The
World Series of Stupid Names
July
11th, 2007
Rule
of Thumb: If your championship begins with “The World
Series of”, the sport is second-rate.
These are unique
and exciting times in the world of sports. Over the past decade,
many obscure sports and games that barely qualify as sports
have been increasing in popularity largely due to increased
television and internet exposure. When the top leagues and
organizations that represent these sports are given the opportunity
to raise their game to the next level, do they come through
by creating a respectable championship with an original name?
Ha, ha, of course not.
The most frequent
culprit, as I have hinted at, is when a championship match
or tournament is named “The World Series of [insert
sport/game]”. Most people might expect the word ‘poker’
to come at the end of that last sentence, but currently, it
can also include Darts, Video Games, Hearts, Spades, Pinochle,
Beer Pong, Pop Culture, and even Bird Watching, among others.
You can imagine the seconds of thought that must have gone
into the name.
Some may argue
that this strategy helps to increase brand recognition. In
my opinion, copying the name of Major League Baseball’s
championship, in addition to being lame and uncreative, communicates
the message that the particular sport is second-rate and does
not necessarily deserve to be taken seriously. And trust me,
when your sport mostly involves sitting in a chair or drinking
beer, you already have your work cut out for you.
The problem
is getting even worse as other obscure sports are creating
championships that attempt to leech off the established name
power of other events. Their lack of creativity would make
a network executive green with envy:
The
Stanley Cup of Skimboarding
The
Wimbleton of Quarters
The
Miss America of Yahtzee
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Yes,
there will still be a swimsuit comeptition. |
The
Westminster of Hopskotch
The
Wrestlemania of Pissing Contests
The
Starrcade of Apple Bobbing
As goofy as
they may seem, there is no way to argue that they are any
less retarded than calling a championship “The World
Series of Whatever”.
Also, Major
League Baseball, now tired of all the different World Series
in existence, have decided to change their championship to
something more original:
The
Masters of Baseball
My point should
be clear, enough with this “The World Series Of”
bullshit. It’s stupid, unoriginal, and downright annoying.
In case anyone is planning to launch their own championship
in the future, I’ll leave you with my short, handy guide
on how to name it without resorting to lame clichés.
Don’t let me down.
How
to Name a Championship
1.) Creative
Approach: Think of an original name.
2.) Uncreative,
but simple and effective approach: Name of sport + Championship.
It's just
that easy.
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