Coimbatore :

They have won several quiz contests, but it hurt them when they lost at the Young Mind IT Quiz in 2014. The team from G K D Matriculation School in Periyanaickenpalayam here returned with the intention to win the contest this year. And, they did it.

M Sharat Chandar and A S Hari Krishna became the champions of the Young Mind IT Quiz 2015 that was organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology on Monday.

After competing with more than 400 teams across the state, the GKD Matriculation Higher Secondary School made it to the finals only to clash against the former champions from Vivekananda Vidyalaya in Chennai.

“I think the G K D team was well prepared. It reflected in the way they were shooting their answers for every question,” said the quiz master Giri Balasubramaniam.

“There was no specific strategy as such. We wanted play the game as usual,” said M Sharat Chandar. The team said that this quiz was easier for them because they prepared for another IT Quiz a few days ago.

The team won the quiz scoring 70 points in the five rounds of the finals. While the GKD team had strategically claimed their win before the final round ended, the fight for the runners up became closer between St Jude’s, Kotagiri and Vivekananda Vidyalaya. However, by the end of the final round, both teams managed to score 40 points each, and the quiz master called for a tie breaker.

Unfortunately, the St Jude’s team pressed the buzzer with excitement, but got the answer wrong, making Vivekananda Vidyalaya the runners up of the quiz.

The winners of the contest were awarded a trophy and an iPad each. All other participants were given a trophy and a tablet.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Coimbatore / by Adarsh Jain, TNN / August 31st, 2015