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Post by CJB Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:51 pm

3 games remaining

How to play:
- Every player has 20 picks. All picks must be used in mens main draw singles matches. The points besides each fixture represent the points you score if that player wins. If your pick is wrong you LOSE 10 points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the tournament is the winner. To play post your picks on this thread, try to number them. A valid pick must be in the format Player A def/over Player B (Winner First). By the end of the tournament all 23 picks must be used, unused picks will be counted as losses. You are allowed to post picks each day until the match starts, so please check the order of play. All picks posted after play starts are invalid and can be replaced. A pick is void if a match does not take place due to withdrawal or a change in the draw but is valid if at least one point is played (so retirements count). Each player will also be able to place “Djoker Cards” on any THREE of their 23 picks. If your "Djoker" pick wins you earn double winnings if he loses you will not lose any points. In case of more than one player being tied on the same score, the tiebreak will be number of right picks, if still tied then by 1st highest scoring pick, 2nd highest scoring

Raonic (125) - (1) Nadal
Kohlscreiber (28) - (3) Almagro
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Almagro (86) - (1) Nadal

Position Name Points W-L Djokers used
1st Bogbrush 62 16-0(4) 1
2nd CJB 43 12-8 3
3rd Ryan86 -41 9-8(3) 3
4th Lydian -63 7-8(5) 1
Rankings: https://www.606v2.com/t42758-606v2-atp-picking-game-rankings


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Post by CJB Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:41 pm

A few of the odds up, other games not properly up yet. Both Olaso and Granollers would be worth 1point atm

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Post by CJB Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:18 am

No odds atm for
Olaso - Granollers
Turnsunov - Istomin

I can't do it in the morning. If someone can the way to work em out. Is take the decimal format x10 and then -10

So for example Lorenzo is 1.71...x10...17.1...-10 = 7

1. Montanes bt Berankis
2. Andujar bt Zemlja
3. Dodig bt Bedene

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Post by socal1976 Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:33 am

I love this game of yours CJB, but since the serbinator is not in Barcelona I just don't have the fire to participate.

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Post by lydian Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:40 am

IMO, thats kind of a sad thing to say socal...sounds like you only love tennis when Djokovic is playing. Out of 23 picks you're only ever going to make 4-7 when Djokovic is involved. The picking game is good for looking at the game as a whole. Anyway, here's my starters, Berankis was one of those guys who had the potential to be a top player but time is marching...he's 23 soon and only 5'9 tall...lets see how he gets on this week (he beat Haas at Houston recently).

1. Dodig bt Bedene
2. Rufin bt Lorenzo
3. Gulbis bt Stepanek
4. Berkanis bt Montanes
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Post by bogbrush Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:12 am

A test of knowledge now, without all the main names to make it easy. Sorts the men from the boys, meaning I won't win this!

Here we go......

1. Gulbis def Stepanek
2. Davydenko def Carbellas Baena
3. Andujar def Zemlja
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Post by CJB Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:18 pm

4 Roger Vasselin bt Haase
5 Falla bt Kavcic
6 Gulbis bt Verdasco

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Post by CJB Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:20 pm

Odds updated

6 Andujar bt Paire
7 Ramos bt Janowicz
8 Dimitrov bt Robredo

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Post by ryan86 Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:09 am

1. Dmitrov bt Robredo
2, Raonic bt ERV
3, Montanes bt Klizan
4, Monaco bt Tomic
5. Ferrer bt Tursunov
6. Granolloers bt Kavic
7. Nadal bt Berlocq
8. Andujar bt Paire DJOKER
9. Ramos bt Janowicz
10. Almagro bt Dodig


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Post by lydian Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:20 am

5. Dimitrov bt Robredo
6. Raonic bt Roger Vasselin
7. Montanes bt Klizan
8. Tomic bt Monaco (DJOKER)
9. Granollers bt Kavcic
10. Paire bt Andujar
11. Ramos bt Janowicz
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Post by bogbrush Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:45 pm

4. Klizan def Montanes
5. Nadal def Berlocq
6. Almagro def Dodig
7. Paire def Andujar
8. Ramos def Janowicz


EDIT: Fortunately, Tomic prediction made well after starting (see post time) so I removed. OK CJB?


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Post by bogbrush Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:45 pm

Pity didn't do Tursunov on a Djoker!!!!!
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Post by lydian Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:35 pm

Wow, Tomic got thumped as did Dimitrov!
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Post by bogbrush Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:12 pm

Berlocq doing well; on serve after 1 game!
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Post by lydian Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:22 pm

He's 0-3 down!
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Post by CJB Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:21 pm

Thanks for honesty Bog

Annoyingly thought about a joker on Tursunov with Ferrer coming off an injury.

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Post by CJB Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:27 pm

9 Bellucci bt Turnsunov
10 Klizan bt Kohli DJK 1
11 Monaco bt Chardy
12 Nada bt Paire
13 Berdy bt Robredo
14 Raonic bt Gulbis
15 Ramos bt Nish DJK 2

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Post by bogbrush Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:52 am

lydian wrote:He's 0-3 down!
He was on serve after 1 game though!
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Post by bogbrush Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:55 am

9. Monaco def Chardy
10 Almagro def Granollers
11. Nadal def Paire
12. Robredo def Berdych (Djo)
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Post by lydian Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:51 am

12. Chardy bt Monaco
13. Klizan bt Kohli
14. Granollers bt Almagro (Djoker)
15. Ramos bt Nishikori
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Post by ryan86 Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:15 pm

11. Raonic bt Gulbis
12. Nadal bt Paire
13. Berdych bt Robredo
14. Ramos bt Nishikori

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Post by lydian Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:27 pm

I'm 2 picks down already ... geez.
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Post by bogbrush Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:40 pm

lydian wrote:I'm 2 picks down already ... geez.
I have no idea at all how I'm doing Smile

This applies to many parts of my life.
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Post by lydian Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:57 pm

Especially if you're stuck in that doghouse.

