The European Quizzing Championships (EQC) are an annual multi-disciplinary quiz event, in which representatives from various countries compete as individuals, teams (clubs and national teams) and pairs. The 2011 championships took place in Bruges, Belgium 4-6 November 2011 and the 2012 ones in Tartu, Estonia between November 9 and 11, 2012. As most of the top players of the world are Europeans, the EQC are almost on a par with the WQC.
The playing environment differs drastically, though, as the EQC is played in one place only, in English only (WQC is played in the language of each country) and has several competitions with more than one player (pairs, national teams - for four players, and clubs - also four players).
The 2010 event attracted media attention from BBC Radio Derby and is to be the subject also of a BBC Radio 4 documentary (due out in 2011) presented by the comedian, and quiz enthusiast, Paul Sinha. The 2006 event in Paris was also the subject of a well received Channel 4 documentary 'Quizzers' by the director Paul Whittaker, shown in the UK as part of the series 'New Shoots'.
Read more about European Quizzing Championships: Individual Champions, Pairs Champions, National Team Champions (four Players Each), Club Champions (four Players Each)
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