2022 ATP Sudden Death League: Miami

Boozyuzi

Legend
Welcome to the 8th event of the 2022 ATP Sudden Death League: Miami

Play starts on Wednesday 23rd March

2022 ATP SDL sheet - LEAGUE FILE

Rules of the game:

1. 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 can pick a player only ONCE. 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.

3. You can't pick a player from a match that has started already. You must be logged in to make your pick, proxy picks are not allowed.

4. You cannot advance to the next round via a walkover, HOWEVER this rule does not apply once you reach the semifinals

5. As you cannot win a match by a walkover it is highly advised that you make a back-up pick.
Your pick and back up cannot be from the same match. If so, your back up will be invalidated.
If your main pick is invalid (ie late, unreadable or unspecific) then your back up will become your pick.

6. 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 unless you change your pick before your back up match begins.

7. 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.

8. For late picks, we will use whichever timestamp Flashscore.com shows for the match. Your post must be made before the time Flashscore gives. Keep in mind, Flashscore might round the start time (ie if a match begins at 12:07, Flashscore might show 12:05 or 12:10.). Ties will not be counted.

9. No changes rule: For the ATP Finals/bonus comp & the ATP Cup + the last 16 onwards of the Grand Slams + the last 8 onwards of any other tournament no changes are allowed to your pick or back up once it is entered unless either your pick or back up withdraws. You can add a back up later than your pick if you choose.

We will be picking 8 pick's for this tournament, 1 pick per round (except for Round 2 which will be top/bottom)

SCORES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT -

1 correct pick: 40 points
2 correct picks: 100
3 correct picks: 160
4 correct picks: 240
5 correct picks: 350
6 correct picks: 500
7 correct picks: 700
8 correct picks: 1000

SAVE PICKS FOR 2022

@TheTennisReporter @kishnabe @I Am Finnish @gn have 1 save pick

1. You can use your save pick to advance if your player loses or retires during their match.

2. Save picks must be used before the last 16 of the Grand Slams or before the last 8 of any other tournament and must be used before the ATP Finals.

3. Please nominate a winning player to replace your losing player - your "burn" pick. If any future picks were made they will be void. You must indicate that you intend to use your "burn" and make a new pick for the next round from players that are available to you at that point.

4. Your next pick must be correct to gain additional points.

Good luck to everyone, the more the merrier.. It's all good fun.. :)

Please sign up here if you fancy having a go.

ATP SDL League admins for 2022 - Boozyuzi, boredone3456, nounforcederrors & TripleATeam
 

nounforcederrors

Hall of Fame
But we only have to pick top and bottom for R2, right?
R2 is the only round divided in halves. The Bottom is played first, so you want to be sure you make a bottom pick. It's a safety net to pick the Top half soon thereafter, because occasionally the tourney schedulers will insert a match or two from the half you don't expect will be played that day. And that would cut down on the availability of your choices for the latter half played. It's easy to overlook a match you think will be played the next day, but then gets pulled in early. The only problem is when one of those matches originally scheduled for the next day happens to be one you would have wanted to pick a player from, and then can't, because it's all over already.
This potential problem often does not occur. And it won't occur from Round 3 forward, because we'll only be making one pick per round, not per half round.
Trip was giving a word of caution and prudence.
 
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