{"id":50843,"date":"2024-02-19T16:10:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=50843"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T16:10:24","slug":"sheffield-face-birkbeck-in-tonights-university-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/sheffield-face-birkbeck-in-tonights-university-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield face Birkbeck in tonight&#8217;s University Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield University take on Birkbeck University of London this evening in the second leg of the University Challenge quarter finals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team have performed well in their previous three fixtures and will be looking to capitalise on Birkbeck\u2019s weaker form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A win will see them one step closer to their first final since 2008.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Sheffield<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Birkbeck<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average points per match<\/td><td>193.3<\/td><td>160<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>% correct starter questions<\/td><td>82.93%<\/td><td>64.44%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>% correct bonus questions<\/td><td>51.02%<\/td><td>53.09%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total points<\/td><td>580<\/td><td>480<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The team is represented by captain Cameron Colclough, philosophy student Matthew Nail, history student Safiyyah Rujak, and history and Spanish student Joseph McGough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield University take on Birkbeck University of London this evening in the second leg of the University Challenge quarter finals. 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