Nordic Quizzing Championships
The Nordic Quizzing Championships is a bi-annual quiz event in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Top quizzers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are invited.
The event includes three different competitions: An Individual Competition, a Team Competition, and a Pairs Competition.
International Quizzing Association delegates from Estonia, Finland and Norway, meeting at the European Quizzing Championships in Blackpool in November 2007, began talks with a view to instituting a Nordic Championships. The first event was hosted by Tallinn, Estonia in 2008.[1] In 2010 the competition was in Turku, Finland.[2] The 2012 championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] In 2015 the competition was held in Oslo, Norway following a 3-year break.[4] In 2018 the championships took place in Tallinn, Estonia.[5]
Results
2008: Tallinn
10 May 2008.[6]
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles |  Tero Kalliolevo
|
 Ole Martin Halck
|
Thomas Kolåsæter
|
| Pairs | Tero Kalliolevo Jussi Suvanto
|
Ole Martin Halck Harald Aastorp
|
Øystein Aadnevik Dag Fjeldstad
|
| Teams | Tero Kalliolevo Jussi Suvanto Jari-Pekka Vuorela Tuomas Tumi
|
Dag Fjeldstad Harald Aastorp Lars Heggland Knut Heggland
|
Tore Dahl Trine Aalborg Thomas Kolåsæter Ole Martin Halck
|
2010: Turku
22 and 23 May 2010.[7]
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Tero Kalliolevo
|
Tore Dahl
|
Harald Aastorp
|
| Pairs | Tero Kalliolevo Tuomas Tumi
|
Tore Dahl Ole Martin Halck
|
Knut Heggland Lars Heggland
|
| Teams | Tero Kalliolevo Tuomas Tumi Jari-Pekka Vuorela Jari Hynninen
|
Sigve Sørland Harald Aastorp Stig Sanner Lars Heggland
|
Tore Dahl Jon Strøm Thomas Kolåsæter Knut Heggland
|
2012: Copenhagen
19 and 20 May 2012.[8]
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Tero Kalliolevo
|
Thomas Kolåsæter
|
Harald Aastorp
|
| Pairs | Tero Kalliolevo Tuomas Tumi
|
 Ove Põder Tauno Vahter
|
Thomas Kolåsæter Tore Dahl
|
| Teams | Thomas Kolåsæter Ole Martin Halck Lars Heggland Tore Dahl
|
Ove Põder Igor Habal Arko Olesk Tauno Vahter
|
Harald Aastorp Ingrid Sande Larsen Stig Sanner Geir Kristiansen
|
2015: Oslo
25 and 26 April 2015.[9]
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Thomas Kolåsæter
|
Ove Põder
|
Tero Kalliolevo
|
| Pairs | Tero Kalliolevo Jussi Suvanto
|
Tore Dahl Thomas Kolåsæter
|
Ole Martin Halck Harald Aastorp
|
| Teams | Thomas Kolåsæter Ole Martin Halck Geir Kristiansen Harald Aastorp
|
Arne Blakkisrud Lars Heggland Knut Heggland Stig Sanner
|
Jari Hakalax Tero Kalliolevo Jussi Suvanto Tuomas Tumi
|
2018: Tallinn
19 and 20 May 2018.[10][11][12]
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Igor Habal
|
Ole Martin Halck
|
Tero Kalliolevo
|
| Pairs | Igor Habal Kaarel Silmato
|
Tore Dahl Thomas Kolåsæter
|
Ove Põder Tauno Vahter
|
| Teams | Igor Habal Ove Põder Kaarel Silmato Tauno Vahter
|
Thomas Kolåsæter Lars Heggland Tore Dahl Geir Kristiansen
|
Markku Virtanen Tero Kalliolevo Jussi Suvanto Tuomas Tumi
|
References
- ^ Põhjamaade meistrivõistlused 10.05.2008
- ^ Nordisk mesterskap 2010 - parkonkurransen
- ^ NQC 2012
- ^ Nordic Quizzing Championship 2015
- ^ Nordic Quizzing Championship 2018
- ^ Hooaeg 2007/08 10.05 - Põhjamaade MV
- ^ NQC 2010 in English
- ^ NQC 2012
- ^ Results from the Nordic Quizzing Championships 2015
- ^ Põhjamaade MV - üksikmäng
- ^ Põhjamaade MV - võistkonnamäng
- ^ Põhjamaade MV - paarismäng