Max Zeng

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GPS Zeng to the rescue again, helping Imperial College London win ... (AsiaOne)

Imperial College London came up trumps and was crowned champions of the British quiz programme University Challenge 2022 on Monday night (April 4).

It was far from a runaway victory for Imperial College as they pipped the University of Reading to the trophy with a score of 125 to 115. As expected, Zeng rang his buzzer ahead of anyone else for question one to earn Imperial College 10 points. During the final with the University of Reading, Zeng did not disappoint and brought his A-game.

5 questions that Singaporean student Max Zeng got correct. How ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: The prestigious British TV quiz show, University Challenge, has a reputation for posing esoteric questions on niche topics.

But his interests extend beyond geography. But his coolness is only matched by social media's equal fervour for his specialist expertise in geography. More specifically, social media commenters have noticed that Zeng – as he's fondly known – seems to have the innate ability to pinpoint any location on a map.

S'porean geography whiz Max Zeng and Imperial College team win ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — Mr Maximilian Zeng, the 22-year-old Singaporean student who shot to social media stardom for his prodigious geography knowledge on British ...

“I need the name of an early historian here. He put his side into an early lead when he buzzed in on the first question before competition host Jeremy Paxman had even completed asking it. SINGAPORE — Mr Maximilian Zeng, the 22-year-old Singaporean student who shot to social media stardom for his prodigious geography knowledge on British television quiz show University Challenge, has helped his team emerge victorious after a thrilling final in the competition.

S'porean Max Zeng shows off geography prowess to help team win ... (Mothership.sg)

He helped Imperial College London beat the University of Reading 125 to 115, and be crowned the champions of University Challenge 2022. What happened. The ...

In a tense finish, Zeng then fires off the answer to another lesser-known geography question – which required the team to identify the area in which the highest peak in South Wales is located – and narrows the gap between his team and the University of Reading's. When the show host Paxman presented the team with a highlighted portion of a region on a world map, Zeng immediately identified the natural region and UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Sundarbans". The finals began with the Imperial College team taking the lead after Zeng correctly identified a quote by the historian Thucydides, securing his team an early 10 points.

S'pore Student Maximilian Zeng Leads Imperial College To Quiz ... (Must Share News)

Singapore student Maximilian Zeng led his Imperial College team to victory in the finals of the University Challenge quiz show on 4 Apr.

The team then scored 10 more points after they answered two out of their three bonus questions on planetary explorations, bringing their tally to 125 points and giving them a five-point lead. Things started well for the Imperial College team as our favourite boi successfully identified a quote by historian Thucydides. His team then answered two out of the three bonus questions correctly, securing a 20-point headstart. On Monday (4 Apr), Max Zeng featured for the last time on the programme as Imperial College took on the team from the University of Reading for the trophy.

Imperial wins University Challenge for historic fourth time (Imperial College London)

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE - Imperial's team are this year's winners of the TV quiz programme for the fourth time.

The months of training together are the most fun I've ever had.” “More than that, to have found four close friends in my amazingly talented teammates Fatima, Max and Gilbert and reserve Felix is something for which I’ll be eternally thankful. Imperial’s student team, made up of captain Michael Mays, Fatima Sheriff, Gilbert Jackson and Max Zeng, defeated the University of Reading by ten points.

Singaporean quizzer Max Zeng's team wins University Challenge (The Straits Times)

Team Imperial College bested University of Reading in the finals on April 4 in an extremely close match. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

One commenter remarked: "Wow, what a close match. The moment he finished the question, Mr Zeng's buzzer sounded. The third-year biochemistry student, 22, shot to social media fame earlier this year for his vast geographical knowledge.