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TGMTEL
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I've decided to come up with a little competition where we try to pick the future stars of tennis. This one is for WTA, there is also another thread for ATP. Despite the wall of text it's pretty straightforward.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS (selection process):
* You get two picks per year and you can make these whenever you like in 2019. At the beginning of 2020 (we will go by UKT), you get another two picks (you can make these picks whenever you like during the year), another two for 2021 etc. After a few years you will have hopefully built up quite the stable.
* You can pick any player born 2002 or later with the exception of Coco Gauff since everyone has already predicted her to be the next big thing.
* You can make your two picks at the same time or one at a time.
* If another contestant has already picked a player, no-one else can pick this player.
* You can not change picks.
* You can not save picks to the next year.
* Born 2002 or later will always apply so if there's some late bloomer born in 2002 that is developing in x amount of years from now, you can still choose them at the time regardless of age.
There's no deadline for this, you can join in whenever you like.


BUT HOW DO WE GET POINTS?
Here's how the scoring works. Points will be awarded for ranking success and title success.
Ranking: If your player go on to become a top 20 player, you earn 1 point. If your player becomes a top 10 player, you earn another 1 pt (so 2 pts), if your player becomes top 5 you earn another 1 pt (so 3 pts) and if your player goes on to become world number one you earn another 1 pt (so 4 pts).
Titles: If your player wins a main draw tour title, you earn 1 pt.
If your player reaches a Grand Slam final, you earn 1.5 pts. If your player wins a Grand Slam, you earn another 1 pt (so 2.5 pts). If your player wins three or more Grand Slams, you earn another 1,5 points (so 4 pts).
This means the total number of points won for a pick can be 9 points, 4 from ranking success and 5 from title success. You can not get points for things that have already happened. (So let's say you pick some late bloomer who just won his/her first main tour title, you will not get a point for that, but will get points for whatever achievements your player accomplishes later).


I will try to keep the thread updated with picks and scores so it's easy to know which players have already been picked. First contestant to 15 points wins the competition.
Good luck. You can make pick(s) for 2019 now if you want or you can scout and wait til later. Just do them before the year is over. Make the picks in this thread. If you have questions, just ask here.
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Report SamuelMertensBertens July 24, 2023 11:13 AM BST
1) SamuelMertensBertens 6,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title)
2) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
3) edy 3 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, Qinwen Zheng, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report wisewords July 24, 2023 3:54 PM BST
edy making more moves
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 24, 2023 5:50 PM BST
I'm just 3 Mirra Slams from winning though. She has a good chance to get her 1st point today.
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 24, 2023 5:51 PM BST
*this week
Report wisewords July 24, 2023 5:59 PM BST
yeah. you've already won the whole thing unless Queenwen beats Mirra to the slams
Report wisewords July 30, 2023 1:07 AM BST
I officially select Clervie Ngounoue, mmmkay? she just beat Anna Blinkanditsova at WTA Washington
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 30, 2023 1:19 AM BST
you've already made two picks this year,
wisewords • February 8, 2023 4:07 PM GMT
I officially select Sofia Costoulas.
wisewords • March 19, 2023 4:14 PM GMT
I officially select Priska Madelyn Nugroho


But if no-one else picks her for the rest of the year, she's pickable for you in 2024.
Report wisewords July 30, 2023 2:17 AM BST
but edy tricked me into picking Priska?
Report wisewords July 30, 2023 2:19 AM BST
I unofficially select Clervie Ngounoue because edy is a bleep bleep bleep!
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 30, 2023 2:24 AM BST

Jul 30, 2023 -- 2:17AM, wisewords wrote:


but edy tricked me into picking Priska?


that was very nasty behavior from edy the bleep bleep bleep indeed, but there's nothing in the rules against doing dirty tricks. Everybody is responsible for the picks they make.

Report edy July 30, 2023 10:34 AM BST
I didn't do anything other than

By edy on 19 Mar 23 16:25
Hey SaMeBe, flag Priska!


