Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
Welcome back folks, hope you had a great Christmas & best wishes for the New Year!
The 2018 Sudden Death League season is about to get underway, as we have 2 tournaments starting on New Year's Day (Brisbane and Doha, a new event for this year).
This is the 1st event of the SDL season:
Brisbane International
ATP 250 Event
31 Dec/1 Jan - 8 January, 2018
Outdoor Synthetic Hardcourt
RULES (ATP 250 Event):
1. 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 he loses, you're out.
2. You pick one player per round.
3. You can pick a player only ONCE in the tournament. Obviously it's important to make smart choices in order to get far. If you have no picks remaining, you're eliminated from the competition.
4. You can't pick a player from a match that has started already.
5. You cannot advance to the next round via a walkover since it is hard to know exactly when someone announced they were pulling out; HOWEVER, this rule does not apply once you reach the semifinals
6. Since you can no longer win a match by a walkover it is highly advised that you make a back-up pick to your main pick - when listing your picks make sure you specify which is your back-up.
7. If the player you picked retires during the match, you're out. If he retires before the match, your back-up pick will be used.
8. If the opponent of the person you picked withdraws and is replaced by a lucky loser your original pick will stand unless you specifically change it. Usual caveat from 2017 applies: let me know in advance if you want to make a specific set of picks.
9. NEVER edit your pick. If you want to change your pick, please quote your old pick and choose a new player. Edited posts will not be taken into consideration.
SCORES FOR TOURNAMENT:
1 correct pick (R1): 30
2 correct picks (R2): 60
3 correct picks (QF): 100
4 correct picks (SF): 150
WINNER: 250
Link to Brisbane Draw here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Brisbane_International_–_Men's_Singles
2018 LEAGUE FILE (Brisbane)
2017/2018 YE RANKINGS
SAVE PICKS:
The following players have Save Picks remaining. Save Picks are valid to use at any time throughout the 2018 SDL Season (except at the World Tour Finals), but must be used by the Round of 16 in Slams/Major Tournaments or by the Quarter-Finals in other tournaments:
@winchestervatennis - 2 x Save Picks
@Pagoo, @Krish872007, @stringertom and @luiz_gustavo - 1 x Save Pick each.
The 2018 Sudden Death League season is about to get underway, as we have 2 tournaments starting on New Year's Day (Brisbane and Doha, a new event for this year).
This is the 1st event of the SDL season:
Brisbane International
ATP 250 Event
31 Dec/1 Jan - 8 January, 2018
Outdoor Synthetic Hardcourt
RULES (ATP 250 Event):
1. 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 he loses, you're out.
2. You pick one player per round.
3. You can pick a player only ONCE in the tournament. Obviously it's important to make smart choices in order to get far. If you have no picks remaining, you're eliminated from the competition.
4. You can't pick a player from a match that has started already.
5. You cannot advance to the next round via a walkover since it is hard to know exactly when someone announced they were pulling out; HOWEVER, this rule does not apply once you reach the semifinals
6. Since you can no longer win a match by a walkover it is highly advised that you make a back-up pick to your main pick - when listing your picks make sure you specify which is your back-up.
7. If the player you picked retires during the match, you're out. If he retires before the match, your back-up pick will be used.
8. If the opponent of the person you picked withdraws and is replaced by a lucky loser your original pick will stand unless you specifically change it. Usual caveat from 2017 applies: let me know in advance if you want to make a specific set of picks.
9. NEVER edit your pick. If you want to change your pick, please quote your old pick and choose a new player. Edited posts will not be taken into consideration.
SCORES FOR TOURNAMENT:
1 correct pick (R1): 30
2 correct picks (R2): 60
3 correct picks (QF): 100
4 correct picks (SF): 150
WINNER: 250
Link to Brisbane Draw here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Brisbane_International_–_Men's_Singles
2018 LEAGUE FILE (Brisbane)
2017/2018 YE RANKINGS
SAVE PICKS:
The following players have Save Picks remaining. Save Picks are valid to use at any time throughout the 2018 SDL Season (except at the World Tour Finals), but must be used by the Round of 16 in Slams/Major Tournaments or by the Quarter-Finals in other tournaments:
@winchestervatennis - 2 x Save Picks
@Pagoo, @Krish872007, @stringertom and @luiz_gustavo - 1 x Save Pick each.
