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Kumasi Academy has qualified for the semi-finals stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after brilliantly dominating colleagues Armed Forces Senior High Technical School (AFSHTS) and Apam Senior High School (ASHS).
Armed Forces put up a great game in Round 1 to earn a tie with Kumasi Academy.
They each earned 17 points, 4 points clear of Apam SHS, who came in with 13 points.
End of Round 1
— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 4, 2020
Kumasi Academy: 17pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 17pts
APAM SHS: 13pts
Four more rounds to go!#NSMQQuarterfinals #NSMQ2020 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/xelNVTmX91
However, representatives of the Ashanti Region-based school, Benjamin Harris Yeboah and Emmanuel Osei outmatched their opponents in the subsequent rounds of the quarter-finals contest.
End of Round 2
— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 4, 2020
Kumasi Academy: 27pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 19pts
Apam SHS: 12pts
Next round is the Problem of the Day.#NSMQQuarterfinals #NSMQ2020 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/Shgj8CYn2X
Round 3's 'Problem of the day' proved a tough feat for Apam SHS who failed to answer any of the questions correctly, hence gaining zero points.
Kumasi Academy and Armed Forces SHTS however amassed 4 points each.
Scores so far
Kumasi Academy: 31pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 23pts
Apam SHS: 12pts#NSMQQuarterfinals #NSMQ2020 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/AsCzhuPN5W— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 4, 2020
Apam SHS upped their game to secure 10 points in Round 4.
The True or False answer demanding round landed the Central Region-based school at 22 points, with Kumasi Academy in a clear lead with 41 points and Armed Forces SHTS coming in second with 30 points.
End of Round 4
— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 4, 2020
Kumasi Academy: 41pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 30pts
Apam SHS: 22pts
One more round to go.#NSMQQuarterfinals #NSMQ2020 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/crr7F4Rx8Q
Kumaca sealed their victory at the end of the contest with 47 points, leaving Armed Forces SHTS and Apam SHS with 33 and 25 points respectively.
End of Contest
— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 4, 2020
Kumasi Academy: 47pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 33pts
Apam SHS: 25pts#NSMQQuarterfinals #NSMQ2020 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/EHUG7ftyf4
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