I've got all 3 picks wrong from the first 3...this isn't so much picking as clutching at straws!
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Post by CJB Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:29 pm

16 Almagro bt Monaco
17 Gulbis bt Raonic

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Post by bogbrush Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:41 am

Any chance of a table CJB?

(by the way, are the exams going ok? I have such fond memories of what you're doing now).
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Post by lydian Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:58 am

Where are the rest of the matches for today...Nadal starts in 30 mins.

Find memories? Can't say I ever "enjoyed" taking my exams...lol.


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Post by bogbrush Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:07 am

Fond = extreme sarcasm.

Very happy day the time I walked out of my last ever exam and realised that would never happen again!
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Post by ryan86 Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:31 am

15. Monaco bt Almagro (DJOKER)
16. Gulbis bt Raonic (DJOKER)

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Post by lydian Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:37 am

That sarcasm was drier than Ghandi's flipflop BB!

Yep, me too...that said isn't it all course work, and taking text books and calculators into the exam hall now? Run
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Post by bogbrush Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:33 am

lydian wrote:That sarcasm was drier than Ghandi's flipflop BB!

Yep, me too...that said isn't it all course work, and taking text books and calculators into the exam hall now? Run
Ah yes, in my day you walked in there for one or two three hour sessions and it was all on that; resits almost unheard of.

Funny thing is that it was as much as test of pressure coping and agility as it was fact learning, which suited me well because I never did a days revision at school!!
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Post by lydian Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:00 pm

Ditto all that, hated studying...only gave it 2 weeks studying for my finals, Proplus pills washed down with coke were the order of the day!

There's pros and cons to each approach (course work vs exams) but you cant get away from the sink or swim nature of working in the real world. Its all about thriving under pressure...which is maybe why many of us are drawn to tennis!
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Post by CJB Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:39 pm

Table done tonight, I promise

Odds for last two quarters which I couldn't do last night cos all games weren't played

Nadal (1) - (410) Ramos
Raonic (5) - (15) Robredo

18 Robredo bt Raonic (DJK)

Atm not doing exams, start 13th May just inundated with work cos I think my teachers have realised revising on my own isn't my favourite thing and setting me essays and such will work more effectively.

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Post by bogbrush Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:53 pm

13. Nadal def Ranos
14. Raonic def Robredo
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Post by JuliusHMarx Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:00 pm

lydian wrote:....you cant get away from the sink or swim nature of working in the real world....

We can all get away from it long enough to post here Smile

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Post by ryan86 Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:04 pm

I've completely lost track of everything here. I appear to have picked the same match twice, with a different winner. I'll change the later pick to Robredo

16. Robredo bt Raonic (DJOKER)
17. Nadal bt Ramos

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Post by bogbrush Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:03 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:
lydian wrote:....you cant get away from the sink or swim nature of working in the real world....

We can all get away from it long enough to post here Smile
Some of us do it at work.......... Cool
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Post by lags72 Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:20 pm

Come Sunday (weather permitting), will this week turn out to be the most money Rafa has won in official competitive (well...sort of competitive !) play for the least time + effort ...?? ie other than highly lucrative exhos .....

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Post by CJB Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:42 pm

19 Almagro bt Kohlscreiber

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Post by bogbrush Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:44 am

15. Almagro def Kholi (Djo)
16. Nadal def Raonic
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Post by CJB Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:48 am

20 Almagro bt Nada

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Post by CJB Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:58 pm

Will update rankings tonight

Madrid starts in a week guys hope we get a few more involved

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Post by bogbrush Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:16 am

I did it, with only 1 Djoker used.

Come on guys, let's get more people involved - CJB is making the effort and getting something going the forum needs. Plus, I'm leading the race - what more could anyone want?
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Post by lydian Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:19 pm

Agreed. The forum, like the game, needs variety. Surely everyone is sick and tired of discussing problems with the tour right now.

This is something different and gets you looking at all the current players.

CJB - well done on the effort here, much appreciated OK

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Post by Silver Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:24 pm

I'll be on board for Madrid, missed out on the start of this one. Hopefully the top 4 being there will attract people to the picking game.

Nice one CJB, and well done BB on the win Wink

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Post by ryan86 Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:05 pm

And the first ever 100% pick. If only he'd put that on an accumulator.

I'm enjoying the game, but for the 500's and the 1-week 1000's the matches feel like they come to fast.

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Post by CJB Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:36 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback guys

I think a key is us learning how many picks to use so we don't end up having to use 6 from the last 7 games for example

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Post by bogbrush Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:51 am

I think you got the number about right; I just took my eye off the ball.

I do agree that maybe restricting it to Masters & Slams might be a good idea, so we can avoid burnout. The picking game is much more physical than it used to be....... Wink
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