Nico Pattyn

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Nico Pattyn
Medal record
Quizzing
Representing Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006Singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 BromleyClub
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 GhentSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 GhentNational Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 TallinnNational Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 TallinnPairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 ParisNational Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 BlackpoolSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 BlackpoolNational Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 BlackpoolClub
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 OsloNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 DordrechtNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 DerbyNational Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 BrugesNational Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 TartuNational Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 LiverpoolMasters
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 LiverpoolSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 LiverpoolNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 BucharestNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 RotterdamNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 AthensNational Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 AthensClub
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 ZagrebNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 VeniceNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 SofiaNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 KrakówPairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 KrakówNational Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 BerlinNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 TorremolinosNational Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 FuengirolaNational Team

Nico Pattyn (born on 26 October 1968, in Roeselare, Belgium) is one of Belgium's most successful quiz players. He became European Quizzing Champion in November 2007, claiming the title in Blackpool. He was the first to beat English quiz legend, Kevin Ashman at the European championships individuals. He also won an individual silver medal at the first European Quizzing Championships in 2004 in his hometown Ghent and in 2013 in Liverpool, behind his compatriot Ronny Swiggers.

In 2005 and 2006, Pattyn came in 3rd place on two occasions in the World Quizzing Championships. He has placed in the top twenty of the World Championships on every occasion. [1] Since 2007, countryman Ronny Swiggers has placed even higher than Pattyn ending 2nd in both 2008 and 2009 and 3rd in 2010.

He has captained the Belgian national team since 2003 when his team won the "England-Belgium interland" in Bromley, the precursor of the EQC. Pattyn has won three European titles in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and silver or bronze in all the seven other competitions with the national site. With his club "Café Den Hemel" he won the club competition in 2003, which was part of the "England-Belgium interland", and a European bronze medal in 2007. Together with his Café Den Hemel teammate Paul Arts, he also won bronze in the European pairs competition in 2005. In 2013, he also won the first edition of the Masters competition in a final against Pat Gibson. He was Flemish champion in 2008, 2011 and 2012.

His strongest subjects are history, geography and culture.

Pattyn was raised in Langemark but now lives in Ghent. He works as a psychologist.

2008 Interview

An interview with Nico Pattyn is available on the Norwegian Quiz Association website [2]

References

  1. International Quizzing Association, results WQC and EQC 2004-2007, www.iqa.be
  2. "Norwegian Quiz Association Interview".