CRN Channel Madness: The Top 10 Vote-Getters

You've Got My Vote!

Tournaments can be a tricky thing and sometimes, the matchups don't tell the whole story. In a field of 32 contestants, some of the best performers in any given round can be sent packing.

The inaugural CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs is a wrap, with Sophos's Mike Valentine defying the odds to become the tournament's first champion. Valentine wasn't the top vote getter in any round except for the one that truly mattered -- the championship.

So while it's a small consolation for those who were ultimately eliminated, let's honor the chiefs that performed the best in the tournament in terms of totals votes.

For a look at all of the coverage from the CRN Channel Madness Tournament, visit CRN.com/madness.

10: Dave O'Callaghan

Senior Vice President, Global Partner Organization

VMware

Exited Round: Solutions 16

Eliminated By: Adam Famularo, Verizon

Total Votes: 3,395

9: Ron Gill

Vice President, Americas, Enterprise Sales

Ruckus Wireless

Exited Round: Enterprise Eight

Eliminated By: Mike Valentine, Sophos

Total Votes: 3,464

8: Jim Ritchings

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channels

F5 Networks

Exited Round: Enterprise Eight

Eliminated By: Shannon Sbar, APC by Schneider Electric

Total Votes: 3,878

7: Justin Moore

CEO

Axcient

Exited Round: Solutions 16

Eliminated By: Marc Dupaquier, IBM

Total Votes: 3,987

6: Jenni Flinders

Vice President, U.S. Partner Group

Microsoft

Exited Round: Enterprise Eight

Eliminated By: Marc Dupaquier, IBM

Total Votes: 4,477

5: Shannon Sbar

Vice President, Channels

APC By Schneider Electric

Exited Round: Field of Four

Eliminated By: Mike Valentine, Sophos

Total Votes: 4,698

4: Frank Rauch

Vice President of Americas Partner Organization

VMware

Exited Round: Enterprise Eight

Eliminated By: Adam Famularo, Verizon

Total Votes: 8,414

3: Marc Dupaquier

General Manager, Global Business Partners

IBM

Exited Round: Field of Four

Eliminated By: Adam Famularo, Verizon

Total Votes: 10,525

2: Adam Famularo

Vice President of Global Channels

Verizon

Exited Round: Championship Round

Eliminated By: Mike Valentine, Sophos

Total Votes: 19,002

1: Mike Valentine

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Sophos

Champion

Total Votes: 22,956