Don't blame me if you take that as reason to pick her. When I said

By edy on 21 Mar 23 21:15
I still can't believe that you, wisewords, flagged Priska instead of the supertalented supertalent [Clervie] that is still avaiable.


you wrote

By wisewords on 21 Mar 23 21:17
I don't do flag research, I just do silly picks and stuff


so it's really all on you.
Report wisewords July 30, 2023 10:04 PM BST
I didn't write "I get tricked into making picks and stuff"
Report wisewords July 30, 2023 10:04 PM BST
you're such a bleep bleep bleep!!!!
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 30, 2023 10:57 PM BST
I've also been a victim of this, but in reverse.
He kept spamming me about Marcinko, who I think has a bright future now, but at the time I thought he was just trying to trick me into picking some no-hoper so I ignored him and then eventually someone else picked her.
Report edy July 31, 2023 7:00 AM BST
Happy
Report wisewords July 31, 2023 8:12 AM BST
I officially unselect Priska Madelyn Nugroho.
Report wisewords July 31, 2023 8:13 AM BST
I officially select Clervie Ngounoue.
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 31, 2023 10:45 AM BST
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Report SamuelMertensBertens July 31, 2023 10:46 AM BST
Cry
what a flop this phorum is for ascii art!
Report wisewords July 31, 2023 12:28 PM BST
I think you should ratify my swap. it will teach edy a valuable life lesson
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 31, 2023 1:18 PM BST
edy actually taught you a valuable life lesson. I don't think you will make this mistake again for the next edition of this. Which will start as soon as Mirra has won the first 3 of her 25 Slams.
Report edy July 31, 2023 4:59 PM BST
Will previous picks be re-selectable in the next edition and will they be free for all or will previous owner have initial rights?
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 31, 2023 7:38 PM BST
Players born after a certain year will be. Free for all, sp no initial rights. So let's say Mirra has won her 2 first Slams and is cruising towards her 3rd it might be in your best interest to hold back on making your pick for this edition and keep that secret for yourself for vol 2. I will also most likely set a date for when vol 2 starts and not do like I did with this one where the first people who saw the thread had an advantage.
Report wisewords July 31, 2023 11:35 PM BST
can't wait until Clervie wins multiple slams before Mirra does and the sweet taste of victory!
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 1, 2023 12:12 AM BST
for that to happen you need:
* no-one else to pick her for the rest of 2023
* be the first to pick her in 2024
* to also get 6 pts from Priska Madelyn Nugroho and your other players
Report Journeyman August 6, 2023 7:39 PM BST
My assessment is there's at least a 25-30 perecent chance the Prague final doesn't get played tomorrow.
Be ready to make a ruling in that scenario. Would I get half a point for Noskova?
I mean I've got edy breathing down my nech here (and he'd be standing on my head if not for Rus)
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 6, 2023 8:03 PM BST
I absolutely despise cancelled finals, but I can not give a full point when a title hasn't been won.
Gut instinct is you get half a point for Noskova should this happen, and then you get the other half point should she win a title later.
Thanks for bringing this up.
Report Journeyman August 6, 2023 8:14 PM BST
Yeah I can see the sense in that.
Oh well we'll see, hopefully the weather gods relent!
Report SamuelMertensBertens September 30, 2023 5:44 AM BST
I've now done the same for the WTA picks as I did with the ATP ones.

Team arrong
Clara Tauson 1pt Current ranking 76
Daria Lopatetska Current ranking 717

Team nofx
Polina Kudermetova Current ranking 741

Team edy
Whitney Osuigwe Current ranking 376
Marta Kostyuk 1 pts Current ranking 45
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur Current ranking 622
Noma Noha Akugue Current ranking 163
Alex Eala Current ranking 190
Qinwen Zheng 2 pts Current ranking 23
Nikola Bartunkova Current ranking 340
Ksenia Efremova Current ranking outside top 1000
Renata Jamrichova Current ranking 646
Julia Stusek Current ranking 753

Team Journeyman
Michaela Laki Current ranking 514
Leylah Fernandez 3.5 pts Current ranking 60
Diane Parry Current ranking 99
Linda Noskova Current ranking 44
Erika Andreeva Current ranking 172
Robin Montgomery Current ranking 159
Victoria Mboko Current ranking 394
Kristina Dmitruk Current ranking 276

