Wanderer 1,726 Posted July 1, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games You don't need to be an expert to take part in a Prediction Contest. If a mistake penalizes you, always keep in mind that everyone is in good faith. Competition Details City Barcelona Start Date July 14th, 2018 End Date July 28th, 2018 Participants 35 Gold dcro Silver chrischi08 Bronze Dunadan Instructions In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following: Select with your mouse specified content of the Post named Prediction Contest Design Copy the selected content Go to Reply Box at the end of the Page, click on "Reply to this topic" Paste the copied content ( When information "You have pasted content with formatting" appears at the end of the Reply Box, ignore it, it will disappear eventually. DO NOT click on "Remove formatting" under any circumstances) Once you have specified content in new Post, start making your predictions according to the Rules To post your predictions, click on "Submit Reply" button Rules For this Prediction Contest you are predicting goal difference for each match. To do that, you have to write in empty Cell a number - goal difference for each match. If your prediction is that Nation 1 is going to win, you should type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Nation 2 is going to win, then type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T2 Column. If your prediction is that the match will end in a draw, then type a 0 ineither T1 or T2 Cell (or in both, if you wish). For Knockout Round matches you must always pick a winning Nation (result AFTER Overtime/Penalties will count as final result). Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2018, h. 14:00 Netherlands 2 Croatia July 14th 2018, h. 15:30 Israel 0 Italy Scoring System: Basic number of points is 7 If you predict right winner for a match or a draw, you will get 7 points regardless of the goal difference. If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct goal difference or a draw) you will earn 7+5=12 points. Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2018, h. 14:00 Netherlands 2 Croatia July 14th 2018, h. 15:30 Israel 0 Italy If Netherlands wins by 1, you will earn 11 ponts [7 pts for correct winner + 4 pts for goal difference: (5-1)] If Netherlands wins by 2, you will earn 12 points [7 pts for correct winner + 5 pts for goal difference] If Netherlands wins by 8, you will earn 7 points [7 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-6) - no negative points] If Croatia wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for goal difference: (5-3)] If Croatia wins by 3 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-5)] If Netherlands vs. Croatia match ends with a draw, you will earn 3 points [0 pts for correct outcome + 3 pts for goal difference: (5-2)] In the Knockout Round, points will be multiplied by: In the Quarterfinals, points will be multiplied by 1.25 In the Semifinals, points will be multiplied by 1.5 In the Medal Matches, points will be multiplied by 2 TB Rules If two or more contestants have the same number of points at the end, Tie-Break rule will be applied to break the tie. Number or perfect predictions throughout the contest will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of second best scores will be compared, then number of third best results and so on. Example Contestant 1: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 2x9 Contestant 2: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 1x9 Contestant 1 will be placed ahead of Contestant 2. Contestant with most points wins the competition. The Ranking is determined by the Sum of Points the Contestant scores in all predicted Matches. You can enter the Contest whenever you want. The moment you post your predictions is the moment when you are entering the Contest and your points will be calculated for all the matches you predicted AND which haven't started. In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the second match of the Tournament - July 14th, h. 14:00 (GMT +2). You can EDIT your predictions whenever you want until the start of the first match of the Prediction Design Post. Once competition starts, you are not allowed to edit your post and any further changes will be ignored. On contestant's request, edited predictions will be accepted, but contestant will earn 0 points for finished matches and the matches that have started. Moment at the latest editing will be considered as the entry moment, in other words. If you want to comment on this Prediction Contest, please use Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread only. If you have problem with the format, you can post your predictions in simplified format. Also, if the forum is down, or you cannot access the forum for any reason, you can send your predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, NED-CRO 3 means the Netherlands beats Croatia by 3. NED 2 CRO means nothing. And please, write your Totallympics username so the contest manager can know who actually sent predictions. Every contestant MUST HIDE own predictions. