2017 ATP Sudden Death League: World Tour Finals (TOP 8)

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Hello and welcome to our final event of the 2017 ATP Sudden Death League Season!

Nitto ATP World Tour Finals
O2 Arena, London
12 - 19 November, 2017
Indoor Hard


This is a Bonus Competition only open to those in the Top 8.

Please find below the World Tour Finals Seedings:

MAIN SEEDS
#1
- @winchestervatennis - Confirmed
#2 - @Pagoo - Confirmed
#3 - @Krish872007 - Confirmed
#4 - @stringertom - Confirmed
#5 - @luiz_gustavo - Confirmed
#6 - @kvejkr - Confirmed
#7 - @boredone3456 - Confirmed
#8 - @JadeC - Confirmed

ALTERNATES:
#9 - @Locotus - Confirmed
#10 - @The Green Mile

To the Top 8: please confirm your participation in this event at your earliest convenience by posting below.

To the Alternates: please confirm if you are happy to be an Alternate for the Bonus Competition. If someone in the Top 8 does not confirm participation and has not made their pick by the time the matches start on Sunday, then Locotus will take their palce as 1st alternate. The Green Mile will be second alternate.

RULES (World Tour Finals - TOP 8 BONUS):

1. You only need to make one pick per RR round (only 3 total), not day.
Note: RR1 will combine Sunday's/Monday's matches, RR2 will combine Tuesday's/Wednesday's matches and RR3 will combine Thursday's/Friday's matches.

2a. In the semis and finals, you pick one player per round.

2b. Your picks will not be re-set for the Semis and Final (i.e: you can not pick a player for the SF or Final who you already used in the Round Robin). Obviously it's important to make smart choices in the RR to get far. If you somehow have no players left to pick, you're out as well.

3. Your picks for the bonus competition can be different or identical to your picks in the regular competition, according to your wishes.

Pick Structure:
Pick 1: Round Robin 1 (both groups - Sunday/Monday)
Pick 2: Round Robin 2 (both groups - Tuesday/Wednesday)
Pick 3: Round Robin 3 (both groups - Thursday/Friday)
Pick 4: Semi-Finals
Pick 5: The Final

SCORES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT

1 correct pick = 150
2 correct picks = 300
3 correct picks = 450
4 correct picks = 600
Winner = 750

2017 LEAGUE FILE (WTF TOP 8)


SAVE PICKS

What are they?
We will be awarding Save Picks for the 2018 SDL Season to our exceptional performers. If you are awarded a Save Pick, you can use it to advance in a tournament in the event that your main pick player loses or retires during their match. You pick another player to "burn" in place of your main pick - this MUST be someone who was scheduled to play on the same day or in the same round, depending on the tournament specification.

If your first pick in the tournament loses and you want to activate your Save Pick, you will effectively receive a "free pass" to the next day/round. However, if you decide to use your Save Pick later in the tournament (i.e. after Pick 1), then you must select a player to "burn" AND your subsequent pick must win his match in order to earn full points from activating the Save Pick.

If any of the above is confusing, feel free to message me and I can provide an example to illustrate the idea.

Who gets them?
Save Picks for the 2018 Season will be allocated as follows:
- The 2017 SDL Year-End #1 receives 2 Save Picks.
- The remainder of the Top 4 in the Year-End Rankings will receive 1 Save Pick each.
- In addition, 1 Save Pick will be awarded to the person who advances furthest in the WTF Bonus competition (this does not apply to the YE No. 1, who already has 2 Save Picks).

Further to the last point, if there is a tie between 2 or more players in the Bonus Competition, then the additional Save Pick will be awarded to the person who progressed the furthest in the Regular WTF Competition.
If points are still tied, then the Save Pick will be awarded to the person who has accumulated the most points throughout 2017.
If there is still a tie (shouldn't be this year), then the Save Pick will be awarded to the person who accumulated the most points in the Major Events.

When can I use the Save Picks?
- All Save Picks MUST be used up before the World Tour Finals next year, so the last tournament in which they are applicable will be the 2018 Paris Masters.
- Save Picks MUST be activated by the Round of 16 for the Slams and Indian Wells/Miami, and by the Quarter-Finals for all other tournaments.
 
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Hello and welcome to our final event of the 2017 ATP Sudden Death League Season!

Nitto ATP World Tour Finals
O2 Arena, London
12 - 19 November, 2017
Indoor Hard


This is a Bonus Competition only open to those in the Top 8.

