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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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NASHVILLE - The final day of US$3.25-million The Champions didn’t exactly go to plan for Canadian Chris Johnston.
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Champions → go → Johnston
Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., managed just three pounds nine ounces Saturday to finish 13th in the 15-angler final.
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Johnston → manage → final
American Matt Robertson had a final-day weight of 20 pounds two ounces to finish first and earn the $1.25-million winner’s share.
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Robertson → have → share
Johnston finished 11th through the opening two days of the unofficial world championship bass fishing tournament.
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Johnston → finish → tournament
The top-15 anglers qualified for the final Old Hickory Lake.
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anglers → qualify → Lake
But the weights of the first two days didn’t carry over to Saturday’s final round.
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weights → carry → round
So that gave all 15 anglers an equal shot at the top prize.
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that → give → prize
This marked the first year for The Champions.
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This → mark → Champions
The tournament field included the top-25 competitors from both the Elite Series and Major League Fishing.
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field → include → Series
Also qualifying for the event were Elite Series competitors Cory Johnston of Cavan, Ont., Jeff Gustafson of Kenora, Ont., and Evan Kung of Pickering, Ont.
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Johnston → qualify → Pickering
All four Canadians have won Elite Series events, with Chris Johnston twice claiming overall honours (2024-25).
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Johnston → win → honours
And in 2023, Gustafson became the first — and only — Canadian to win the $1-million Bassmaster Classic, pro bass fishing’s most prestigious competition.
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Gustafson → become → Classic
Chris Johnston was the lone Canadian to reach the final.
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Johnston → reach → final
But all four shared in the Elite Series winning the team title after sending 10 competitors to the championship round.
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four → share → round
The Champions was run and hosted by World Bass Enterprises, an organization founded by Texas businessman Brian Bird.
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Champions → run → Bird
It was Bird who came up with the idea of a world championship tournament during a fishing trip in Minnesota in August 2024.
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who → come → August
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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