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The Euro 2020 Tipster finally comes to an end. Robert claims first place with a total of 226 points. André takes second place, with 214 points, and Joris finishes third with 211 points. Just two points separate Paul, Craig and Ben, who place 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. Ines, whose tips were supplied by her daughter as part of a school project, came a very respectable 7th. The middle of the table remained very close, with just 10 points separating Alex, Ozren, Søren, Franzi, Axel and Christian. Simon finished 14th, which I think is his best ever Tipster performance (helped no doubt by the fact that he tipped more than a third of the games this time), while Ralph finished on 153 points and Tino on 152 points. Andreas struggled in this year's Tipster, accumulating just 137 points. Two newcomers, Rachel and Steffen, took the last two places, with 106 and 46 points respectively, though it should be noted that Rachel only tipped 39 of the 51 matches, while Steffen tipped just 1...

The Final of the Tipster Cup took place between Alex and André. Alex won the Tipster in 2012, while André won the Tipster Cup in 2018. Alex patriotically tipped an English victory, with the first goal in the 10th minute, giving him 3 points for the closest Time. André, however, tipped an Italian victory, giving him 5 points. At full-time, the score is: Alex 3 - André 5 As a result, André wins the Tipster Cup! Congratulations André!

A total of 25.50€ has been raised during the Euro 2020 Tipster. Thank you everybody for your donations, especially Ozren and Ralph who donated extra! Here are the results of the votes for which charity should receive the donation: Charity Votes Medicine to prevent Malaria 5 Nets to prevent Malaria 1 Supplements to prevent Vitamin A deficiency 2 Treatments for parasitic worm infections (deworming) 6 The winner is therefore the programme treating children for parasitic worms. From the website: Hundreds of millions of people around the world are infected with parasitic worms. This programme provides children with medication that clears parasitic infections and may lead to a large increase in lifetime earnings. We recommend the programme based on its small potential for a large impact on earnings. Cost Effectiveness: Donat...

Italy - England Italy drew 1:1 with England, with Luke Shaw scoring in the 2nd minute. Italy beat England in a penalty shoot-out to win Euro 2020. Congratulations to Simon for tipping a 1:1 draw: 10 points for you. Ines tipped a 2:2 draw and gains 7 points for the correct Margin. Ten people tipped Italy to win this game, giving them 5 points each. Nobody tipped Shaw to score first. The closest Time was tipped by Alex, 8 points out for 3 points.

Italy - England Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:2 Ciro Immobile 10 3 188 Andre 2:0 Lorenzo Insigne 37 5 214 Andreas 1:0 Ciro Immobile 71 5 137 Axel 3:2 Lorenzo Insigne 27 5 182 Ben 3:1 Federico Chiesa 45 5 200 Christian 2:1 Jorginho 39 5 178 Craig 0:1 Declan Rice 47 0 201 Franzi 2:1 Lorenzo Insigne 19 5 182 Ines 2:2 Ciro Immobile 41 7 194 Joris 2:0 Lorenzo Insigne 25 5 211 Ozren 1:2 Kieran Trippier 15 0 186 Paul 0:1 Raheem Sterling 100 0 202 Rachel 1:2 Harry Kane 30 0 106 Ralph 3:1 Andrea Belotti 23 5 153 Robert 0:1 Harry Kane 55 0 226 Simon 1:1 Bukayo Saka 15 10 168 Soren 1:0 Ciro Immobile 37 5 184 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:0 Ciro Immobile 78 5 152

Here's the second (and final) part of the Statipstics... Correct Scores: Alex tipped the Correct Score in 9 matches during this Tipster (winner Robert only managed this 7 times). Craig and Simon tipped the Correct Score 8 times each. Franzi managed it just once, and Rachel and Steffen not at all. Correct Margin: Robert gained 7 points from 8 matches, more than anybody else, while Alex, Simon and Steffen managed this just once. Being Right: André tipped the right Winner in 21 matches, Christian in 20, Søren in 19, while Joris and Franzi were right in 18 matches. Ralph tipped the correct Winner in just 10 matches. Scorer: The first Scorer was tipped in 8 matches by Joris, and in 7 by Ines and Robert. Craig, Rachel, Simon and Steffen achieved this 3 times each. Time: Ozren guessed the closest Time in 7 matches, giving him 11% of his points total. Ozren also tipped the most closest Times during the 2018 Tipster. Paul was the least lucky, tipping the closest Time in just...