Team SamuelMertensBertens
Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt Current ranking 117
Daria Snigur Current ranking 158
Brenda Fruhvirtova Current ranking 135
Katrina Scott Current ranking 309
Olivia Gadecki Current ranking 131
Emma Raducanu 5.5 pts Current ranking 277
Mirra Andreeva Current ranking 62
Lucie Havlickova Current ranking 209
Barbora Palicova Current ranking 281

Team n88
Ane Mintegi del Olmo Current ranking outside top 1000
Sara Bejlek Current ranking 202
Petra Marcinko Current ranking 143

Team wisewords
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Current ranking 246
Taylah Preston Current ranking 399
Sofia Costoulas Current ranking 293
Priska Madelyn Nugroho Current ranking 275
Report Journeyman September 30, 2023 6:45 PM BST
I've already got my hipster 2024 picks ready for New Year!
On a sidenote I hope that all the shennanigans with the Mastermind hasn't affected Efremova/Laki's development.
Report Journeyman September 30, 2023 6:56 PM BST
^
I mean all the media noise about the Halep thing which must be distracting to players that go to the academy.
I doubt he's done anything wrong. But the social media storm can't be helpful to the development of young players.
Report SamuelMertensBertens October 7, 2023 9:53 AM BST
Alina Korneeva
Report Journeyman October 7, 2023 6:11 PM BST
Good pick (I'm not going to moan about 250 qualies).
Wisewords can now relax a bit Grin
Report Journeyman October 8, 2023 11:16 AM BST
From the above list, players outside the top 300 that I think break the top 100 in 2024.

T.Preston (Currently 317, impressive and needs to capitalise when things move down under)
N.Bartunkova (Currently 333, yup this is nailed on)
V.Mboko (Currently 389, the Canadian Serena williams if she can avoid injury)
R.Jamrichova (Currently 651, tentative based on her plans for the year but super talent)

Emma is a jawdropping 279 so will shortly be outside the top 300 but is obviously a top 100 quality player.
Report edy November 19, 2023 7:58 PM GMT

Jul 17, 2021 -- 12:36PM, n88uk wrote:


Ane Mintegi del Olmo


Won her first professional title today. None that will give any points for this competition, it was the W25 in Heraklion, but hopefully a first step of things to come after so many struggles with injuries during the past years.

Report Journeyman January 1, 2024 12:00 AM GMT
M.Stakuš-ić
M.R(i)st-ić
Report edy January 1, 2024 12:00 AM GMT
2024 picks

Hannah Klugmann
Laura Samsonova
Report edy January 1, 2024 12:00 AM GMT
I would have been so mad if you had gotten either of Klugmann or Samsonova in before me even though I used an internet atomic clock.
Report Journeyman January 1, 2024 12:01 AM GMT
Ristic beat Samsonova 6-0 6-0 in Prerov. otherwise I would ahve gone for laura!
Report edy January 1, 2024 12:02 AM GMT
Fluke
Report edy January 1, 2024 12:02 AM GMT
and it's Klugman of course
Report Journeyman January 1, 2024 12:03 AM GMT
You should have just posted 'L.Samsonova' and confused everyone who would have thought it was the less talented one
Report edy January 1, 2024 12:03 AM GMT
Missed chance Cry
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 1, 2024 4:06 AM GMT

Jan 1, 2024 -- 12:03AM, Journeyman wrote:


You should have just posted 'L.Samsonova' and confused everyone who would have thought it was the less talented one


Laura S would have been even better.

Report SamuelMertensBertens January 1, 2024 4:30 AM GMT
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for Iga.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 1, 2024 4:49 AM GMT
sorry wrong thread.
Report wisewords January 1, 2024 11:54 PM GMT
I officially select Clervie Ngounoue.
Report edy January 4, 2024 11:55 PM GMT
Laura Samsonova decided she doesn't want to be confused with the other Samsonova, and take advantage of Czech laws from a few years ago that enables women to scratch the ova, so she now goes by Laura Samson

https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/laura-samson/800578274/cze/jt/s/overview/

'Tis my flag from January 1 this year to avoid any confusion.
Report Journeyman January 22, 2024 11:28 PM GMT
A relatively flag heavy last 12 in Melbourne.

