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CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE
Our Chairman, Compton Hellyer, used to be Chairman of Sporting Index and he has always liked a flutter. We have set up The Chairman's Challenge to predict the highlights of the year ahead.
The prize pool will be split 50% for the winner, 15% for second place and 10% for third place. The remaining 25% will go to onside law's official charity for 2010 St Michael's Hospice. onside law solicitor Leo Avery, will also be supporting St Michael's in April, by competing in the Marathon des Sables, a 150 mile run over 6 days across the Sahara desert.
1. Name the winner of the Six Nations.
[2 points]France
2. Name the top try scorer in the Six Nations.
[2 points]Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, James Hook & Shane Williams
3. Name the winner of the Heineken Cup.
[2 points]Toulouse
4. Name the top 3 golfers in the British Open.
[1 point each & extra 2 points for the winner]Louis Oosthuizen
Lee Westwood
Rory McIlroy
5. Name the best placed UK player at the Masters.
[2 points]Lee Westwood
6. How many majors wills Tiger Woods win?
[2 points]7. Who will win the Ryder Cup and by how many points?
[2 points for the winner & 1 point for the winning margin]8. Who will be the top European points scorer in the Ryder Cup?
[2 points]9. Who will be the two finalists in the FIFA World Cup?
[2 points each]Spain and Netherlands
10. Who will win the Golden Boot?
[2 points]Thomas Mueller
11. Who will be the highest placed team (in FIFA's rankings) not to qualify for the knock out stages?
[2 points]Italy
12. Name the bottom 3 teams in the FA Premier League on 31 December 2010.
[1 point each]13. Name the two finalists in the Champions League.
[2 points each]Inter Milan and FC Bayern Munich
14. Name the four men's semi finalists at Wimbledon.
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Tomas Berdych
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Rafael Nadal
15. Who will be the men's number 1 tennis player as at 31 December 2010?
[2 points]16. Who will win England's test series against Pakistan and by what margin?
[2 points for winner & 1 point for correct score]17. Who will be England's top run scorer & top wicket taker in the test series?
[2 points each]18. Who will be the Formula 1 World Champion?
[2 points]19. Name the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010.
[2 points for the winner & 1 point if placed]20. What will be the closing price of the FTSE 100 on 31 December 2010?
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ENTRANT
Angus Millen
Mike Anderson
Team Betfair
Charlie Bradshaw
Matt Bird
Ben Black
Ben Davies
Simon Thorp
Tom Avery
Katherine Brace
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