FRENCH OPEN 2011 PREDICTION LEAGUE (7th in Series, Season 3)

[seffina]

WELCOME TO 2011 ROLAND GARROS PREDICTION LEAGUE!
Anyone at any time can play, so join in on the fun starting Sunday, May 22nd!

HOW TO PLAY:​

For EVERY match, predict the winner and the number of sets it will take for the winning player to win the match. (EX: [1]R Nadal (ESP) vs [5] A Murray (GBR) - Murray in 4) If you predict the correct winner but in the wrong number of sets, you'll get THREE POINTS. If you predict both the correct winner and the correct number of sets, you’ll get FIVE POINTS.

Each predictor is also able to pick the winner and runner up of the tournament before the FIRST MATCH. At the conclusion of the tournament, two points will be given to each predictor who predicts a correct FINALIST and an additional three points if the FINALIST finishes in their predicted position of WINNER or RUNNER UP.

You can edit a pick until a particular match starts, however, please always make a new post quoting the original pick. DO NOT EDIT THE ORIGINAL POST.

Additional Rules and Instructions: League FILE & FAQ (HTML) and Current Top Ten, Defending Champions, and Overall Leaders (HTML)​

PREVIOUS YEARS' PREDICTION LEAGUE FILES:
2010 PREDICTION LEAGUE
2009 PREDICTION LEAGUE


PREDICTION LEAGUE DOUBLES HEAD TO HEAD CONTEST:​

In addition to the regular tournament, each participant can pair up with another one and participate in a doubles tournament. There is no additional match picking or work involved. Your regular league scores are combined with your partner's to compete against another team.

The doubles tournament format is similar to the FIFA World Cup. There are round robin rounds where you and your partner compete against doubles teams in your group. The top two or three teams from your group then move on to the knockout rounds. The exact format will depend on the number of doubles teams.

Doubles H2H Rules, Standings, and Instructions: League File​

PREDICTION LEAGUE STAFF

seffina - General League Director
JayChu - Head to Head Director
Tennis_Maestro - Retired General League Director
Chelsea_Kiwi - Retired Head to Head Director


Sidenote: Disruptive/aggressive/obnoxious posting from anyone will result in a warning. If it continues, the player will be disqualified from the game for the remainder of the tournament.

HAVE FUN!
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[seffina]

Tournament starts on Sunday, May 22nd!


PLEASE SIGN IN SO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE FOR H2H DOUBLES

TEAMS WALTZING

1. aphex and Blinkism
2. bezs and Boozyuzi
3. Breaker and Big Dangerous
4. Chelsea_Kiwi and Augustus
5. dcdoorknob and PCXL-Fan
6. DG2010 and Outbeyond
7. FEDERERNADAL13 and rainingaces
8. jamesblakefan#1 (?) and T1000
9. JayChu and kpxjam9
10. kishnabe and Telepatic
11. Li Ching Yuen and lonux
12. mtr1 and Stefan83
13. saloni and tenis1
14. sdont and woodrow1029
15. seffina and NYKings
16. stapler and wintintu

Table for One:

1. billsgwn
2. boredone3456
3. CocaCola
4. cocolate
5. niff
6. PSNELKE
7. YoWan

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[NYKings]

I'm in.

Doubles with seff!

Wait so this starts on Sunday too, right?

 

[Breaker]

In to become the champion of the final real tennis tournament of the prediction year after tanking Madrid and Rome..

BD partner for h2h.

 

[kishnabe]

IM in for sure...this tournament is my favourite of all of them....I am going to enjoy every single second.

Dbls with Telepatic....No more slumping around.

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

innn, doubs with rainingaces?

 

[seffina]

I'm in.

Doubles with seff!

Wait so this starts on Sunday too, right?

There are always 16 matches on Sunday at the French Open. This means winner/rup picks have to be in before the first match on Sunday.

Matches Breakdown:

Sunday - 16 Matches (1st Rnd)
Monday - 28 Matches (1R)
Tuesday - 20 matches (1R)
Wednesday - 16 matches (2R)
Thursday - 16 matches (2R)
Friday - 8 matches (3R)
Saturday - 8 matches (3R)
Sunday - 4 matches (4R)
Monday - 4 matches (4R)
Tuesday - 2 matches (QF)
Wednesday - 2 matches (QF)
Thursday - Day off
Friday - 2 matches (SF)
Saturday - Day off
Sunday - FINAL

 

[bezs]

Lots of points to defend, watch me do a Djoko roar when i do so.

In with the potential Rome champion Boozy!!!

 

[Big_Dangerous]

In to become the champion of the final real tennis tournament of the prediction year after tanking Madrid and Rome..

BD partner for h2h.

We're going to kill it man!

No more messing around, time to play this game!

 

[Telepatic]

In......................................

 

[Chelsea_Kiwi]

I need Augustus back

 

[wintintu]

In please. Doubles with Stapler if he/she wants!?

 

[tenis1]

In with saloni I guess. If he still wants to play with me after my pathetic showing in Rome.

 

[Li Ching Yuen]

In with Ionux.

 

[seffina]

As a result of popular scorn, there is no poll in this thread. Yes, yes, it makes me sad as well. So unless anyone has any awesome ideas for a totally useless poll, we'll remain poll-less. However, the winner of this tourny will have to be post picks topless for the rest of the year.

