Harpur Hill football team beat off competition from private schools and football academies to be named champions at the Pokemon National Finals earlier in the month.

Source: https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/education/high-peak-school-football-team-wins-national-competition-against-5000-schools-4188640

He beat off competition from three other nominees to land the award.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/moffi-wins-europa-conference-league-goal-of-the-week-award/

Southampton beat off competition from a number of clubs to sign Livramento, who has played for England at youth level, but is also eligible to represent Portugal and Scotland through his parents.

Source: https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-working-on-deal-for-southamptons-tino-livramento-as-sandro-tonali-move-finalised-4203578

The league, in which national teams compete in identical high performance F50 foiling catamarans at speeds of up to 100 kmh, was launched in 2019, when Australia beat off teams from China, France, Britain, Japan and the United States.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/sailing-vettels-germany-team-will-provide-boost-sailgp-coutts-3546336?cid=cna_flip_070214

“We have done really well to beat off the competition and land him,” Jewell said at the time.

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-transfers-flops-signings-2676357

Zeyrek ($6) has to be incredibly hard to beat off his flying Autumn if he runs.

Source: https://www.sportsnews.com.au/horse-racing/nominations-in-for-hawkesbury-cup-day/588606