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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:18 am    Post subject: Wimbledon Prediction Game! Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

We're going to play the game a bit differently than we played The French Open Prediction Game. For this one, each person will pick 10 men, and 10 women (you could pick seeds 1-10, but I wouldn't recommend it~), and you are awarded points based on how far each of your choices makes it in the draw. As a bonus, each person will also pick 1 man and 1 woman who is their predicted champion of the tournament. If you pick to correct champion then you will be awarded 25 bonus points!

Here's the point layout:
1 point for your choice participating in Round 1
3 points for your choice participating in Round 2
5 points for your choice participating in Round 3
10 points for your choice participating in Round 4
15 points for your choice participating in the Quarter Finals
30 points for your choice participating in the Semi Finals
50 points for your choice participating in the Finals (but not winning)
75 points for your choice winning the Championship!
+ 25 points if your bonus choice was the winner of the tournament.

I will list the seeds for both the men and women here:
Men
1. Roger FEDERER (SUI)
2. Rafael NADAL (ESP)
3. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
4. Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
5. David FERRER (ESP)
6. Andy RODDICK (USA)
7. David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
8. Richard GASQUET (FRA)
9. James BLAKE (USA)
10. Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
11. Tomas BERDYCH (CZE)
12. Andy MURRAY (GBR)
13. Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI)
14. Paul-Henri MATHIEU (FRA)
15. Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)
16. Radek STEPANEK (CZE)
17. Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS)
18. Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)
19. Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP)
20. Lleyton HEWITT (AUS)
21. Juan Carlos FERRERO (ESP)
22. Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)
23. Tommy ROBREDO (ESP)
24. Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN)
25. Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS)
26. Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO)
27. Nicolas KIEFER (GER)
28. Gilles SIMON (FRA)
29. Andreas SEPPI (ITA)
30. Gael MONFILS (FRA)
31. Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP)
32. Michael LLODRA (FRA)

Women
1. Miss Ana IVANOVIC (SRB)
2. Miss Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB)
3. Miss Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS)
4. Miss Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
5. Miss Elena DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
6. Miss Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
7. Miss Venus WILLIAMS (USA)
8. Miss Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS)
9. Miss Dinara SAFINA (RUS)
10. Miss Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
11. Miss Marion BARTOLI (FRA)
12. Miss Patty SCHNYDER (SUI)
13. Miss Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS)
14. Miss Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL)
15. Miss Agnes SZAVAY (HUN)
16. Miss Victoria AZARENKA (BLR)
17. Miss Alize CORNET (FRA)
18. Miss Nicole VAIDISOVA (CZE)
19. Miss Maria KIRILENKO (RUS)
20. Miss Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA)
21. Miss Nadia PETROVA (RUS)
22. Miss Flavia PENNETTA (ITA)
23. Miss Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO)
24. Miss Shahar PEER (ISR)
25. Miss Lindsay DAVENPORT (USA)
26. Miss Sybille BAMMER (AUT)
27. Miss Virginie RAZZANO (FRA)
28. Miss Alona BONDARENKO (UKR)
29. Miss Amelie MAURESMO (FRA)
30. Miss Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK)
31. Miss Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN)
32. Miss Sania MIRZA (IND)

(since it is Wimbledon, they add 'Miss' or 'Mrs' to all the female names)
You can see the draws for both men and women here: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/index.html
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Apologies for the double post-- but for organizational purposes I want this to be a new post. I would also wait for someone else to post their choices, but I figure it would be a good idea for me to set the example.

Men
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Andy Roddick
Richard Gasquet
James Blake
Marcos Baghdatis
Andy Murray
Stanislas Wawrinka
Radek Stepanek
Predicted winner: Roger Federer

Women
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Dinara Safina
Marion Bartoli
Patty Schnyder
Agnieszka Radwanska
Shahar Peer
Predicted winner: Maria Sharapova

The womens' side is really a tossup between like 5 different women!

As for Rafa, he is going to have a very difficult second round against either Ernests Gulbis, the new young Latvian star, or the best young American (who is very talented on grass) John Isner. I'm confident Rafa can pull it out, though.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I had a look at the draw and was a bit disappointed that Rafa maybe has to play vs Gulbis in Round 2 (if both win their first game of course). Actually I wanted to add Gulbis to my list.

Maybe we can play the US Open Prediction game like we did for the French Open.