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of prediction post too. The hidden content will appear to other users as follows: This post has been hidden. Only the user who posted it is able to see the content If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message. Edited July 29, 2018 by Wanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer 1,726 Posted July 1, 2018 Author #2 Share Posted July 1, 2018 You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same at the end of prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Women's Tournament Preliminary RoundJuly 14th - July 21st, 2018 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2018, h. 14:00 Netherlands Croatia July 14th 2018, h. 15:30 Israel Italy July 14th 2018, h. 20:30 France Greece July 15th 2018, h. 17:00 Israel Netherlands July 15th 2018, h. 18:30 Croatia France July 15th 2018, h. 20:30 Italy Greece July 17th 2018, h. 17:00 Greece Croatia July 17th 2018, h. 18:30 France Israel July 17th 2018, h. 20:30 Netherlands Italy July 19th 2018, h. 14:00 Israel Greece July 19th 2018, h. 17:00 Italy Croatia July 19th 2018, h. 18:30 Netherlands France July 21st 2018, h. 17:00 Israel Croatia July 21st 2018, h. 18:30 France Italy July 21st 2018, h. 20:30 Greece Netherlands Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2018, h. 17:00 Russia Turkey July 14th 2018, h. 18:30 Serbia Germany July 14th 2018, h. 22:15 Hungary Spain July 15th 2018, h. 14:00 Turkey Hungary July 15th 2018, h. 15:30 Serbia Russia July 15th 2018, h. 22:00 Germany Spain July 17th 2018, h. 14:00 Russia Germany July 17th 2018, h. 15:30 Hungary Serbia July 17th 2018, h. 22:00 Spain Turkey July 19th 2018, h. 15:30 Germany Turkey July 19th 2018, h. 20:30 Russia Hungary July 19th 2018, h. 22:00 Serbia Spain July 21st 2018, h. 14:00 Serbia Turkey July 21st 2018, h. 15:30 Hungary Germany July 21st 2018, h. 22:00 Spain Russia Men's Tournament Preliminary RoundJuly 16th - July 20th, 2018 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Play-Offs Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 15:30 Georgia Hungary July 16th 2018, h. 18:30 Germany Italy July 18th 2018, h. 12:30 Germany Georgia July 18th 2018, h. 20:30 Hungary Italy July 20th 2018, h. 12:30 Germany Hungary July 20th 2018, h. 15:30 Georgia Italy Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 11:00 Montenegro France July 16th 2018, h. 22:15 Malta Spain July 18th 2018, h. 17:00 Montenegro Malta July 18th 2018, h. 22:00 Spain France July 20th 2018, h. 18:30 Malta France July 20th 2018, h. 22:00 Montenegro Spain Group C Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 14:00 Turkey Greece July 16th 2018, h. 17:00 Croatia Netherlands July 18th 2018, h. 11:00 Croatia Turkey July 18th 2018, h. 15:30 Greece Netherlands July 20th 2018, h. 14:00 Turkey Netherlands July 20th 2018, h. 20:30 Croatia Greece Group D Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 12:30 Russia Slovakia July 16th 2018, h. 20:30 Serbia Romania July 18th 2018, h. 14:00 Romania Slovakia July 18th 2018, h. 18:30 Russia Serbia July 20th 2018, h. 11:00 Serbia Slovakia July 20th 2018, h. 17:00 Russia Romania [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Benolympique 2,398 Posted July 1, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Men's Tournament Preliminary RoundJuly 16th - July 20th, 2018 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Play-Offs Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 15:30 Georgia 2 13 Hungary July 16th 2018, h. 18:30 Germany 6 8 Italy July 18th 2018, h. 12:30 Germany 7 3 Georgia July 18th 2018, h. 20:30 Hungary 7 5 Italy July 20th 2018, h. 12:30 Germany 7 9 Hungary July 20th 2018, h. 15:30 Georgia 4 11 Italy Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 11:00 Montenegro 10 4 France July 16th 2018, h. 22:15 Malta 3 11 Spain July 18th 2018, h. 17:00 Montenegro 9 4 Malta July 18th 2018, h. 22:00 Spain 10 3 France July 20th 2018, h. 18:30 Malta 4 7 France July 20th 2018, h. 22:00 Montenegro 7 8 Spain Group C Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 14:00 Turkey 2 14 Greece July 16th 2018, h. 17:00 Croatia 8 5 Netherlands July 18th 2018, h. 11:00 Croatia 11 3 Turkey July 18th 2018, h. 15:30 Greece 9 4 Netherlands July 20th 2018, h. 14:00 Turkey 3 6 Netherlands July 20th 2018, h. 20:30 Croatia 8 9 Greece Group D Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 16th 2018, h. 12:30 Russia 8 3 Slovakia July 16th 2018, h. 20:30 Serbia 12 5 Romania July 18th 2018, h. 14:00 Romania 7 4 Slovakia July 18th 2018, h. 18:30 Russia 7 10 Serbia July 20th 2018, h. 11:00 Serbia 11 3 Slovakia July 20th 2018, h. 17:00 Russia 8 2 Romania [ /hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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