Thursday 22 May 2014

Only Connect: Series 9: Elimination Matches Review

OK guys, we've now seen both elimination matches in this series of Only Connect, and two teams have been sent home. And neither are teams you would've expected would be among the first two to fall.

Match 5: Relatives vs Exhibitionists
The Relatives, Hamish and Davina Galloway and Davina's son Nick Latham, lost a low scoring first match to the Europhiles, while the Exhibitionists, Keith Andrew, Tim Westcott and Eric Kilby, were more comprehensively beaten by the Heath Family due to some unlucky near misses. In their joint match, the Exhibitionists, again, struggled in the earlier rounds, though they did fare better than before. The Relatives maintained a slender advantage going into the Walls, both of which contained an anagram set! It was the Missing Vowels when the Relatives moved away somewhat, winning by a score of 21-15.

Match 6: Erstwhile Athletes vs Software Engineers
The Erstwhile Athletes, Daniel 'Quiz Addict' Fullard and Chris and Brendan Curtis, lost a good close first match to the Record Collectors, while the Software Engineers were soundly beaten by the Welsh Learners. The sides were pretty evenly matched in the earlier rounds, with the Software Engineers staying narrowly ahead for the most part. The Walls proved key, the Engineers got a full ten, while the Athletes missed one connection and only made seven. This gave the Engineers a bit more leeway in the final round, and that, coupled with a slightly better showing in that final round, saw them win 24-19.

And so, we have our first two casualties of the series. Very bad luck to both the Exhibitionists and the Athletes, neither of whom deserve to lose both their matches, and both played very well considering. Well done to the Relatives and Engineers though, and best of luck to both in their next matches!

I'll be back in two weeks' time with summaries of the two qualification matches.

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