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Yeeee-haaaah! Welcome to the final major of the season to complete our competition year. Will one of TheCarambaExperience and wiseword be able to create separation from the other to claim lone most titles of the season? Will Journeyman or snowynoon add to their Wimbledon glory and tie the others on the year or even overtake them? Is it finally my time to be serious and win one of these? Stay tuned for the thrilling final!
Basic rules are very simple (no changes compared to the previous edition, so veterans need not read)
1. For each day of play, pick one player that you think will win their match.
2. If your player wins, you advance to the next day and get to pick again. If your player loses, you are out.
3. Each player can only be chosen once over the course of the tournament.
4. The picks continue every day until only one person is left, everyone has been eliminated, or the tournament has finished. If there is no single contestant that made it the furthest, a tiebreaker will commence (click spoiler a bit below this for details)
5. Each pick has to be submitted before the relevant match starts and once you've submitted the pick, you are stuck with it unless the match did not happen due to a prematch withdrawal. In that case you get to submit a new pick. That's the basic rules already.
At the end, glory, lots of forum cred, and an entry into the competition's Hall of Fame awaits the ultimate winner. The Hall of Fame can be found at:
https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30945693/suicide-pool-winners-throughout-the-years
Tiebreaker rules and sort of FAQ for additional rules/way things are handled:
Spoiler: Show
Tiebreaker:
If multiple people go out on the same day and no-one remains, these last people to go out submit their best educated judgements regarding the outcome of the final match of the tournament - winner of the final, amount of sets lost by the winner, amount of games lost by the winner, points won by the winner. Judged also in that order. If both are the same in winner, then we go to sets. If both also had the same number of sets, then we go to games. If that's also still the same or the same difference to the actual number, then points won. That should hopefully always lead to a conclusion.
To enable that, those tiebreaker judgements will be sent to me per private message (or maybe X in some cases) instead of being publically announced in the thread. If the tiebreaker involves me, we'd have to find someone else who accepts the private messages, but I'm positive that will not be a problem.
Onto the cases:
Case: A pick I made became invalid because the match didn't happen due to a withdrawal. I have a life and don't sit on the computer all day to monitor such things, so wasn't able to submit a replacement pick. Am I screwed?
Decision: No, there is a backup solution. The last to start eligible favourite (I will use average odds on tennisexplorer.com) of the day is automatically entered for you. Eligible means player that had not been picked yet on a previous day.
Case: There was a retirement. Does the pick still count?
Decision: Yes, picks count the moment 1 ball has been played in the match.
Case: I looked at the wrong schedule and picked a player that doesn't even play. What now?
Decision: Please submit a new pick.
Case: A lot of matches were rescheduled for the next day due to rain. Can I pick from those on the new day?
Decision: No, rescheduled matches are not eligible to be picked from. If this situation arises, I will try to post a list of ineligible matches.
Case: I have the same amount of winning picks as someone else, but I ran out of picks whereas the other person was able to make another pick (which then lost). What happens?
Decision: The other person finishes ahead of you. Think of it this way. The moment you ran out of picks to make, you navigated your bicycle into a big mountain of dung. You are unharmed, but you cannot continue your ride on the bike. The other person only rode their bike into the pile of dung the moment their pick lost, which is a long time after you did it. Therefore the other person made it further and gets to finish ahead of you.
Case: I have a great suggestion for the comp. Am I allowed to tell you and others?
Decision: Sure, suggestions are always welcome!
Case: The Great Leader edy lost before the final day of the tournament. That makes me very sad.
Decision: If it looks like someone else than edy is going to win, edy gets put back into the competition (pending approval from a majority of other contestants) until he has beaten everyone.
Sunday start, so that's when the first pick is due.
Basic rules are very simple (no changes compared to the previous edition, so veterans need not read)
1. For each day of play, pick one player that you think will win their match.
2. If your player wins, you advance to the next day and get to pick again. If your player loses, you are out.
3. Each player can only be chosen once over the course of the tournament.
4. The picks continue every day until only one person is left, everyone has been eliminated, or the tournament has finished. If there is no single contestant that made it the furthest, a tiebreaker will commence (click spoiler a bit below this for details)
5. Each pick has to be submitted before the relevant match starts and once you've submitted the pick, you are stuck with it unless the match did not happen due to a prematch withdrawal. In that case you get to submit a new pick. That's the basic rules already.