Here are some Tipster statistics ("statipstics") for the curious or bored... Of the 51 matches completed during Euro 2020... Correct Score: The Correct Score was tipped in 29 matches. At 57%, this equals the success rate from the 2018 World Cup. The most successful match was England - Denmark , with 7 people correctly tipping 2:1 for England. In the 2018 World Cup, Denmark were also involved in one of the two most correctly tipped matches. Correct Margin: The Correct Margin was tipped in 27 matches (53%, much lower than in 2018's 67%). Nine people correctly tipped Belgium to beat Portugal by one goal, the most correct Margins in one match. Correct Outcome: There were 5 matches where nobody tipped the correct Outcome: Poland - Slovakia , Sweden - Ukraine , France - Switzerland , Germany - Hungary , and Hungary - France . There were a further 6 games where only one person tipped the correct Outcome (on two occasions that person was Ozren). The matches with the...

The Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup end with the following scores: Alex 20 - Craig 5 Andre 15 - Axel 14 Alex took advantage of Craig's tactical tipping to ease into the Final. Andre and Axel had a much closer match, with Axel leading 11:5 at half-time, only for Andre to win 15:14. Congratulations to the winners, who now face each other in the Final of the Tipster Cup!

On the penultimate match day, the top two remain unchanged: Robert and Andre both gained 10 points to maintain their positions at the top of the table. Ten points for Joris moves him up to 3rd place after Paul gained 7 and Craig just 5 points. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 Robert 226 8 Ozren 186 15 Ralph 148 2 Andre 209 9 Alex 185 16 Tino 147 3 Joris 206 10 Soren 179 17 Andreas 132 4 Paul 202 11 Franzi 177 18 Rachel 106 5 Craig 201 12 Axel 177 19 Steffen 46 6 Ben 195 13 Christian 173 20 7 Ines 187 14 Simon 158 21

England - Denmark England beat Denmark 2:1 with Mikkel Damsgaard opening the scoring in the 30th minute. Seven people tipped a 2:1 victory. Well done to Alex, Andre, Ben, Ines, Joris, Robert and Simon: 10 points for each of you. Paul tipped a 1-goal victory, giving him 7 points for the correct Margin. Four more people tipped some other English victory for 5 points each. Ben tipped Damsgaard to score first, earning him 3 points. Axel and Soren both tipped the 33rd minute, the closest Time, gaining 3 points each.

England - Denmark Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 2:1 Harry Kane 38 10 185 Andre 2:1 Raheem Sterling 47 10 209 Andreas 0:1 Martin Braithwaite 72 0 132 Axel 1:2 Kasper Dolberg 33 3 177 Ben 2:1 Mikkel Damsgaard 45 13 195 Christian 2:0 Harry Kane 19 5 173 Craig 3:0 Harry Maguire 25 5 201 Franzi 1:1 Marcus Rashford 45 0 177 Ines 2:1 Harry Kane 11 10 187 Joris 2:1 Harry Kane 25 10 206 Ozren 3:1 Harry Kane 15 5 186 Paul 1:0 Harry Kane 70 7 202 Rachel 4:0 Harry Kane 15 5 106 Ralph 1:1 Christian Nørgaard 37 0 148 Robert 2:1 Harry Kane 50 10 226 Simon 2:1 Raheem Sterling 15 10 158 Soren 1:2 Martin Braithwaite 33 3 179 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:2 Yussuf Poulsen 67 0 147

At half-time in the Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup, the scores are: Alex 10 - Craig 0 Andre 5 - Axel 11 With one match remaining, there are still up to 16 points to be won before the Semi Finals end...

At the end of Day 26, Robert retains his lead, having collected 216 points so far in this Tipster. With just 2 games and a maximum possible 32 points remaining, Andre is in 2nd place with 199 points, 17 behind Robert. Craig's tactical tipping sees him slip to 3rd place, 3 points behind Andre and level with Joris on 196, and 1 ahead of Paul on 195. The middle of the table remains very close: 8 points separate Ben in 6th from Axel in 12th. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 Robert 216 8 Franzi 177 15 Simon 148 2 Andre 199 9 Ines 177 16 Tino 147 3 Craig 196 10 Soren 176 17 Andreas 132 4 Joris 196 11 Alex 175 18 Rachel 101 5 Paul 195 12 Axel 174 19 Steffen 46 6 Ben 182 13 Christian 168 20 7 Ozren 181 14 Ralph 148 21

Italy - Spain Italy and Spain drew 1:1, with Federico Chiesa scoring the first goal of the game in the 60th minute. After Extra Time, Italy won on penalties. Congratulations to Alex, the only person to tip a 1:1 draw - 10 points to you. Robert tipped a 0:0 draw, giving him 7 points for the correct Margin. 13 people tipped Italy to win, earning them 5 points each. Axel, Ben, Ines and Paul all tipped Chiesa to score first, for 3 points each. The closest Time was tipped by Axel, 5 minutes out, for 3 points.

