As expected it turned out to be another closely fought battle for top honours at TMC's Wisdom 2009 - the ultimate quiz challenge - and it was an extraordinarily talented team of quizzers from Seylan Bank led by Brian Joseph that emerged victorious edging out Mahesha Weerasinghe's team into the second slot after 2 tie breaker rounds.
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They were followed by 3 other teams formed by groups of individuals - led by Indika Jayasinghe, Rasitha Chandradasa and Lathike Niriella respectively. The Wisdom Quiz, held on Saturday September 19 at the Galle Face Hotel, was yet again conducted by Ruwan Senanayake, a founder member and Official Quiz Master of TMC, whose mission is to make Sri Lanka the most sought after venue for International Quizzes.The team from Dialog Telekom bagged the top honours in the Mercantile sector while the schools category was won by Royal College A team, Seylan being the top among the Bank teams and Mahesha Weerasinha's the best in teams formed by individuals.
This time too Royal "A" team bagged the top slot in the Schools and Educational Institutions category having competed with leading schools such as Ananda, Nalanda, Royal, St Thomas', St Josephs, D S Senanayake, Ave Maria, Richmond and Wycherley International as well as teams from the Colombo Medical Faculty and Achievers Business School.
The presence of two schools from as far as Negombo and Galle were well appreciated by the audience and all participating teams in this sector were presented with Book Vouchers worth Rs 2500/- each with the compliments of Pan Asia Bank - a new feature in this year's Wisdom Quiz.
Dialog Telekom too had to overcome a tie with Amba Research to win the Mercantile Sector category having competed with teams from Aitken Spence, Interblocks, DHL, GlaxoSmithkline and Suntel in the first 5 rounds. Seylan Bank team also won the category award for Banks and Financial Institutions beating teams from Commercial Bank, Kandy and Colombo, Pan Asia Bank and People's Bank.
Completing the line up of 33 teams were 7 teams formed by groups of individuals who made the contest that much more competitive and four of these teams bagged the five top slots in the Quiz while Mahesha Weerasingha's team emerged the best. Every contestant was presented with a certificate of participation, a unique feature in TMC's WISDOM series, and trophies and certificates of excellence were awarded to the top two teams and the 04 sector winners.
TMC's Wisdom Quiz event is much looked forward to in the Quiz arena in Sri Lanka, and a TMC spokesperson indicates that the feedback from participants after Wisdom 2009 confirms that it will remain so for many more years to come.
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