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 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast 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 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast 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 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast 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	70	205	Imperial College London	275	3 January 2022

Quarterfinals[]

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
					10 January 2022^[2]
					17 January 2022^[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.

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
University of Edinburgh	160	125	University of Leicester	285	20 December 2021
University of Winchester	95	130	University of Bradford	225	21 December 2021
University of Bristol	95	125	King's College, Cambridge	220	22 December 2021
London School of Economics	75	130	Hertford College, Oxford	205	23 December 2021
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge	130	145	St Anne's College, Oxford	275	24 December 2021
Birkbeck, University of London	125	30	University of Portsmouth	155	27 December 2021
University of Kent	115	95	Goldsmiths, University of London	210	28 December 2021

Standings for the winners[]

Rank	Team	Team captain	Score
1	University of Edinburgh	Miles Jupp	160
2	St Anne's College, Oxford	John Robins	145
3=	University of Bradford	Martin Roberts	130
3=	Hertford College, Oxford	Adam Fleming	130
5=	King's College, Cambridge	Shahidha Bari	125
5=	Birkbeck, University of London	Jolyon Maugham	125
7	University of Kent	Peter White	115

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
University of Edinburgh	145	125	University of Bradford	270	29 December 2021
Hertford College, Oxford	155	95	St Anne's College, Oxford	250	30 December 2021

Final[]

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
University of Edinburgh	235	95	Hertford College, Oxford	330	31 December 2021

References[]

^ "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 1". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 25". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 26". BBC Online. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

External links[]

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[1] "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 1". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[2] "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 25". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[3] "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2021/22, Episode 26". BBC Online. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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