The US Open Prediction League..!!!! (10th in Series) 3rd of the Grandslam Editions..!

We are in @ for the 10th in the series, this being the 2009 US Open Prediction League

Points Scoring Rules(MUST READ)
FOR EVERY MATCH you predict the winner and the score they win by in sets. Predict the correct winner but the wrong score in sets, you'll now get THREE POINTS. However, if you also nail the score line in sets, (ie, Nadal beats Murray 2 set to love) you’ll get FIVE POINTS.

Each predictor is also able to pick a winner and runner up of the respective tournament (they have approximately up to a day before the FIRST ROUND MATCH in which to do this) Come the conclusion of the tournament – ten points will be given to each predictor that predicts BOTH the correct winner and runner up and five points for the one or the other.

If you grasp a sudden urge to change one or more predictions that you may already have posted, please make a new post, so I am aware of the time it was posted and can validate that the prediction was made before the respective match / matches. (Editing posts makes matters complicated)

Player Retirement Rules
1. If there is a walkover, the match is void.
2. If there is a retirement, and you picked the person that doesn't retire, you get 3 points. No matter the sets or score.
3. If there is a lucky loser situation and you picked the person the lucky loser replaced and the lucky loser wins, you get points accordingly (3 for correct winner, 5 for correct winner and set). If you picked the opponent and they win, you get points accordingly.


PREDICTION LEAGUE CALENDAR

GRANDSLAM EVENTS -2000
FRENCH OPEN PREDICTION CHAMPION - CHELSEA_KIWI and TENNIS_MAESTRO
FRENCH OPEN PREDICTION RUNNER UP - VIVALAVIDA

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=261714 - FRENCH OPEN

SW19 WIMBLEDON GRANDSLAM PREDICTION CHAMPION - SHADOWS
SW19 WIMBLEDON RUNNER UP - THEDUH

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=267822 - WIMBLEDON

US OPEN PREDICTION CHAMPION - ??????????????????????????
US OPEN PREDICTION RUNNER UP - ?????????????????????????????

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=282998 - US OPEN

MASTER'S SERIES EVENTS - 1000
Miami Masters prediction Champion - Shadows
Miami Masters prediction Runner up - Tennis_Maestro
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=252020 - Miami Masters

Monte Carlo Masters prediction Champion - Shadows
Monte Carlo Masters prediction Runner up - Tennis_Maestro
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=254587 - Monte Carlo Masters

Rome Masters prediction Champion's - Chelsea_Kiwi, VivalaVida, and Shadows
Rome Masters prediction Runner up - Tennis_Maestro
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=257531 - Rome Masters

Madrid Masters prediction Champion - Safinator_1
Madrid Masters prediction Runner up - Tennis_Maestro
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=259191 - Madrid Masters


Rogers Cup Masters prediction Champion - JamesBlakeFan#1
Rogers Cup Masters prediction Runner up - Chelsea_Kiwi
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=278549 - Rogers Cup Masters


Cincinnati Masters prediction Champion - FlamEnemY
Cincinnati Masters prediction Runner up - dafox
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=281461 - Cincinnati Masters


ATP WORLD TOUR EVENTS - 250
Queens Aegon Championships prediction Champion -TheJoe
Queens Aegon Championships prediction Runner up - TheDuh

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=266227 - Queens Aegon Championships

Halle Gerry Weber Open prediction Champion - Seffina
Halle Gerry Weber Open prediction Runner up - Shadows
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=266227 - Gerry Weber Open


TROPHY CABINET
Grandslam Prediction Titles
Tennis_Maestro - 1
Chelsea_Kiwi- 1
Shadows - 1


Master's Series Event Prediction Titles
Shadows - 3
Chelsea_Kiwi - 1
VivalaVida - 1
JamesBlakeFan#1 - 1
FlamEnemY - 1
Safinator_1 - 1


ATP Tour 250 Prediction Titles
TheJoe - 1
Seffina - 1


Overall ATP / Masters Series / GRANDSLAM Prediction League Grand Leaderboard Standings:

1. Shadows - 84 points
2. Tennis_Maestro - 64 points
2. Chelsea_Kiwi – 64 points
3. Seffina - 54 points
4. The_Duh – 53 points
5. JamesBlakeFan#1 – 49 points
5. Vivalavida - 49 points
6. IceDevil0289 – 38 points
7. Mizuno – 34 points
8. RoddickAce - 31 points
9. FlamEnemY – 28 points
10. CocaCola - 26 points
11. Tudwell – 21 points
12. T100 – 16 points
13. SliceKick – 12 points
14. L_Gonzalez – 11 points
14. TheNatural – 11 points
15. TheJoe – 10 points
15. Safinator_1 – 10 points
15. dafox – 10
16. kpxjam - 9
16. Aphex 9 points
16. Woodrow1029 – 9 points
17. Fedtastic – 8 points
17. Batz – 8 points
17. Claiment – 8 points
18. theroleoftheunderdog - 7 points
18. フェデラー - 7
19. Salsainglesa - 6 points
20. OddJack - 5 points
21. Zagor – 4 points
22. Breaker – 3 points
23. okaydude1992 - 2
24. TBobLP – 1 point


Grand Slam Event Points System:
First place - 20 Points
Second place - 18 Points
Third place - 16 Points
Fourth place - 15 Points
Fifth place - 14 points
Sixth place - 13 points
Seventh place - 12 points
Eigth place - 11 points
Ninth place - 10 points
Tenth place - 9 points
Eleventh place - 8 points
Twelth place - 7 points
Thirteenth place - 6 points
Fourteenth place - 5 points
Fifthteenth place - 4 points
Sixteenth place - 3 points
Seventeenth place - 2 points
Eighteenth place - 1 point
Ninteenth and below - 1/2 Point for trying < Not really, just a **** take lol


SEFFINA IS YOUR POINTS ADJUDICATOR!

