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Originally Posted by angry pancake
The sport issue regarding poker doesn't seem to want to die. I take UB's word as gospel regarding this. After reading a bunch of comments that the game is still X percent skill and even last second half court buzzer beaters are also luck. What is the criteria for sport and not? So what makes something a sport?
AP's rule for determining if something is a sport has long been:
1) The game/competition must require athletic exertion of some kind; and
2) The winner is determined by a score or achievement.
Example: Figure skating not a sport by AP's definition. Some athletic movements okay, but you if you need judges to tell you who won, it's not a sport. Speed skating definitely a sport. Diving, not a sport. 200 meter free style, a sport.
But what about cage fighting and such. Bullshit. Unless there's a KO or submissions, it's just an athletic exhibition.
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Where exactly is the rule against the score coming from a judge? Especially when the criteria is fairly clear and objective.