Both Edy and I could potentially end the week sitting in first place!

Edy's best result (a Kostyuk Queenwen final) is a guaranteed 4 points even before rankings enter the discussion.
I do need Noskova to produce the goods now. She just fell short in Adelaide 2023 and she absolutely mugged me in Prague. All would be forgiven if she can win the tournament which would guarantee me 3.5 points and top of the tree.
Report Journeyman January 24, 2024 12:59 PM GMT
Queenwen into the top 10 so edy already in second place and two matches from outright 1st place.

Kostyuk should really have won in straight sets, maybe if she hadn't created bedlam in her press conference and on social media the day before? She's clearly got the physical tools to win a slam but a bit of discipline and management needed to take that next step.
As for Linda N, great tournament and announced herself with the Iga win but really didn't get a look in against Dayana. Hey edy you want to swap her for Renata, Bartunkova and a large tin of Celebrations?
Report edy January 25, 2024 8:13 PM GMT
No, I am not trading two very promising players and a large tin of Celebrations for Noskova. I am officially over her. Told you I am not impressed with subpar movers and I have seen Noskova move.
Report edy January 27, 2024 8:31 AM GMT
Jamrichova stormed through the Australian Open draw and won the title. Points please. Happy
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 27, 2024 8:49 AM GMT
This is very silly.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 27, 2024 9:21 AM GMT
Some nice results for the flags at the Aussie Open, but Zheng the only one scoring points.
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 6,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title)
2) edy 5.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 4, 2024 12:32 AM GMT
Diana Shnaider.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 4, 2024 2:21 PM GMT
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 7,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title, Diana Shnaider 1 pt for winning WTA title)
2) edy 5.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.

With this point I will win even if Mirra flops and only wins 2 Slams and makes world no 1 in reasonable time.
Report Journeyman February 4, 2024 4:56 PM GMT
Obviously it's within your original rules to do something like this but the contestants over the last four years have clearly been making picks based on skill and judgement. Picking an player already established on the tour on the basis that she is in a bleep bleep bleep WTA final is nothing to do with skill and judgement. It's some kind of fastest-finger-first thing. You nearly did this with Timofeeva last year but held back, possibly sensing there might be a reaction.

Rather than go on about it I'll just run a parallel alternative table, still first to 15, of players picked on the basis of predicting what they could achieve (rather than fastest-fingers-first when they get to a final etc).

Alternative table (Skill and judgement based picks only).
1) SamuelMertensBertens 6,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title)
2) edy 5.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report edy February 4, 2024 6:56 PM GMT
Does SaMeBe get two more picks for that alternate table then this year? Sounds complicated.

I think it's perfectly fine. If he ends up beating us, which he won't, we'll just put a mahoosive asterisk next to his victory.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 4, 2024 7:55 PM GMT

Feb 4, 2024 -- 6:56PM, edy wrote:


Does SaMeBe get two more picks for that alternate table then this year? Sounds complicated.I think it's perfectly fine. If he ends up beating us, which he won't, we'll just put a mahoosive asterisk next to his victory.


You can asterisk all you want, a win is a win! Happy
Me not going with Timofeeva had nothing to do with reactions, but I felt that Timofeeva had a high ceiling of 1 pt and was not worth to waste a pick on at the time (this might prove wrong, because she did well in Melbourne) whereas I think Diana could potentially gain more than that. Plus 1 pt can be important at this stage of the game. This competition is about getting to 15 pts. Which strategy to use to get there is up to each contestant.

Report SamuelMertensBertens February 11, 2024 6:01 PM GMT
this was posted elsewhere:
edy • February 11, 2024 2:34 PM GMT
Comp 2 needs to have a mechanism that lets you protect a number of existing flags.

