Verlander becomes the first pitcher to be named MVP since Dennis Eckersley in , and the first Tiger since Willie Hernández in . Chess Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania: Game 6: Koneru Humpy 0–1 Hou Yifan . Hou leads series 4–2. Cricket Australia in South Africa: 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 5: 266 & 339; 296 & 310/8 (86.5 overs; Vernon Philander 5/70). Australia win by 2 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1. Curling Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China: Men: Draw 4: 10–4 10–2 8–3 Draw 5: 8–5 6–4 9–1 Standings: South Korea 5–0, China 4–1, Chinese Taipei, Australia, New Zealand 2–3, Japan 0–5. Women: Draw 3: 4–8 3–9 Standings: South Korea 3–0, China 2–1, Japan 1–2, New Zealand 0–3. Volleyball FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 2: 3–0 1–3 3–2 0–3 3–1 3–0 Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, Russia, Poland 6 points, Argentina 5, Italy, United States, Cuba, Iran 3, Japan 1, Serbia, China, Egypt 0. November 20, 2011 (Sunday) Auto racing Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida: (1) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stewart 2403 points (5 wins) (2) Edwards 2403 (1 win) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2345 Stewart wins his third Cup title, and becomes the first owner-driver to win a championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. V8 Supercars: Norton 360 Sandown Challenge in Melbourne, Victoria (all AUS): Race 26: (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) Drivers' championship standings (after 26 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 3033 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2845 (3) Winterbottom 2449 World Touring Car Championship: Race of Macau in Macau: Race 1: (1) Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León) Race 2: (1) Huff (2) Tom Coronel (ROAL Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (3) Muller Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Muller 433 points (2) Huff 430 (3) Alain Menu (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) 323 Muller wins his third world title. Badminton BWF Super Series: Hong Kong Super Series in Hong Kong (CHN unless stated): Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Jin