Wanderer 1,726 Posted July 4, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 4, 2019 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 Gwangju Start Date July 14th, 2019 End Date July 27th, 2019 Participants TBD Gold TBD Silver TBD Bronze TBD 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 A Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 08:30 South Africa 5 Netherlands July 14th 2019, h. 09:50 New Zealand 0 United States Scoring System: Basic number of points is 8 If you predict right winner for a match or a draw, you will get 8 points regardless of the goal difference. If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct goal difference or a draw) you will earn 8+7=15 points. Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 08:30 South Africa 5 Netherlands July 14th 2019, h. 09:50 New Zealand 0 United States If Netherlands wins by 1, you will earn 10 ponts [8 pts for correct winner + 3 pts for goal difference: (7-4)] If Netherlands wins by 5, you will earn 15 points [8 pts for correct winner + 7 pts for goal difference] If Netherlands wins by 13, you will earn 8 points [8 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (7-8) - no negative points] If South Africa wins by 1, you will earn 1 point [0 pts for correct winner + 1 pts for goal difference: (7-6)] If South Africa wins by 2 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (7-7)] If South Africa vs. Netherlands match ends with a draw, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct outcome + 2 pts for goal difference: (7-5)] In the Knockout Round, points will be multiplied by: 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: 3x15, 2x14, 2x13, 2x12 Contestant 2: 3x15, 2x14, 2x13, 1x12 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. 08:30 (GMT +9). 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-RSA 3 means the Netherlands beats South Africa by 3. NED 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer 1,726 Posted July 5, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 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 18th, 201916 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 2nd and 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Play-Offs Group A Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 08:30 South Africa Netherlands July 14th 2019, h. 09:50 New Zealand United States July 16th 2019, h. 19:10 United States Netherlands July 16th 2019, h. 20:30 South Africa New Zealand July 18th 2019, h. 16:30 South Africa United States July 18th 2019, h. 17:50 New Zealand Netherlands Group B Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 11:10 Canada Russia July 14th 2019, h. 12:30 Hungary South Korea July 16th 2019, h. 08:30 South Korea Russia July 16th 2019, h. 09:50 Canada Hungary July 18th 2019, h. 19:10 Canada South Korea July 18th 2019, h. 20:30 Hungary Russia Group C Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 16:30 Cuba Kazakhstan July 14th 2019, h. 17:50 Greece Spain July 16th 2019, h. 11:10 Spain Kazakhstan July 16th 2019, h. 12:30 Cuba Greece July 18th 2019, h. 08:30 Cuba Spain July 18th 2019, h. 09:50 Greece Kazakhstan Group D Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 14th 2019, h. 19:10 Japan China July 14th 2019, h. 20:30 Italy Australia July 16th 2019, h. 16:30 Australia China July 16th 2019, h. 17:50 Japan Italy July 18th 2019, h. 11:10 Japan Australia July 18th 2019, h. 12:30 Italy China Men's Tournament - Preliminary RoundJuly 15th - July 19th, 201916 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 2nd and 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Play-Offs Group A Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 15th 2019, h. 08:30 Serbia Montenegro July 15th 2019, h. 09:50 South Korea Greece July 17th 2019, h. 19:10 Greece Montenegro July 17th 2019, h. 20:30 Serbia South Korea July 19th 2019, h. 16:30 Serbia Greece July 19th 2019, h. 17:50 South Korea Montenegro Group B Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 15th 2019, h. 11:10 United States Kazakhstan July 15th 2019, h. 12:30 Croatia Australia July 17th 2019, h. 08:30 Australia Kazakhstan July 17th 2019, h. 09:50 United States Croatia July 19th 2019, h. 19:10 United States Australia July 19th 2019, h. 20:30 Croatia Kazakhstan Group C Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 15th 2019, h. 16:30 South Africa Spain July 15th 2019, h. 17:50 New Zealand Hungary July 17th 2019, h. 11:10 Hungary Spain July 17th 2019, h. 12:30 South Africa New Zealand July 19th 2019, h. 08:30 South Africa Hungary July 19th 2019, h. 09:50 New Zealand Spain Group D Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 15th 2019, h. 19:10 Brazil Italy July 15th 2019, h. 20:30 Germany Japan July 17th 2019, h. 16:30 Japan Italy July 17th 2019, h. 17:50 Brazil Germany July 19th 2019, h. 11:10 Brazil Japan July 19th 2019, h. 12:30 Germany Italy [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Edited July 6, 2019 by Wanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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