It's time to discover the official result of our contest

This Women's World Cup has been absolutely amazing and we hope you enjoyed this contest as we did.

Despite the less notoriety and media coverage enjoyed by this Women's World Cup compared to its men's equivalent, we were enthusiastic about the participation of many users. We are also delighted to have noticed that several ladies from Hive took an interest in this contest and even made excellent scores.

Let's start first with a few numbers about the contest

1. Participants and badges

There were a total of 330 users who registered for the contest.

Out of this group, 314 users demonstrated their predictive skills by successfully guessing at least 1 match result.

In total, these 314 participants placed 17750 bets being recognized as valid entries. Among these valid bets, 9407 badges were earned by those who accurately predicted match outcomes.

The contest's top 3 winners amassed 129 badges collectively. This implies that the remaining 311 players collectively earned 9278 badges.

2. Prize pool

The amount collected by @hivebuzz.pool was

• 6000 HIVE from the sponsors
• 343 HIVE from registrations

Therefore, the final prize pool before distribution is 6343 HIVE and can be checked here.
_{NOTE: We will use "floor 3rd decimal rounding" for any reward computation since we can not distribute more than we have.}

Breaking the ties

As you have seen, this World Cup has been full of twists and turns. On several occasions, the classification was turned upside down, especially during the group stage, due to the unexpected results of certain matches.

This had the effect of creating a crowd at the top of the leaderboard with several participants having the same number of badges.

Remember that for this contest we introduced the concept of "speed factor" so the fastest bettors will take advantage

To reward those who take the most risk when betting [...] the betting time of the participant will decide, the winner being the fastest to have placed their bets throughout the competition.

The winners

Gold medal - Rank 1

The champion of the HiveBuzz Women's World Cup Contest, with 44 badges, is

@dwixer

With a constant presence in the top 3 from the beginning of the contest, he won a well-deserved victory.

Congratulations @dwixer, you get 20% of the prize pool: 1268.600 HIVE!

Silver medal - Rank 2

The second winner of the contest, with 43 badges, is

@josediccus

Despite difficulties during the group stage, he managed to make an extraordinary comeback in the top 3. The second place is therefore well deserved too.

Congratulations @josediccus, you get 10% of the prize pool: 634.300 HIVE!

Bronze medal - Rank 3

The third place, with 42 badges, goes to

@joseal2020

Lastly, but certainly not least, within the top 3, @joseal2020 appeared there a bit later than the others but managed to keep distance from the pursuers thanks to judicious and fast bets.

Congratulations @joseal2020, you get 5% of the prize pool: 317.150 HIVE!

Special mentions

We would like to give an honorable mention to @shamzy and @bombus for their excellent performance throughout the tournament. Being in the top 3 just escaped them as the betting speed factor definitely played a very important role in this contest. Anyway, congratulations on your fighting spirit and your fair play.

We also want to give a special mention to two Hive ladies who also have excellent performances throughout the contest and end up in the top 10. @funshee finishes in a remarkable 7th place (just 1 badge short of finishing up in the top 3) and @ifarmgirl finished in 9th place.

Congratulations also to @merit.ahama and @gabrielatravels who finished in the top 20 with 40 badges.

We are delighted to see that our ladies were able to show not only their interest but their predictive ability. After all, this contest was dedicated to them.

Girls, you rock!

Prize pool distribution among other players

As previously indicated, a cumulative total of 9278 badges was accrued by all participants apart from the top 3.

With deducting their prizes from the initial prize pool of 6343 HIVE, the remaining is 4122.95 HIVE.

Therefore, each collected badge has a value of 4122.95 / 9278 = 0.444 HIVE

Presented below is the comprehensive breakdown of player rewards in accordance with the number of badges they possess:

You can check the **Ranking Page** to find out how you performed in the contest.

Rewards will be distributed in 24 hours, which should allow those who would like to challenge these results (errare humanum est) to come forward.

Thank you to our sponsors

In order not to bloat this post, we will publish separately the prizes obtained by the participants from our sponsors.

@actifit	@arcange	@poshtoken	@wrestorgonline

@disregardfiat	@roelandp	@sagarkothari88	@threespeak

Thank you to all participants!

Congratulations to all the players and to the winners. Thank you all for your participation in this contest!

It has been a fun (and exhausting) month-long experience and we are boosted by the many positive feedbacks we have received.

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