TW Fantasy Tennis - Match 5 - Miami

[jamesblakefan#1]

Hello all and welcome to the 5th match of our TW Fantasy Tennis Season! This match will involve only the Miami Masters 1000 event.

ANNOUNCEMENT: For this match, players will choose 1 player ranked between 1-15, one player ranked 16-30, one player ranked 31-45, one player ranked 46-60, and one player ranked 61 and above.

Please refer to the live tennis rankings when selecting your players.
http://live-tennis.eu/

Here is the selection order for this match.

1. jbf#1
2. boredone3456
3. Eternity
4. kishnabe
5. Walenty
6. seffina
7. FEDERERNADAL13
8. wrxinsc
9. purespin
10. oldschoolaccord


As with in the past, each person will have 12 hours to make their picks, if they don't pick in that time then the person behind them in the order may pick. The person who gets skipped can still make their picks whenever, but of course may miss out on a player they want.

Please refer to the entry list when selecting players. NOTE THAT THE RANKINGS ON THE ENTRY LIST AREN'T THE ONES TO USE TO SELECT PLAYERS, BUT THE LIVE RANKINGS POSTED ABOVE ARE.
http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/Players/Player-Landing.aspx

Here are the matchups for this match.

wrxinsc vs Eternity
purespin vs jbf#1
FEDERERNADAL13 vs boredone3456
kishnabe vs Walenty
seffina vs oldschoolaccord

League File
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajf9GyLc48StdDU5VUxTclRpbzlPN2xwSDJmTXRkVnc#gid=15

If there are any questions, feel free to post, otherwise, good luck to all!

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

My picks
Federer
Nishikori
Davydenko
Nalbandian
Harrison

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

My matches for the whole circuit are as follows:
1. 2 v 5
2. 1 v 2
3. 10 v 4
4. 8 v 5
5. 7 v 2
6. 6 v 10
7. 5 v 1
8. 4 v 3
9. 3 v 1
10. 2 v 10
11. 1 v 4
12. 10 v 1
13. 9 v 1
14. 8 v 5
15. 7 v 2
16. 6 v 10
17. 5 v 1

Why do I play as the lower seed in so many matches? (11 of 17 matches I pick later then my opponent)

Why do I play #1s so much? (5 times in 17 events)

Is this normal? Completely random?

Also, I average picking 5.52/10, which isn't bad, but when I play the #1 five times it doesn't help much

Just venting

 

[boredone3456]

My matches for the whole circuit are as follows:
1. 2 v 5
2. 1 v 2
3. 10 v 4
4. 8 v 5
5. 7 v 2
6. 6 v 10
7. 5 v 1
8. 4 v 3
9. 3 v 1
10. 2 v 10
11. 1 v 4
12. 10 v 1
13. 9 v 1
14. 8 v 5
15. 7 v 2
16. 6 v 10
17. 5 v 1

Why do I play as the lower seed in so many matches? (11 of 17 matches I pick later then my opponent)

Why do I play #1s so much? (5 times in 17 events)

Is this normal? Completely random?

Also, I average picking 5.52/10, which isn't bad, but when I play the #1 five times it doesn't help much

Just venting

Its not just you I made a similar oberservation. I think I play a higher picker then myself 12 times if I looked right. Yes it is the nature of a random rotation but at the sme time that suggests some people never play the number 1 selector..oh well its just a game

 

[boredone3456]

Can anyone else get the entry list to work? I click on it and get a white screen saying service is unavailable.

Also...using the live rankings..I dont mind it but after we pick theh should be our picks even if the live rankings change as we had the issue of them changing and making us change consequentially last time.

 

[boredone3456]

My Picks
Live Rankings as of Saturday March 17 2010 23:59 CET

1-15 #2 Nadal
16-30 #29 Wawrinka
31-45 #31 Youzhny
46-60 #47 Belluci
61+ #75 Malisse

 

[Eternity]

#1 Djokovic
#26 Raonic
#34 Roddick
#48 Nieminen
#74 Stakhovsky

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

Can anyone else get the entry list to work? I click on it and get a white screen saying service is unavailable.

Working fine for me.

Also...using the live rankings..I dont mind it but after we pick theh should be our picks even if the live rankings change as we had the issue of them changing and making us change consequentially last time.

Shouldn't be an issue this time w/ less players playing challengers. The only player who can move is Isner and he's in the 1-15 range regardless.