At the end, glory, lots of forum cred, and an entry into the competition's Hall of Fame awaits the ultimate winner. The Hall of Fame can be found at:
https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/30945693/suicide-pool-winners-throughout-the-years
Tiebreaker rules and sort of FAQ for additional rules/way things are handled:
Spoiler: Show
Tiebreaker:
If multiple people go out on the same day and no-one remains, these last people to go out submit their best educated judgements regarding the outcome of the final match of the tournament - winner of the final, amount of sets lost by the winner, amount of games lost by the winner, points won by the winner. Judged also in that order. If both are the same in winner, then we go to sets. If both also had the same number of sets, then we go to games. If that's also still the same or the same difference to the actual number, then points won. That should hopefully always lead to a conclusion.
To enable that, those tiebreaker judgements will be sent to me per private message (or maybe X in some cases) instead of being publically announced in the thread. If the tiebreaker involves me, we'd have to find someone else who accepts the private messages, but I'm positive that will not be a problem.
Onto the cases:
Case: A pick I made became invalid because the match didn't happen due to a withdrawal. I have a life and don't sit on the computer all day to monitor such things, so wasn't able to submit a replacement pick. Am I screwed?
Decision: No, there is a backup solution. The last to start eligible favourite (I will use average odds on tennisexplorer.com) of the day is automatically entered for you. Eligible means player that had not been picked yet on a previous day.
Case: There was a retirement. Does the pick still count?
Decision: Yes, picks count the moment 1 ball has been played in the match.
Case: I looked at the wrong schedule and picked a player that doesn't even play. What now?
Decision: Please submit a new pick.
Case: A lot of matches were rescheduled for the next day due to rain. Can I pick from those on the new day?
Decision: No, rescheduled matches are not eligible to be picked from. If this situation arises, I will try to post a list of ineligible matches.
Case: I have the same amount of winning picks as someone else, but I ran out of picks whereas the other person was able to make another pick (which then lost). What happens?
Decision: The other person finishes ahead of you. Think of it this way. The moment you ran out of picks to make, you navigated your bicycle into a big mountain of dung. You are unharmed, but you cannot continue your ride on the bike. The other person only rode their bike into the pile of dung the moment their pick lost, which is a long time after you did it. Therefore the other person made it further and gets to finish ahead of you.
Case: I have a great suggestion for the comp. Am I allowed to tell you and others?
Decision: Sure, suggestions are always welcome!
Case: The Great Leader edy lost before the final day of the tournament. That makes me very sad.
Decision: If it looks like someone else than edy is going to win, edy gets put back into the competition (pending approval from a majority of other contestants) until he has beaten everyone.
Sunday start, so that's when the first pick is due.
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Advancing to day 2:
aaronh - Raducanu
Anubis8 - Raducanu
edy - McNally
GRANTCKING - Valentova
Journeyman - Valentova
n88uk - Fernandez
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu
wisewords - Raducanu
Freshy Out:
Tjen def. snowynoon 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Uchijima def. stocks 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(9)
aaronh - Raducanu
Anubis8 - Raducanu
edy - McNally
GRANTCKING - Valentova
Journeyman - Valentova
n88uk - Fernandez
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu
wisewords - Raducanu
Freshy Out:
Tjen def. snowynoon 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Uchijima def. stocks 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(9)
Unlucky to Stocks btw. These things are enjoyable to play and going out in both on day 1 sucks. We've all been there.
