2018 ATP Sudden Death League: DAVIS CUP

[Krish872007]

Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Davis Cup.

The schedule for this tournament is as follows:

Round 1: 2 - 4 February
Quarter-Finals: 6 - 8 April
Semi-Finals: 14 - 16 September
DC Final: 23 - 25 November

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

RULES (Davis Cup):

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 rubber of your tie gets started.

3. Please NEVER edit your pick. If you'd like to change your pick, please make a new post in the thread.

SCORES:

1 correct pick = 125
2 correct picks = 250
3 correct picks = 375
Winner = 500

DEFENDING CHAMPION:
@Krish872007

2018 LEAGUE FILE (Davis Cup)

 

[Krish872007]

Round 1 Schedule (matches start on Friday):

France vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. Japan
Great Britain vs. Spain
Australia vs. Germany
Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland
Canada vs. Croatia
USA vs. Serbia
Hungary vs. Belgium

 

[Pagoo]

Kazakhstan looks good.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Belgium please

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Clap your hands with me, go to France with me!

 

[JLyon]

R1: KAZAKHSTAN

 

[tennis08tarheels]

R16: Spain
Backup: Narnia

 

[gn]

R1: BELGIUM

 

[TripleATeam]

R1: Belgium

 

[PDJ]

Belgium please.

 

[boredone3456]

I'm in....need some points here...ugh haha

 

[EloQuent]

R1 Belgium

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

R1: Belgium

 

[stringertom]

Round 1 Schedule (matches start on Friday):

France vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. Japan
Great Britain vs. Spain
Australia vs. Germany
Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland
Canada vs. Croatia
USA vs. Serbia
Hungary vs. Belgium

Just a little clarification for everyone:

Top Half

Netherlands at #1 France (indoor HC)

#8 Italy at Japan (indoor HC)

#3 Great Britain at Spain (clay)

Germany at #6 Australia (hard)

Bottom Half

#5 Switzerland at Kazakhstan (indoor HC)

Canada at #4 Croatia (indoor clay)

USA at #7 Serbia (indoor clay)

Hungary at #2 Belgium (indoor HC)

 

[EloQuent]

slightly off topic but I've never understood the format of the Davis Cup can anyone explain it? Or direct me to a thread that does?

 

[stringertom]

1R: Putting my a.s.s out there on a limb butt A.S.(s)tana is a UUUGGGEEE home court advantage: Cuckoo for KAZAKHSTAN

 

[stringertom]

slightly off topic but I've never understood the format of the Davis Cup can anyone explain it? Or direct me to a thread that does?

World Group is what we're predicting. It consists of 16 teams. The previous year's eight 1R winners are guaranteed to stay in World Group while the eight 1R losers are relegated to their geographic zones and must win at that level to get back in.

Each tie is four singles and one doubles matches (rubbers). Three match (rubbers) wins and you advance.

Each squad can have up to five players but alternates do travel and practice with the squad.

Home court is alternated between the two countries in the tie. If the countries have no previous DC history, it's a coin toss to determine home court. Home teams get to determine venues and surfaces.

 

[I Am Finnish]

1. spain


@Big_Dangerous

 

[boredone3456]

When are teams and draws going to be announced...looked on Wikipedia and they aren't listed. Depending on who is playing for whom it may impact my choices...ugh

 

[JLyon]

When are teams and draws going to be announced...looked on Wikipedia and they aren't listed. Depending on who is playing for whom it may impact my choices...ugh

hmm. maybe go to www.Daviscup.com
Simple google search, everything right there if you take 5 seconds to search.

 

[Krish872007]

When are teams and draws going to be announced...looked on Wikipedia and they aren't listed. Depending on who is playing for whom it may impact my choices...ugh

Teams haven't been confirmed yet, though all the nominations have been made. Rubbers will be finalised sometime tomorrow.

 

[The Green Mile]

R1: Belgium

 

[prairiegirl]

Never done this before. But, why is everyone picking Belgium and no other picks?

 

[bezs]

R1: Italia

 

[EloQuent]

Never done this before. But, why is everyone picking Belgium and no other picks?

I have no idea, I'm just copying everyone else (I don't understand the Davis Cup)

 

[Krish872007]

Never done this before. But, why is everyone picking Belgium and no other picks?

There are 4 rounds in the World Group and we make 1 pick per round in the SDL version of the Davis Cup.
The aim is to pick a team you think is going to win their tie in Round 1. If they win, you progress to the Quarter-Finals; if they lose, you're out of the competition.
You can only pick a team once per event - so if you pick Belgium now, you can't pick them again in a later round.
It's important, therefore, to make smart choices in order to go deep into the tournament.

Most people are presumably picking Belgium due to 2 main reasons:
1 - group mentality (there is a tendency to form "trains" when no one really has an idea of what to pick)
2 - Belgium is a relatively safe pick for this round as they have a decent team and people want to simply earn points for rankings at this point in time

 

[milk of amnesia]

R1: Italy

 

[Big_Dangerous]

1. spain


@Big_Dangerous

"The rain in Spain stays mostly on the plain side."

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

R1: ITALY

 

[AiRFederer]

Lets go Nickyyyy

 

[Locotus]

R1: Kazakhstan

 

[boredone3456]

R1: Belgium
BU: USA

 

[Krish872007]

Defending Champ in.

R1: Spain

 

[winchestervatennis]

R1 kazakhstan

 

[tennis08tarheels]

Does Davis Cup give any doubles SDL points, too? Since doubles are involved and all...

 

[Nostradamus]

Round 1 Schedule (matches start on Friday):

France vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. Japan
Great Britain vs. Spain
Australia vs. Germany
Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland
Canada vs. Croatia
USA vs. Serbia
Hungary vs. Belgium

picking Australia. R1. and backup USA R1

 

[Krish872007]

Does Davis Cup give any doubles SDL points, too? Since doubles are involved and all...

Good point - yes, then - the points earned at DC will also count towards Doubles.

 

[Boozyuzi]

R1: Spain

 

[Deleted member 293577]

R1: Italy

 

[Deleted member 757547]

R1: Spain

 

[Pagoo]

R1: Spain

 

[Tennease]

The battle of the Alexes.

Who will win?

Zverev or De Minaur?

 

[gogo]

R1: kazakhstan (go big or go home -- no Belgium for me!)

 

[luiz_gustavo]

R1: Spain

 

[TheMuzziah]

R1: Spain

 

[JadeC]

R1: Kazakhstan

 

[stringertom]

In the name of most beloved brother Borat, let's go Kazakhstan! Make these Swiss imposters useless like sleeves of wizards!!!

 

[stringertom]

My wish is granted as Borat's army of young Russian boy and old bird kind of touched in head like Kuku were fearless and did treat Swiss men like real Kazakh warriors take useless Uzbeki wenches for pleasure...spank, spank spank!

 

[gogo]

My wish is granted as Borat's army of young Russian boy and old bird kind of touched in head like Kuku were fearless and did treat Swiss men like real Kazakh warriors take useless Uzbeki wenches for pleasure...spank, spank spank!

Dah! Complete capitulation in the face of our glorious Kazakh warriors!

 

[Deleted member 757547]

Cameron Norrie came back from two sets down against Baustista Agut!!