Italy - Spain Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:1 Lorenzo Insigne 25 10 175 Andre 2:1 Lorenzo Insigne 39 5 199 Andreas 1:0 Ciro Immobile 24 5 132 Axel 2:1 Federico Chiesa 55 11 174 Ben 2:1 Federico Chiesa 45 8 182 Christian 2:1 Ciro Immobile 25 5 168 Craig 1:2 Ferran Torres 30 0 196 Franzi 3:1 Ciro Immobile 17 5 177 Ines 2:1 Federico Chiesa 26 8 177 Joris 2:0 Ciro Immobile 25 5 196 Ozren 2:0 Ciro Immobile 38 5 181 Paul 2:0 Federico Chiesa 36 8 195 Rachel 2:3 Jorginho 43 0 101 Ralph x:x x 999 0 148 Robert 0:0 Ciro Immobile 75 7 216 Simon 2:1 Andrea Belotti 20 5 148 Soren 2:0 Ciro Immobile 27 5 176 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 2:0 Ciro Immobile 23 5 147

Before Euro 2020 began, you were asked to make forecasts in answer to five questions: Which country do you think will win Euro 2020? Which country would you like to win Euro 2020? (excluding your own country) Which country is your tip for surprise success? (like Iceland at Euro 2016) Which country would you like to see crash and burn? (like Spain and England at Euro 2016) Which player do you think will win the Golden Boot? (score the most goals) Here are the results of those Forecasts. There are no points awarded for this, it was just for fun.... Six people tipped France to win Euro 2020, and 3 people tipped Spain. Only Paul and Simon tipped Italy to win Euro 2020. Nobody tipped England... Which country do you think will win Euro 2020? Name Forecast André France Axel France Ben France ...

The Quarter Finals of the Tipster Cup end with the following scores: Joris 5 - Alex 31 Craig 18 - Franzi 13 Robert 10 - Andre 25 Axel 20 - Ozren 8 Congratulations to Alex for a very impressive 31 points, to Craig for coming back from 8 points down at half time, to Andre for beating League Leader Robert, and to Axel for beating 2018 Tipster Winner Ozren. The Semi-Finals see Alex go head-to-head with Craig (not literally, there's a large difference in height) and Andre versus Axel, guaranteeing at least one Englishman and one German in the Final of the Tipster Cup.

At the end of Day 23, Robert still leads by 13 points. Craig and Joris swap places, with Craig moving up to 2nd on 196, Andre remaining 3rd on 194, and Joris slipping to 4th on 191, not far ahead of Paul on 187. 6th placed Ozren on 176 is just 13 points ahead of Axel and Christian on 163. Congratulations to Rachel for reaching the 100-point mark. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 Robert 209 8 Franzi 172 15 Simon 143 2 Craig 196 9 Soren 171 16 Tino 142 3 Andre 194 10 Ines 169 17 Andreas 127 4 Joris 191 11 Alex 165 18 Rachel 101 5 Paul 187 12 Christian 163 19 Steffen 46 6 Ozren 176 13 Axel 163 20 7 Ben 174 14 Ralph 148 21

Ukraine - England England scraped to a 4:0 win, with Harry Kane scoring the first goal in the 4th minute. Nobody tipped such a large win for England, but thirteen people tipped an English victory for 5 points each. Six people tipped Kane to score the opening goal for 3 points each. Ralph was confused, and accidentally tipped the exact Time for the first goal, giving him 3 points.

Ukraine - England Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:3 Harry Kane 12 8 165 Andre 0:2 Raheem Sterling 34 5 194 Andreas 1:0 Andriy Yarmolenko 77 0 127 Axel 1:2 Harry Kane 42 8 163 Ben 1:2 Andriy Yarmolenko 2 5 174 Christian 0:1 Phil Foden 67 5 163 Craig 0:2 Harry Kane 31 8 196 Franzi 1:2 Marcus Rashford 27 5 172 Ines 1:2 Harry Kane 44 8 169 Joris 2:0 Raheem Sterling 25 0 191 Ozren 0:2 Raheem Sterling 25 5 176 Paul 0:1 Harry Kane 70 8 187 Rachel 1:2 Raheem Sterling 40 5 101 Ralph 2:1 Taras Stepanenko 4 3 148 Robert 1:1 Raheem Sterling 55 0 209 Simon 0:1 Raheem Sterling 60 5 143 Soren 0:1 Harry Kane 44 8 171 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 2:1 Andriy Yarmolenko 76 0 142

Czech Republic - Denmark Denmark beat the Czech Republic 2:1, with Thomas Delaney scoring the first goal in the 5th minute. 10 points go each to Alex, Andre, Craig, Ralph and Tino for tipping the correct Score. Andreas and Axel both gain 7 points tipping a 1-goal Danish victory. Three others gained 5 points each. Ralph correctly tipped Delaney to score first, giving him a total of 13 points from this match. The closest Time was tipped by Alex, 8 minutes out, giving him a total of 13 points too.