SamuelMertensBertens • February 11, 2024 4:09 PM GMT
I have actually thought about this. There is a possiblity that there will be something like this, but no decision yet. If so it's likely to be very limited, details will be presented at some point, but for now all the information I can give is there MAY be some sort of (likely very limited) flag protection for future comps so this can be taken into account when placing picks for this current one.
Report SamuelMertensBertens May 7, 2024 1:50 PM BST
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 7,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title, Diana Shnaider 1 pt for winning WTA title)
2) edy 6.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.

updated due to Marta Kostyuk making Top 20.
Report SamuelMertensBertens May 11, 2024 6:36 PM BST
Flag pick no 2 for 2024: Iva Jovic.
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 22, 2024 1:42 PM BST

Jan 4, 2024 -- 11:55PM, edy wrote:


Laura Samsonova decided she doesn't want to be confused with the other Samsonova, and take advantage of Czech laws from a few years ago that enables women to scratch the ova, so she now goes by Laura Samsonhttps://www.itftennis.com/en/players/laura-samson/800578274/cze/jt/s/o... my flag from January 1 this year to avoid any confusion.


This is quite funny. The Czechs add ova to foreign players and now one of their own got rid of its ova.

Report SamuelMertensBertens July 22, 2024 1:47 PM BST
*her
Report SamuelMertensBertens July 26, 2024 9:43 PM BST
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 8,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title, Diana Shnaider 1 pt for winning WTA title, Mirra Andreeva 1 pt for winning her first title)
2) edy 6.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 11, 2024 12:39 PM BST
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 9,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning WTA title, Diana Shnaider 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20, Mirra Andreeva 1 pt for winning her first title)
2) edy 6.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final, 0 points for winning Olympic gold)
3) Journeyman 3,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning WTA title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report Journeyman August 25, 2024 1:23 PM BST
Linda N wins Monterrey so when she moves into the top 20 I'll be on 5.5, one behind edy and two behind Caramba's real total. Grin

Just noting this as we're all about to be somewhat distracted by the US Open.
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 26, 2024 8:31 PM BST
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 9,5 pts (Emma Raducanu 2,5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10, Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt for winning her first title, Diana Shnaider 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, Mirra Andreeva 1 pt for winning her first title)
2) edy 6.5 pts (Marta Kostyuk 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20, Qinwen Zheng 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final, 0 points for winning Olympic gold)
3) Journeyman 4,5 pts (Leylah Fernandez 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20, Linda Noskova 1 pt for winning her first title)
4) arrong 1 pt (Clara Tauson 1 pt for winning her first title)
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 26, 2024 8:31 PM BST
updated, maybe edy will bite this time!
Report wisewords August 26, 2024 9:00 PM BST
I heard if your pick wins the Olympic gold medal in singles you automatically win the competition!
Report SamuelMertensBertens August 27, 2024 2:28 AM BST
who did you hear that from?
Report SamuelMertensBertens September 9, 2024 2:20 PM BST
Priska Nugroho playing WTA main tour, main draw tennis today!
Report SamuelMertensBertens October 2, 2024 10:18 AM BST
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 10,5 pts
Emma Raducanu 5.5 points: 2.5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10.
Linda Fruhvirtova 1 point for winning her first title.
Diana Shnaider 2 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20.
Mirra Andreeva 2 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20.
2) edy 6.5 pts
Marta Kostyuk 2 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20,
Qinwen Zheng 4.5 points: 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final, 0 points for winning Olympic gold.
3) Journeyman 4,5 pts
Leylah Fernandez 3.5 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20.
Linda Noskova 1 point for winning her first title.
4) arrong 1 pt
Clara Tauson 1 point for winning her first title.
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report SamuelMertensBertens October 11, 2024 11:52 AM BST
I've listed the current ranking and flag comp points of all players (in parenthesis ranking from a year ago).

Team arrong
Clara Tauson 1pt Current ranking 62 (76)
Daria Lopatetska Current ranking outside top 1000 (717)

Team nofx
Polina Kudermetova Current ranking 126 (741)

Team edy
Whitney Osuigwe Current ranking 376 (376)
Marta Kostyuk 2 pts Current ranking 17 (45)
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur Current ranking 702 (622)
Noma Noha Akugue Current ranking 209 (163)
Alex Eala Current ranking 148 (190)
Qinwen Zheng 4.5 pts Current ranking 7 (23)
Nikola Bartunkova Current ranking 397 (340)
Ksenia Efremova Current ranking 868 (outside top 1000)
Renata Jamrichova Current ranking 468 (646)
Julia Stusek Current ranking outside top 1000 (753)
Hannah Klugman Current ranking 515 (not flagged a year ago)
Laura Samsonova Current ranking 370 (not flagged a year ago)

