Relative Pronoun - Who vs. Which

[rakesh.id]

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1. Who of the two players will win the game?
2. Which of the two players will win the game?

It's clear to me that in case of an inanimate thing, which will be used. But I'm not sure which relative pronoun to use - who or which - in case of living beings? Or are both acceptable?

[Willy]

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1. Who of the two players will win the game?
2. Which of the two players will win the game?

It's clear to me that in case of an inanimate thing, which will be used. But I'm not sure which relative pronoun to use - who or which - in case of living beings? Or are both acceptable?

I think example 2 is not correct. In sentence 2 what is subject? "Which" so it doesn't make sense to me (though grammatically correct) to say -- Which will win the match?

BTW, i think we can use both "who" and "which" for living beings.

e.g.
I love a dog, which has a dark skin.
I love a girl, who sings good.

[kapilnitt]

Rakesh has a good point, even i will wait for expert to comment on it.

[vivs.gupta]

who refers to people....which refers to group or things...for eg which team...which class..etc.



Which player has won the trophy?....... sounds good
Who player has won the trophy?....... Sounds akward

awaiting experts comments..

[jlucero]

Who refers to a person while which refers to a thing or group. In this case, we use which when referencing a limited set of things.

Who (out of anyone) won the game?
Which of the teams (out of the two teams) won the game?
Which player (out of the players) won the game?