Its not just you I made a similar oberservation. I think I play a higher picker then myself 12 times if I looked right. Yes it is the nature of a random rotation but at the sme time that suggests some people never play the number 1 selector..oh well its just a game

I made the schedule before I made the random order. I used the template of the format from my fantasy football leagues, where you play most people twice with the exception of a few.

For the record here's the record for the people that picked first
Match 1: 3-1-1
Match 2: 4-1
Match 3: 1-3-1
Match 4: 4-1
Overall: 12-6-2

Obviously it's an advantage to pick before your opponent but this also suggests that it's not cut and dry an automatic win. Also just like in real sports some teams play an easier schedule than others. It's just the nature of the beast, no malice was intended when I made this trust me I'm not smart enough to rig the game in my favor.

Obviously in these bigger events it's a greater advantage to pick earlier and get one of the big 4 (or so I thought before Murray trolled me in IW). But like I said, it's part of the game and to that point it was my Nalbandian and Dolgo picks that bailed me out when Nalby went down. So you not only have to pick the best top players, but trust in your lower players to make some runs to compliment them.

 

[kishnabe]

#4 Murray lol
#18 Dolgopolov
#36 Tomic
#55 Karlovic
#77 Ebden

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

Walenty, you're up, got a few more hours before seffina will jump you.

 

[wrxinsc]

I'm in a tournament this weekend and I have at least two matches today, so will probably need my 12 hours after Federnadal makes their selections...

 

[Walenty]

#11 Del Potro
#17 Gasquet
#44 Istomin
#54 Haase
#63 Muller

 

[Roddick33]

was this a typo?

"rank 61 and above" shouldn't it be "below"?

 

[kishnabe]

was this a typo?

"rank 61 and above" shouldn't it be "below"?

Yes it is a typo....it should be below.

 

[NYKings]

#7 Tomas Berdych
#28 Kevin Anderson
#42 Marcos Baghdatis
#58 Santiago Giraldo
#86 Ryan Sweeting

This is for seff. Let me know if it's correct. If not, I'll fix whatever I'm supposed to.

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

#6 Tsonga
#20 Verdasco
#43 Llodra
#51 Kubot
#102 Querrey

 

[wrxinsc]

#10 Isner
#25 Stepanek
#38 Andujar
#56 Ramos
#62 Sela

 

[wrxinsc]

oldschoolaccord can make their selections now.

purespin you can still make your selections at any time.

 

[oldschoolaccord]

I'd like:
Ferrer
Melzer
Kohlschreiber
Falla
Lacko

Thanks

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

I'd like:
Ferrer
Melzer
Kohlschreiber
Falla
Lacko

Thanks

You can't have both Falla (71) and Lacko (66). Have to pick someone between 45-60.

 

[purespin]

I'm on vacation now and didn't have internet access until now :-(

anyway, my picks:

Lopez
Cilic
Ljubicic
Lu
Petzschner

 

[wrxinsc]

I'd like:
Ferrer
Melzer
Kohlschreiber
Falla
Lacko

Thanks

You can't have both Falla and Lacko. If you keep Lacko you need to replace Falla with a pick from 46-60.

 

[wrxinsc]

I'm on vacation now and didn't have internet access until now :-(

anyway, my picks:

Lopez
Cilic
Ljubicic
Lu
Petzschner

no worries. gotcha.

 

[oldschoolaccord]

I'll take Donald young. Thanks

 

[wrxinsc]

^ 46 Young - got it.

 

[wrxinsc]

Everybody has made their selections. Good luck and enjoy the tennis (and sometimes trolling) of the best players in the world in hopefully sunny Miami!

 

[wrxinsc]

In Play Tuesday:

boredoneT Bellucci (BRA) vs. F Gil (POR)
walentyR Haase (NED) vs. [WC] M Matosevic (AUS)
A Falla (COL) vs. D Istomin (UZB)walenty
jbfN Davydenko (RUS) vs. J Blake (USA)
seffinaR Sweeting (USA) vs. L Lacko (SVK)oldschool
wrxinscP Andujar (ESP) vs. S Giraldo (COL)seffina
federernadalM Llodra (FRA) vs. L Rosol (CZE)
[Q] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs. X Malisse (BEL)boredone
wrxinscD Sela (ISR) vs. [Q] A Clement (FRA)
jbfD Nalbandian (ARG) vs. S Darcis (BEL)
purespinP Petzschner (GER) vs. I Dodig (CRO)

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

purespin - just noticed Ljubicic isn't in the draw at all. He had said that he was retiring and would be skipping IW/Miami. So you have to pick someone else between 31-45 for your team.