Czech Republic - Denmark Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:2 Patrik Schick 13 13 157 Andre 1:2 Kasper Dolberg 21 10 189 Andreas 0:1 Martin Braithwaite 67 7 127 Axel 2:3 Patrik Schick 22 7 155 Ben 2:1 Patrik Schick 45 0 169 Christian 1:0 Patrik Schick 68 0 158 Craig 1:2 Tomáš Soucek 40 10 188 Franzi 2:1 Patrik Schick 57 0 167 Ines 2:2 Patrik Schick 37 0 161 Joris 2:1 Patrik Schick 25 0 191 Ozren 3:2 Tomáš Soucek 999 0 171 Paul 0:2 Kasper Dolberg 53 5 179 Rachel 1:1 Kasper Dolberg 55 0 96 Ralph 1:2 Thomas Delaney 43 13 145 Robert 0:2 Kasper Dolberg 35 5 209 Simon 2:2 Patrik Schick 45 0 138 Soren 0:2 Mikkel Damsgaard 25 5 163 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:2 Yussuf Poulsen 32 10 142

At half time in the Quarter Finals of the Tipster Cup, the scores are: Joris 5 - Alex 10 Craig 0 - Franzi 8 Robert 5 - Andre 10 Axel 5 - Ozren 3 With two matches remaining, there are still up to 32 points to be won before the Quarter Finals end.

Day 22 ends with Robert still in first place on 204 points, the first to cross the 200-point mark. Joris is 2nd with 191 points, 13 behind Robert, and 12 ahead of Andre on 178, who is 1 ahead of Craig on 177 points. 11 points separate 7th place from 11th place. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 Robert 204 8 Franzi 167 15 Ralph 132 2 Joris 191 9 Ines 161 16 Tino 132 3 Andre 179 10 Christian 158 17 Andreas 120 4 Craig 178 11 Soren 158 18 Rachel 96 5 Paul 174 12 Axel 148 19 Steffen 46 6 Ozren 171 13 Alex 144 20 7 Ben 169 14 Simon 138 21

Belgium - Italy Belgium failed to beat Italy by 1 goal to 2, with Nicolo Barella scoring the first goal in the 31st minute. Four people tipped the correct result: well done Ben, Paul, Simon and Tino, who gain 10 points each. Nobody tipped Barella to score first. The closest Time was tipped by Franzi, 2 minutes away, for 3 points.

Belgium - Italy Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:0 Romelu Lukaku 75 0 144 Andre 0:2 Ciro Immobile 35 5 179 Andreas 1:0 Romelu Lukaku 37 0 120 Axel 2:1 Romelu Lukaku 18 0 148 Ben 1:2 Dries Mertens 45 10 169 Christian 3:1 Kevin De Bruyne 15 0 158 Craig 2:1 Romelu Lukaku 35 0 178 Franzi 2:1 Eden Hazard 29 3 167 Ines 0:2 Federico Chiesa 27 5 161 Joris 2:0 Romelu Lukaku 35 0 191 Ozren 1:0 Kevin De Bruyne 37 0 171 Paul 1:2 Ciro Immobile 65 10 174 Rachel x:x x 999 0 96 Ralph 2:1 Andrea Belotti 23 0 132 Robert 1:0 Romelu Lukaku 40 0 204 Simon 1:2 Axel Witsel 20 10 138 Soren 3:2 Romelu Lukaku 19 0 158 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:2 Lorenzo Insigne 67 10 132

Switzerland - Spain Switzerland drew 1:1 with Spain. The first goal was another own-goal, in the 8th minute of the match. Spain won the penalty shoot-out. Congratulations go to Alex, Simon and Soren, who all tipped a 1:1 draw. 10 points for each of you. Ten people correctly tipped a Spanish win for 5 points each. The exact Time was tipped by Ozren for 3 points.

Switzerland - Spain Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:1 Ruben Vargas 37 10 144 Andre 0:3 Álvaro Morata 25 5 174 Andreas 1:2 Ferran Torres 34 5 120 Axel 1:2 Breel Embolo 33 5 148 Ben 2:4 Ferran Torres 17 5 159 Christian 0:1 Ferran Torres 59 5 158 Craig x:x x 999 0 178 Franzi 1:2 Granit Xhaka 55 5 164 Ines 1:2 Álvaro Morata 33 5 156 Joris 0:2 Pablo Sarabia 25 5 191 Ozren 4:2 Haris Seferovic 8 3 171 Paul 0:2 Álvaro Morata 40 5 164 Rachel x:x x 999 0 96 Ralph 2:1 Granit Xhaka 23 0 132 Robert 0:1 Álvaro Morata 55 5 204 Simon 1:1 Ferran Torres 36 10 128 Soren 1:1 Haris Seferovic 32 10 158 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 2:1 Breel Embolo 34 0 122