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= February 15 =

Sports events similar to the Ryder Cup.
Are there any sports events similar to the Ryder Cup besides the IAAF Continental Cup, the Mosconi Cup, the Solheim Cup and other such championships stated in the article, in which a team (or several) represents a continent? Thanks in advance. --190.19.86.162 (talk) 01:39, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Tennis has a weak example in Hong Kong Tennis Classic. It's a non-prestigious exhibition tournament with teams of 3. Players are invited which probably in practice means the best or most popular players the organizers can convince/pay to show up (often not the top players). The 2012 edition was "postponed" (apparently cancelled) due to a lack of sponsorship. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:21, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Very interesting! --190.19.86.162 (talk) 04:52, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I would think that tennis' Davis Cup for men and Fed Cup for women would be in the same vein as what the OP is suggesting, wouldn't they? Or are they not because they're national and not continental in scope? -- McDoob  AU  93  02:36, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I think the poster is only interested in teams representing a continent or similar. Lots of sports have big events for national teams. Davis Cup and Fed Cup are the main team events in tennis but they are only for national teams. Hong Kong Tennis Classic is insignificant in comparison but some teams represent one or two continents - at least to a certain degree. There are probably other sports with more significant events but I know tennis better. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:23, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * That is correct; I am looking for tournaments that feature one or more continental teams, e.g. Team Europe, Team North America, etc. --190.19.86.162 (talk) 04:52, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * See National Hockey League All-Star Game, years 1998-2002, where the two teams were "North America" and "The World". -- Jayron  32  04:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * In the Little League World Series, each team carries the name of the regional tournament it won. So the winner of the Latin American region wears a uniform saying "Latin America," even if it's really the Caracas Little League or whatever. Same with Europe, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Middle East-Africa. Canada, Mexico and Japan are their own regions. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:30, 15 February 2012 (UTC)