Power Play League #143 - Tokyo/Beijing 2017

gn

G.O.A.T.
TALK TENNIS POWER PLAY LEAGUE 2017

WELCOME to the 8th edition of Tokyo/Beijing Joint Event(10/02-10/08)

Welcome to the third combined PPL event of the 2017 tennis year and our 8th China Open and Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships!

>> League File <<

HOW TO PLAY:

SUMMARY:

1. Pick winners for any 16 matches(at least 4 from Tokyo and 4 from Beijing) out of 62 matches.

2. For every correct prediction, you get certain assigned points.
For e.g.: [1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs. [5] D Ferrer (ESP) - (7-14)
If you predict Novak as winner and he wins, you get 7 points.
If you predict Ferrer as winner and he wins, you get 14 points.

3. Whoever gets the most points after 16 picks wins the title.

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

For each round of matches, we assign scoring points to each individual. For example, a match between Novak Djokovic (12,920) and David Ferrer (6,505) would have the following scoring points:

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs. [5] D Ferrer (ESP) - (7-14)

For the China Open and Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, as it's a combined event of two 500 tournaments, the player picks the winner of 16 out of 62 matches based on the provided scoring points. For the combined tournaments, you MUST pick at least four matches from each tournament. The scoring points are calculated by a mathematical formula based on the players’ rankings. The objective of the game is to pick a mix of upsets and "sure bets" that will give you the highest score. All matches will be posted in the thread with scoring points and will also be available in the league file. We hope you all join and we can make this bigger and better than our previous events!

REMINDER: You can join at any time (even if you want to pick just the final) but to make all 16 picks for Beijing/Tokyo, you must make your first pick before the conclusion of the SECOND ROUND.

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gn

G.O.A.T.
Defending Champion: stringertom

Asian Open Points to Defend:

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The Top Ten:


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During the 2017 PPL season, the following four participants can choose to double up on a pick. The double up needs to be announced before the beginning of QF.
  • AustinTx24
During the 2017 PPL season, the following participant can choose to make an extra pick in any tournament of his/her choice. The extra pick must be announced before the beginning of QF
  • iprestigepro
  • bezs
  • Locotus
 
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gn

G.O.A.T.
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:

1. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - (4-23)
2. [WC] Di Wu (CHN) vs. Karen Khachanov (RUS) - (24-4)
3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - (12-9)
4. [Q] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs. [6] John Isner (USA) - (19-5)
5. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [SE] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - (6-18)
6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9)
7. [Q] Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - (15-7)
8. [WC] Ze Zhang (CHN) vs. [5] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - (33-3)
9. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) - (6-16)
10. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (13-8)
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13)
12. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) vs. [4] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - (20-5)
13. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Jared Donaldson (USA) - (6-17)
14. Jack Sock (USA) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) - (7-13)
15. Robin Haase (NED) vs. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - (12-8)
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5)

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29)
18. [WC] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) vs. [Q] Franko Skugor (CRO) - (8-13)
19. [Q] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) - (22-5)
20. Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) - (16-6)
21. [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) - (6-17)
22. Benoit Paire (FRA) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - (9-11)
23. [WC] Go Soeda (JPN) vs. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) - (18-6)
24. Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs. [7] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - (15-7)
25. [6] Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - (8-13)
26. [WC] Taro Daniel (JPN) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - (13-8)
27. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. [Q] Matthew Ebden (AUS) - (7-15)
28. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [4] David Goffin (BEL) - (14-7)
29. [8] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Donald Young (USA) - (7-14)
30. Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) - (15-7)
31. [SE] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - (9-11)
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5)
 

gn

G.O.A.T.
17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29)
30. Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) - (15-7)
 

Fedberg20

Semi-Pro
Picks 1-5:

3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - (12-9)
14. Jack Sock (USA) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) - (7-13)
15. Robin Haase (NED) vs. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - (12-8)

30. Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) - (15-7)
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5)

P.S.: I am only betting on Tomic The Tank Engine because he probably needs money by now :)
 

TripleATeam

G.O.A.T.
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:

6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9)
17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29)

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

31. [SE] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - (9-11)
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - (12-9) 1st Mayer
6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9) 2nd Del Potro
14. Jack Sock (USA) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) - (7-13) 3rd Rublev

