Series 43 of University Challenge began on 15 July 2013 on BBC Two.
Results 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 orange scores must win one more match to return in the next round (current highest scoring losers, teams that won their first quarter-final match, teams that won their second quarter-final match having lost their first, or teams that won their first quarter-final match and lost their second). Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches must 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 Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Aberdeen140 Queen's University Belfast 245 15 July 2013 St John's College, Cambridge180 University of Reading 300 22 July 2013 Trinity College, Cambridge300150 Christ Church, Oxford 450 29 July 2013 Durham University170190 Queens' College, Cambridge 360 5 August 2013 Loughborough University155195 Clare College, Cambridge 350 12 August 2013 SOAS University of London230155 University of Southampton 385 19 August 2013 Brasenose College, Oxford215 University of Manchester 320 26 August 2013 Keele University295 University of Liverpool 335 2 September 2013 Balliol College, Oxford250 Peterhouse, Cambridge 395 9 September 2013 University of York270 University of Bath 340 16 September 2013 Pembroke College, Cambridge255 Somerville College, Oxford 400 23 September 2013 Cardiff University145 University of Exeter 240 30 September 2013 St John's College, Oxford260 Downing College, Cambridge 375 7 October 2013 Aberystwyth University230 Bangor University 340 14 October 2013
Highest scoring losers play-offs Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Durham University245 Christ Church, Oxford 385 21 October 2013 University of Southampton185 Loughborough University 265 28 October 2013
Second round Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of York240 Somerville College, Oxford 375 4 November 2013 Downing College, Cambridge210 Queen's University Belfast 345 11 November 2013 Clare College, Cambridge175 Christ Church, Oxford 340 18 November 2013 Bangor University335 University of Southampton 395 25 November 2013 Trinity College, Cambridge240 Peterhouse, Cambridge 350 2 December 2013 University of Manchester325 Queens' College, Cambridge 435 9 December 2013 University of Liverpool230 Cardiff University 375 16 December 2013 University of Reading240 SOAS University of London 330 6 January 2014
Quarter-finals Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Trinity College, Cambridge285205 University of Manchester 490 13 January 2014 Cardiff University90200 SOAS University of London 290 20 January 2014 Somerville College, Oxford195160 Clare College, Cambridge 355 27 January 2014 Queen's University Belfast90290 University of Southampton 380 3 February 2014 Trinity College, Cambridge280105 SOAS University of London 385 10 February 2014 University of Manchester195 Cardiff University 300 17 February 2014 Somerville College, Oxford21595 University of Southampton 310 24 February 2014 Clare College, Cambridge125 Queen's University Belfast 230 3 March 2014 University of Manchester200 University of Southampton 280 10 March 2014 SOAS University of London165 Queen's University Belfast 310 17 March 2014
Semi-finals Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Trinity College, Cambridge260 University of Manchester 435 24 March 2014 Somerville College, Oxford190 SOAS University of London 295 31 March 2014
Final Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Trinity College, Cambridge240 Somerville College, Oxford 375 7 April 2014
The trophy and title were awarded to the Trinity team of Matthew Ridley, Filip Drnovšek Zorko, Ralph Morley, and Richard Freeland. The trophy was presented by Jeanette Winterson.
Spin-off: Christmas Special 2013 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.
Results 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.
First Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date University of Reading185 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 270 20 December 2013 University of Kent160 Lancaster University 260 21 December 2013 Keele University Aberystwyth University 235 23 December 2013 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge255 Christ Church, Oxford 320 26 December 2013 St Hugh's College, Oxford University of Stirling 220 27 December 2013 University of Leicester University of Sussex 185 30 December 2013 King's College London185 University of Southampton 290 31 December 2013
Standings for the winners RankTeamTeam captainScore1 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Mark Damazer 2552= Emmanuel College, Cambridge Simon Singh185 University of Southampton Stefan Buczacki4 Lancaster University Roger Ashton-Griffiths 1605 Keele University Ian Moncrieff 1406= St Hugh's College, Oxford Suzy Klein125 University of Leicester Sue Cook
Semi-finals Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Emmanuel College, Cambridge185 University of Southampton 290 1 January 2014 Lancaster University180 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 325 2 January 2014
Final Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date Emmanuel College, Cambridge175 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 315 3 January 2014
The Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge team of Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Helen Castor, Mark Damazer and Lars Tharp beat Emmanuel College, Cambridge and their team of Hugo Rifkind, Mary-Ann Ochota, Simon Singh and Rory McGrath.
References
External links University Challenge homepage Blanchflower Results Table