2014 WTA Sudden Death League: Rome

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Welcome to the fifth edition of the 2014 WTA Sudden Death League season: Rome

Rules of the game:

1. Every day of the tournament that day's matches will be posted. You pick one player who you think is going to win. It's a knock out-system: if the player you picked wins, you're through to the next round. If she loses, you're out.

2. You have to pick one player per day all the way through the finals.

3. During a tournament, you can pick a player only ONCE. Obviously it's important to make smart choices in order to get far. If you somehow have no players left to pick, you're out as well.

4. You can't pick a player from a match that has started already.

5a. If the player you picked retires during the match, you're out. If he retires before the match, you're allowed to change your pick.

5b. If the opponent of the player you picked retires, it counts like a win. However, you can't pick a player whose opponent had already retired from the tournament.

5c. If you want to make a back-up pick in case your main pick retires BEFORE the match starts you may do so. Please make the backup pick in the same post as the original pick and you CANNOT chose your original picks opponent as your backup pick.

6. If you want to change you pick, make a new post quoting the old pick. Edited posts containing picks will not be taken into account.


SCORE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT
1 correct pick: 50
2 correct picks: 100
3 correct picks: 150
4 correct picks: 200
5 correct picks: 450
6 correct picks: 700
7 correct picks: 1000



The tournament runs from May 12th - 18th.
 
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I know qualies start tomorrow (Saturday) but I'm not sure if main draw matches start on Sunday or Monday - I believe it is Monday but haven't seen it confirmed anywhere.
 
Made the final in Madrid, but alas no picks left, glad I made the final though.

In for the win this time!
 
Rome - Day 1 - Monday, May 11th

[17] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) vs. [12] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Annika Beck (GER) vs. Venus Williams (USA)
[15] Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs. Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
[11] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs. [WC] Karin Knapp (ITA)
Madison Keys (USA) vs. Alison Riske (USA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) vs. [16] Sloane Stephens (USA)
Romina Oprandi (SUI) vs. Andrea Petkovic (GER)
[LL] Paula Ormaechea (ARG) vs. Kurumi Nara (JPN)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs. [Q] Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Shuai Peng (CHN) vs. Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) vs. [Q] Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
[Q] Lauren Davis (USA) vs. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
 
I'm confused: the spreadsheet says sat/sun for day1? Can someone point out what the actual schedule is please? Cheers
 
I'm confused: the spreadsheet says sat/sun for day1? Can someone point out what the actual schedule is please? Cheers

I just copied the spreadsheet from Madrid and hadn't updated the days. Schedule is pretty easy for this one. Day 1 - Monday, Day 2 - Tuesday, Day 3 - Wednesday, and so forth until the final on Sunday so basically 1 pick a day until it ends.
 
Rome - Day 1 - Monday, May 11th

Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) vs. [12] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

Still 1 match left on Day 1 if you still want to get in.
 
I just copied the spreadsheet from Madrid and hadn't updated the days. Schedule is pretty easy for this one. Day 1 - Monday, Day 2 - Tuesday, Day 3 - Wednesday, and so forth until the final on Sunday so basically 1 pick a day until it ends.

Thanks. The reason I wanted to know if it were combined days for 1 pick is whether I'd need a back up ie if Penetta retires given her scheduling. Hope she doesn't! :)
 
Rome - Day 2 - Tuesday, May 13th

[Q] Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) vs. [10] Sara Errani (ITA)
[Q] Casey Dellacqua (AUS) vs. [2] Na Li (CHN)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) vs. Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs. [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE)
[9] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) vs. [WC] Camila Giorgi (ITA)
[7] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [Q] Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
[Q] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
[Q] Christina Mchale (USA) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) vs. [WC] Nastassja Burnett (ITA)
[Q] Monica Puig (PUR) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
[Q] Mona Barthel (GER) vs. [13] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
 
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