Australian Open 2011 Prediction League (1st in Series, Season 3)

[aphex]

In with Blinx...

 

[Li Ching Yuen]

But how does that help you determine who is GOAT?!?!? That's all that matters.

Shush, just tell us if you're gonna win a tourney this year. That's the aching issue.

 

[seffina]

I'm currently on vacation in Thailand and won't be able to post my predictions every day. So I'm afraid I'll have to skip this one, but I hope we can reunite for Indian Wells and clinch that top spot!

Aaw that's too bad! Aussie's the best! Have a great time in Thailand!

The thread should get moved to Pro Match Results soon.

 

[Li Ching Yuen]

Aaw that's too bad! Aussie's the best! Have a great time in Thailand!

The thread should get moved to Pro Match Results soon.

Don't dodge my question.

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

anyone wanna play doubs???

 

[JayChu]

If you guys cannot find a doubles partner, then I will pair you guys up at random with someone. Also, for new players to the game, please read the newly created FAQ section by clicking here

 

[rainingaces]

anyone wanna play doubs???

I could team up with you.

 

[seffina]

*drumroll*
I wanted to congratulate Jay on becoming the permanent head to head director!

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Shush, just tell us if you're gonna win a tourney this year. That's the aching issue.

Only if I'm drunk for the whole week.

 

[DragonBlaze]

I'm in! First time playing, so this could be interesting

 

[seffina]

It's a lot of fun.

Jay is it possible to get a list of doubles team that have teamed up so far?

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

I could team up with you.

sounds good man!

 

[JayChu]

*drumroll*
I wanted to congratulate Jay on becoming the permanent head to head director!

Thanks for the congrats seff! Thanks to Chelsea_Kiwi for creating the game. Don't worry, I'll keep your baby alive and run it very well for you =D

I hope that I can bring the H2H to the next level.

Jay is it possible to get a list of doubles team that have teamed up so far?

Current teams that have signed up (no particular order):

1. NYKings and seffina
2. kishnabe and Telepatic
3. bezs and Boozyuzi
4. LCY and lonux
5. CocaCola and Tennis Sensation
6. aphex and Blinkism
7. rainingaces and FEDERERNADAL13

Current players without doubles partners for now:
kOaMaster, jamesblakefan#1, dcdoorknob, mtr1, Jeepers, sdont, JayChu, PSNELKE, Outbeyond, Fate Archer, Tennisallday, FeVer, statto, qindarka, stapler, Big_Dangerous, DragonBlaze, Chelsea_Kiwi, Manis Domini

A lot of our regulars are currently missing, so I'm hoping that once it has been moved to the Pro Results section, a lot of them will sign in.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Thanks for the congrats seff! Thanks to Chelsea_Kiwi for creating the game. Don't worry, I'll keep your baby alive and run it very well for you =D

I hope that I can bring the H2H to the next level.



Current teams that have signed up (no particular order):

1. NYKings and seffina
2. kishnabe and Telepatic
3. bezs and Boozyuzi
4. LCY and lonux
5. CocaCola and Tennis Sensation
6. aphex and Blinkism
7. rainingaces and FEDERERNADAL13

Current players without doubles partners for now:
kOaMaster, jamesblakefan#1, dcdoorknob, mtr1, Jeepers, sdont, JayChu, PSNELKE, Outbeyond, Fate Archer, Tennisallday, FeVer, statto, qindarka, stapler, Big_Dangerous, DragonBlaze, Chelsea_Kiwi, Manis Domini

A lot of our regulars are currently missing, so I'm hoping that once it has been moved to the Pro Results section, a lot of them will sign in.

Willing to partner up with Chelsea Kiwi, if he wants since it looks like neither of our partners are going to play.

 

[seffina]

A lot of our regulars are currently missing, so I'm hoping that once it has been moved to the Pro Results section, a lot of them will sign in.

I've already asked the moderators to move it, hopefully before the draw comes out tomorrow!

 

[Tennisallday]

ANyone want to play doubles?

 

[JayChu]

I can release some preliminary details about the H2H tournament. I'm hoping for 3 groups with 6 teams in each (I believe this can be done!)

Group names (based off most GS titles won by Aussies):
Rod Laver Group - Lead by First Seed
Roy Emerson Group - Lead by Second Seed
Ken Rosewall Group - Lead by Third Seed
Seeds 4-9 will be determined randomly by draw
**I thought of putting Emerson for the first seed since he won 12GS compared to Laver's 11GS. However, Laver did win the CYGS twice, so I put him first over Emerson.**

I'll release the detailed schedule of the H2H event either Saturday night (around ~11PM EST) or Sunday Morning (~11AM EST).

