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Most important international sporting event - Outside football and olympics

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:43 pm
by JoeTerp
which is the most important in the world? Which one do you look forward to the most when it comes around.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:48 pm
by account deleted by request
I voted other (Wimbledon) as I hardly bother with other sports anymore, but I always watch and enjoy Wimbledon fortnight.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:29 pm
by JoeTerp
s@int wrote:I voted other (Wimbledon) as I hardly bother with other sports anymore, but I always watch and enjoy Wimbledon fortnight.

Wimbeldon isn't international. Its individuals.  I mean where you play for your country.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:36 pm
by GYBS
Voted other - Olympics for me - was thinking of the Ryder Cup but you lumped the presidents cup in there which was a golf tournament invented by the yanks at the time they werent doing well in the Ryder Cup so they could claim to be best team golfers in the world .

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:16 pm
by JoeTerp
it says in the sub title, not including footy (world cup, Euros)  and the olympics

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:17 pm
by JoeTerp
GYBS wrote:Voted other - Olympics for me - was thinking of the Ryder Cup but you lumped the presidents cup in there which was a golf tournament invented by the yanks at the time they werent doing well in the Ryder Cup so they could claim to be best team golfers in the world .

i threw the presidents cup in there so that the Aussies and South Africans could have something to vote for.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:58 pm
by JoeTerp
guess I should ahve included ice hockey as an option. that is pretty important among the northern countries like Canada and Russia and Czech Republic

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:32 am
by GYBS
Ryder Cup or any other golf major for me - excluding the Presidents cup

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:36 pm
by supersub
I voted other because the World Conker Championships are tops

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:48 pm
by dawson99
wheres the Superbowl dude?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:30 pm
by JoeTerp
dawson99 wrote:wheres the Superbowl dude?

thats not international, its American.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:33 pm
by JoeTerp
I don't think I worded this correctly. Its supposed to be events where you compete with your nations flag on your shirt.  Wimbeldon doesn't count Masters doesn't count. Heinkin cup doesnt count. The Ashes doesn't count because that is just 2 countries, same with the international rules game.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:34 pm
by dawson99
lol, my bad... none of them then :D

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:53 pm
by JoeTerp
Kinda funny that you mentioned the superbowl though Dawson. I recently stumbled on an article that said the first ever U20 World Championships in American Football are taking place this summer. And the US is playing. Those are going to be the most lopsided games in sport history.  We play the French first round :D

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:33 pm
by dawson99
JoeTerp wrote:Kinda funny that you mentioned the superbowl though Dawson. I recently stumbled on an article that said the first ever U20 World Championships in American Football are taking place this summer. And the US is playing. Those are going to be the most lopsided games in sport history.  We play the French first round :D

bUT YOU GUYS NEVER COME ANYWHERE IN THE BASEBALL WORLD CUP RIGHT?  :p

(damned caps)