Singaporean Max Zeng helps Imperial College London win UK quiz show University Challenge finals
Maximilian Zeng, a Singaporean student with a talent for answering obscure geography-related questions, is among the team of four from Imperial College that won this season of University Challenge. Aired on Apr 4 on BBC, the 22-year-old biochemistry student helped bring the team into the lead with a few minutes left on the clock, helping earn the trophy in the British quiz show. For the full story: cna.asia/3KaUfdM
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If you watch the entire show, everyone did their bits as each of them specialised on certain topics for the quiz..
@calhs515
2 жыл бұрын
Yes they did contribute equally! It is team work
@fernsmp9416
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I mean yes, he is very reliable and fast when it comes to those questions, but each team member has a specialty area and they work well together. Good team rapport. You root for the whole team.
@callmevil
2 жыл бұрын
@@fernsmp9416 yep for sure!
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
Yup its a group effort and not personal glory.
@jayguerero47
2 жыл бұрын
Throughout the season, Zheng was the most impressive especially those picture maps questions.
Gotta give props to Zeng for turning up for every episode in a laid back t-shirt.
It was an extremely close call. Hutchinson was only a millisecond behind Max’s Brecon Beacons answer . We could see that his hands pressed the buzzer but Max was just a fraction of a second ahead. The result could have swung the other way. Well done Max and team 👏👏👏 So proud of him .
@user-ir2ox2if2p
2 жыл бұрын
@@acwmq Jokes on you, he owns an xbox
Max Zeng is an amazing, talented man.
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
So as the rest of team members.
Congratulations to Zheng and the Imperial team! =D Hope everyone had fun.
@timothyaugustine7093
2 жыл бұрын
It's Zeng
Hutchinson solo carried his team, clearly the MVP of the tournament. He could've won them but barely missed the buzzer by a microsecond at 0:08. Props to Imperial though, they were consistent all along.
@jimmihendrixhendrix9575
2 жыл бұрын
I am sure he'll struggle if I come up with the questions.
Yes everyone contributed and did very well and questions were well distributed
Excellent series. Well done 👍
Regardless. even if you are keeping scores on who contributes the most and who isnt. it's still an team effort. Everyone crossing the finish line as a team. Why single just one person for the winning in supposedly a team event. Yes indeed a Singaporean is in the winning team.
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@alphaomega9387
2 жыл бұрын
dude this is a singapore news channel ofcourse they're gonna highlight "singaporean", stop being so sensitive
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
@@alphaomega9387 CNA is an international national so need to highlight it all.
@alphaomega9387
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobafett5757 "Based in singapore"
@motherlandbot6837
2 жыл бұрын
@Brian Lee Did you notice how in the earlier rounds, Mr. Paxman repeatedly kept his back towards Zheng and Sheriff while informally conversing with teammate Jackson? He stopped doing this during the last rounds. Plenty of (white) Britons have commented on this in their media, and I'm neither Singaporean nor Asian, but felt that it was painful to see. But the now war obsessed Beeb couldn't refrain from relentlessly reminding us during Michael Foal's space mission that he was "British born Michael Foal".😄
If you notice Hutchinson, he seems to know the answer... but somehow Zeng was just a split second faster at the buzzer. What a clutch play! Watch in slo-mo to enjoy the turn around moment.
Zeng is a living atlas
Singapore is soo proud 😊😊
Our Singaporean!
Congratulations 🎉
Zeng coming in clutch bro!!
All the best
Making singapore proud hehe❤️ IMPERIAL ZHENG
Imperial Zeng: Mummy I’m on CNA!
0:09 Hutchinson a milisecond late, this happens so many times. It's funny to see his reaction
❤️❤️
Zeng Indonesia pride
🏆🇸🇬💪
if you look closer, one of the contestants from Reading is a lecturer and not a student.... #chaolao
the clip makes sheriff look like a free loader XD
🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
He studies biochemistry knows about everything else
Zeng is the star as compared to the rest who are mostly Masters & PhD students.
@commieskungflu1635
2 жыл бұрын
Undergraduate is the hardest to get in for elite universities.
Everyone helps. Singapore media always doing this type of report. Many videos people makes looks like Max is the only one contributing. Well I am impressed with his human GPS knowledge. He looks a bit awkward when he answered correctly. Like waiting for people to praise him. Hope he gets the recognition he deserved.
The other team missing an asian with glasses... Gg
@csy897
2 жыл бұрын
Jesudoss looks Asian though.
@gbalaji2023
2 жыл бұрын
In the other team there is Sylvian Jesudoss an asian who is from South India.
Ok. Heading news flash is Misleading. Ok. Actually, it's two British students contestants who did the Most ! Answering ! Cheers to the 2 ! !
@fork9001
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not misleading because the headline is vague. “Help” could mean answering 3 questions or answering 17. Max answered most of the geography questions.
@fernsmp9416
2 жыл бұрын
This team has won because of all 4 of them. You can tell there are some types of questions where a particular person is "in charge of" and they rely on each other that way.