If you are wondering about seedings, I base it off the H2H ranking points. I combine yours and your partners rankings to create a grand total, and then I sort the teams from highest to lowest. Top 9 will get a seeding for Australian Open.

Any questions/comments/complains/ideas, please direct them to me =)

 

[Stefan83]

In, with mtr1...

 

[Chelsea_Kiwi]

Jay interested in Doubles? I think I will maintain my second seed status if you do

 

[kpxjam9]

In, with jay if still there. I was searching pro results for this thread for a past few days, i dont read general

 

[bezs]

Looking forward to this, bring the season on.

"In my best Michael Buffer voice" Let's get ready to rumble!!!

 

[Tennis sensation]

I won;t be able to come online on Saturday & Sunday and probably Monday (Not sure about Monday). So will I miss some action?
I am playing Singles as well as Doubles with CocaCola.

 

[Doubles]

Is it too late to sign up? I'll play singles it not...

 

[seffina]

I won;t be able to come online on Saturday & Sunday and probably Monday (Not sure about Monday). So will I miss some action?
I am playing Singles as well as Doubles with CocaCola.

Depends on where in the world you are, but you'll miss the first day most likely. That's 32 matches, so you can't really recover from that. However, you can go ahead and pick the matches from the first round today (w/o the qualifiers) later today when the draw comes out. Most likely you can probably even pick the qualies matches if you pick their opponent. So check back in about 8 hours. This will be just for you and anyone that's going to miss Monday.

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Doubles, it's not too late at all. The doubles teams aren't set yet and we don't know how many will actually make their pick the first day. And it's never late to play singles.

 

[^_^]

can i still join the singles prediction tourney ???

 

[seffina]

can i still join the singles prediction tourney ???

Yes, of course!

Anyone at any time join the singles tourney. The only deadline is for making the winner and runner up picks - which is before the start of the first match on Monday (or Sunday evening for a lot of us).

 

[JayChu]

Jay interested in Doubles? I think I will maintain my second seed status if you do

In, with jay if still there. I was searching pro results for this thread for a past few days, i dont read general

Sorry CK, but I told kpxjam9 that I will team up with him for the entire year.

 

[wintintu]

in and in with stapler in the dubs if he wants?

 

[kOaMaster]

Anyone interested in teaming up?

 

[Doubles]

Anyone interested in teaming up?

I'll team up with you if you need a partner...

 

[kOaMaster]

yeah would be nice

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

Win: Federer
RU: Nadal

Still waiting on T1000 for dubs, if not would gladly take on a new partner.

 

[T1000]

In.........

 

[seffina]

W: Nadal
RUP: Federer

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Tennis sensation, I'll post a list of matches in a few hours that you can pick the matches for.

Everyone else - wait for the official list unless you're definitely not going to be around when I post it when the schedule of play comes out.

 

[Breaker]

In with BD

Winner: Federer
Runner Up: Soderking

 

[rainingaces]

Win: Federer
RU: Nadal

 

[Justin Side]

I'll try my hand at the singles competition. Sign me up.

 

[JayChu]

The H2H event draw will not be released until Sunday at around 6PM EST. The reasoning for this is because I need to know the exact number of players that will be playing throughout the entire event, so I can plan the H2H schedule and draw accordingly. Sorry for the inconvenience

 

[seffina]

For Tennis Sesnation and anyone who won't be online from now until 10 am Melbourne time on Monday (6 pm EST Sunday evening, 12 am CET Monday):

Please don't use this list otherwise!

(We don't know which half will play first. I think it'll be the bottom half, but not sure yet.)

Top Half:

1. [1] R Nadal (ESP) vs. M Daniel (BRA)
2. [Q] ??? vs. D Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
3. [WC] B Tomic (AUS) vs. J Chardy (FRA)
4. A Falla (COL) vs. [31] F Lopez (ESP)
5. [20] J Isner (USA) vs. F Serra (FRA)
6. R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [Q] ???
7. R Machado (POR) vs. S Giraldo (COL)
8. [Q] ??? vs. [15] M Cilic (CRO)
9. [10] M Youzhny (RUS) vs. M Ilhan (TUR)
10. [Q] ??? vs. K Anderson (RSA)
11. [Q] ??? vs. B Phau (GER)
12. JI Chela (ARG) vs. [22] M Llodra (FRA)
13. [27] D Nalbandian (ARG) vs. L Hewitt (AUS)
14. R Berankis (LTU) vs. [WC] M Matosevic (AUS)
15. M Russell (USA) vs. [WC] M Ebden (AUS)
16. J Nieminen (FIN) vs. [7] D Ferrer (ESP)
17. [4] R Soderling (SWE) vs. P Starace (ITA)
18. [Q] ??? vs. [Q] ???
19. D Istomin (UZB) vs. [Q] ???
20. R Mello (BRA) vs. [30] T Bellucci (BRA)
21. [24] E Gulbis (LAT) vs. B Becker (GER)
22. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. M Kukushkin (KAZ)
23. A Seppi (ITA) vs. A Clement (FRA)
24. P Petzschner (GER) vs. [13] JW Tsonga (FRA)
25. [11] J Melzer vs. [Q] ???
26. C Ball (AUS) vs. P Riba (ESP)
27. D Sela (ISL) vs. [PR] JM Del Potro (ARG)
28. [Q] ??? vs. [21] M Baghdatis (CYP)
29. [32] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. [Q] ???
30. E Schwank (ARG) vs. L Mayer (ARG)
31. I Marchenko (UKR) vs. R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)
32. K Beck (SVK) vs. [5] A Murray (GBR)

