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{{for|the pool event|International Challenge of Champions}}
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|name = Challenge of Champions
|type = defunct
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|tour = Invitational/Exhibition
|founded = 1981
|ended = 1989
|editions = 10
|location = ], U.S. <br> ], U.S. (1985–1989) <br> ], U.S. (1984)
|venue =
|surface = ] (indoor) (1984-1987) <br> ] (green) (1988-1989)
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The '''Challenge of Champions''' was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events. Beginning in 1980, it was organized by ] company ], which the following year launched a sister event called the ] in ].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 11, 1981 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/947979157/ |title=Tennis roundup |newspaper=The Toronto Star |page=C10 {{subscription required|via=newspapers.com}}}}</ref> The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.
The Challenge of Chanpions is a tournament that has 3 categories. Kick-boxing, jiu-jitsu, and Mixed Martial Arts (kick-boxing and jiu-jistsu combined). This tournament takes place every 6 months with over 2,000 competitors each time. Some names that have won are Sherwood Zanet and UFC fighters in the past. if you would like to join the challenge of champions in June or December you first have to be a Tiger Schulmann’s student. Tiger Schulmann’s runs the challenge of champions and they have been doing it for 54 times as of December 8, 2024. To learn more about challenge of champions go to challengeofchampions.com .
to join Tiger Schulmann’s simply go to tsk.com. Tiger Sherman says over 55 schools that have been teaching mixed martial art arts for over 40 years with instructors that have been doing it almost their entire lives.


== Past finals== == Past finals==

Revision as of 15:43, 28 December 2024


The Challenge of Chanpions is a tournament that has 3 categories. Kick-boxing, jiu-jitsu, and Mixed Martial Arts (kick-boxing and jiu-jistsu combined). This tournament takes place every 6 months with over 2,000 competitors each time. Some names that have won are Sherwood Zanet and UFC fighters in the past. if you would like to join the challenge of champions in June or December you first have to be a Tiger Schulmann’s student. Tiger Schulmann’s runs the challenge of champions and they have been doing it for 54 times as of December 8, 2024. To learn more about challenge of champions go to challengeofchampions.com . to join Tiger Schulmann’s simply go to tsk.com. Tiger Sherman says over 55 schools that have been teaching mixed martial art arts for over 40 years with instructors that have been doing it almost their entire lives.

Past finals

Year Dates Location Surface Prize Money Winner Runner-up Score
1989 April 26–30 Atlanta Clay (green) $1,200,000 United States Andre Agassi United States Michael Chang 6–3, 6–2
1988 April 28–May 1 Atlanta Clay (green) $1,200,000 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Sweden Stefan Edberg 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1987 October 6–11 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,200,000 United States John McEnroe United States Paul Annacone 6–4, 7–5
1986 *November 25–30, 1986 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,200,000 Germany Boris Becker United States John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1985 January 6–12, 1986 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,000,000 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3
1984 January 6–11, 1985 Las Vegas $200,000 United States John McEnroe Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 6–0
1983 January 3–8, 1984 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $250,000 United States Jimmy Connors Ecuador Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1982 January 4–9, 1983 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $250,000 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1981 January 6–11, 1982 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $310,000 United States Jimmy Connors United States John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980 January 7–12, 1981 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $310,000 United States John McEnroe United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
  • Held twice during the 1986 calendar year like the Nabisco Masters

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