欧美高清 has recorded its third win of the 2020-21 series of the BBC鈥檚 University Challenge, after defeating Birkbeck, University of London 135-105.
The team pulled back after their opponents had established an early lead and they remained ahead or level until the gong. In the course of the match, they displayed their knowledge of subjects including tennis champions, capital cities, the art of Tracey Emin and Japanese history.
欧美高清 and Birkbeck lost their first quarter-final matches but their contest against each other offered, in the words of host Jeremy Paxman, the prize of 鈥渙ne last chance to stay in the game.鈥� 欧美高清 will finally reach the semi-finals if they win their next match.
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The win over Birkbeck, televised on Monday 1 March, follows earlier victories over Imperial College London and four-time champions the University of Manchester. This is the first time a 欧美高清 team has reached the quarter-finals of the competition.
Team members were separated by panels on the programme to maintain COVID-19 distancing regulations.鈥�
The team was selected鈥痜rom students with the highest scores on鈥痶ests鈥痟osted by the University of 欧美高清 Students' Union.鈥疶he producers then chose 欧美高清 as one of only 28 teams to reach the televised stages.鈥