world champions
Global title holders
World champions are the winners of an international competition in a sport, game, or other competitive field, recognized as the best in the world at that time.
The title typically comes from winning a world championship tournament or series, or by defeating the previous holder.
Teams and individuals across domains from boxing to chess to football pursue this distinction.
The team celebrated becoming world champions for the first time in franchise history.
- Bobby FischerCold War grandmaster
- victoriesSuccessful outcomes in competition
- victory lapCelebratory post-competition circuit
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
- championTop competitor, or advocate
Garry Kasparov · titleholder · dynasty · record holder · grandmaster · hall of fame · trophy · title belt · championship ring · legendary · cup · defenders · back to back · national champion · MVPs · gold · international · undefeated
- championsgold medalists, titleholders, victors, first place, prize winners
- sports storiesautobiography, biography, memoir, sports legends, sports memoirs
- fencersfencing masters, gold medalists
- swimming figuressynchronized swimmers, gold medalists, sprinters, record holders, stroke specialists
- gymnastics documentaries
- Gaming Figuresstreamers, pro players, content creators, PewDiePie, Ninja
world championslosers
Unsuccessful competitors
cellar dwellers · bottom of the table · also-rans · underdogs · amateurs
world championslosers
Unsuccessful competitors
defeated · bottom dwellers · cellar dwellers · also-rans · runners-up
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