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Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Sep 2 2019, 05:25 PM

Welcome to the World Cup of Sportspeople! With the Women's Football World Cup in full swing just finished and the Men's World Cup being a resounding success last year, we'll be following on with a tournament, not of countries, but of the sports-men and women themselves. This contest is designed to select the greatest sportspeople from each continent through a number of rounds, selecting the best of the best, and pitting them together to show who we really think is the best sportsperson of them all!

We're finally at the Finals! This is the Group Stage, where the best of the best battle it out to be in the Final Final. The 100 qualifiers have been split into 10 groups. All 100 who made it to this stage will be in the countdown, but only half will make the Final Ranking.

- You must rank all 10 sportspeople, from 1st to 10th.
- Each sportsperson has been given a short description of their major achievements to make it easier for you to make up your mind. There is also a list of the names in the first post without the descriptions/flags
- The top three sportspeople in each group will advance directly through to the Final. The sportspeople in positions 4 to 7 will face off against each other in the Playoffs, whilst the bottom three athletes will be automatically eliminated.

Group 4

Ben Ainslie (England - Sailing - 4 Olympic Golds, 8 World Championship Golds)

Ian Botham (England - Cricket - Held World Record for most Test wickets)

Sebastian Coe (England - Athletics - Won two Olympic golds and one European gold)

Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast - Football - All-time Top Goalscorer of the Ivory Coast, only player to score in 4 FA Cup Finals)

Chris Evert (USA - Tennis - Won 18 Grand Slam titles, 157 career titles)

Eusebio (Portugal - Football - Scored 733 goals in 745 matches, won Ballon d'Or in 1965, won Portugese League 11 times with Benfica)

Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya - Athletics - Won the London Marathon a record four times, won gold in the 2016 Olympic Marathon)

Niki Lauda (Austria - Formula One - Won 3 World Drivers' Championships, 25-time Grand Prix winner)

Alain Prost (France - Formula One - Won four Championships, 51 Grand Prix wins)

Paul Tergat (Kenya - Athletics - Set the World Record for the Marathon, two Olympic silvers and five World Cross Country golds)

The deadline is 23:59 Sunday 8th September. Get voting!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Sep 2 2019, 05:27 PM

Copy-paste list:
Ben Ainslie
Ian Botham
Sebastian Coe
Didier Drogba
Chris Evert
Eusebio
Eliud Kipchoge
Niki Lauda
Alain Prost
Paul Tergat

Posted by: Mack. Sep 3 2019, 01:57 PM

10- Ian Botham
9- Sebastian Coe
8- Eusebio
7- Alain Prost
6- Eliud Kipchoge
5- Didier Drogba
4- Niki Lauda
3- Paul Tergat
2- Ben Ainslie
1- Chris Evert

Posted by: Severin Sep 3 2019, 04:26 PM

1st- Alain Prost
Ian Botham
Eusebio
Niki Lauda
Chris Evert
Eliud Kipchoge
Sebastian Coe
Paull Tergat
Ben Ainslie
Didier Drogba

Posted by: Sarah Sep 3 2019, 10:59 PM

1 Chris Evert
2 Eusebio
3 Ian Botham
4 Alain Prost
5 Ben Ainslie
6 Niki Lauda
7 Eliud Kipchoge
8 Sebastian Coe
9 Didier Drogba
10 Paul Tergat

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Sep 6 2019, 06:42 PM

1. Eusebio
2. Ben Ainslie
3. Alain Prost
4. Didier Drogba
5. Niki Lauda
6. Eliud Kipchoge
7. Paul Tergat
8. Chris Evert
9. Sebastian Coe
10. Ian Botham

Posted by: King Rollo Sep 6 2019, 06:45 PM

1st place - Ian Botham
2nd Ben Ainslie
3rd Eusebio
4 - Sebastian Coe
5 - Chris Evert
6 - Alain Prost
7 - Niki Lauda
8 - Eliud Kipchoge
9 - Didier Drogba
10 - Paul Tergat

Posted by: Popchartfreak Sep 7 2019, 04:21 PM

1st Chris Evert
2 Eliud Kipchoge
3 Sebastian Coe
4 Paul Tergat
5 Ian Botham
6 Alain Prost
7 Didier Drogba
8 Eusebio
9 Niki Lauda
10 Ben Ainslie

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Sep 9 2019, 03:23 PM

So autoqualifier Drogba drops out at the group stage! Interesting to see that nominations don't equal success.

Posted by: Mack. Sep 11 2019, 11:31 AM

A great Top 3 in qualifying for the final.