Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bottle match

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The result was no consensus. No prejudice against speedy renomination per low participation herein. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:02, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bottle match

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The only reference provided here gives a passing mention of "the Bottle Cup", a hockey competition, not "the Bottle Match", a rugby competition. A search on Google books turns up only one book discussing this match, and that book was published by the Imperial College Press (which might not be independent from the subject matter). While I do not disagree that the match is old, age alone does not qualify this match as notable. Article lacks substantive discussion in independent reliable verifiable secondary sources, and existence alone does not normally equal to notability. KDS4444 (talk) 23:08, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Based on WP:NRIVALRY it appears that WP:GNG is the relevant guideline. The source in the article: [1] about hockey is is not really off-topic. The 2nd paragraph in the lead mentioned the mix of sports that began in 2006. There are other sources although some are not independent:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It seems reasonable to assume there is much more coverage not online given that this series began in 1902. I'm undecided atm. Gab4gab (talk) 16:14, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 05:44, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, J 947^{^{^(c)}} 00:09, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:30, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 02:35, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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