Winner Sean Carey
A field of 61 competitors including Kevin Ashman (3 time British Champion, past World and European Champion), Mark Bytheway (2008 World Quiz Champion), Pat Gibson (2007 World and British Champion) met at Staveley in Derbyshire. With such a strong field of competitors it was perhaps a surprise that it was Sean Carey who took the title, beating second placed Kevin Ashman by 8 points. Ranked 19th before the start of the event, Carey is the lowest ranked competitor to win the British title, and the first person from outside the top 3. That said, he was likely ranked lower than he ought to have been on account of his not being able to attend as many ranking events as his peers. When he has competed in Grands Prix he has typically been placed in the top 10 of finishers.
| Position | Competitor |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Carey |
| 2 | Kevin Ashman |
| 3 | Mark Bytheway |
| 4 | Pat Gibson |
| 5 | Nic Paul |
| =6 | Alan Gibbs |
| =6 | John Wilson |
| =6 | Olav Bjortomt |
| =9 | Chris Quinn |
| =9 | Dave Edwards |
| =9 | Mark Labbett |
Read more about this topic: British Quizzing Championships, 2008, Venue Staveley
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