Canberran Michael Logue has recently returned from Malaysia, where he was part of an Australian team that came second at the Asian Quizzing Championship.

It was the first time an Australian contingent took part in the event, being represented by two teams of four. In a tight contest, one of the Australian teams fell just short of taking out the competition, with India winning the annual event.

"We were neck and neck with Singapore [who came third] the whole time, but in the last round, it became a bit hard for them to catch us," Mr Logue said.

"There were teams there from Australia, India, Malaysia and the Philippines."

Teams took part in a variety of rounds as part of the competition, testing their knowledge on a range of topics, with there also being an individual section that went towards their team's overall total. Mr Logue said having expertise in a wide range of areas between the team members was the key to the Australian's success.

"I'm generally good at the lowbrow stuff, on things like sport and entertainment, while our captain is very close to being world class when it comes to history and geography," he said.

"The main difference between this and pub trivia is the difficulty, and a lot more goes into the questions, so they're a lot longer than your average questions."

This hasn't been the first time the Canberran has competed in trivia on the international stage, taking part in the World Quiz Olympiad in 2016.

As well as being ranked inside the top 10 quizzers in Australia, he is also the reigning Australian pairs trivia champion with his partner Issa Schultz, better known as 'The Supernerd' on The Chase Australia. The pair have taken out the title for the past four consecutive years.

When it comes to studying for a large trivia competition, Mr Logue draws on his experience as a question writer, which he does through running a business that runs trivia nights at pubs around Canberra. "Being in the mindset of a question writer certainly helps when it comes to remembering certain facts," he said.