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| Bristol student tops Fantasy Premier League worldwide | |
| (17 days later) | |
| Year 11 student Charlie topped the world Fantasy Premier League table | Year 11 student Charlie topped the world Fantasy Premier League table |
| A 15-year-old student from Bristol says it "feels surreal" to have topped the worldwide fantasy football league. | A 15-year-old student from Bristol says it "feels surreal" to have topped the worldwide fantasy football league. |
| Charlie, a Year 11 pupil at Bristol Grammar School, topped the league for a gameweek and is now third in the world. | Charlie, a Year 11 pupil at Bristol Grammar School, topped the league for a gameweek and is now third in the world. |
| Fantasy Premier League, known as FPL, is extremely popular and played by around 11 million players across the globe. | Fantasy Premier League, known as FPL, is extremely popular and played by around 11 million players across the globe. |
| Charlie said: "My school mates didn't believe me so I have so many screenshots of my name at the top of the table!" | Charlie said: "My school mates didn't believe me so I have so many screenshots of my name at the top of the table!" |
| Charlie said he watches "a lot of football" to help pick his fantasy football team | Charlie said he watches "a lot of football" to help pick his fantasy football team |
| Charlie said he has played fantasy football for a while but really got into the game during the Euro 2024 version last year. | Charlie said he has played fantasy football for a while but really got into the game during the Euro 2024 version last year. |
| He said: "I've always started seasons playing the game but often forgotten about it. | He said: "I've always started seasons playing the game but often forgotten about it. |
| "This year, I kept saw my rank going up. So, I spend a lot of time looking at players and stats but also enjoy watching games. | "This year, I kept saw my rank going up. So, I spend a lot of time looking at players and stats but also enjoy watching games. |
| "It's really hard to stay high up but top 1,000 would be a nice to finish the season. | "It's really hard to stay high up but top 1,000 would be a nice to finish the season. |
| "I'm trying to remain calm about being so close to the top even though every decision is nerve-wracking!" | "I'm trying to remain calm about being so close to the top even though every decision is nerve-wracking!" |
| 'Impressive' | 'Impressive' |
| Fantasy Football is a game where you choose a team of real football players from different teams and win points according to how well the players play each week. | Fantasy Football is a game where you choose a team of real football players from different teams and win points according to how well the players play each week. |
| BBC commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball, who presents the BBC's Fantasy 606 podcast, said: "It's an incredibly impressive achievement particularly as we're now more than halfway through the season. | BBC commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball, who presents the BBC's Fantasy 606 podcast, said: "It's an incredibly impressive achievement particularly as we're now more than halfway through the season. |
| "Even more so given how many more engaged FPL managers there are in the game who read the articles, consume the content and understand the strategy required to be successful. | "Even more so given how many more engaged FPL managers there are in the game who read the articles, consume the content and understand the strategy required to be successful. |
| "It used to be that to be considered a consistently good FPL manager you would aim for a finish in the top 5,000 or even top 10,000, but now the top 50,000 is considered a decent achievement as the game is so much more competitive. | "It used to be that to be considered a consistently good FPL manager you would aim for a finish in the top 5,000 or even top 10,000, but now the top 50,000 is considered a decent achievement as the game is so much more competitive. |
| "I speak as someone who is currently outside the top million in what is my 19th season of playing FPL so I take my hat off to Charlie and wish him lots of luck for the rest of the season." | "I speak as someone who is currently outside the top million in what is my 19th season of playing FPL so I take my hat off to Charlie and wish him lots of luck for the rest of the season." |
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