Also Petzchner withdrew so if you want to pick someone who's playing tomorrow for your 61+ pick, feel free.

 

[purespin]

purespin - just noticed Ljubicic isn't in the draw at all. He had said that he was retiring and would be skipping IW/Miami. So you have to pick someone else between 31-45 for your team.

Also Petzchner withdrew so if you want to pick someone who's playing tomorrow for your 61+ pick, feel free.

If picks if it's not too late yet...
31-45: Juan Ignacio Chela
61+: Guillermo Garcia Lopez

 

[wrxinsc]

Chela is OK. GGL had already played by the time you selected him. Make another 61+ selection please.

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

boredone : just realized Youzhny your 31-45 pick isn't in the draw either, so if you want to have someone replace him do it ASAP.

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

UPDATED SCORES - AFTER ROUND 1

wrinsc - 4 leads Eternity - 0
purespin - 3 losing to jbf#1 - 7
FEDERERNADAL13 - 3 tied with boredone3456 - 3
Walenty - 2 losing to kishnabe - 4
seffina - 7 leads oldschoolaccord - 3​

 

[wrxinsc]

Players in Action Friday:

A Falla (COL) vs. A Murray (GBR)kishnabe
WalentyR Haase (NED) vs. J Melzer (AUT)oldschoolaccord
jbf#1D Nalbandian (ARG) vs. J Tipsarevic (SRB)
FEDERERNADAL13JW Tsonga (FRA) vs. X Malisse (BEL)boredone3456
kishnabeA Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. A Veic (CRO)
F Gil (POR) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER)oldschoolaccord
wrxinscR Stepanek (CZE) vs. T Haas (GER)
EternityM Raonic (CAN) vs. A Clement (FRA)
jbf#1N Davydenko (RUS) vs. J Isner (USA)wrxinsc
jbf#1K Nishikori (JPN) vs. L Lacko (SVK)oldschoolaccord
G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. JI Chela (ARG)purespin
seffinaT Berdych (CZE) vs. N Mahut (FRA)
seffinaS Giraldo (COL) vs. R Nadal (ESP)boredone3456

 

[wrxinsc]

Players in Action Saturday:

kishnabeB Tomic (AUS) vs. [5] D Ferrer (ESP)oldschoolaccord
Walenty[17] R Gasquet (FRA) vs. CM Stebe (GER)
[21] J Monaco (ARG) vs. YH Lu (TPE)purespin
WalentyG Muller (LUX) vs. [31] A Roddick (USA)Eternity
jbf#1[3] R Federer (SUI) vs. [WC] R Harrison (USA)jbf#1
seffina[29] K Anderson (RSA) vs. S Querrey (USA)FEDERERNADAL13
wrxinscA Ramos (ESP) vs. [15] F Lopez (ESP)purespin
I Kunitsyn (RUS) vs. [23] M Cilic (CRO)purespin
Walenty[11] JM Del Potro (ARG) vs. I Karlovic (CRO)kishnabe
Eternity[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs. M Baghdatis (CYP)seffina

 

[wrxinsc]

UPDATED SCORES - AFTER FRIDAY'S MATCHES

wrinsc - 10 leads Eternity - 3
purespin - 3 losing to jbf#1 - 10
FEDERERNADAL13 - 6 losing to boredone3456 - 8
Walenty - 2 losing to kishnabe - 10
seffina - 11 leads oldschoolaccord - 8​

 

[oldschoolaccord]

UPDATED SCORES - AFTER FRIDAY'S MATCHES

wrinsc - 10 leads Eternity - 3
purespin - 3 losing to jbf#1 - 10
FEDERERNADAL13 - 6 losing to boredone3456 - 8
Walenty - 2 losing to kishnabe - 10
seffina - 11 leads oldschoolaccord - 8​

I may be wrong, but I think you forgot to take Nadal's bagel of Giraldo into account. That'd put seffina at 9, not 11. Not sure I have the whole picture, but it seems this way to me.

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

I may be wrong, but I think you forgot to take Nadal's bagel of Giraldo into account. That'd put seffina at 9, not 11. Not sure I have the whole picture, but it seems this way to me.

