Hundred to award fan-named combined 'Helix' trophy this weekend; Trent Rockets guaranteed winners
The Hundred will award a combined men's and women's trophy, the fan-named Hundred Helix, to the team with the most points across both competitions this weekend in the 2026 Hundred; Trent Rockets are guaranteed to pick up the 2026 Helix trophy after qualifying automatically for both the men's and women's finals, having 60 points — 16 more than Sunrisers Leeds in second.
The Hundred Helix will be given to the side accumulating the highest total from the men's and women's tournaments, which have been staged alongside each other since 2021; the trophy name was selected by fans online. Live coverage of both finals is scheduled for 16 August at 14:15 and 18:00 BST on BBC Two and iPlayer, with ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds and additional live text and in-play video highlights on the BBC Sport website and app.
Applying the same combined-men-and-women concept to English club football for 2025-26, Arsenal would top a merged Premier League and WSL table despite Manchester City winning the WSL; Arsenal finish three points clear overall because they held a seven-point advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League.
That hypothetical club football tally also notes that Erling Haaland and Khadija Shaw scored a combined total of 48 league goals last season. Chelsea, who were 10th in the Premier League, sit fourth in the merged standings by virtue of finishing third in the WSL, while West Ham are bottom among the clubs that competed in both competitions with a combined total of 58 points.
Using the same approach for the Six Nations in 2026 places Men's Six Nations champions France top of a combined table: Les Bleus lost just two matches across both competitions and compiled eight wins and 21 points in each.
England appear second in the combined Six Nations rankings because their perfect record in the women's tournament is offset by only one win in the men's competition, and Wales finish bottom of the combined standings with 11 points after coming last in both the men's and women's tables.
Merging the points from two separate golf team events across different years — the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup — leaves Europe short overall: Europe's two-point victory in the 2025 Ryder Cup is insufficient, with the United States edging the combined tally thanks to their three-point win in the 2024 Solheim Cup.
So, what do you think? Is this a good idea and could it be adopted for other competitions as a fun aside? Let us know in the comments.
