https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&feed=atom&action=historyConor Travers - Revision history2024-03-29T11:45:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=161160&oldid=prevAndres Sanchez: Made ZoomDown section detailed again, fix if anything.2023-05-22T00:54:34Z<p>Made ZoomDown section detailed again, fix if anything.</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">23 July </del>2020, Travers <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">won </del>the first <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>ZoomDown<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] series</del>, which was created during national lockdown that was imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was invited back for the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>ZoomDown Championship of Champions]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, where </del>he <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">also </del>won <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">close </del>game against [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Elliott Mellor</del>]] in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">its </del>[[Episode ZD134|final]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===[[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]]=</ins>==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">29 June </ins>2020, Travers <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appeared on </ins>the first <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">series of </ins>ZoomDown, which was created during national lockdown that was imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He played against [[Graeme Cole]] and pulled off an impressive win and 13 maxes to start his run. Battles against [[Jack Hurst]] - in what would be a 30th Birthday Champ rematch - and [[Tom Chafer-Cook]] earned him two more centuries. However his run came to an end when [[Callum Todd]] beat Conor to the conundrum, despite a six-point lead and Conor being on a max game.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He then faced up </ins>against <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Series 3 runner-up, </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tom Cappleman</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. Despite being beat on the first number game, Travers bit back by playing {{word|NAEVOID}} and bit harder with the nine {{word|SLOGANEER}}. He progressed forward after a very tense {{score|116|91}}.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He then stepped into </ins>[[Episode ZD134|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </ins>final]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with a familiar face, Elliott Mellor. Both players matched each other on almost every single round. The only exceptions were when Conor found {{word|GALEATED}} and when Elliott got a one-away solve on a 6-small. With a one-gap between both players in favor of Travers, Conor quickly turned {{word|THINGEESS}} into {{word|SIGHTSEEN}}, ending the close game and crowning Conor the winner of the Championship of Champions</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He also managed to keep his streak of scoring a century in every single game, and has racked up 1,313 points throughout his run.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>TobyMcDonaldhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=148902&oldid=prevAndres Sanchez: /* ZoomDown */2022-03-31T15:40:55Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">ZoomDown</span></span></p>
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</table>Andres Sanchezhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=147491&oldid=prevTobyMcDonald at 16:47, 30 January 20222022-01-30T16:47:19Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Conor Travers.png|thumb|200px|right|Conor Travers in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Conor Travers.png|thumb|200px|right|Conor Travers in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">contestants </del>in the show's history. He has achieved three [[max game]]s, the only contestant who is known to have done so. As well as being one of the most experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]]s and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''[[Countdown]]'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[contestant]]s </ins>in the show's history. He has achieved three [[max game]]s, the only contestant who is known to have done so. As well as being one of the most experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]]s and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''[[Countdown]]'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' once more on [[Episode S49|23 December 2020]], <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">7 </del>years after winning the [[30th Birthday Championship]], for a festive [[special episode]] against [[Jack Worsley]]. He continued his letters streak, and thus has not missed a single maximum in the last 61 letters rounds. He maxed every round in the game apart from the conundrum {{word|URINALAIM}}, which neither player attempted, but won the game {{score|118|110}} and became the first player ever to win 21 games on the show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' once more on [[Episode S49|23 December 2020]], <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">seven </ins>years after winning the [[30th Birthday Championship]], for a festive [[special episode]] against [[Jack Worsley]]. He continued his letters streak, and thus has not missed a single maximum in the last 61 letters rounds. He maxed every round in the game apart from the conundrum {{word|URINALAIM}}, which neither player attempted, but won the game {{score|118|110}} and became the first player ever to win 21 games on the show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers is still interested in ''Countdown'', and regularly participates in unofficial [[Co-event|''Countdown'' tournaments]]. He attended the very first tournament, [[COLIN 2005]], followed by [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]]. He won [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. He finished runner-up in COLIN 2017 where he was beaten in a crucial conundrum by fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Dylan Taylor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers is still interested in ''Countdown'', and regularly participates in unofficial [[Co-event|''Countdown'' tournaments]]. He attended the very first tournament, [[COLIN 2005]], followed by [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]]. He won [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. He finished runner-up in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[COLIN XIII|</ins>COLIN 2017<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>where he was beaten in a crucial conundrum by fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Dylan Taylor]].</div></td></tr>