Bottom Half:

1. [6] T Berdych (CZE) vs. [Q] ???
2. P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs. T Kamke (GER)
3. [WC] R Harrison (USA) vs. A Mannarino (FRA)
4. [Q] ??? vs. [28] R Gasquet (FRA)
5. [23] N Davydenko (RUS) vs. F Mayer (GER)
6. F Fognini (ITA) vs. K Nishikori (JPN)
7. M Zverev (GER) vs. J Tipsarevic (SRB)
8. R Schuettler (GER) vs. [9] F Verdasco (ESP)
9. [14] N Almagro (ESP) vs. [Q] ???
10. I Andreev (RUS) vs. P Volandri (ITA)
11. [Q] ??? vs. [WC] B Paire (FRA)
12. P Luczak (AUS) vs. [17] I Ljubicic
13. [29] V Troicki (SRB) vs. D Tursunov (RUS)
14. B Dabul (ARG) vs. [Q] ???
15. I Karlovic (CRO) vs. I Dodig (CRO)
16. M Granollers (ESP) vs. [3] N Djokovic (SRB)
17. [8] A Roddick (USA) vs. J Hajek (CZE)
18. M Przysiezny (POL) vs. I Kunitsyn (RUS)
19. C Berlocq (ARG) vs. R Haase (NED)
20. J Benneteau (FRA) vs. [27] J Monaco (ARG)
21. [19] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs. T Gabashvili (RUS)
22. [Q] ??? vs. A Golubev (KAZ)
23. F Gil (POR) vs. P Cuevas (URU)
24. T de Bakker (NED) vs. [12] G Monfils (FRA)
25. [16] M Fish (USA) vs. V Hanescu (ROU)
26. T Robredo (ESP) vs. [WC] S Devvarman (IND)
27. S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. D Brands (GER)
28. L Kubot (POL) vs. [19] S Querrey (USA)
29. [25] A Montanes (ESP) vs. D Brown (GER)
30. P Andujar (ESP) vs. X Malisse (BEL)
31. YH Lu (TPE) vs. G Simon (FRA)
32. L Lacko (SVK) vs. [2] R Federer (SUI)

Thanks to NYK and Jay for the list from PPL

 

[Justin Side]

Winner: Roger Federer
Runner-up: Andy Murray

 

[CocaCola]

Winner: Djokovic
Runner up: Murray

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

Winner: Fed
Runner up: Nadal

 

[dcdoorknob]

Winnder: Nadal
RU: Federer

Statto never replied, so I guess I'm still looking for a doubles partner...

 

[kpxjam9]

Winner : Nadal
Ru : Federer

 

[Tennis sensation]

Winner : Nadal
Runner;s up : Federer

 

[Tennis sensation]

For Tennis Sesnation and anyone who won't be online from now until 10 am Melbourne time on Monday (6 pm EST Sunday evening, 12 am CET Monday):

Please don't use this list otherwise!

(We don't know which half will play first. I think it'll be the bottom half, but not sure yet.)

