Noun

Singular championship

Plural championships

championship (plural championships)

  1. (sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
  2. The position of champion, or winner.
  3. Defense or support of some cause.
    His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.

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Thu Feb 18 12:00:08 2010

Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.

Championship systems

Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.

Title match system

In this system, a competitor has to challenge the current champion to win the championship. This form of championship is used in wrestling, boxing, and other combat sports.

Tournament system

The term championship is often used to refer to tournament competitions, either using a knockout format, such as at Wimbledon and other championships in tennis, or a mixed format with a group stage followed by knockout rounds, such as used in the European Football Championship.

A variation of the knockout format is the "best-of-X" or series format where two teams face other for a specified number of times until one team wins the majority of specified games, most of the time the remaining games are not played anymore; only then is the losing team eliminated from contention and the winning team advances to the next level. This format is predominant in American sports such as baseball, ice hockey and basketball, and on test cricket.

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Tue Feb 2 19:06:30 2010

How can we keep the Chicago Cubs from winning a Championship for the next 200 years?
Q. I do not want to see it in my lifetime, and I hope they never win. I hope no one that is alive today, never experience something that bad like a cub championship. Never. Keep the cubs out the World Series forever, and then ban the team for good. I want 26 More White Sox Championships in my lifetime and a stronger fanbase.
Asked by Aaron S - Sat Jun 28 19:11:36 2008 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments

A. well only the Cards and Brew Crew can stop them...they look like they will easily go to the WS and I want the White Sox to win every year. I'm not that old, so I hope that means more than 26 championships =] (hey I can dream)
Answered by Adorable s The White Sox - Sat Jun 28 19:46:35 2008

What are the Florida Gators' chances at a SEC championship and a national championship now that they have lost?
Q. Ok, so I just watched Ole Miss beat my Florida Gators and I am ticked. I want to know what you think. If Florida can win the rest of its games (this includes a win against Georgia) do they still have a shot at the SEC championship or even the national title? How will BCS voters view today's loss?
Asked by flnovgirl - Sat Sep 27 16:40:33 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Dont forget that UF lost to Auburn our national title year... One loss is not going to ruin our season. We will have to run the table in the SEC, and beat scarily-good Bama in the SEC championship, but if we do that, LSU and UGA will be knocked down in rankings, and the other 10+ ranked teams will most likely suffer a loss at some point. Urban Meyer has to utilize all the talent he has at his fingertips and stop using just tebow/harvin though.
Answered by Mitch T - Tue Sep 30 00:10:36 2008

How many ACC championship game appearances have been made by the traditional teams v the Big East transplants?
Q. If two points are given per year, one to each team, what is the score of traditional teams v Va. Tech, Bc, and Miami for ACC championship appearances? Combining this year and last year for example the score would be Traditional - 0 Transplants - 4
Asked by cincyx - Sat Dec 6 14:30:59 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. traditional- fsu in 05, ga tech and wf in 06 transplants- va tech in 05, 07, and 08, bc in 07 and 08
Answered by pegz - Sat Dec 6 14:35:07 2008

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