 

[Boozyuzi]

in with bezs.

When's the draw for the French Open ?? Off to see Roger Waters next weekend..

 

[tenis1]

As a result of popular scorn, there is no poll in this thread. Yes, yes, it makes me sad as well. So unless anyone has any awesome ideas for a totally useless poll, we'll remain poll-less. However, the winner of this tourny will have to be post picks topless for the rest of the year.

Since Woodrow has that Shark logo we can have a hockey poll:

Who will win Canucks or Sharks?

 

[seffina]

in with bezs.

When's the draw for the French Open ?? Off to see Roger Waters next weekend..

It'll come out Friday. French Open has the quickest turnaround of draw to first match of the slams.

Since Woodrow has that Shark logo we can have a hockey poll:

Who will win Canucks or Sharks?

Hmm, but that'll be over before the tourny starts? I suppose we could also do NBA and some niche sport like say thumb wrestling.

 

[lonux]

In, confirming dubs with LCY.

I wonder, will we keep going past the RR? Heck, we might even win another slam!

 

[Li Ching Yuen]

What do you mean keep going past the RR?...What kind of standard is that?

I think we won this tournament, or something.

Anything less than a win at the FO is utter failure from our part.

 

[Fedace]

I think i can win this with my genius. How does this work ??

 

[woodrow1029]

In with sdont for doubles

 

[Li Ching Yuen]

How does this work ??

Same as the five previous times you asked and got a much too generous reply from Seff.

Read the first post in this thread.

 

[JayChu]

in with my homie kpxjam9!

 

[mtr1]

In with Stefan, I'll try and up my game so we defend our title!

 

[JayChu]

I will post the #1 ranking update after the Rome Finals have been played. I believe there are about 7 players that can end up with the #1 ranking after the French Open

 

[JayChu]

If you are going to be playing H2H:

SIGN IN BEFORE SATURDAY, MAY 21 AT 5:00 PM EST!!!!

Draw will be released a few hours after this deadline date

 

[kpxjam9]

In with Jay

Seff, can you post the rules for last years special prize? thx

 

[PSNELKE]

In, for the win.

Don´t know if TM is playing, but if he wants we could try again.

 

[billsgwn]

I am in Mr Commish

 

[dcdoorknob]

I'm in.

Available to be claimed as a doubles partner.

 

[JayChu]

I will post the #1 ranking update after the Rome Finals have been played. I believe there are about 7 players that can end up with the #1 ranking after the French Open

Seven out of the top ten players has a chance to be #1 at the end of Roland Garros.

See image below:

The current column shows how many ranking points the player currently has.

The dropped column shows how much the player will drop from last year's Roland Garros results.

lonux and myself will not be able to gain the #1 ranking since we're all being partnered with players that has a chance at the ranking.

Please review this table to see of where you and your partner need to finish in order to get the #1 ranking.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

If you are going to be playing H2H:

SIGN IN BEFORE SATURDAY, MAY 21 AT 5:00 PM EST!!!!

Draw will be released a few hours after this deadline date

I think the draw for men's singles is released May 20th, but the qualifiers will likely be added later.

 

[kishnabe]

Winner: Djokovic
Runner-up: Nadal

 

[seffina]

kpxjam9, here are the rules. If you scroll down to the special prize section, it's explained.

 

[seffina]

I think the draw for men's singles is released May 20th, but the qualifiers will likely be added later.

Jay is talking about the H2H draw. It really helps to know who's playing so he can draw the groups and know how to divide up the matches and nail down the exact format.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Jay is talking about the H2H draw. It really helps to know who's playing so he can draw the groups and know how to divide up the matches and nail down the exact format.

Ah, okay.

Makes sense.

 

[NYKings]

seffina will not be able to gain the #1 ranking since we're all being partnered with players that has a chance at the ranking.

According to your chart... this statement is false.

 

[JayChu]

According to your chart... this statement is false.

Good eye!

looks like seffina is in the running

 

[kpxjam9]

Jay is talking about the H2H draw. It really helps to know who's playing so he can draw the groups and know how to divide up the matches and nail down the exact format.

We can only switch scores within the winning group correct? Could you post the members of that group. THank you

 

[kpxjam9]

kpxjam9, here are the rules. If you scroll down to the special prize section, it's explained.

Could you post the group members we are allowed to switch scores with? THank you

 

[seffina]

Your other group members are aphex, jbf#1, and Stefan83.

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

In w/Outbeyond, if he trusts me to make picks for a change

 

[JayChu]

In w/Outbeyond, if he trusts me to make picks for a change

Outbeyond is a she

 

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

I actually knew that, not sure why I said he

 

[Stefan83]

In with Stefan, I'll try and up my game so we defend our title!

Confirmed !

 

[stapler]

In with wintintu

 

[PCXL-Fan]

I'm in though I don't know who my partner is.

 

[Augustus]

I need Augustus back

If you're playing, I'll team up with you again!

 

[seffina]

I'm in though I don't know who my partner is.

I don't know how he feels so this is a suggestion only, but dcdoorknob is a great regular TWPL player and it would be lovely if he had a regular doubles partner. He's also defending second place here, so he'll have to bring his A Game!