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I'm in.

Exactly. The only way it could work is if we were to set a number of nations that every participant has to present a song for. For example, 2 nations.
 
The problem is that it could reduce interest in the contest since many people either don't feel like presenting a song for any country other than their own or they simply don't have the time to do so.

They can't be so obvious, that's why they give him some random category.
 
These awards ain't serious, it's all commercial interests. They give prizes to people who are super popular in countries where they can sell cars (USA, UK, Germany, Australia, etc) and leave some categories to lesser known people to give an image of "plurality".

hi
 
6:16am, ready to rock. 

Well, I'm kind of a purist for prediction, so I don't like any kind of bonuses (I don't even like the multipliers for knockout stages!). I think they increase the "luck" factor and decrease the "pure knowledge" factor to decide the winner, which I don't like too much.

Well, I'm kind of a purist for prediction, so I don't like any kind of bonuses (I don't even like the multipliers for knockout stages!). I think they increase the "luck" factor and decrease the "pure knowledge" factor to decide the winner, which I don't like too much.

Europe has enough with 16, I would give it to Africa, they can do a 10th competitive team. Between a Gabon or a Hungary, I prefer Gabon.

Well, I can't speak for Wanderer but in my case, it's likely that I'm going to quit after I'm done with the remaining team sport results and leave the job to other users with more spare time. The compromise I took for the olympics was the Bet Contest and 4 other team sport competitions and sadly I was only able to do 2 contests in proper time. I apologize for the inconveniences, I thought I was going to have the time to take care of everything relatively quickly but I didn't and I don't feel good about it (because, like you, I also wish to know my personal results after the effort put in filling the tables).

We are the Junior Champions 
 
So many positives from Junior Hockey World Cup. We were equal to all the teams in fitness level and hence, instead of conceding late goals, we were able to score late goals. Also, unlike the senior team, the junior team was not reliant on PC for goals and large number of our goals were scored from open play. The way senior team mentored the junior squad was really amazing and the packed stadium bodes well.  for the future. 

Messi played better than Ronaldo this year though. I even think Pepe deserved the ball more than him...

^hopefully a bigger club will buy him for next season and he won't make it

No more xenophobic posts or personal attacks to other users allowed here, moderate the rhetoric.

No more xenophobic posts or personal attacks to other users allowed here, moderate the rhetoric.

No more xenophobic posts or personal attacks to other users allowed here, moderate the rhetoric.

2016, the year of world titles for Argentine sport

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And on the other hand...
 
 

I predicted it many times here... I think I did in the argentina thread in my after-Rio prediction review  I don't remember any junior team with so many good players.

2 - 4  
 
 World Junior Women's Champions  
 
2nd Title (1993, 2016)
 
 
Individual Awards
 
Best player: María José Granatto  
Best Goalkeeper: Aleisha Power
Top Scorer: Frederique Matla  (12 goals)
 
 
 

Today will start the last stage of World League round 1 in Peru. It seems that PAHF also decided that it will double as the South American Championship.... so it will also be the first time Argentina will not win it 
Curiously,  men will not participate, guess they had enough hockey for this year?... the women's team will be present though. We will also have absolute debut in Hockey for   if i'm not mistaken.
 
BTW i'm surprised by how developed the peruvian federation is in terms of social media: they have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube channel and in all of them they post content regularly there will be even livestream available for this tournament (!). It's much better than what I have seen from chilean, uruguayan or brazilian federations who in theory should be more interested in Hockey than Peru...
 
One quota available in Men's and two in Women's. Not much mystery here, should win both tournaments and should take 2nd quota in W. 

HIstorical Day for our sport 
 

Hasta la vista el comandante. This is definitely the end of one era. He bring back Cuba to Cuban people and one of a very few leaders who said NO to US imperialism. Rest in peace Comandante.   

Team events of individual sports, the cancer of Olympics....
 
Team Archery, Team Fencing, Team Table Tennis... only there to pump the medal numbers of big nations

Everyone knows I'm the brain
 
He's right in thanking me I gave him 12 (konig too but less points).

Everyone knows I'm the brain
 
He's right in thanking me I gave him 12 (konig too but less points).

@bestmen gave top points to his best friend @heywoodu This is fixed.