2017 ATP Sudden Death League: Davis Cup

Krish872007

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Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Davis Cup.

Dates:

Round 1: 3 - 5 February
Quarter-Finals: 7 - 9 April
Semi-Final: 15 - 17 September
Final: 24 - 26 November

This thread will be bumped accordingly a few days before each round.

RULES:

1. You can only pick a country once. If they win you are through to the next round, if they lose you're out.

2. Your pick must be in before the 1st tie gets started.

3. No editing picks - if you want to change make a new post.

First Round Schedule:

Argentina vs. Italy
Belgium vs. Germany

Czech Republic vs. Australia
Switzerland vs. The USA

Japan vs. France
Canada vs. Great Britain

Russia vs. Serbia
Spain vs. Croatia

LEAGUE FILE
 
Krish872007

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New Race tab has been opened HERE - Aussie Darcy currently leading the Race to London after the Australian Open.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MqaHJ-4cs6rr7oOzCbbZ-rejiFAQaIMDtW1LuXqDCoI/edit#gid=67
UPDATED TROPHY CASE - Correct up to the end of the AO. A Weeks at Number 1 table and a table for US Open Series Champions have been added. The weeks at No. 1 table is still being updated. US Open Series Champions are those who have collected the most points in the North American summer hard court season (i.e. from Washington up to the US Open).
 
Aussie Darcy

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Krish872007 said:
New Race tab has been opened HERE - Aussie Darcy currently leading the Race to London after the Australian Open.
UPDATED TROPHY CASE - Correct up to the end of the AO. A Weeks at Number 1 table and a table for US Open Series Champions have been added. The weeks at No. 1 table is still being updated. US Open Series Champions are those who have collected the most points in the North American summer hard court season (i.e. from Washington up to the US Open).
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:eek::eek::eek:. Well that's a bloody shock! Haha. Can't see myself holding up for long. I had a horror of a 2016 where I crashed out of like the top 40. On the plus side, I have no points to defend in Rotterdam and Rio and besides Jlyon, i'm the only top 20 player to have no points to defend at the French Open!
 
Noleberic123

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Krish872007 said:
New Race tab has been opened HERE - Aussie Darcy currently leading the Race to London after the Australian Open.
UPDATED TROPHY CASE - Correct up to the end of the AO. A Weeks at Number 1 table and a table for US Open Series Champions have been added. The weeks at No. 1 table is still being updated. US Open Series Champions are those who have collected the most points in the North American summer hard court season (i.e. from Washington up to the US Open).
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How do you work out the weeks at number 1?
 
Noleberic123

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Aussie Darcy said:
:eek::eek::eek:. Well that's a bloody shock! Haha. Can't see myself holding up for long. I had a horror of a 2016 where I crashed out of like the top 40. On the plus side, I have no points to defend in Rotterdam and Rio and besides Jlyon, i'm the only top 20 player to have no points to defend at the French Open!
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You're kinda like Federer. A horrible 2016 and then boom an amazing start to 2017.
 
Krish872007

Krish872007

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Noleberic123 said:
How do you work out the weeks at number 1?
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Long process - I've been totting up weeks just by working backwards and seeing who held the spot when. This involved calculations with current and past spreadsheets (going tournament by tournament for any changes). Still a long way to go, the data only reflects the last year so far.
 
Noleberic123

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Krish872007 said:
Long process - I've been totting up weeks just by working backwards and seeing who held the spot when. This involved calculations with current and past spreadsheets (going tournament by tournament for any changes). Still a long way to go, the data only reflects the last year so far.
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Wow that's going to take you a few months :D
 
Krish872007

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Aussie Darcy said:
:eek::eek::eek:. Well that's a bloody shock! Haha. Can't see myself holding up for long. I had a horror of a 2016 where I crashed out of like the top 40. On the plus side, I have no points to defend in Rotterdam and Rio and besides Jlyon, i'm the only top 20 player to have no points to defend at the French Open!
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Winning your home Slam has saved you - catapulted from 30th to 15th in the rankings after that! A good French Open run and you'll be right in the mix at the top I suspect
 
Krish872007

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Also: in the highly, highly, highly unlikely event of your entire country pick receiving a W/O, your Back-Up pick will be used - should you bother to make one :)
 
Aussie Darcy

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Noleberic123 said:
I remember @Aussie Darcy complaining so many times last year about how he lost in the first round. And now he is on top of the world.
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HAHAHAHA. I'm such a whinger.
But seriously though, last year I lost 1R in 4 straight tournaments: Sydney, Aus Open, Rotterdam, Rio. Also, French Open, Queens, Washington, Canada, Cincy, Basel and Paris! I made just 2 finals (Acapulco and Madrid). Ha.
 
Big_Dangerous

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Krish872007 said:
First tie has started, so no more picks accepted from this point on I'm afraid.
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That doesn't seem fair at all, because when doing the regular SDL you can pick players who haven't yet started their match, even if several others had been completed earlier in the day. Not to mention the time difference with these ties hardly seems fair at all to impose a rule like that. Really ****ty rule, if you ask me. I mean Australia playing the Czech republic in Melbourne, are like 16+ hours ahead of Eastern time in the states, that's nearly an entire ****ing day....

I vote to overturn this rule, because it's really not fair to those that live in other time zones.
 
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Big_Dangerous said:
That doesn't seem fair at all, because when doing the regular SDL you can pick players who haven't yet started their match, even if several others had been completed earlier in the day. Not to mention the time difference with these ties hardly seems fair at all to impose a rule like that. Really ****ty rule, if you ask me. I mean Australia playing the Czech republic in Melbourne, are like 16+ hours ahead of Eastern time in the states, that's nearly an entire ****ing day....

I vote to overturn this rule, because it's really not fair to those that live in other time zones.
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Ditto.
 
Krish872007

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Big_Dangerous said:
That doesn't seem fair at all, because when doing the regular SDL you can pick players who haven't yet started their match, even if several others had been completed earlier in the day. Not to mention the time difference with these ties hardly seems fair at all to impose a rule like that. Really ****ty rule, if you ask me. I mean Australia playing the Czech republic in Melbourne, are like 16+ hours ahead of Eastern time in the states, that's nearly an entire ****ing day....

I vote to overturn this rule, because it's really not fair to those that live in other time zones.
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Well it's 2 votes to 0 so I won't hang around - the rule will be overturned and for @Tennis sensation and anyone else, there's still a few hours left to make a pick then (not that there's much choice now).

As it happens, you have a point I guess. But really, this concern should have been voiced before. Look at Rule No. 2 in previous years' threads:

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/2015-atp-sudden-death-league-davis-cup.526539/

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/2016-atp-sudden-death-league-davis-cup.556876/
 
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