"Penguin Of The Year" is an annual award presented to the player participating in the World Games who best meets the following criteria:

The player with the best "Penguin Spirit", meaning good sportsmanship and perfect social skills. He/she should practise the M.A.R.C. rules to perfection both on and off the court.

The winner must meet the above criteria during the whole World Games tournament.

You can read about the rules for this award on the "Penguin Of The Year Award Rules" page.

The last award ceremony was held on July 28 2007 in Ratingen, Germany.
At this ceremony the "Penguin Of The Year 2005" was awarded Tereza Koubová from Czech Republic.

Pictures of the latest award winners can be found here; "Penguin Of The Year 2007"

Here are the past "Penguin Of The Year Award" winners:

	Year	Winner
	2007	Tereza Koubová, Czech Republic
	2005	Héléne Putod, France
	2004	Marcus Henriksson, Sweden
	2003	José Guiot, Switzerland
	2002	Sylvain Perron, Québec
	2001	Urban Müller, Switzerland

Extra awards

In addition to the grand prize, the "Penguin Of The Year Award", the award ceremony introduces some extra awards. These are kept a secret and may vary over the years.

Here are the extra awards that has been used:

	Award	Criteria
	Penguin Rookie Of The Year	Given to the player attending his/her first World Games and that best meets the "Penguin Of The Year" criteria.
	Penguin Suck-Up Of The Year	Given to the player/players that are best at sucking-up to the jury by giving them bribes.
	Naughty Penguin Of The Year	Given to the a player showing his/her "Naughty" side during the games. The reason for receiving this award is kept a secret since the jurors practice the M.A.R.C. values to perfection.
	Clumsy Penguin Of The Year	To a player for handling an awkward situation as it suits an intercrosse player: with a glint in the eye.
	Leffe's Choice	To a player for exraordinary enthusiasm and achievements in the spirit of intercrosse.
	Fair Play	For fair play.

Past award ceremonies

Click one of the links below to see detailed information on the previous award ceremonies:

	Year
	2005 - Malmö, Sweden
	2004 - Sursee, Switzerland
	2003 - Montréal, Canada
	2002 - Szombathely, Hungary
	2001 - Spa, Belgium