Top Half:

1. [1] R Nadal (ESP) vs. M Daniel (BRA)
2. [Q] ??? vs. D Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
3. [WC] B Tomic (AUS) vs. J Chardy (FRA)
4. A Falla (COL) vs. [31] F Lopez (ESP)
5. [20] J Isner (USA) vs. F Serra (FRA)
6. R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [Q] ???
7. R Machado (POR) vs. S Giraldo (COL)
8. [Q] ??? vs. [15] M Cilic (CRO)
9. [10] M Youzhny (RUS) vs. M Ilhan (TUR)
10. [Q] ??? vs. K Anderson (RSA)
11. [Q] ??? vs. B Phau (GER)
12. JI Chela (ARG) vs. [22] M Llodra (FRA)
13. [27] D Nalbandian (ARG) vs. L Hewitt (AUS)
14. R Berankis (LTU) vs. [WC] M Matosevic (AUS)
15. M Russell (USA) vs. [WC] M Ebden (AUS)
16. J Nieminen (FIN) vs. [7] D Ferrer (ESP)
17. [4] R Soderling (SWE) vs. P Starace (ITA)
18. [Q] ??? vs. [Q] ???
19. D Istomin (UZB) vs. [Q] ???
20. R Mello (BRA) vs. [30] T Bellucci (BRA)
21. [24] E Gulbis (LAT) vs. B Becker (GER)
22. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. M Kukushkin (KAZ)
23. A Seppi (ITA) vs. A Clement (FRA)
24. P Petzschner (GER) vs. [13] JW Tsonga (FRA)
25. [11] J Melzer vs. [Q] ???
26. C Ball (AUS) vs. P Riba (ESP)
27. D Sela (ISL) vs. [PR] JM Del Potro (ARG)
28. [Q] ??? vs. [21] M Baghdatis (CYP)
29. [32] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. [Q] ???
30. E Schwank (ARG) vs. L Mayer (ARG)
31. I Marchenko (UKR) vs. R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)
32. K Beck (SVK) vs. [5] A Murray (GBR)

Bottom Half:

1. [6] T Berdych (CZE) vs. [Q] ???
2. P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs. T Kamke (GER)
3. [WC] R Harrison (USA) vs. A Mannarino (FRA)
4. [Q] ??? vs. [28] R Gasquet (FRA)
5. [23] N Davydenko (RUS) vs. F Mayer (GER)
6. F Fognini (ITA) vs. K Nishikori (JPN)
7. M Zverev (GER) vs. J Tipsarevic (SRB)
8. R Schuettler (GER) vs. [9] F Verdasco (ESP)
9. [14] N Almagro (ESP) vs. [Q] ???
10. I Andreev (RUS) vs. P Volandri (ITA)
11. [Q] ??? vs. [WC] B Paire (FRA)
12. P Luczak (AUS) vs. [17] I Ljubicic
13. [29] V Troicki (SRB) vs. D Tursunov (RUS)
14. B Dabul (ARG) vs. [Q] ???
15. I Karlovic (CRO) vs. I Dodig (CRO)
16. M Granollers (ESP) vs. [3] N Djokovic (SRB)
17. [8] A Roddick (USA) vs. J Hajek (CZE)
18. M Przysiezny (POL) vs. I Kunitsyn (RUS)
19. C Berlocq (ARG) vs. R Haase (NED)
20. J Benneteau (FRA) vs. [27] J Monaco (ARG)
21. [19] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs. T Gabashvili (RUS)
22. [Q] ??? vs. A Golubev (KAZ)
23. F Gil (POR) vs. P Cuevas (URU)
24. T de Bakker (NED) vs. [12] G Monfils (FRA)
25. [16] M Fish (USA) vs. V Hanescu (ROU)
26. T Robredo (ESP) vs. [WC] S Devvarman (IND)
27. S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. D Brands (GER)
28. L Kubot (POL) vs. [19] S Querrey (USA)
29. [25] A Montanes (ESP) vs. D Brown (GER)
30. P Andujar (ESP) vs. X Malisse (BEL)
31. YH Lu (TPE) vs. G Simon (FRA)
32. L Lacko (SVK) vs. [2] R Federer (SUI)

Thanks to NYK and Jay for the list from PPL

Thanks Seffina, NYK and Jay and I am sorry for the trouble I have given you.

I will select my picks in about 12 hours.

 

[Tennis sensation]

Another Question for Seffina

If I lock my picks in a few hours and then I am back before the start of Day 1 at the AO. So will I be able to make predictions from the official list?

 

[seffina]

Another Question for Seffina

If I lock my picks in a few hours and then I am back before the start of Day 1 at the AO. So will I be able to make predictions from the official list?

Yeah, of course. You can make/change a pick until that match starts.

 

[Telepatic]

Winner: Federer

RUP: Nadal

 

[Jeepers]

Winner: Fed
Runner up: Nadal

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

In, I want Soderling/Federer (If I keep picking him, I will eventually be correct) I may not be on monday so...

