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Interesting dynamic, never thought of that. Were there instances where a sports club actually didn't want to win some title to prevent exactly this from happen
by golergka 3y ago
Interesting dynamic, never thought of that.
Were there instances where a sports club actually didn't want to win some title to prevent exactly this from happening? How would the sports association react if the club decided to throw the match for this reason?
- passion__desire 3y agoSumo wrestlers throwing away matches so that the other player can record a winning streak.
- scarface_74 3y agoWell, I know it’s not the same thing. But some sports clubs do try to lose so they can get a higher place in the draft picks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanking_(sports) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanking_(sports) And of course when kids don’t want to play during the summer /s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Losing_Edge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Losing_Edge