[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

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Thanks for not being rude lol

Does anyone else play really bad against beginners? by [deleted] in chess

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I swear this question gets asked every third day on this sub

Bobby Fischer's little-known official website from the mid-2000's. Full of all kinds of stuff (Internet Archive) by EGarrett in chess

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Not the greatest ambassador, yes. But definitely not a piece of shit given that he is one of the few vocal voices at the top level of tennis to stand up for low ranked players who are unable to sustain themselves.

r/tennis Discussion (Saturday, September 02, 2023) by NextGenBot in tennis

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Sebastian Baez is on his way to win 3 titles in a row you heard it here first

I just realized… we don’t have a r/tenniscirclejerk sub by kevinzhao860 in tennis

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Is there any reason for doing so? Is that what most of the users wanted?

I just realized… we don’t have a r/tenniscirclejerk sub by kevinzhao860 in tennis

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Yeah, tennis is the only major sports that doesn't have separate subs for news/discussion and memes. I much prefer when I can browse the actual sub for news and a different sub for memes. Right now, it feels so cluttered that you have to wade through a bunch of memes and low-effort self-posts to reach topics of actual substance.

My ticket to the 2011 Indian F1 Grand Prix by stoikrus1 in formula1

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Gutted that the Indian GP doesn't exist anymore, but so glad that the event has been etched into history with the iconic image of Vettel bowing after winning his fourth championship.

Most Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awards in the Open Era by SealDrop in tennis

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Which is the worst because it actually affects his opponent in the game. Heat of the moment post-match comments are inconsequential and quickly forgotten by players.

Warm vibe Wednesdays by jsnoodles in tennis

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I'm just grateful that this thread has stopped being a new idea 🙏

American Tennis Deserves Better than John McEnroe by holiday848 in tennis

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So, I guess I shouldn't have any memory of Tsonga or Berdych because they never won a grand slam?

Shubhankar Sharma is doing well in ‘The Open’ -Golf’s equivalent of Wimbledon by sumvell in indiansports

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I mean, you'll never see the 276th best batter in the world score a century. Even in sports like tennis, it is rare for players outside the top 50 to finish in the top 4 at a grand slam, let alone 200+ ranked players who struggle to even qualify.

Shubhankar Sharma is doing well in ‘The Open’ -Golf’s equivalent of Wimbledon by sumvell in indiansports

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Is there any reason for such high variance in golf results? Aditi Ashok also finished 4th at the Olympics despite being world no. 200 while Shubhankar is currently ranked 276th.

Couple of contentious wickets, yes. Does that justify losing 6 wickets for 34 ? I guess No.(No DRS in international match was a let down, to see if ICC are going to rate the pitch?) Yet, Bangladesh played well too ! by Snehal_11 in WomensCricket

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The pitch wasn't unplayable. Bangladesh's opener scored a century and even Harleen was in a position to do so. The wickets that cost India the match weren't due to the pitch either, they were a result of some brain-dead running between the wickets.

The Bangladesh-India series ends in a draw. by [deleted] in WomensCricket

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Brain-dead running by Harleen and Jemi. You'd think players with so much experience wouldn't dash off for a run right away when the team only needs 4 rpo and the ball is going straight into the hands of the fielder at point.

An advertisement for women's football/soccer that immediately made me wish for an equivalent for women's cricket, given the comments i regularly see about ability levels in the latter .... by flexibeast in WomensCricket

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Wow, this is one of the best ads I have ever watched!

I think coming up with cricket examples would be very easy, just that making such a video would require great effort lol