
Stephen Holst
Anna Murphy
7016298342-4435
Division 3PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 3PWDLFADiffBPts
1
C4M2LMichael Gunn (captain)
Liam Rabbitte
Chris Joyce
Chris McKenzie
Colm Beirne
Martha Egan
Colm Ó Laoghóg
7601369258+111125
2
Thrown TogetherCathal Dunne (captain)
Alan McClarty
Martin Blake
Kevin Lawless
Tom Waddell
7601367267+100125
3
Emperor's ChambermaidsNeil Murphy (captain)
Dónal Mulligan
Gary John O'Sullivan
Niamh O'Keeffe
Conor Murphy
7601328263+65125
4
Sliced Pangúr BánEoin O'Reilly (captain)
Ben Russell Jones
Rahim Dina
Robert Crawley
Conor O'Reilly
7304307287+20214
5
The HoneybadgersDarragh Buckley (captain)
Fintan O'Meara
David Carolan
Adam Nevin
Stephen Screeney
7304255296-41113
6
The Knights of Queen DollyRichard Spencer (captain)
Carmen Spencer
Dr. Sarah Martyn
Annemarie McCarthy
Michael Madders
Dr. Leanne Hinch
7205237291-5408
7
Single Transferable VoteCourtney Campbell (captain)
Olly Donnelly
Jack McInerney
Michael Sharry
Anoushaka Sindhu
7106226313-8715
8
Whizzing QuizardsKen MacKenzie (captain)
Sanveer Singh Puri
G Vinod
Jay Joyce
Denise Lestrange
Maura Tobin
7106220334-11404

Past results & questions