@edwinlim8863
2 жыл бұрын
@@fork9001 ok. To be fair , the heading was like - it was Max who did answer the most, or. Like it was him , who singlehandedly won the quiz. Yes . He did answer right. But, Honestly , I think it was the 2. Who actually deserved the recognition.
@fork9001
2 жыл бұрын
@@edwinlim8863 Probably because there were more questions about those specialised topics and subjects or because they study more subjects.
@edwinlim8863
2 жыл бұрын
@@fork9001 ok. Yes. But since it's a Team quiz challenge. N not a One Man quiz, I think , headlines should read. - University Team wins quizz prize , n not. - Just mentioning -. A particular Nationality. To be honest.
Imperial Zhnged by Imperial Zeng
Oh no haters and jealous kids are gonna come here and slam zeng, acting all shocked Singapore media is showcasing a fellow Singaporean 😂 when no one literally denied the other members aren’t as good too
@fog3911
2 жыл бұрын
I mean they did explicitly deny it earlier
Hard carry
*This is a Group effort winning streak and not personal glory*
Hutchinson is a very good leader
@user-hz6yg6mf3o
2 жыл бұрын
He's impressive.....together with Ounsley
Final seems to have less geography questions! Otherwise Imperial would have performed much better rather than winning marginally!
The questions in the quiz should include sports, food, woman and more
@sh_bequietreal1013
2 жыл бұрын
The problem is that uni don’t really teach about sport, food ect
@joshr920
7 ай бұрын
Woman lol
Why is the media CNA so biased? Everyone agrees that it is team effort?
Hutchison hard carry
As a Singaporean I thought the western world knows Malaysia more than Singapore. Singapore only started gaining popularity from the ceo of tiktok and the game show boy max zeng hahaha
😀
We're Asians, of course we carry our teams on our back.
I only saw mays and jackson working harder though
why isn't he the team leader???
There's a obvious weakest link in the team. To carry the team, the strongest member has to be exceptional, which was about Max did. Really no point being there if the person just score 20~30 points or less for every match.
The girl just sit there. Which country she come from huh?
What a shame! They told zeng to give chance to his teammates to answer, he was doing so well. That's what you get for being egocentric.
Sheriff didn't say much
Singaporean ix shen Now singaporean max zeng Must make clear is singaporean hah 🤣
@mysticker2u
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Annabel
@abrahamdecruz5128
2 жыл бұрын
Hello,oh short term memories?you forgot the spore boy who won the swimming gold in the Olympics?
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
@@mysticker2u Annabel the Doll ?
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
Wheres Ix Shen now ?
@alexsandrkerensky7457
2 жыл бұрын
@@abrahamdecruz5128 that one we just say joseph schooling 😹
I bet Mays and Jackson is a couple.
Is zeng related to Bruce Lee?
*Those questions are very simple actually*
Oh dear.... they speak English but for some reason i don't understand a word... 🤣
@bobafett5757
2 жыл бұрын
Its time for you to get English Tutor.
Stupid title??? It's a team effort and not solely Max!
Clickbait
Singapore is a developed country. Giving so much focus to a student taking part in a quiz show is ridiculous.
@csy897
2 жыл бұрын
But he’s imperial zeng!
@NewmaticKe
2 жыл бұрын
We'll do it for you too, when the time comes
@doyteo2476
2 жыл бұрын
@@csy897 good one 😂
That was alooooooot of helps, come JB help your fellow Singaporeans to tilt their car at petrol station lah
*Am waiting for latest news update on Ukraine and Shanghai and Sri Lanka cos that matters most*
Why arent these sporeans studying here in SG schools???
@athena8875
2 жыл бұрын
Because it is way expensive to study at local universities.
@WilliamLionCity
2 жыл бұрын
@@athena8875 Really? How much more does it cost for a Singaporean to study at a SG university compared to those in the UK? Or you are yet to learn how to do the math correctly?
@athena8875
2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLionCity well... let's just say, maths is not my major.
@kikilala7724
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone are entitled to their choices like u made a choice to make such a ridiculous remark
@NewmaticKe
2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLionCity Dumb question deserves a corresponding answer
*Why is this even reported in CNA ?!?!*
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Buy why point to this man? He has learnt alot like this rest and did very well but why point him out? Is it because you feel under valued by the world? That is not how the people of the world see chinese people, that is how you view yourselves , i as an ordinary ignorant english man have nothing but respect for the chinese people and the beauty of their nation ,i just dont trust the system you live under but like i said im an ordinary ignorant english man
Max Zeng? Zeng? From China?
@user-hz6yg6mf3o
2 жыл бұрын
O goodness me........mate
prc sporean...Hail Ah Tiong...
@WilliamLionCity
2 жыл бұрын
Blizzard99, my parents came from mainland China too, but it's none of your business.
@lenachoong5439
2 жыл бұрын
And so did my grandparents and great grandparents. 🙄
@johnchua2159
2 жыл бұрын
Blizzard99 And what are you Ah Dog?
@blizzard9954
2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLionCity non of my business...why u replied?? wakaka sillypool cant swallow the truth
@WilliamLionCity
2 жыл бұрын
@@blizzard9954 I just like to reply to people like you even though it's none of your business.
Why did you have to show the bit where Zeng hardly contributed anything.