In honour of the NBA Finals and the championship-winning Los Angeles Lakers, here is a list of competitions and championships from all over the world.
The NBA Finals, which ended yesterday, are one of the toughest tournaments to participate in, but if you ask me, the World Beard Championships seem like a much more daunting task.
So, in a battle with the NBA Finals, here are a list of worthy competitors for the right to be called the most difficult competition.
42 Championship Winnovations
NBA Finals-Inspired Competitions From Text Messaging to Beard Growing:
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International Skin Art Competitions
Stockholm Body Painting Contest
39
Public Toilet Competitions
America's Best Restroom Awards Recognizes Hip Bathrooms in the US
38
Finnish Competition for the iPhone
Nokia 71e
37
Stiff Competition For PhotoShop
FotoFlexer Free Online Photo Editing
36
Rock Paper Scissors World Championship
35
Fashion Face Off 2.0
Street Clash Global Street Style Competition
34
Morbid Crowdsourced Competitions
Funeral Company Promotes Harley Hearse with Moniker Contest
33
Winning Whiskers
David Traver Wins 2009 World Beard Championship (UPDATE)
32
Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City
31
Headphone Design Competitions
Nokia Will Actually Create The Top 5
30
Citroen Design Competition
Citroen Sledge Wins C-Design Contest
29
Virtual Cooking Competitions
Iron Chef America for Nintendo Wii
28
All-Star Show Design Contest
Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition
27
Anti-Manscaping Competitions
Awaiting the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships (UPDATE)
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Student Vehicle Design Contests
London Royal College of Art Kei Car Competition
25
Cali Dog Surfing Competition
Pets Get Gnarly For A Cause
24
Air Drumming Competitions
The "Adventures of Power"
23
Underwater Ice Hockey World Championship
22
Designer Glass Competitions
Pick the Best Martini Glass
21
Pint-Sized Photo Competitions
IFC's 'Dress Your Kid/Pet Like a Rock Star' Contest
20
Microscope-Aided Photography Competitions
Nikon's 'Small World' Embryos
19
Texting Olympics
LG Canadian Texting Championship
18
World Ice Golf Championship
17
Eco-Complex Competitions
Standard Design's Co-Op Canyon is a Cornucopia of Community
16
Crowdsourced Packaging Competitions
1800 Tequila's Design Your Bottle (UPDATE)
15
Jumping Jackrabbit Competitions
Rabbit Hopping in Denmark
14
Catty Competition Finales
Joan Rivers Beats Out Annie Duke in 'The Celebrity Apprentice'
13
Animal Beauty Contests
The 'Most Beautiful Goat' Competition
12
City Facelift Competitions
Carbon Neutral Liverpool Observatory
11
Post-Disaster Design Competition
"What if New York City. . ."
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Global Theme Park Competitions
7 Cities With Giant Ferris Wheels
9
National Cannonball Championship
Canadian Sport A Total Flop
8
Crustacean Competitions
World Record Lobster Roll Sandwich Attempt in Oregon
7
The iPhone Faces Competition
Helio Mobile Has It All & Then Some
6
Plane Competitions
Virgin Teams with Google for ‘Day In The Clouds' Challenge
5
Incredibly Bizarre Competitions
Power Tools and Household Item Racing
4
Bizarre National Competitions
The Peasant Olympics
3
Air Guitar Championships
Touring 25 Cities in Search of 1 Winner With 0 Guitars
2
Latte Art Championships
World's Best Barista
1
Text Messaging Competitions
13 Year-Old Wins LG Championship
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