22. Benoit Paire (FRA) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - (9-11) 4th Sugita
29. [8] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Donald Young (USA) - (7-14) 5th Schwartzman
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
7. (Q) M Granollers (ESP) vs A Bedene (GBR) 15-7; GRANOLA Bar

19. (Q) Y Takahashi (JPN) vs R Harrison (USA) 22-5; JAPANESE TACo

24. J Vesely (CZE) vs (7) A Ramos Vinolas (ESP) 15-7; JIRI Curls

Picks 1-3
 

Locotus

Hall of Fame
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13) 1st Lajovic
19. [Q] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) - (22-5) 2nd Takahashi
23. [WC] Go Soeda (JPN) vs. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) - (18-6) 3rd Soeda
24. Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs. [7] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - (15-7) 4th Vesely
 

The Green Mile

Bionic Poster
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:

3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - (12-9) Mayer
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13) Lajovic

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29) Tsitsipas
19. [Q] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) - (22-5) Takahashi
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5) Johnson
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:

1. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - (4-23)
5. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [SE] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - (6-18)
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5)

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29)
30. Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs. Joao Sousa (POR) - (15-7)
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5)
 

Meles

Bionic Poster
12. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) vs. [4] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - (20-5)
7. [Q] Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - (15-7)
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13)
17. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - (3-29)
19. [Q] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) - (22-5)
18. [WC] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) vs. [Q] Franko Skugor (CRO) - (8-13)
24. Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs. [7] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - (15-7)
 

PDJ

G.O.A.T.
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:
1. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - (4-23) Pouille
3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - (12-9) Mayer
5. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [SE] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - (6-18) Dzumhur
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13) Lajovic
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5) Edmund

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:
19. [Q] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) - (22-5) Takahashi
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5) Johnson
 

TheGhostOfAgassi

Talk Tennis Guru
I got too late for first day. Ill just throw it this one pick for now:

7. [Q] Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - (15-7)
 

gn

G.O.A.T.
1. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - (4-23)
5. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [SE] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - (6-18)
6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9)
13. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Jared Donaldson (USA) - (6-17)
14. Jack Sock (USA) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) - (7-13)
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5)

32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5)
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
1. (1) R Nadal (ESP) vs L Pouille (FRA) 4-23; POUILLE POUILLE Me

3. L Mayer (ARG) vs P Lorenzi (ITA) 12-9; LEO The Lion

5. (3) G Dimitrov (BUL) vs (SE) D Dzumhur (BIH) 6-18; DZUM DZUM

6. P Cuevas (URU) vs (WC) JM Del Potro (ARG) 12-9; JOHN MARTIN

13. (7) T Berdych (CZE) vs J Donaldson (USA) 6-17; I'm going to JARED

16. K Edmund (GBR) vs (2) A Zverev (GER) 21-5; South Park KYLE

32. S Johnson (USA) vs (2) D Thiem (AUT) 20-5; AMERICAN PACKAGE

Picks 4-10
 

gn

G.O.A.T.
1. (1) R Nadal (ESP) vs L Pouille (FRA) 4-23; POUILLE POUILLE Me

3. L Mayer (ARG) vs P Lorenzi (ITA) 12-9; LEO The Lion

5. (3) G Dimitrov (BUL) vs (SE) D Dzumhur (BIH) 6-18; DZUM DZUM

6. P Cuevas (URU) vs (WC) JM Del Potro (ARG) 12-9; JOHN MARTIN

13. (7) T Berdych (CZE) vs J Donaldson (USA) 6-17; I'm going to JARED

16. K Edmund (GBR) vs (2) A Zverev (GER) 21-5; South Park KYLE

32. S Johnson (USA) vs (2) D Thiem (AUT) 20-5; AMERICAN PACKAGE

Picks 4-10

We both are pretty much on the same ship. @Meles Here we come.