[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs. M Daniel (BRA) Nadal in 3
[Q] ??? vs. D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) Gimeno-Traver in 3
[WC] B Tomic (AUS) vs. J Chardy (FRA) Chardy in 4
A Falla (COL) vs. [31] F Lopez (ESP) Lopez in 5
[20] J Isner (USA) vs. F Serra (FRA) Isner in 4
R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [Q] ??? Stepanek in 3
R Machado (POR) vs. S Giraldo (COL) Giraldo in 3
[Q] ??? vs. [15] M Cilic (CRO) Cilic in 4
[10] M Youzhny (RUS) vs. M Ilhan (TUR) Youzhny in 4
[Q] ??? vs. K Anderson (RSA) Anderson in 3
[Q] ??? vs. B Phau (GER) Phau in 3
JI Chela (ARG) vs. [22] M Llodra (FRA) Llodra in 5
[27] D Nalbandian (ARG) vs. L Hewitt (AUS) Hewitt in 5
R Berankis (LTU) vs. [WC] M Matosevic (AUS) Berankis in 4
M Russell (USA) vs. [WC] M Ebden (AUS) Russell in 4
J Nieminen (FIN) vs. [7] D Ferrer (ESP) Ferrer in 5
[4] R Soderling (SWE) vs. P Starace (ITA) Soderling in 4
[Q] ??? vs. [Q] ??? The one on the right in 3
D Istomin (UZB) vs. [Q] ??? Istomin in 3
R Mello (BRA) vs. [30] T Bellucci (BRA) Bellucci in 4
[24] E Gulbis (LAT) vs. B Becker (GER) Gulbis in 4
A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. M Kukushkin (KAZ) Dolgopolov in 3
A Seppi (ITA) vs. A Clement (FRA) Clement in 5
P Petzschner (GER) vs. [13] JW Tsonga (FRA) Tsonga in 4
[11] J Melzer vs. [Q] ??? Melzer in 3
C Ball (AUS) vs. P Riba (ESP) Ball in 4
D Sela (ISL) vs. [PR] JM Del Potro (ARG) del Potro in 3
[Q] ??? vs. [21] M Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis in 3
[32] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. [Q] ??? Garcia-Lopez in 3
E Schwank (ARG) vs. L Mayer (ARG) Mayer in 5
I Marchenko (UKR) vs. R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) Marchenko in 3
K Beck (SVK) vs. [5] A Murray (GBR) Murray in 3

Bottom Half:
[6] T Berdych (CZE) vs. [Q] ??? Berdych in 3
P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs. T Kamke (GER) Kohlschreiber in 5
[WC] R Harrison (USA) vs. A Mannarino (FRA) Mannarino in 4
[Q] ??? vs. [28] R Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet in 3
[23] N Davydenko (RUS) vs. F Mayer (GER) Davydenko in 4
F Fognini (ITA) vs. K Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori in 4
M Zverev (GER) vs. J Tipsarevic (SRB) Tipsarevic in 3
R Schuettler (GER) vs. [9] F Verdasco (ESP) Schuettler in 5 (Inhale)
[14] N Almagro (ESP) vs. [Q] ??? Almagro in 3
I Andreev (RUS) vs. P Volandri (ITA) Andreev in 4
[Q] ??? vs. [WC] B Paire (FRA) Paire in 5
P Luczak (AUS) vs. [17] I Ljubicic Ljubicic in 4
[29] V Troicki (SRB) vs. D Tursunov (RUS) Troicki in 3
B Dabul (ARG) vs. [Q] ??? Dabul in 3
I Karlovic (CRO) vs. I Dodig (CRO) Karlovic in 4
M Granollers (ESP) vs. [3] N Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic in 4
[8] A Roddick (USA) vs. J Hajek (CZE) Roddick in 3
M Przysiezny (POL) vs. I Kunitsyn (RUS) Przysiezny in 4
C Berlocq (ARG) vs. R Haase (NED) Haase in 3
J Benneteau (FRA) vs. [27] J Monaco (ARG) Benneteau in 4 (Gasp)
[19] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs. T Gabashvili (RUS) Wawrinka in 4
[Q] ??? vs. A Golubev (KAZ) Golubev in 3
F Gil (POR) vs. P Cuevas (URU) Gil in 4
T de Bakker (NED) vs. [12] G Monfils (FRA) Monfils in 5
[16] M Fish (USA) vs. V Hanescu (ROU) Fish in 5
T Robredo (ESP) vs. [WC] S Devvarman (IND) Robredo in 3
S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. D Brands (GER) Stakhovsky in 4
L Kubot (POL) vs. [19] S Querrey (USA) Querrey in 3
[25] A Montanes (ESP) vs. D Brown (GER) Montanes in 4
P Andujar (ESP) vs. X Malisse (BEL) Malisse in 3
YH Lu (TPE) vs. G Simon (FRA) Simon in 4
L Lacko (SVK) vs. [2] R Federer (SUI) Federer in 4