Here's my prediction list:

Men
Roger Federer (SUI)
Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Gael Monfils (FRA)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Stanislaw Wawrinka (SUI)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

Women:
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Dinara Safina (RUS)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
Agniezka Radwanska (POL)
Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Agnzes Szavay (HUN)

Winners:
Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Men

Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Andy Roddick
Nikolay Davidenko
Paul-Henri Mathieu
David Nalbandian
James Blake
Fernando Gonzalez
David Ferrer

Women

Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova
Jelena Jankovic
Svetlana Kuznetsofa
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Dinara Safina
Elena Dementieva
Amalie Mauremo
Daniela Hantuchova

Winner
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Men
Roger FEDERER (SUI)
Rafael NADAL (ESP)
Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
Andy RODDICK (USA)
Lleyton HEWITT (AUS)
Juan Carlos FERRERO (ESP)
James BLAKE (USA)
Andy MURRAY (GBR)
Radek STEPANEK (CZE)

Women
Miss Ana IVANOVIC (SRB)
Miss Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB)
Miss Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS)
Miss Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Miss Elena DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
Miss Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
Miss Venus WILLIAMS (USA)
Miss Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
Miss Patty SCHNYDER (SUI)
Miss Nadia PETROVA (RUS)

Winners
Roger FEDERER and Ana IVANOVIC
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I'll join, I think I've got a sufficient knowledge of who's who in tennis from watching my father watch it every single day, so yeah.

Roger FEDERER (SUI)
Rafael NADAL (ESP)
Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Andy RODDICK (USA)
Richard GASQUET (FRA)
James BLAKE (USA)
Andy MURRAY (GBR)
Radek STEPANEK (CZE)
Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)
Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)
Winner: Gut senses tell me it's Federer, but this is the same gut sense who told me Holland would go all the way at Euro... I say Novak Djokovic.

Miss Ana IVANOVIC (SRB)
Miss Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB)
Miss Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS)
Miss Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
Miss Venus WILLIAMS (USA)
Miss Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS)
Miss Nicole VAIDISOVA (CZE)
Miss Maria KIRILENKO (RUS)
Miss Nadia PETROVA (RUS)
Winner: Ana Ivanovic
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
David Nalbandian
James Blake
Marcos Baghdatis
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Radek Stepanek
Lleyton Hewitt
Jarkko Nieminen

Winner: Rafael Nadal

Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Dementieva
Anna Chakvetadze
Dinara Safina
Marion Bartoli
Vera Zvonareva
Agnes Szavay

Winner: Jelena Jankovic
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

WOW! Big surprises today. Djokovic knocked out in straight sets by Marat Safin (always dangerous), and Ivanovic just barely managed to win her match. This looks to be an interesting Wimbledon.

I feel like I should have bet on one of the Williams sisters to win it, now. I'm starting to feel like it's their year to win it again.

I'm glad I didn't bet on Davydenko, either.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Yeah, the good thing is nobody is ahead by that much because we all had Djokovic. Archy's the one who got hit the hardest by that as he was his winner choice.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Results after Round 1

Gil-Galad
Men = 10 points
Women = 9 points
Total = 19 points

ViktorFan
Men = 9 points
Women = 10 points
Total = 19 points

avil
Men = 8 points
Women = 10 points
Total = 18 points

Goldy
Men = 9 points
Women = 9 points
Total = 18 points

Archy
Men = 9 points
Women = 8 points (you only picked 9 women)
Total = 17 points

RedCydranth
Men = 9 points
Women = 10 points
Total = 19 points
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I did better than i thought! :P

Viktorfan knows all too well my 'prediction' skills! :*laugh*: :oops: :*laugh*:
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I have a feeling Round 2 is going to be an absolute killer for predictions! First Djokovic knocked out, followed by Maria Sharapova getting bounced! Not only that, Roddick is down against Tipsarevic, who is a very dangerous floater in these Grand Slams (if any of you remember how he took Federer to that amazing 5-set match at the Australian Open earlier this year). This round is going to be an absolute killer.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

Maybe I do better in Football predictions but your Footbal Fantasy Team Skills are way better than mine. :-)

I'm not surprised that Sharapova lost that early in the tournament, that's why I didn't add her to my list (and it seems I was the only one), :P
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I'm wishing I picked Serena as my winner choice-- but her performance can be erratic. I think she can take it this year, though. Looking at Ivanovic's performance in her previous match, she'll either make a complete turn around and win the entire thing, or make a swift departure as well (I think she may not make it past the next round).

edit:
upsets in round 2:
Djokovic
Roddick
Blake
Gonzalez
Sharapova
Hantuchova
Zvonereva


Ridiculous. I'm pretty much shot, here.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Add User to Ignore List

I'll be honest here and say Zvonereva was not upset. Tamarine Tanasugarn Is on a hot streak after winning the Ordina Open just prior to Wimbledon. She ousted Dinara Safina to take that, so I don't see that as a huge upset. If Tamarine was one of our pickable options I would have taken her. She's a star waiting to rise.

Also, Blake is rated far too high, he always seems to bow out early in major pressure tournaments. Sure he does well when the world's eyes aren't on him, but put him in a major and he sinks. I picked him because I wanted to pick one American, and I just can't back A-Rod. At least either choice I was screwed, haha.

EDIT: How can Gil have 10 points in mens? He had Djokovic like the rest of us.
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