University Challenge 2021–22

The 51st series of University Challenge began on 12 July 2021 on BBC Two.[1]

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 (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
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast 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
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast 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
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast 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 Imperial College London 3 January 2022[2]

Quarter finals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
10 January 2021[3]

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2021

First Round

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.

First Round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Edinburgh University of Leicester 20 December 2021
University of Winchester University of Bradford 21 December 2021
University of Bristol King's College, Cambridge 22 December 2021
London School of Economics Hertford College, Oxford 23 December 2021
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge St Anne's College, Oxford 24 December 2021
Birkbeck, University of London University of Portsmouth 27 December 2021
University of Kent Goldsmiths, University of London 28 December 2021

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
29 December 2021
30 December 2021

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
31 December 2021

References
  1. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 1". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 24". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 25". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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