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</table>TobyMcDonaldhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=144077&oldid=prevTheWikiMan at 11:36, 21 September 20212021-09-21T11:36:10Z<p></p>
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</table>TheWikiManhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=143455&oldid=prevThe Doctor at 21:14, 30 August 20212021-08-30T21:14:46Z<p></p>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conor_Travers&diff=143387&oldid=prevTobyMcDonald at 16:26, 27 August 20212021-08-27T16:26:39Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented contestants in the show's history. As well as being one of the most experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]]s and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''Countdown'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Series Winners|</ins>champion<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented contestants in the show's history. As well as being one of the most experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]]s and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' in May 2006 as the No. 1 seed. He beat [[Daniel Peake]] by 69 points in the [[Episode 4106|quarter-final]], [[Paul Howe]] by 24 points in the [[Episode 4110|semi-final]] before meeting [[Matthew Shore]] in the [[Episode 4112|Grand Final]]. Travers won {{score|98|83}} to become the youngest-ever <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>series champion<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>at 14 years old, a record which cannot be broken due to an over-16s only rule enforced from [[Series 64]]. He also set the record for winning the longest series at the time (153 shows) as the series started the previous year due to the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], which delayed the start of the series being filmed. Travers was the first of two champions to be crowned with [[Des Lynam]] as presenter, the other being [[Richard Brittain]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' in May 2006 as the No. 1 seed. He beat [[Daniel Peake]] by 69 points in the [[Episode 4106|quarter-final]], [[Paul Howe]] by 24 points in the [[Episode 4110|semi-final]] before meeting [[Matthew Shore]] in the [[Episode 4112|Grand Final]]. Travers won {{score|98|83}} to become the youngest-ever series champion at 14 years old, a record which cannot be broken due to an over-16s only rule enforced from [[Series 64]]. He also set the record for winning the longest series at the time (153 shows) as the series started the previous year due to the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], which delayed the start of the series being filmed. Travers was the first of two champions to be crowned with [[Des Lynam]] as presenter, the other being [[Richard Brittain]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===25th Anniversary Special===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===25th Anniversary Special===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since losing to Paul Gallen, Travers appeared on [[Countdown]]'s [[Episode 4473|25th anniversary special]] against [[Chris Wills]], playing a to slightly shorter round format with celebrities selecting the letters and numbers, and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the No. 1 position on [[Apterous]], while also setting the then highest ever score of {{Apterous|URL=62408|161|133}} in an [[15 round format (old)|old 15 Rounder]] against [[Andrew Hulme]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since losing to Paul Gallen, Travers appeared on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>[[Countdown]]'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'<nowiki>'</nowiki></ins>s [[Episode 4473|25th anniversary special]] against [[Chris Wills]], playing a to slightly shorter round format with celebrities selecting the letters and numbers, and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>online again and spent some time in the No. 1 position on [[Apterous]], while also setting the then highest ever score of {{Apterous|URL=62408|161|133}} in an [[15 round format (old)|old 15 Rounder]] against [[Andrew Hulme]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===30th Birthday Championship===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===30th Birthday Championship===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to Countdown again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. There he proved to have lost none of his edge, and overcame a field of strong contestants. He won his [[Episode 5618|first match]] against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]] despite falling 6 points behind early in the match, then maxed 14 rounds in his [[Episode 5637|second match]] to beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]]. His [[Episode 5642|third match]] saw him go one better, as he scored a [[max game|perfect]] 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist and [[Scrabble]] expert [[Chris Hawkins]]. He then defeated the [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] in the [[Episode 5650|quarter-final]], again scoring a [[max game|perfect]] 119 points. He then took on the [[Series 53]] semi-finalist [[Jon O'Neill]] in the [[Episode 5653|semi-final]], being held in place for all the game, before eventually breaking clear by solving the conundrum {{word|INFIGHTER}} to achieve a 3rd consecutive [[max game]], this time with 120 points. Travers has currently more max games than any other contestant on ''Countdown''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. There he proved to have lost none of his edge, and overcame a field of strong contestants. He won his [[Episode 5618|first match]] against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]] despite falling 6 points behind early in the match, then maxed 14 rounds in his [[Episode 5637|second match]] to beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]]. His [[Episode 5642|third match]] saw him go one better, as he scored a [[max game|perfect]] 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist and [[Scrabble]] expert [[Chris Hawkins]]. He then defeated the [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] in the [[Episode 5650|quarter-final]], again scoring a [[max game|perfect]] 119 points. He then took on the [[Series 53]] semi-finalist [[Jon O'Neill]] in the [[Episode 5653|semi-final]], being held in place for all the game, before eventually breaking clear by solving the conundrum {{word|INFIGHTER}} to achieve a 3rd consecutive [[max game]], this time with 120 points. Travers has currently more max games than any other contestant on ''Countdown''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Episode 5654|Grand Final]] of the championships took place on 1 March 2013, when Travers played the [[Series 63]] champion [[Jack Hurst]]. Travers took an early lead in round 3, when he spotted the nine {{word|PONYTAILS}}, and the only points he dropped from thereon were the 3 for not reaching the target in the first [[numbers game]], bringing his incredible run of maximums of 58 to an end. Hurst's challenge ended when he missed {{word|POMADES}} in round 13, leaving Travers to max the final 2 rounds to equal the then-highest ever score in the show's history with 146, a feat achieved by [[Julian Fell]] over a decade earlier in the [[Series 48]] [[Episode 3387|semi-final]]. In the presentation, he was awarded the winner's trophy by [[Marcel Stellman]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Episode 5654|Grand Final]] of the championships took place on 1 March 2013, when Travers played the [[Series 63]] champion [[Jack Hurst]]. Travers took an early lead in round 3, when he spotted the nine {{word|PONYTAILS}}, and the only points he dropped from thereon were the 3 for not reaching the target in the first [[numbers game]], bringing his incredible run of maximums of 58 to an end. Hurst's challenge ended when he missed {{word|POMADES}} in round 13, leaving Travers to max the final 2 rounds to equal the then-highest ever score in the show's history with 146, a feat achieved by [[Julian Fell]] over a decade earlier in the [[Series 48]] [[Episode 3387|semi-final]]. In the presentation, he was awarded the winner's trophy by [[Marcel Stellman]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers is still interested in Countdown, and regularly participates in unofficial Countdown tournaments. He attended the very first tournament, [[COLIN 2005]], followed by [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]]. He won [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. He finished runner-up in COLIN 2017 where he was beaten in a crucial conundrum by fellow [[Apterite]] [[Dylan Taylor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers is still interested in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>, and regularly participates in unofficial <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Co-event|''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>tournaments<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>. He attended the very first tournament, [[COLIN 2005]], followed by [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]]. He won [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. He finished runner-up in COLIN 2017 where he was beaten in a crucial conundrum by fellow [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Apterous|</ins>Apterite]] [[Dylan Taylor]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented contestants in the show's history. As well as being one of the most experienced [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Apterous|Apterites</del>]] and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''Countdown'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Conor Travers''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 54]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XII]] and the champion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He is the youngest ever series champion, having won at the age of 14, and is one of the most popular and talented contestants in the show's history. As well as being one of the most experienced [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Apterite</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s </ins>and tournament players, Travers has competed in 22 games of ''Countdown'', more than anybody else, and has also played more televised rounds than anybody else with with 327, 12 more than second-placed [[Zarte Siempre]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers was originally planned to make his début in the first episode of Series 54, but due to illness his appearance was pushed back by several days and he instead began his run on 23 November 2005 against [[Ray Oakley]]. He won his first game with a score of 99 after solving the conundrum in half a second, followed by 111 against [[John Archer]] and 99 against [[Geoff Alderman]]. His remaining 5 games were all [[century|centuries]], with a top score of 124 and a low score of 111. During his run he beat future [[Series 73]] finalist [[Judy Bursford]]. His <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>octochamp<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>total was 890. He was the first octochamp under [[Des Lynam]]'s tenure as presenter.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers was originally planned to make his début in the first episode of Series 54, but due to illness his appearance was pushed back by several days and he instead began his run on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 3977|</ins>23 November 2005<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>against [[Ray Oakley]]. He won his first game with a score of 99 after solving the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>conundrum<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>in half a second, followed by 111 against [[John Archer]] and 99 against [[Geoff Alderman]]. His remaining 5 games were all [[century|centuries]], with a top score of 124 and a low score of 111. During his run he beat future [[Series 73]] finalist [[Judy Bursford]]. His octochamp total was 890. He was the first octochamp under [[Des Lynam]]'s tenure as presenter.