New Delhi, July 5, 2012 — Divyanshu Gandhi & Luv Aggarwal, K.S Roshan Menon &Rishabh Vasu from New Era Public School and St. Francis De Sales, New Delhi respectively gave the city of Delhi reasons to cheer as they qualified for the North Zone Finals of HDFC Life School Quiz 2012, a special quiz based on theme of Olympic Games. Overall 6 teams have qualified for the North Zone finals.. Other teams include La Martiniere College, Lucknow, Bright Lands School, Dehradun (2 teams) and Kendriya Vidyalaya, Noida. Two teams will from the North Zone finals will make it to the national semi-finals. The show being hosted by ESPN STAR Sports presenter and commentator Alan Wilkins has been conceptualized and implemented by the ESPN STAR Sports’ Event Management Group (EMG).
In this Olympic year, the Olympic edition of HDFC School Quiz 2012 is an important initiative by ESPN STAR Sports EMG Group to enthrall, entertain and educate sports fans across the country about the forthcoming block buster properties on the network. The quiz show will also have a special section wherein famous current and past Indian Olympians ask relevant questions to participating students. The televised broadcast of HDFC School Quiz 2012 precedes London Olympics 2012 which will also be showcased on ESPN STAR Sports.
Format of the quiz
A total of 72 teams, 18 teams from each zone, have qualified for the TV rounds.
Stage 1 of the television round– The Zonal Qualifier – has 6 episodes in each zone and therefore 6 winners from each zone.
Stage 2 –The Zonal Finals – will have 8 episodes in all – 2 episodes in each zone therefore 2 winners from each zone; and best lucky loser amongst all zones. A total of 9 teams will qualify for stage 3.
Stage 3– The National Semifinals – will have 3 episodes therefore 3 winners.
Stage 4 –The National Final – best of the three final; features 3 winners of the previous round. Therefore the quiz will have 37 episodes in all with a possibility of the 38th (if the best of three final series goes all the way)
Broadcast schedule of HDFC Life School Quiz 2012 on ESPN
Ep. No.
Stage
Day
Air Date
Start Time
1
The Zonal Finals-North Zone Final 1
Friday
6/7/2012
19:30 hrs
2
The Zonal Finals West Zone Final 1
Monday
9/7/2012
19:30 hrs
3
The Zonal Finals East Zone Final 1
Tuesday
10/7/2012
19:30 hrs
4
The Zonal Finals South Zone Final 1
Wednesday
11/7/2012
19:30 hrs
5
The Zonal Finals-North Zone Final 2
Thursday
12/7/2012
19:30 hrs
6
The Zonal Finals West Zone Final 2
Friday
07/13/2012
19:30 hrs
7
The Zonal Finals East Zone Final 2
Monday
07/16/2012
19:30 hrs
8
The Zonal Finals South Zone Final 2
Tuesday
07/17/2012
19:30 hrs
9
The National Semifinals
Wednesday
07/18/2012
19:30 hrs
10
The National Semifinals
Thursday
07/20/2012
0:30 hrs
11
The National Semifinals
Friday
07/21/2012
0:30 hrs
12
The National Final (Best of three)
Monday
07/23/2012
19:30 hrs
13
The National Final (Best of three)
Tuesday
07/24/2012
19:30 hrs
14
The National Final (Best of three)
Wednesday
07/25/2012
19:30 hrs
*Schedule subject to change
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