The most important part of the Triwizard Tournament—also known as the Goblet of Fire tournament—wasn't actually the championship trophy, but rather the Goblet of Fire itself, which had the power to select the contestants.
Of course, that contraption had become rather unreliable after Ye Feng crammed nearly the entire Hogwarts student roster into it, so perhaps it wasn't all that important anymore.
Naturally, compared to the trophy held by the champion, the Goblet of Fire was still somewhat more important.
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