Sport's Personality 2010

This years contest is wide open as there is not any one obvious choice. Swann has helped England to become really good at cricket and is regarded as the best spinner in the world, Ennis won the world indoor and European outdoor setting Britsh records in individual events. AP McCoy finally won the Grand National and Mark Cavendish has nice eyes.

For the second year running Tom Daley received the same number of nominations as the 11th placed athlete and this year double European champion runner Mo Farah misses out.

The overseas award will probably go to Rafa Nadal but contenders include Seb Vettel and David Villa.

Team of the year is likely to go to England's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup winners but contenders include Red Bull F1 or the European Ryder Cup Team.

Pos Athlete             Ach     Pers    Prof    Total
 1  Jessica Ennis      4.5      1.5     2.5     8.5
 2  Graeme Swann       3.5      1.5     3       8
 3  Phil Taylor        5        1.75    1       7.75
 4  Mo Farah           3.5      1       2.5     7
 5  David Haye         3        1.5     2       6.5
 =  Tom Daley          3        2       1.5     6.5
 =  AP McCoy           4        1       1.5     6.5
 =  Lee Westwood       3        1.5     2       6.5
 =  Amy Williams       4        0.5     2       6.5
 =  Graeme McDowell    3.5      1       2       6.5
11  Mark Cavendish     3        1.5     1.5     6

Achievement (out of 5) - What did they achieve in their sport this year.
5 – Domination
4 – Winning highest award
3 – Winning at a lower level / Performing well at highest level
2 – Overall Notable performances
1 – One or two outstanding performances not consistent
+ 0.5 for unique achievement (e.g. Rebecca Romero)
+ 0.5 for outstanding contribution to a poor team (e.g. Kevin Pietersen).

Personality (out of 2) - How well known they are to the British public.
2 – Known by everyone
1 – Known by sports fans only
0 – Known by fans of specific sport

Profile of Sport (out of 3) - How highly is the sport regarded in the country.
3 – Football, Cricket
2.5 – Rugby Union, Tennis, Formula 1
2 – Boxing, Golf, Snooker
1.5 – Horse Racing, Road Cycling, Gymnastics
0.5 – Women’s Cricket, Diving