2025 WTA Sudden Death League: Wuhan

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Welcome to the 18th event of the WTA Sudden Death League: Wuhan.
Play begins Sunday/Monday, the 5th/6th of October, depending on your time zone.

2025 SDL Sheet: 2025 WTA 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 she 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 she 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 WTA Finals/Bonus comp + the last 16 onwards of the Grand Slams and 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 making 6 picks for this tournament.

SCORES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT -


1 correct pick: 60 points
2 correct picks: 140
3 correct picks: 250
4 correct picks: 400
5 correct picks: 650
6 correct picks: 1000

SAVE PICKS FOR 2025
Save picks are awarded at the end of a season for use during the following season. If unused, they expire at the year end.
Our year-end champion receives two save picks. Runners-up #2 through to #4 are awarded one each.

No one currently has save picks remaining.

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

WTA SDL League admins for 2025 - Boozyuzi, boredone3456 & nounforcederrors
 
I hope you don't mind. I am just curious. Should everyone be requesting this prior to each SDL game? Or maybe this means something else? Like getting "edit" access to the file?
It's simply because I will get tagged for new messages, as not remotely my time zone. Which, hopefully, means I won't forget to pick.
 
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I hope you don't mind. I am just curious. Should everyone be requesting this prior to each SDL game? Or maybe this means something else? Like getting "edit" access to the file?

You dont have to if you dont want to. But for some, like @PDJ , it helps them receive notifications for tags and stuff because the forum can be finicky at times for some of us. Dont worry we copy and paste the participant lists and will notice if new people sign up as they make picks. The only time we require you to check in and confirm participation is for the elite 8 competition at the end of the year, because we need to give alternates a fair shot at making picks from all available matches.
 
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Ha, that's exactly the two I'm torn between. I can't make up my mind which one to choose. I'll probably go with Rybakina, but I'm not sure she's up to the heat and humidity.
It was tough as I was torn between those two and Paolini also. I thought Alexandrova might have trouble with Ann Li so wanted to stay away from that one.

Decided to keep Paolini until later so that's where I ended up. Tough luck on changing your pick to Bouzas Maneiro - Jovic is playing well lately for sure.
 
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I thought Alexandrova might have trouble with Ann Li
Me too. Li served well, returned well, moved well, looked very sharp playing Radu. Bouz-M has improved much lately, and is of sturdier build than Jovic, and I thought Jovic might be exhausted... good luck with Muchova, terrific player.
 
Ehm, what trolling is there in the Excel? Mine and PMF's correct Alexandrova-pick is supposed to eliminate us but others may continue with same pick??!?? :oops::rolleyes:
 
Ehm, what trolling is there in the Excel? Mine and PMF's correct Alexandrova-pick is supposed to eliminate us but others may continue with same pick??!?? :oops::rolleyes:
You, PMF, beza and boredone345 correctly chose Alexandrova, all four picks were validly made and recorded. All four of you advance to R3.
Nobody who chose Alexandrova in R2 was eliminated. Are you seeing something else?
 
Thanx to both modes. My SDL has been total disaster for over a year so I certainly don't want to drop off because of some pick of wrong color! :D
 
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