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' in May 2006 as the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">number </del>1 seed. He beat [[Daniel Peake]] by 69 points in the quarter-final, [[Paul Howe]] by 24 points in the semi-final before meeting [[Matthew Shore]] in the Grand Final. Travers won {{score|98|83}} to become the youngest-ever series champion at 14 years old, a record which cannot be broken due to an over-16s only rule enforced from [[Series 64]]. He also set the record for winning the longest series at the time (153 shows) as the series started the previous year due to the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], which delayed the start of the series being filmed. Travers was the first of two champions to be crowned with [[Des Lynam]] as presenter, the other being [[Richard Brittain]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' in May 2006 as the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">No. </ins>1 seed. He beat [[Daniel Peake]] by 69 points in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 4106|</ins>quarter-final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, [[Paul Howe]] by 24 points in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 4110|</ins>semi-final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>before meeting [[Matthew Shore]] in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 4112|</ins>Grand Final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>. Travers won {{score|98|83}} to become the youngest-ever <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>series champion<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>at 14 years old, a record which cannot be broken due to an over-16s only rule enforced from [[Series 64]]. He also set the record for winning the longest series at the time (153 shows) as the series started the previous year due to the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], which delayed the start of the series being filmed. Travers was the first of two champions to be crowned with [[Des Lynam]] as presenter, the other being [[Richard Brittain]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One week later, he returned for [[Championship of Champions XII|CofC XII]] beating [[John Hunt (Series 52)|John Hunt]] and [[John Brackstone]] in the first two rounds. Considered one of the favourites after his 890 aggregate as an octochamp (the second highest ever at the time), he lost {{score|118|102}} to the eventual winner [[Paul Gallen]] in the semi-final on the crucial <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>conundrum<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>{{word|CHOPLOSER}}. In his 14 games, Travers' lowest score was 98 and his average was 110.4 points per game.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One week later, he returned for [[Championship of Champions XII|CofC XII]] beating [[John Hunt (Series 52)|John Hunt]] and [[John Brackstone]] in the first two rounds. Considered one of the favourites after his 890 aggregate as an octochamp (the second highest ever at the time), he lost {{score|118|102}} to the eventual winner [[Paul Gallen]] in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 4126|</ins>semi-final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>on the crucial conundrum {{word|CHOPLOSER}}. In his 14 games, Travers' lowest score was 98 and his average was 110.4 points per game.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since losing to Paul Gallen, Travers appeared on [[Countdown]]'s <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">25th anniversary </del>[[Episode 4473|special]] against [[Chris Wills]], playing a to slightly shorter round format with celebrities selecting the letters and numbers, and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the No.1 position on [[Apterous]], while also setting the then highest ever score of 161.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since losing to Paul Gallen, Travers appeared on [[Countdown]]'s [[Episode 4473|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">25th anniversary </ins>special]] against [[Chris Wills]], playing a to slightly shorter round format with celebrities selecting the letters and numbers, and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the No. 1 position on [[Apterous]], while also setting the then highest ever score of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{Apterous|URL=62408|</ins>161<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|133}} in an [[15 round format (old)|old 15 Rounder]] against [[Andrew Hulme]]</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===30th Birthday Championship===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===30th Birthday Championship===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to Countdown again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. There he proved to have lost none of his edge, and overcame a field of strong contestants. He won his first match against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]] despite falling 6 points behind early in the match, then maxed 14 rounds to beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]]. His <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">next </del>match saw him go one better, as he scored a [[max game|perfect]] 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist and [[Scrabble]] expert [[Chris Hawkins]]. He then defeated the [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] in the quarter-final, again scoring a [[max game|perfect]] 119 points. He then took on the [[Series 53]] semi-finalist [[Jon O'Neill]] in the semi-final, being held in place for all the game, before eventually breaking clear by solving the conundrum {{word|INFIGHTER}} to achieve a 3rd consecutive [[max game]], this time with 120 points. Travers has currently more max games than any other contestant on ''Countdown''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to Countdown again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. There he proved to have lost none of his edge, and overcame a field of strong contestants. He won his <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 5618|</ins>first match<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]] despite falling 6 points behind early in the match, then maxed 14 rounds <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in his [[Episode 5637|second match]] </ins>to beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]]. His <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 5642|third </ins>match<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>saw him go one better, as he scored a [[max game|perfect]] 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist and [[Scrabble]] expert [[Chris Hawkins]]. He then defeated the [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 5650|</ins>quarter-final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, again scoring a [[max game|perfect]] 119 points. He then took on the [[Series 53]] semi-finalist [[Jon O'Neill]] in the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 5653|</ins>semi-final<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, being held in place for all the game, before eventually breaking clear by solving the conundrum {{word|INFIGHTER}} to achieve a 3rd consecutive [[max game]], this time with 120 points. Travers has currently more max games than any other contestant on ''Countdown''.