Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated (as it was impossible for them to be in the highest scoring losers).
Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round.
Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.
In what was the most closely fought final since 2006 (when the University of Manchester beat Trinity Hall, Cambridge also by ten points), Imperial had leads of 90 to 25 and 105 to 45 before Reading fought back to take a narrow 120 to 105 lead. Max Zeng (Imperial) then narrowly beat the Reading captain Michael Hutchinson to a starter on the Brecon Beacons, after which Imperial took two bonuses and a five-point lead in the process. A five-point penalty for Reading was the final change in the scoreline before the gong.
The trophy and title were thus awarded to the Imperial team of Max Zeng, Fatima Sheriff, Michael Mays, and Gilbert Jackson.
The trophy was presented by Russian-born Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim.
Spin-off: Christmas Special 2021edit
First roundedit
Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni. Out of 7 first-round winners, the top 4 highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals. The teams consist of celebrities who represent their alma maters.
Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
Teams with grey scores won their match but did not achieve a high enough score to proceed to the next round.
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.
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The 51st series of University Challenge began on 12 July 2021 on BBC Two 1 The final aired on 4 April 2022 when Imperial College London and the University of Reading were declared the series winners and runners up respectively In this series the University of Dundee made its debut appearance in the BBC series Contents 1 Results 1 1 First round 1 1 1 Highest scoring losers play offs 1 2 Second round 1 3 Quarterfinals 1 4 Semifinals 1 5 Final 2 Spin off Christmas Special 2021 2 1 First round 2 1 1 Standings for the winners 2 2 Semi finals 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksResults editWinning teams are highlighted in bold Teams with green scores winners returned in the next round while those with red scores losers were eliminated as it was impossible for them to be in the highest scoring losers Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won teams that lost their first quarter final match A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie breaker question First round edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date King s College London 115 100 University of Glasgow 215 12 July 2021 University College London 135 140 St Hilda s College Oxford 275 19 July 2021 London Business School 100 180 Hertford College Oxford 280 26 July 2021 Emmanuel College Cambridge 135 140 University of St Andrews 275 2 August 2021 Queen Mary University of London 115 90 Oxford Brookes University 205 9 August 2021 University of Strathclyde 110 175 University of Reading 285 16 August 2021 University of Durham 90 190 Trinity College Cambridge 280 23 August 2021 University of Exeter 130 80 University of Manchester 210 30 August 2021 University of Edinburgh 270 80 Peterhouse Cambridge 350 6 September 2021 St John s College Cambridge 155 210 Imperial College London 365 13 September 2021 St Catharine s College Cambridge 130 120 University College Oxford 250 20 September 2021 University of Dundee 145 135 Royal Northern College of Music 280 27 September 2021 Wolfson College Oxford 110 165 University of Bristol 275 4 October 2021 University of Birmingham 245 10 University of Sussex 255 11 October 2021 Highest scoring losers play offs edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University College London 170 175 St John s College Cambridge 345 18 October 2021 Emmanuel College Cambridge 180 115 Royal Northern College of Music 295 25 October 2021 Second round edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date St John s College Cambridge 220 45 Queen Mary University of London 265 1 November 2021 Emmanuel College Cambridge 125 120 St Catharine s College Cambridge 245 8 November 2021 University of Edinburgh 185 175 University of Bristol 360 15 November 2021 St Hilda s College Oxford 45 235 Trinity College Cambridge 280 22 November 2021 University of Reading 245 50 University of Dundee 295 29 November 2021 King s College London 165 115 Hertford College Oxford 280 6 December 2021 University of Birmingham 225 50 University of St Andrews 275 13 December 2021 University of Exeter 70 205 Imperial College London 275 3 January 2022 Quarterfinals edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Reading 170 135 University of Birmingham 305 10 January 2022 King s College London 50 235 Imperial College London 285 17 January 2022 St John s College Cambridge 140 155 Emmanuel College Cambridge 295 24 January 2022 University of Edinburgh 230 95 Trinity College Cambridge 325 31 January 2022 University of Birmingham 115 140 King s College London 255 7 February 2022 University of Reading 120 225 Imperial College London 345 14 February 2022 Emmanuel College Cambridge 145 150 University of Edinburgh 295 21 February 2022 St John s College Cambridge 155 125 Trinity College Cambridge 280 28 February 2022 King s College London 80 85 Emmanuel College Cambridge 165 7 March 2022 University of Reading 145 70 St John s College Cambridge 215 14 March 2022 Semifinals edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Imperial College London 170 65 Emmanuel College Cambridge 235 21 March 2022 University of Edinburgh 115 145 University of Reading 260 28 March 2022 Final edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Imperial College London 125 115 University of Reading 240 4 April 2022 In what was the most closely fought final since 2006 when the University of Manchester beat Trinity Hall Cambridge also by ten points Imperial had leads of 90 to 25 and 105 to 45 before Reading fought back to take a narrow 120 to 105 lead Max Zeng Imperial then narrowly beat the Reading captain Michael Hutchinson to a starter on the Brecon Beacons after which Imperial took two bonuses and a five point lead in the process A five point penalty for Reading was the final change in the scoreline before the gong The trophy and title were thus awarded to the Imperial team of Max Zeng Fatima Sheriff Michael Mays and Gilbert Jackson The trophy was presented by Russian born Dutch British physicist Andre Geim Spin off Christmas Special 2021 editFirst round edit Each year a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni Out of 7 first round winners the top 4 highest scoring teams progress to the semi finals The teams consist of celebrities who represent their alma maters Winning teams are highlighted in bold Teams with green scores winners returned in the next round while those with red scores losers were eliminated Teams with grey scores won their match but did not achieve a high enough score to proceed to the next round A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie breaker question Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Edinburgh 160 125 University of Leicester 285 20 December 2021 University of Winchester 95 130 University of Bradford 225 21 December 2021 University of Bristol 95 125 King s College Cambridge 220 22 December 2021 London School of Economics 75 130 Hertford College Oxford 205 23 December 2021 Corpus Christi College Cambridge 130 145 St Anne s College Oxford 275 24 December 2021 Birkbeck University of London 125 30 University of Portsmouth 155 27 December 2021 University of Kent 115 95 Goldsmiths University of London 210 28 December 2021 Standings for the winners edit Rank Team Team captain Score 1 University of Edinburgh Miles Jupp 160 2 St Anne s College Oxford John Robins 145 3 University of Bradford Martin Roberts 130 Hertford College Oxford Adam Fleming 5 King s College Cambridge Shahidha Bari 125 Birkbeck University of London Jolyon Maugham 7 University of Kent Peter White 115 Semi finals edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Edinburgh 145 125 University of Bradford 270 29 December 2021 Hertford College Oxford 155 95 St Anne s College Oxford 250 30 December 2021 Final edit Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Edinburgh 235 95 Hertford College Oxford 330 31 December 2021 The winning University of Edinburgh team consisted of Catherine Slessor Thomasina Miers Miles Jupp and Phil Swanson The second placed Hertford College team consisted of Soweto Kinch Elizabeth Norton Adam Fleming and Isabelle Westbury References edit BBC Two University Challenge 2021 22 Episode 1 BBC Online Retrieved 30 June 2021 External links editUniversity Challenge homepage Blanchflower Results Table nbsp This article relating to a television programme from the UK is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University Challenge 2021 22 amp oldid 1218150522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
