After each match, he awarded three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player.
At the 2007 Women's World Cup Cristiane was voted the third-best player of the tournament.
But, even in a weak draft, the third-best player will probably be a good one.
Kulig was honoured as the tournament's third-best player.
From being the best player in his borough he became the third-best player in his building: two world champions were already in residence.
Fish is rated the third-best player in the United States.
He was rated the third-best overall player in the Mid-Atlantic region and one of the top 150 players in the nation.
ESPN analysts rated him the third-best player at the Senior Bowl.
As his singles ranks rose into the top 150, making him the third-best Asian player, he took part in the second Indo-Pak tennis series.
In the final analysis (not the rookie-of-the-year popularity contest), Brand may yet be the third-best player.