Warwick reaches University Challenge final

The University of Warwick has reached the final of BBC Two's University Challenge, one of the UK's most prestigious and fiercely contested quiz competitions.

Warwick was one of 28 universities from across the UK to take part in this year's series and has now made it to the final two.

The university in Coventry is now vying for its third win, having taken home the trophy in 2007 and 2021.

This year's team is captained by maths student Oscar Siddle, joined by Ananya Govindarajan (engineering), Thomas Hart (maths), and Benjamin Watson (philosophy, politics, and economics).

Oscar Siddle said: "It's been a great experience – hanging out with the other teams backstage, getting to see the ins and outs of television production, and entertaining our semi-serious long list of acquired superstitions.

"Hopefully everyone's as excited for the final as we were to play it."

They will take on Christ's College Cambridge in the final, to be aired on Monday 12 May on BBC Two at 20:30 BST.

The team made a strong start in the series, beating the University of East Anglia 275–125 in the first round.

In round two, they triumphed over Oriel College, Oxford, 215–110, and then outsmarted Queen's University Belfast 215–95 in their first quarter-final.

Their second quarter-final against Christ's College Cambridge - the team they will face again in the final - proved tougher and at one stage they trailed by 150 points.

However, a late push narrowed the final score to 155–205.

They clinched a rematch by going on to defeat University College London and Darwin College, Cambridge, in their last quarter-final and the ensuing semi-final.

This is the second series of the hit quiz show hosted by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan, following Jeremy Paxman's retirement in 2023.

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