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Episode 5654|Grand Final]] of the championships took place on 1 March, when Travers played the [[Series 63]] champion [[Jack Hurst]]. Travers took an early lead in round 3, when he spotted the nine {{word|PONYTAILS}}, and the only points he dropped from thereon were the 3 for not reaching the target in the first numbers game, bringing his incredible run of maximums of 58 to an end. Hurst's challenge ended when he missed {{word|POMADES}} in round 13, leaving Travers to max the final 2 rounds to equal the then-highest ever score in the show's history with 146, a feat achieved by [[Julian Fell]] over a decade earlier in the [[Series 48]] [[Episode 3387|semi-final]]. In the presentation, he was awarded the winner's trophy by [[Marcel Stellman]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Episode 5654|Grand Final]] of the championships took place on 1 March <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2013</ins>, when Travers played the [[Series 63]] champion [[Jack Hurst]]. Travers took an early lead in round 3, when he spotted the nine {{word|PONYTAILS}}, and the only points he dropped from thereon were the 3 for not reaching the target in the first <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>numbers game<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, bringing his incredible run of maximums of 58 to an end. Hurst's challenge ended when he missed {{word|POMADES}} in round 13, leaving Travers to max the final 2 rounds to equal the then-highest ever score in the show's history with 146, a feat achieved by [[Julian Fell]] over a decade earlier in the [[Series 48]] [[Episode 3387|semi-final]]. In the presentation, he was awarded the winner's trophy by [[Marcel Stellman]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the course of his six games in the tournament, he scored an incredible and unprecedented 86 out of 90 round-by-round maximums, including an unfinished streak of 51 consecutive letters maxes. He missed three letters <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">games </del>(two against [[Ben Wilson]] and one against [[Mark Tournoff]]), as well as the first numbers game in the final.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over the course of his six games in the tournament, he scored an incredible and unprecedented 86 out of 90 round-by-round maximums, including an unfinished streak of 51 consecutive letters maxes. He missed three <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>letters <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">game]]s </ins>(two against [[Ben Wilson]] and one against [[Mark Tournoff]]), as well as the first numbers game in the final.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers held the record for highest total score in any number of appearances prior to [[Zarte Siempre]], with a hoard of 2,348 cumulative points in 21 appearances. However, [[Jon Richardson]] claims to have broken this record over several series of ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'', following [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 5, </del>Episode <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3</del>|a game]] where he scored 890 due to a conundrum worth <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">834 </del>points.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers held the record for highest total score in any number of appearances prior to [[Zarte Siempre]], with a hoard of 2,348 cumulative points in 21 appearances. However, [[Jon Richardson]] claims to have broken this record over several series of ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'', following [[Episode <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Cats29</ins>|a game]] where he scored 890 due to a conundrum worth <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">843 </ins>points.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===2020 Special Episode===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===2020 Special Episode===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' once more on 23 December 2020, 7 years after winning the [[30th Birthday Championship]], for a festive [[special episode]] against [[Jack Worsley]]. He continued his letters streak, and thus has not missed a single maximum in the last 61 letters rounds. He maxed every round in the game apart from the conundrum {{word|URINALAIM}}, which neither player attempted, but won the game {{score|118|110}} and became the first player ever to win 21 games on the show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travers returned to ''Countdown'' once more on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode S49|</ins>23 December 2020<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, 7 years after winning the [[30th Birthday Championship]], for a festive [[special episode]] against [[Jack Worsley]]. He continued his letters streak, and thus has not missed a single maximum in the last 61 letters rounds. He maxed every round in the game apart from the conundrum {{word|URINALAIM}}, which neither player attempted, but won the game {{score|118|110}} and became the first player ever to win 21 games on the show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On 23 July 2020, Travers won the inaugural [[ZoomDown]] series, which was created during national lockdown that was imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On 23 July 2020, Travers won the inaugural [[ZoomDown]] series, which was created during national lockdown that was imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</div></td></tr>
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