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TGMTEL
01 Aug 19 18:08
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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 ATP, there is also another thread for WTA. 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.
* 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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By:
aaronh
When: 01 Aug 19 22:15
Lorenzo Musetti, Holgar Rune
By:
TGMTEL
When: 01 Aug 19 22:56
for clarification: "If your player wins a main draw tour title, you earn 1 pt." refers to ATP 250 and above.
By:
edy
When: 01 Aug 19 23:38
Carlos Alcarez

Martin Damm
By:
GRANTCKING
When: 03 Aug 19 22:26
I pick a young Spanish left hander from Majorca, Rafael Nadal
By:
nofx
When: 26 Aug 19 23:20
Zachary Svajda
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 08 Dec 19 15:36
Just a reminder for those of you who haven't made any or all of your picks for this year, you have until the year is over, so Dec 31, 23:59 UKT, to do so. From Jan 1, 0:00 UKT you can pick new player(s) for 2020.
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 21 Dec 19 18:20
Shintaro Mochizuki
Harold Mayot
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 03 Feb 20 11:52
https://twitter.com/LWOSdamiankust/status/1223608715217162240
Thread comparing edy's and arrong's flags.
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 16 Jul 20 16:55
Maks Kasnikowski
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 27 Sep 20 17:47
Carlos Alcaraz
By:
edy
When: 23 Mar 21 06:49
Junseng Shang
By:
edy
When: 23 Mar 21 06:49
SamuelMertensBertens • September 27, 2020 5:47 PM BST
Carlos Alcaraz


Oh c'mon now...One little misspelling...
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 23 Mar 21 14:01
Devil
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 27 Mar 21 14:34
Dominic Stephan Stricker
By:
bobweenit
When: 31 Mar 21 00:40

Aug 3, 2019 -- 10:26PM, GRANTCKING wrote:


I pick a young Spanish left hander from Majorca, Rafael Nadal


No wo0nder this mug got banned.

By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 01 May 21 17:20
Flavio Cobolli
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 25 Jul 21 21:10
Edy, despite sloppy spelling, is the first person on the leaderboard in this competition thanks to Carlos Alcaraz winning Umag.

STANDINGS:
1) Edy 1 pt (Alcaraz)
2) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
edy
When: 10 Dec 21 21:12
2021 #2: Luca van Assche
By:
Journeyman
When: 11 Dec 21 03:25
After Emma's 'Pimms and strawberries in New York' victory
there's going to be an elevated competitiveness and hunger in the young Brits in 2022

So my 1st ever ATP flag is - J.Pinnington-Jones (GB)
By:
Journeyman
When: 21 Dec 21 18:29
I can't find a Slovak player that's quite flag-ready
so I shall go with another Czech - D.Svrcina
By:
Journeyman
When: 01 Jan 22 00:00
J.Kym
A.Fils
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 01 Jan 22 00:14
Arthur Cazaux
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 20 Feb 22 22:09
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 2 pts (Alcaraz 2 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20)
2) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
edy
When: 21 Feb 22 01:35
Cool
By:
edy
When: 10 Mar 22 00:16

Mar 23, 2021 -- 6:49AM, edy wrote:


Junseng Shang


This of course meant Juncheng Shang. He must have changed his name.

By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 24 Apr 22 18:36
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 3 pts (Alcaraz 3 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10)
2) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 01 May 22 13:50
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 3 pts (Alcaraz 2 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20)
2) arrong 1 pt (Holger Rune 1 pt for winning title)
3) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 01 Jul 22 15:24
Hamad Medjedovic
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 25 Jul 22 00:52
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 4 pts (Alcaraz 4 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10, 1 for making top 5)
2) arrong 2 pts (Holger Rune 1 pt for winning title, Lorenzo Musetti 1 pt for winning title)
3) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 12 Sep 22 03:13
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 7.5 pts (Alcaraz 7 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10, 1 for making top 5, 1 for making no 1, 1.5 for making Slam final, 1 for winning a Slam)
2) arrong 2 pts (Holger Rune 1 pt for winning title, Lorenzo Musetti 1 pt for winning title)
3) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 12 Sep 22 03:19
Clarification: Winning the ATP Next Gen Championships is not considered a main draw main tour title by this committee. Has not come into play so far because Carlos had already won Umag before he won that event, but now everyone knows in case someone wins this in the future.
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 12 Sep 22 03:20
should of course say Alcaraz 7.5 points for edy's score. Will fix next time I update the score.
By:
edy
When: 19 Sep 22 00:09
Alcaraz is working out reasonably well so far, so I'm going to go with another Spaniard in Martin Landaluce for my first pick of 2022.
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 23 Oct 22 16:32
Great Sunday for arrong's flags. Top 20 soon.
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 31 Oct 22 20:53
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 7.5 pts (Alcaraz 7.5 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10, 1 for making top 5, 1 for making no 1, 1.5 for making Slam final, 1 for winning a Slam)
2) arrong 3 pts (Holger Rune 2 pts: 1 pt for winning title, 1 for making top 20, Lorenzo Musetti 1 pt for winning title)
3) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
SamuelMertensBertens
When: 06 Nov 22 16:46
STANDINGS:
1) Edy 7.5 pts (Alcaraz 7.5 pts: 1 for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10, 1 for making top 5, 1 for making no 1, 1.5 for making Slam final, 1 for winning a Slam)
2) arrong 4 pts (Holger Rune 3 pts: 1 pt for winning title, 1 for making top 20, 1 for making top 10, Lorenzo Musetti 1 pt for winning title)
3) everybody else on 0 pts
By:
edy
When: 21 Nov 22 02:29
Pick #2 2022: Luca Nardi
By:
wisewords
When: 01 Dec 22 14:51
who?
By:
edy
When: 31 Dec 22 08:04
The guy that will provide me with my remaining needed 2.5 points.
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