Champions of the World (TV series)

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Indian TV series or program

Champions of the World

Presented by| Harsha Bhogle
Country of origin| India
Production
Producer| Ajesh Ramchandran
Running time| 30 minutes
Release
Original network| ESPN (Season 1)
Star Cricket (Season 2)
Original release| 2007 (2007) –
2008 (2008)

Champions of the World is a cricket based quiz show telecast on ESPN and Star Cricket. This was a contest aimed at and exclusive to college students below the age of 25. The quiz endeavored to test the cricket quotient of students across the country. It was hosted by renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle.

## Format[edit]

### Season One[edit]

24 college teams from all over India were selected based on their performance in written qualifiers.[1] These were held in Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. 3 colleges contested each televised episode and the winner proceeded to the semi finals. The remaining 2 teams were eliminated. Winner of each semi final proceeded to take part in a best-of-three final. The winners of season one were BMS College of Engineering from Bangalore.[2]

### Season Two[edit]

18 college teams from all over India were selected based on their performance in written qualifiers. 3 colleges contested each televised episode and the winner and the runner up proceeded to the second round. The 2 highest scoring winners proceeded to the finals. The 2 lowest scoring winners along with the highest scoring loser took part in the eliminator. The winners of season two were Acharya Prafulla Chandra College from Kolkata who won a thrilling final by 1 point, beating Defending Champions BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.

## Episode Format[edit]

The show consisted of three rounds. The names were based on terms used in One Day International \- Powerplay, middle overs and slog overs.

## Results[edit]

Season  | Winners  | Finalists

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2007  | BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore | IIT, Delhi
College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai

2008  | Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Kolkata | BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
Jadavpur University, Kolkata

## Sponsors[edit]

Season one was sponsored by Appy Fizz, a product by Parle Agro.

## External links[edit]

* Episode 1
* Episode 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ Appy Fizz - Champions of the World quiz by ESPN Star Sports
2. ^ Champions of the world