Advancing to day 3:
aaronh - Raducanu, Sakkari
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya
edy - McNally, Sakkari
GRANTCKING - Valentova, Mertens
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova
n88uk - Fernandez, Jovic
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova, Townsend
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens
aaronh - Raducanu, Sakkari
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya
edy - McNally, Sakkari
GRANTCKING - Valentova, Mertens
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova
n88uk - Fernandez, Jovic
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova, Townsend
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens
Advancing to day 4:
aaronh - Raducanu, Sakkari, Lamens
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens
GRANTCKING - Valentova, Mertens, Osaka
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed
n88uk - Fernandez, Jovic, Joint
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova, Townsend, Joint
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka
aaronh - Raducanu, Sakkari, Lamens
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens
GRANTCKING - Valentova, Mertens, Osaka
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed
n88uk - Fernandez, Jovic, Joint
SabineIsGOAT - Vondrousova, Townsend, Joint
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka
Advancing to day 5:
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed, Raducanu
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens, Krejcikova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova
Freshly Out:
Hon def. aaronh, GRANTCKING, n88uk, SabineIsGOAT 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed, Raducanu
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens, Krejcikova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova
Freshly Out:
Hon def. aaronh, GRANTCKING, n88uk, SabineIsGOAT 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Advancing to day 6:
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed, Raducanu, Sakkari
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens, Krejcikova, Kostyuk
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya
Journeyman - Valentova, Muchova, X. Wang right-handed, Raducanu, Sakkari
TheCarambaExperience - Raducanu, Muchova, Lamens, Krejcikova, Kostyuk
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek
Advancing to day 7:
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka, Li
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula
Freshly out:
Bucsa def. Journeyman, SamuelMertensBertens 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka, Li
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula
Freshly out:
Bucsa def. Journeyman, SamuelMertensBertens 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Correction
Freshly out:
Bucsa def. Journeyman, TheCarambaExperience 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Freshly out:
Bucsa def. Journeyman, TheCarambaExperience 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Advancing to day 8:
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka, Li, Alexandrova
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li, Anisimova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula, Gauff
Anubis8 - Raducanu, Kalinskaya, Joint, Krejcikova, Osaka, Li, Alexandrova
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li, Anisimova
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula, Gauff
She's too good to use now, I'm leaving her for the final.
Advancing to day 9:
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li, Anisimova, Pegula
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula, Gauff, Sabalenka
Freshly out:
Vondrousova def. Anubis8 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
edy - McNally, Sakkari, Lamens, Fernandez, Kalinskaya, Li, Anisimova, Pegula
wisewords - Raducanu, Mertens, Osaka, Krejcikova, Swiatek, Pegula, Gauff, Sabalenka
Freshly out:
Vondrousova def. Anubis8 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Ok, so as the FAQ section in the spoiler says in the fineprint at the bottom
Case: The Great Leader edy lost before the final day of the tournament. That makes me very sad.
Decision: If it looks like someone else than edy is going to win, edy gets put back into the competition (pending approval from a majority of other contestants) until he has beaten everyone.
If at least 5 of the 9 non-me and non-wisewords contestants vote to put me back in by today 4 pm BST the competition goes on. Have I mentioned that wisewords is a notorious cat hater? Do you people really want someone like that to win this?
Case: The Great Leader edy lost before the final day of the tournament. That makes me very sad.
Decision: If it looks like someone else than edy is going to win, edy gets put back into the competition (pending approval from a majority of other contestants) until he has beaten everyone.
If at least 5 of the 9 non-me and non-wisewords contestants vote to put me back in by today 4 pm BST the competition goes on. Have I mentioned that wisewords is a notorious cat hater? Do you people really want someone like that to win this?
thanks for running the competition edy, stellar work as always. after this close but no cigar, you'll have to work towards glory at the Australian Open now!
I want to dedicate this victory to Mirra Andreeva. the brightest ray of sunshine on the WTA Tour and surely many Grand Slam titles await her in the coming years.
I want to dedicate this victory to Mirra Andreeva. the brightest ray of sunshine on the WTA Tour and surely many Grand Slam titles await her in the coming years.
As the deadline passed, it has become clear that the silent majority has very loudly spoken, demanding your victory, wisewords.
Congratulations, my fellow competitor and shall you rise to ever greater heights in upcoming competitions by always finishing 2nd behind me. 2nd place is the real victory in these really.
Congratulations, my fellow competitor and shall you rise to ever greater heights in upcoming competitions by always finishing 2nd behind me. 2nd place is the real victory in these really.
Congrats to wisewords,a good win ,but if edy picks Osaka most probably takes it.
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