Team Journeyman
Michaela Laki Current ranking 553 (514)
Leylah Fernandez 3.5 pts Current ranking 28 (60)
Diane Parry Current ranking 50 (99)
Linda Noskova 1 pt Current ranking 25 (44)
Erika Andreeva Current ranking 70 (172)
Robin Montgomery Current ranking 107 (159)
Victoria Mboko Current ranking 319 (394)
Kristina Dmitruk Current ranking 437 (276)
Marina Stakušić Current ranking 149 (not flagged a year ago)
Mia Ristić Current ranking 412 (not flagged a year ago)

Team SamuelMertensBertens
Linda Fruhvirtova 1 pt Current ranking 181 (117)
Daria Snigur Current ranking 123 (158)
Brenda Fruhvirtova Current ranking 122 (135)
Katrina Scott Current ranking 292 (309)
Olivia Gadecki Current ranking 83 (131)
Emma Raducanu 5.5 pts Current ranking 57 (277)
Mirra Andreeva 2 pts Current ranking 19 (62)
Lucie Havlickova Current ranking 582 (209)
Barbora Palicova Current ranking 222 (281)
Alina Korneeva Current ranking 227 (not flagged a year ago)
Diana Shnaider 2 pts Current ranking 16 (not flagged a year ago)
Iva Jovic Current ranking 216 (not flagged a year ago)

Team n88
Ane Mintegi del Olmo Current ranking 544 (outside top 1000)
Sara Bejlek Current ranking 125 (202)
Petra Marcinko Current ranking 303 (143)

Team wisewords
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Current ranking 152 (246)
Taylah Preston Current ranking 156 (399)
Sofia Costoulas Current ranking 286 (293)
Priska Madelyn Nugroho Current ranking 562 (275)
Clervie Ngounoue Current ranking 255 (not flagged a year ago)
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 8, 2024 5:13 PM GMT
Points for edy, assuming Zheng doesn't get defaulted tomorrow.

STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 10.5 pts
Emma Raducanu 5.5 points: 2.5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10.
Linda Fruhvirtova 1 point for winning her first title.
Diana Shnaider 2 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20.
Mirra Andreeva 2 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20.
2) edy 7.5 pts
Marta Kostyuk 2 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20,
Qinwen Zheng 5.5 points: 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 5.
3) Journeyman 4,5 pts
Leylah Fernandez 3.5 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20.
Linda Noskova 1 point for winning her first title.
4) arrong 1 pt
Clara Tauson 1 point for winning her first title.
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report edy November 8, 2024 5:39 PM GMT
Are you scared yet?
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 8, 2024 6:25 PM GMT
she can only gain 3.5 more points.
Report edy November 8, 2024 6:32 PM GMT
Maybe, but 2025 will be the year of Jamrichova breaks through.
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 8, 2024 7:44 PM GMT
will she bring you 4 points?
Report edy November 9, 2024 5:08 PM GMT
Yes.

I would also like to leave a complaint that the entire competition is rigged against me by not awarding points for the WTA Finals.
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 9, 2024 5:24 PM GMT
You should be happy that points from WTA Who Is Less Burned Out? is awarded for ranking purposes.
Report edy November 9, 2024 5:59 PM GMT
Is it too late to submit my official complaint about the competition being completely and thoroughly and despicably rigged against me by not awarding points for olympic singles gold medals?
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 9, 2024 6:11 PM GMT
yeah, just like it's too late for me to complain about there not being any consolation points for players choking in finals and semifinals (Korneeva, Gadecki, Medjedovic)

But at least the Olympic points oversight will most likely be adjusted for flag comp #2 Excited
Report edy November 9, 2024 7:06 PM GMT
C'mon, it's not even been half a year.

You better hope CAS doesn't feel responsible for overseeing this competition after I file my complaint with them.
Report Journeyman November 17, 2024 1:18 PM GMT
Having rechecked my dodgy maths this competition could be over in a matter of weeks! Shocked

Diana Schneider, the already well fancied and tour established player that you picked two hours before she played her first WTA final (while the rest of the field were picking hipsters and juniors) is just outside the top ten. Having won four WTA events in 2024 she's being touted as a contender to be a breakthrough semi finalist or better at the Australian Open.