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Big_Dangerous

Talk Tennis Guru
FIRST ROUND - BEIJING:

6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9) Tower of Tandil 1st
13. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Jared Donaldson (USA) - (6-17) Donnie, you're out of your element! (Donaldson) 2nd

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:


22. Benoit Paire (FRA) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - (9-11) Benoit Balls! 3rd
28. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [4] David Goffin (BEL) - (14-7) Feli Lopez 4th
31. [SE] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - (9-11) Medvedev 5th
32. Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) - (20-5) Stevie's Johnson 6th
 

TheGhostOfAgassi

Talk Tennis Guru
1. R Nadal (ESP) vs L Pouille (FRA) 4-23
5. G Dimitrov (BUL) vs (SE) D Dzumhur (BIH) 6-18
6. P Cuevas (URU) vs (WC) Del Potro (ARG)
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13)
13. T Berdych (CZE) vs J Donaldson (USA) 6-17
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5)

(2-7)
2-6
 
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Locotus

Hall of Fame
2. [WC] Di Wu (CHN) vs. Karen Khachanov (RUS) - (24-4) 5th Wu
5. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [SE] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - (6-18) 6th Dzumhur
6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9) 7th Delpo
 

Meles

Bionic Poster
6. Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (12-9)
13. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Jared Donaldson (USA) - (6-17)
 

Meles

Bionic Poster
We both are pretty much on the same ship. @Meles Here we come.

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Aarrr! Horrible start yesterday but Darcis saved me.:p Late with me picks today, but thought I'd got away with it. Dimitrough making an appearance to my chagrin. Also wanted Gasquet:mad: and Young.:oops:
 
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Meles

Bionic Poster
1. R Nadal (ESP) vs L Pouille (FRA) 4-23
5. G Dimitrov (BUL) vs (SE) D Dzumhur (BIH) 6-18
6. P Cuevas (URU) vs (WC) Del Potro (ARG)
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13)
13. T Berdych (CZE) vs J Donaldson (USA) 6-17
16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (21-5)

2-7
Lajovic won yesterday.:D
 

iprestigePro

Semi-Pro
14. Jack Sock (USA) vs. Andrey Rublev (RUS) - (7-13) Rublev
11. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - (7-13) Lajovic
 

gn

G.O.A.T.
SECOND ROUND - BEIJING:

33. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Karen Khachanov (RUS) - (4-27)
34. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. [6] John Isner (USA) - (16-6)
35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14)
36. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs. [5] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - (16-6)
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12)
38. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) - (10-10)
39. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Andrey rublev (RUS) - (7-14)
40. Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) - (16-6)

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

28. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [4] David Goffin (BEL) - (14-7)
31. [SE] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - (9-11)

SECOND ROUND - TOKYO:

41. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [WC] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) - (2-40)
42. Ryan Harrison (USA) vs. [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) - (16-6)
43. [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - (6-16)
44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13)
45. Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - (7-14)
47. [8] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - (5-20)
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14) 6th Del Po
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12) 7th Kyrgios
38. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) - (10-10) 8th Lajovic

44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13) 9th Mannarino
 

gn

G.O.A.T.
35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14)
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12)
38. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) - (10-10)
 

Big_Dangerous

Talk Tennis Guru
SECOND ROUND - BEIJING:

35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14) Tower of Tandil Stands Tall! 7th
39. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Andrey rublev (RUS) - (7-14) Cream, Grab the Cash, Grab the Cash, Russian Rublev, ya'll! 8th


SECOND ROUND - TOKYO:

44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13) Giant Giant Killer Vesely 9th
 

Meles

Bionic Poster
We lost 23 points bcoz of this KOD!:eek:
Thiem, Sock, Pouille, Sock, and Donaldson all belly up at the last gasp.:rolleyes: Thiem's loss was the most shocking as his level and attitude went into the toilet.:eek: Rublev, Zedbot, Kyrgios, and Khachanov only NextGen left alive.:oops:
 

Locotus

Hall of Fame
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12) 9th Kyrgios
39. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Andrey rublev (RUS) - (7-14) 10th Rublev
44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13) 11th Vesely
 

Fedberg20

Semi-Pro
Picks 7-8:

35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14)
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12)
 

PDJ

G.O.A.T.
35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14) Potro
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12) Kyrgios
39. [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Andrey rublev (RUS) - (7-14) Rublev
44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13) Vesely
 

The Green Mile

Bionic Poster
SECOND ROUND - BEIJING:

35. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [WC] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - (7-14)
37. [8] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) - (9-12)

FIRST ROUND - TOKYO:

28. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [4] David Goffin (BEL) - (14-7)

SECOND ROUND - TOKYO:

43. [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - (6-16)
44. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - (8-13)
47. [8] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - (5-20)
 
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