Winner Mark Bytheway
All the big players were in attendance for this one, including every former winner of the title. For the first time ever the event had to be settled on a tie-break, Kevin Ashman and Mark Bytheway being neck-and-neck, 8 points ahead of Pat Gibson in third place. Reference was had to the players' discarded scores (both in Sport & Games) with Bytheway emerging victorious by a margin of one point (170 to 169 out of 240). Byethway's achievement was well received by the field of 62, not least because he is still recovering from surgery undertaken after he was struck with a life-threatening illness. Kevin Ashman was typically magnanimous in defeat. He now holds 'just' the World and European individual titles!
| Position | Competitor |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bytheway |
| 2 | Kevin Ashman |
| 3 | Pat Gibson |
| 4 | Chris Quinn |
| 5 | Jesse Honey |
| 6 | Sean Carey |
| 7 | Mark Kerr |
| 8 | John Wilson |
| 9 | Nic Paul |
| 10 | Ian Bayley |
There was a first in the Pairs event, Kathryn Johnson partnering David Lea to a win. In so doing she becomes the first woman to hold a Championship title on the UK quiz circuit. Like the Individual event, the Pairs saw a tie, which had to be decided on 'countback'. The unlucky Pair who finished as runners-up were Chris Quinn and Mark Kerr.
Read more about this topic: British Quizzing Championships, 2009, Venue Derby Conference Centre
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