If she reached the final it would give you 1.5 points for slam finalist, 1 point for top ten. If she actually won she gets another point for the win and that would take her into or just outside the top 5, total 4.5 points taking her tally to 6.5. That gets you to 15.
Flag comp 2 could be underway before the snow melts.
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 17, 2024 6:07 PM GMT
This is why I've been making preparations for flag comp 2 so this can be up and running fairly soon after flag comp 1 is done :) Mirra and/or Diana would do something big anyday. But they could also stall for a few years and give you and edy a chance to catch up.

I am quite busy over the next months so I don't know when I will post the rules for flag comp 2, there will be some small changes, but the basic concept is the one. And should I see that flag comp 1 is nearing the end, I will hurry up ad get it posted. The big one I wanted to get out there was the picks protection so you can make your picks accordingly with this in mind.
None of the small changes should make any difference to your choices anyway, unless you want to pick a Chinese player because Olympic medals will likely gain points in the future with the thinking that millions of young Chinese players will be motivated to win Olympic gold just like Qinwen Zheng.
Report SamuelMertensBertens November 17, 2024 6:08 PM GMT
*the basic concept is the same.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 7, 2025 2:07 AM GMT
If Victorian lawmakers found out about this thread, they'd put me behind bars.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 1, 2025 12:43 PM GMT
Wakana Sonobe
Report wisewords February 5, 2025 5:04 AM GMT
very good pick. she's been doing so well in Abu Dhabi qualies and now main draw after winning AO juniors. plays Ons today which should be really insightful
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 7, 2025 2:52 PM GMT
well if no-one else is gonna flag her, I might as well.
Ashlyn Krueger.
Report wisewords February 16, 2025 10:25 PM GMT
I flag Mia Pohánková. hopefully she'll eventually lead me to glory
Report TheCarambaExperience February 21, 2025 4:38 PM GMT
While the more famous flags have done very well in Dubai this week, one lesser known one has been tearing it up on the ITF circuit lately.

edgeAI
@edgeAIapp
Yet another straight sets win for
Victoria Mboko (18). She defeated Jia-Jing Lu 6-4, 6-1 at the W35k Manchester to reach her 4th ITF final in a row.

Mboko in 2025:
3 ITF
4 ITF Finals
21 Matches (1 was RET)
21 Wins
40 Sets played
40 Sets won
Only 2 tie breaks
9 Bagels
Report TheCarambaExperience February 21, 2025 6:36 PM GMT
there will be points tomorrow, either Clara for making top 20 or Mirra for making top 10. Both will likely eventually happen regardless.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 22, 2025 5:11 PM GMT
STANDINGS:
1) SamuelMertensBertens 11.5 pts
Emma Raducanu 5.5 points: 2.5 pts for winning a Grand Slam, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for making top 10.
Linda Fruhvirtova 1 point for winning her first title.
Diana Shnaider 2 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20.
Mirra Andreeva 3 points: 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 20. 1 pt for making top 10
2) edy 7.5 pts
Marta Kostyuk 2 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1 pt for making top 20,
Qinwen Zheng 5.5 points: 1 pt for making top 20, 1 pt for winning her first title, 1 pt for making top 10, 1.5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 5.
3) Journeyman 4,5 pts
Leylah Fernandez 3.5 points: 1 pt for winning WTA title, 1,5 pts for reaching Slam final, 1 pt for making top 20.
Linda Noskova 1 point for winning her first title.
4) arrong 1 pt
Clara Tauson 1 point for winning her first title.
5) everybody else 0 pts.
Report edy April 5, 2025 1:03 PM BST
Flag #1 2025: Julieta Pareja
Report edy April 6, 2025 1:23 AM BST
I should have watched her at least once before I flagged her.
Report edy April 6, 2025 1:23 AM BST
Cry
Report wisewords April 6, 2025 1:30 AM BST
Happy
Report TheCarambaExperience April 6, 2025 6:27 PM BST
Excited
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