Rest of the world in sports and games
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Within sports and games played at the international competitive level, the Rest of the World refers to a team of players from many countries of origin that compete against a single individual or a team from a single group, such as a club or country.
Overview
As a Rest of the World team usually has little experience in playing together or working as a team, their ability is not usually considered indicative of their actual abilities, either individually or as members of their usual teams, and as such, games played against the rest of the world are not normally considered to show the true talent of either the rest of the world or the team competing against them. As a consequence, Rest of the World matches are usually played as one-off events either as friendly games or for a non-competitive special purpose, such as
However, some such events can produce spectacular and intense games, such as the chess game between
Examples
In
In basketball, the
faces a Team USA versus a Team World since 2015.Cricket
Noted examples of
Association football
The first example of a
The first properly organized "Rest of the World" match occurred on
Golf
Two events in golf, one currently active and the other defunct, involve teams officially labeled "International" that are effectively "rest of the world" teams. The Presidents Cup in men's golf, held in odd-numbered years, features competition between a United States team and an "International" team made up of non-European players (Europeans compete against the US in even-numbered years in the Ryder Cup). The now-defunct Lexus Cup in women's golf was an annual competition that matched an Asia team against an "International" team drawn from all other nationalities.
Non-sporting usage
Outside sports and games, Rest of World (RoW) is also a term used to distinguish an unspecified but inclusive group of nations from one or more dominant players in the comparative analysis of markets, economies, military capabilities, and so forth, especially in graphs or charts to show the numbers representing the other countries.
The Federation of American Scientists, for instance, provides a list of RoW weapons systems, meaning systems belonging to nations other than the United States.[9]
Eurovision Song Contest
On 22 November 2022, the European Broadcasting Union announced that, starting from 2023, the Eurovision Song Contest would include a televote from non-participating countries for the first time. Viewers from those countries would be able to vote in all shows, with their votes being aggregated and presented as one individual set of points under "Rest of the World".[11]
Score | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 2 | Final |
---|---|---|---|
12 points | Israel | Albania | Israel |
10 points | Finland | Armenia | Finland |
8 points | Latvia | Austria | Armenia |
7 points | Sweden | Australia | Sweden |
6 points | Portugal | Slovenia | Albania |
5 points | Czechia | Belgium | Ukraine |
4 points | Moldova | Lithuania | Norway |
3 points | Croatia | Iceland | Croatia |
2 points | Serbia | Estonia | Spain |
1 point | Malta | Georgia | France |
See also
- Team World
- World XI (association football)
- World XI (cricket)
- International XI women's cricket team
- List of international rugby union teams
- Other Nationalities rugby league team
- Category:Multi-national teams in international cricket
References
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- ^ "Rest-of-World Land Combat Systems". fas.org. Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Voting". ESC.vote. EBU. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Voting changes (2023) FAQ". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Semi-final 1 Results - World". Eurovisionworld. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Semi-final 2 Results - World". Eurovisionworld. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points - World". Eurovisionworld. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.