The competition only happens every four years, and the last time the team went, they won the third place in the nation.

这个比赛每四年举行一次。上次这个队去参赛的时候，他们获得了全国第三名。

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Jing-ya wang won the third place.

王静雅获得了第三名。

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He told BBC Radio 5 live it came at "an extremely febrile time" on the back of the Eastleigh by-election, which the Liberal Democrats won while the Conservatives were pushed into third place.

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Mr Thornton won 13, 342 votes, the Conservatives were beaten into third place by UKIP, whose candidate Diane James won 11, 571 votes.

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