Sidenote: Disruptive/aggresive/obnoxious posting from anyone will result in a warning, if it continues the player will promptly become disqualified from the game for the remainder of the tournament.

HAVE FUN

Please post here to Check in:
Tennis_Maestro
Cesc_Fabregas
theroleoftheunderdog
Bilbo
VivalaVida
JamesBlakeFan#1
Shadows
フェデラー
dafox
T100
deltox
Advantage1
Swedechris
FlamEnemY
CocaCola
Kpxjam9
Woodrow1029
ckledzepplin
Chelsea_Kiwi
1-2 Punch
theduh
Badger
Zagor
Icedevil0289
JoshDragon
 
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We could increase the correct scoreline to 6 points, but it'd have to be a unanimous verdict.

6 and 3? No, that would make the score change pointless, bring back the scoring problems of before. 5 and 3 is perfect, IMO.
 
6 and 3? No, that would make the score change pointless, bring back the scoring problems of before. 5 and 3 is perfect, IMO.

Thats what i'm thinking, on one hand it justifies the made harder task of predicting a best of 5 set match, yet on another hand it simply devalues a player's ability to predict the correct winner.

I don't see what other way there is to solving this down-right-f-ed-up, complex like, catch 22 equation. :evil:
 

shadows

Legend
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Leave the scores as they are now imo, too much confusion and subsequent debate if we are to change them ^^
 

kpxjam9

Professional
Im IN

Also i think you posted the Cincinnati Masters runner-up incorrectly. I came in third yet it says cocacola and dafox were the runner ups?
 

Badger

Semi-Pro
Sign me in please! Should be good. Really enjoyed my first one during Wimbledon. Just like to thank Tennis Maestro and Seffina again for that.

Are we doing the points swap as discussed during Wimby?
 
Are we going to do a vote on whether or not to eliminate a person's lowest scoring day? In order for people who may miss a day to still have a chance to compete?
 

FlamEnemY

Hall of Fame
Are we going to do a vote on whether or not to eliminate a person's lowest scoring day? In order for people who may miss a day to still have a chance to compete?

How is this supposed to work? I mean, the player won't gain extra points while the others will still get theirs.
 
How is this supposed to work? I mean, the player won't gain extra points while the others will still get theirs.

It's like how in the ATP, they take the 'best 18'. Since there's 13 days during Wimbledon, we could just take the person's best 12 days of pts, depending on how many pts were possible for that day.

So if a person got 70% of the possible pts most days, but 50% or 0% on other days, that worse day would be eliminated.

IDK, just a suggestion, to help out people who miss days or matches in a day b/c they are too late to turn in the predictions.
 

FlamEnemY

Hall of Fame
I see your point. However, imagine you have a steady 60 - 40 - 30 accumulated points for 3 rounds for example. Another person has 60 - 50 - 10 and while your totals are greater, he/she will have more than you if the worst score is ignored.

I don't think it's a good idea to hurt one's result because another couldn't make it in time. I mean, sure it sux to be late and not make all of the predictions, but it's ultimately your business, not the other players'.
 
I see your point. However, imagine you have a steady 60 - 40 - 30 accumulated points for 3 rounds for example. Another person has 60 - 50 - 10 and while your totals are greater, he/she will have more than you if the worst score is ignored.

I don't think it's a good idea to hurt one's result because another couldn't make it in time. I mean, sure it sux to be late and not make all of the predictions, but it's ultimately your business, not the other players'.

I agree with you. Was just giving a suggestion for the people who were complaining b/c of missed days or matches costing them.

I haven't missed a day so far so this wouldn't help me one bit. I agree, it should be a/b who picks the best on all days, and not just making it fair for people who miss days. Just giving a suggestion and seeing what others think of it.
 

seffina

G.O.A.T.
I agree with you. Was just giving a suggestion for the people who were complaining b/c of missed days or matches costing them.

I haven't missed a day so far so this wouldn't help me one bit. I agree, it should be a/b who picks the best on all days, and not just making it fair for people who miss days. Just giving a suggestion and seeing what others think of it.

When the predictions league first started there was a suggestion that we could give those who miss a day the lowest score scored that day minus a few points. So if the lowest score on day one was a 30, the person who missed that day might get 25. I think it would be too much of a reward to do that every single day, but maybe the option to do it once during the two weeks would be alright.

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CocaCola

Professional
When the predictions league first started there was a suggestion that we could give those who miss a day the lowest score scored that day minus a few points. So if the lowest score on day one was a 30, the person who missed that day might get 25. I think it would be too much of a reward to do that every single day, but maybe the option to do it once during the two weeks would be alright.

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I also think this is a very good idea expecially when we predict GS tournaments...I mean lots of people will miss at least 1 day from those 14.
 
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