How do you make that transformation from professional underdogs to genuine contenders?

There was no significant changes among the genuine contenders in the plain stages.

Despite the fact that this rather dross opinion piece describes Paul as a genuine contender, he isn't.

They will be competitive at the World Cup but not genuine contenders for honours.

All of a sudden, Robert Karlsson is a genuine contender in this tournament.

Losing any state to a genuine contender is one thing.

The dew made it hard for them but they made a poor Bangladesh side look like genuine quarter-final contenders, which they clearly were not.

"They are genuine contenders, there's no doubt about that."

The pretenders became genuine contenders by showing how much they have grown up as a team.

Meanwhile, the genuine contenders hove into view.