Wanderer 1,724 Posted November 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 16, 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 Bhubaneswar Start Date November 28th, 2018 End Date December 16th, 2018 Participants 26 Gold LDOG Silver Dunadan Bronze ady48 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 in either 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 C Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 28th 2018, h. 17:00 Belgium 0 Canada November 28th 2018, h. 19:00 India 2 South Africa 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 C Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 28th 2018, h. 17:00 Belgium 0 Canada November 28th 2018, h. 19:00 India 2 South Africa If India wins by 1, you will earn 11 ponts [7 pts for correct winner + 4 pts for goal difference: (5-1)] If India wins by 2, you will earn 12 points [7 pts for correct winner + 5 pts for goal difference] If India wins by 8, you will earn 7 points [7 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-6) - no negative points] If South Africa wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for goal difference: (5-3)] If South Africa wins by 3 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-5)] If India vs. South Africa 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 - November 28h, h. 17:00 (GMT +5:30). 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, IND-RSA 2 means the India beats South Africa by 2. IND 2 RSA 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 December 16, 2018 by Wanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer 1,724 Posted November 16, 2018 Author #2 Share Posted November 16, 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] Preliminary RoundNovember 28th - December 9th, 2018 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 2nd and the 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Play-Offs Group A Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 29th 2018, h. 17:00 Argentina Spain November 29th 2018, h. 19:00 New Zealand France December 3rd 2018, h. 17:00 Spain France December 3rd 2018, h. 19:00 New Zealand Argentina December 6th 2018, h. 17:00 Spain New Zealand December 6th 2018, h. 19:00 Argentina France Group B Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 30th 2018, h. 17:00 Australia Ireland November 30th 2018, h. 19:00 England China December 4th 2018, h. 17:00 England Australia December 4th 2018, h. 19:00 Ireland China December 7th 2018, h. 17:00 Australia China December 7th 2018, h. 19:00 Ireland England Group C Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 28th 2018, h. 17:00 Belgium Canada November 28th 2018, h. 19:00 India South Africa December 2nd 2018, h. 17:00 Canada South Africa December 2nd 2018, h. 19:00 India Belgium December 8th 2018, h. 17:00 Belgium South Africa December 8th 2018, h. 19:00 Canada India Group D Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 1st 2018, h. 17:00 Netherlands Malaysia December 1st 2018, h. 19:00 Germany Pakistan December 5th 2018, h. 17:00 Germany Netherlands December 5th 2018, h. 19:00 Malaysia Pakistan December 9th 2018, h. 17:00 Malaysia Germany December 9th 2018, h. 19:00 Netherlands Pakistan [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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