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After his triumph at the very first World Quizzing Championship 2003 he has not medaled at the world stage ever since (but always was Top10). His absence at Ghent in 2004 (when England won the first European Championship) meant he was not selected for the national team until 2006. He should have played in 2007 but travel problems delayed his arrival at the event. Consequently he has only latterly become a regular in the star-studded English national team (comprising all 4 world champions to date (Ashman, Mark Bytheway and Pat Gibson). He is also part of the Broken Hearts ( with Ian Bayley, David Stainer and Mark Grant) quiz team which play in the QLL and have been European Club champions from 2007 to 2009. Bjortomt won the Pairs Championships with partner Stainer in 2009 and has won 11 international medals on aggregate (see medal table). He also holds the title "British Quizzing Grandmaster".
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