Please find below the World Tour Finals Seedings:

MAIN SEEDS
#1
- @winchestervatennis
#2 - @Pagoo
#3 - @Krish872007
#4 - @stringertom
#5 - @luiz_gustavo
#6 - @kvejkr
#7 - @boredone3456
#8 - @JadeC

ALTERNATES:
#9 - @Locotus
#10 - @The Green Mile

To the Top 8: please confirm your participation in this event at your earliest convenience by posting below.

To the Alternates: please confirm if you are happy to be an Alternate for the Bonus Competition. If someone in the Top 8 does not confirm participation and has not made their pick by the time the matches start on Sunday, then Locotus will take their palce as 1st alternate. The Green Mile will be second alternate.

RULES (World Tour Finals - TOP 8 BONUS):

1. You only need to make one pick per RR round (only 3 total), not day.
Note: RR1 will combine Sunday's/Monday's matches, RR2 will combine Tuesday's/Wednesday's matches and RR3 will combine Thursday's/Friday's matches.

2a. In the semis and finals, you pick one player per round.

2b. Your picks will not be re-set for the Semis and Final (i.e: you can not pick a player for the SF or Final who you already used in the Round Robin). Obviously it's important to make smart choices in the RR to get far. If you somehow have no players left to pick, you're out as well.

3. Your picks for the bonus competition can be different or identical to your picks in the regular competition, according to your wishes.

Pick Structure:
Pick 1: Round Robin 1 (both groups - Sunday/Monday)
Pick 2: Round Robin 2 (both groups - Tuesday/Wednesday)
Pick 3: Round Robin 3 (both groups - Thursday/Friday)
Pick 4: Semi-Finals
Pick 5: The Final

SCORES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT

1 correct pick = 150
2 correct picks = 300
3 correct picks = 450
4 correct picks = 600
Winner = 750

2017 LEAGUE FILE (WTF TOP 8)


SAVE PICKS

What are they?
We will be awarding Save Picks for the 2018 SDL Season to our exceptional performers. If you are awarded a Save Pick, you can use it to advance in a tournament in the event that your main pick player loses or retires during their match. You pick another player to "burn" in place of your main pick - this MUST be someone who was scheduled to play on the same day or in the same round, depending on the tournament specification.

If your first pick in the tournament loses and you want to activate your Save Pick, you will effectively receive a "free pass" to the next day/round. However, if you decide to use your Save Pick later in the tournament (i.e. after Pick 1), then you must select a player to "burn" AND your subsequent pick must win his match in order to earn full points from activating the Save Pick.

If any of the above is confusing, feel free to message me and I can provide an example to illustrate the idea.

Who gets them?
Save Picks for the 2018 Season will be allocated as follows:
- The 2017 SDL Year-End #1 receives 2 Save Picks.
- The remainder of the Top 4 in the Year-End Rankings will receive 1 Save Pick each.
- In addition, 1 Save Pick will be awarded to the person who advances furthest in the WTF Bonus competition (this does not apply to the YE No. 1, who already has 2 Save Picks).

Further to the last point, if there is a tie between 2 or more players in the Bonus Competition, then the additional Save Pick will be awarded to the person who progressed the furthest in the Regular WTF Competition.
If points are still tied, then the Save Pick will be awarded to the person who has accumulated the most points throughout 2017.
If there is still a tie (shouldn't be this year), then the Save Pick will be awarded to the person who accumulated the most points in the Major Events.

When can I use the Save Picks?
- All Save Picks MUST be used up before the World Tour Finals next year, so the last tournament in which they are applicable will be the 2018 Paris Masters.
- Save Picks MUST be activated by the Round of 16 for the Slams and Indian Wells/Miami, and by the Quarter-Finals for all other tournaments.
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What is the reasoning why a YE #1 cant get the bonus save pick if that person advances the farthest in the top 8 wtf? If the YE #1 does go the farthest, does the next best finisher get the bonus save pick?
 
Oh joy! Without reset, I feel either an incorrect RR3 pick or a NPA dilemma by SFs is in the cards.

RR3: Querrey after a Goffin withdrawal.:eek:
 
I dont know man, did you see dimitrov today? Methinks we all may have made a mistake picking him first.
Of course, but if the pick is Goffin and he limps into the Thiemeles match he will be toast again, provided the Austrian sticks to hitting within himself. Busta had flashes today and he's fresh. Grigorious may glide, knowing he's in the SFs already. Also, Busta is fresher. I think Goffin will still have Bull hangover and that tape isn't cosmetic.

RR3: BUSTA ROBUSTA

B/u: fedr
 
So many questions. Can PCB beat Grigsy on an indoor hard court? Is Goffin even fit enough to play? Do I still have a viable path to the title? Should I pick from one of today's matches or one of tomorrow's?

RR3: No Idea yet
BU: Federer
 
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