From basketball to rugby, sailing to water polo and just about every code of football you can imagine, Shanghai is alive with the exploits of amateur sportsmen and women taking part in competitions in all its glorious forms.
Once a year, we gather to recognize those who have truly made their mark on the city’s sporting scene: the home-run hitters, the KO punchers, the pool cue masters and the puck-smashers whom we couldn’t win without. They’re our friends, our family and, occasionally, our blood-thirsty rivals.
Without further ado, here are our nominees for this year's Sports Awards...
Personality of the Year*
Underwater Hockey: Jean (Hui Chin) Teoh — Azures
American Football: Justin Counts — Warriors
Rugby: Dolphin — Dolphins
Rugby: Simon Sirven — Silver Dragons
Softball: Sean Slaughter — Thundersharkz
Ice Hockey: Jan Velich — Tinderwolves
Gaelic Football: Sisonke
Tennis: Conrad Singh — CETA Tennis
Pool: Cameron Miskin — Camel Humps Pool Team
Team of the Year*
Underwater Hockey: Shanghai Azures Underwater Hockey Club
Waterpolo: Shanghai Sea Dragons
Rugby: Shanghai Dolphins Rugby Club
Rugby: Silver Dragons
Rugby: Jennies
Softball: Dragons
Softball: Thundersharkz
Football: Welsh Bellies
Ice Hockey: Shanghai Tinderwolves
Gaelic Football: Shanghai Gaelic Youth Team
Tennis: The China Elite Tennis Academy
Rugby: Dulwich College Boys Rugby Team
Coach of the Year*
Underwater Hockey: Sylvian Verly — Azures
Boxing: Badrul Islam — Golden Gloves
Gymnastics: Ted Wang — Shanghai Gymnastics Club
Rugby: Coach Critchley — Silver Dragons
Softball: Chris Powers — Thundersharkz
Ice Hockey: Eric Cuthbertson — Shanghai Hockey Club
Gaelic Football: Adrian Donoghue — Shanghai GAA Club
Tennis: Conrad Singh — CETA Tennis
Best International Performance
Underwater Hockey: Shanghai Azures
Rugby: Andre Jin Coquillard — Silver Dragons
Rugby: The Jennies
Softball: Shanghai ShwaAack
Ice Hockey: Team World
Gaelic Football: Shanghai Lady Legends
Newcomer of the Year
Underwater Hockey: Jessie Woo — Azures
Rugby: Luke Taylor — Silver Dragons
Rugby: Averill Obee — Jennies
Softball: Spencer Rasgon — Thundersharkz
Ice Hockey: Rich Rhoades — Shanghai Hockey Club
Gaelic Football: Caitlyn Connolly
Lifetime Achievement Award
Underwater Hockey: Alice Chong — Azures
Water Polo: Gene Shen — Shanghai Sea Dragons
Rugby: Brett Rose — Dolphins
Rugby: Bruce Ashton — SRFC
Softball: Tim Anderson — Shanghai Softball League
Softball: Sean Collett — Shanghai Softball League
Cycling: Allen Lueth — FHL
Basketball: Matt Kuykendall — Elite League
Football: Tom Bus — SIFL
Ice Hockey: Barry Duke — Shanghai Hockey Club
Gaelic Football: Sarah Austin
Tennis: Conrad Singh — China Elite Tennis Academy
* = People's Choice Awards
How to Vote
Voting for the People's Choice Awards begins tomorrow, February 3 via WeChat. Follow us at Thats_Shanghai or by scanning our QR Code.
Feb 18, 8pm, free entry. The Camel. See event listing here.
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