It has been updated in the spreadsheet. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[boredone3456]

What happened to Youzhny?? Grrr

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

What happened to Youzhny?? Grrr

I think Benneteau is the only guy 31-45 available that isn't chosen by someone else and isn't eliminated. Unless you object, I'll give him to you since it was partially my oversight for not seeing Youzhny out of the draw.

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

Chela is OK. GGL had already played by the time you selected him. Make another 61+ selection please.

Actually Purespin can have GGL, his first match just won't count for his team. His matches from here on out will be counted (i.e. his match today w/ Troicki)

 

[boredone3456]

I think Benneteau is the only guy 31-45 available that isn't chosen by someone else and isn't eliminated. Unless you object, I'll give him to you since it was partially my oversight for not seeing Youzhny out of the draw.

I'll take him i guess lol
Rather a shot at at least 1 win then a gauranteed zero
I shoulda paid way more attention to the draw myself and noticed earlier. Oh well only a game.

 

[wrxinsc]

I may be wrong, but I think you forgot to take Nadal's bagel of Giraldo into account. That'd put seffina at 9, not 11. Not sure I have the whole picture, but it seems this way to me.

yep. jbf fixed it.

 

[wrxinsc]

Actually Purespin can have GGL, his first match just won't count for his team. His matches from here on out will be counted (i.e. his match today w/ Troicki)

Breadstick today in a loss...

 

[wrxinsc]

Players in Action Sunday:

seffina[7] T Berdych (CZE) vs. G Dimitrov (BUL)
kishnabe[18] A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [9] J Tipsarevic (SRB)
[13] G Simon (FRA) vs. [22] J Melzer (AUT)oldschoolaccord
FEDERERNADAL13[6] JW Tsonga (FRA) vs. [32] P Kohlschreiber (GER)oldschoolaccord
Eternity[26] M Raonic (CAN) vs. [4] A Murray (GBR)kishnabe
Raonic Out (Ankle) <<< RUMOR ONLY re: this singles match - nothing official
jbf#1[16] K Nishikori (JPN) vs. L Rosol (CZE)
wrxinsc[25] R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [2] R Nadal (ESP)boredone3456
[19] F Mayer (GER) vs. [10] J Isner (USA)wrxinsc

 

[boredone3456]

Is Wawrinka out of the tournament as well...if so I was a real idiot with 2 of my picks HAHA

 

[wrxinsc]

Is Wawrinka out of the tournament as well...if so I was a real idiot with 2 of my picks HAHA

Don't know what the deal with Wawrinka is. He was / is listed as a player entered in the tournament, but he wasn't in the draw. Not an idiot move on your part, he's just not playing. I can't find any news about it...

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

Is Wawrinka out of the tournament as well...if so I was a real idiot with 2 of my picks HAHA

Helps me a lot though

I too was very confused about the wawa thing...

 

[boredone3456]

Well I had good reasons for picking him them he just disappears and no explanation as to why. Unless he caught the virus in IW or something. Anyway I need a miracle from Rafa and another win from Benne now LOL

 

[FEDERERNADAL13]

Well I had good reasons for picking him them he just disappears and no explanation as to why. Unless he caught the virus in IW or something. Anyway I need a miracle from Rafa and another win from Benne now LOL

I dunno, Rafa should get to the finals (that's 4 (?) more wins) and if they are all in 2 sets than that's 3 points each time. You're still in very good shape

 

[jamesblakefan#1]

UPDATED SCORES - AFTER 2ND ROUND MATCHES

wrinsc - 13 leads Eternity - 9
purespin - 3 losing to jbf#1 - 16
FEDERERNADAL13 - 14 leads boredone3456 - 13
Walenty - 7 losing to kishnabe - 10
seffina - 11 tied with oldschoolaccord - 11​

PLAYERS REMAINING​

wrxinsc
Ramos (vs Gasquet)
Eternity
Djokovic (vs Troicki), Roddick (vs Federer)

purespin
Cilic (vs Del Potro)
jbf#1
Federer (vs Roddick), Nishikori (vs Nadal)

FEDERERNADAL13
Tsonga (vs Mayer), Verdasco (vs Almagro)
boredone3456
Nadal (vs Nishikori), Benneteau (vs Ferrer)

Walenty
Del Potro (vs Cilic), Gasquet (vs Ramos)
kishnabe
Murray (vs Simon)

seffina
Anderson (vs Fish)
oldschoolaccord
Ferrer (vs Benneteau)​