Wanderer 1,726 Posted August 24, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 24, 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 Various Cities Start Date August 31st, 2019 End Date September 15th, 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 point difference for each match. To do that, you have to write in empty Cell a number - point difference for each match. If your prediction is that Nation 1 is going to win, you should type point difference in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Nation 2 is going to win, then type point difference in appropriate Cell of T2 Column. There cannot be 0 as point difference. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st, 2019, h. 16:00 Poland 17 Venezuela August 31st, 2019, h. 20:00 Ivory Coast 2 China Scoring System: Basic number of points is 30 If you predict right winner for a match or a draw, you will get 30 points regardless of the point difference. If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct point difference or a draw) you will earn 30+20=50 points. Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st, 2019, h. 16:00 Poland 17 Venezuela August 31st, 2019, h. 20:00 Ivory Coast 2 China If Poland wins by 17, you will earn 50 points [30 pts for correct winner + 20 pts for point difference: (20-(17-17))] If Poland wins by 10, you will earn 43 points [30 pts for correct winner + 13 pts for point difference: (20-(17-10))] If Poland wins by 38, you will earn 30 points [30 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for point difference: 20-(17-38) - no negative points] If Venezuela wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for point difference: (20-(17+1))] If Venezuela wins by 3 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for point difference: (20-(17-20))] 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: 3x50, 2x49, 2x48, 2x47 Contestant 2: 3x50, 2x49, 2x48, 1x47 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 World Cup - August 31st, h. 15:30 (GMT +8). 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, POL-VEN 2 means Poland beats Venezuela by 2. POL 2 VEN 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 https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/1924-prediction-contest-mens-basketball-fiba-world-cup-2019/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer 1,726 Posted August 24, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted August 24, 2019 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] First RoundAugust 31st - September 5th, 201932 Nations, 8 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Second Round Group A Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st 2019, h. 16:00 Poland Venezuela August 31st 2019, h. 20:00 Ivory Coast China September 2nd 2019, h. 16:00 Venezuela Ivory Coast September 2nd 2019, h. 20:00 China Poland September 4th 2019, h. 16:00 Ivory Coast Poland September 4th 2019, h. 20:00 Venezuela China Group B Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st 2019, h. 16:30 Russia Nigeria August 31st 2019, h. 20:30 Argentina South Korea September 2nd 2019, h. 16:30 Nigeria Argentina September 2nd 2019, h. 20:30 South Korea Russia September 4th 2019, h. 16:30 South Korea Nigeria September 4th 2019, h. 20:30 Russia Argentina Group C Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st 2019, h. 16:30 Iran Puerto Rico August 31st 2019, h. 20:30 Spain Tunisia September 2nd 2019, h. 16:30 Tunisia Iran September 2nd 2019, h. 20:30 Puerto Rico Spain September 4th 2019, h. 16:30 Puerto Rico Tunisia September 4th 2019, h. 20:30 Spain Iran Group D Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 31st 2019, h. 15:30 Angola Serbia August 31st 2019, h. 19:30 Philippines Italy September 2nd 2019, h. 15:30 Italy Angola September 2nd 2019, h. 19:30 Serbia Philippines September 4th 2019, h. 15:30 Angola Philippines September 4th 2019, h. 19:30 Italy Serbia Group E Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 1st 2019, h. 16:30 Turkey Japan September 1st 2019, h. 20:30 Czech Republic United States September 3rd 2019, h. 16:30 Japan Czech Republic September 3rd 2019, h. 20:30 United States Turkey September 5th 2019, h. 16:30 Turkey Czech Republic September 5th 2019, h. 20:30 United States Japan Group F Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 1st 2019, h. 16:00 New Zealand Brazil September 1st 2019, h. 20:00 Greece Montenegro September 3rd 2019, h. 16:00 Montenegro New Zealand September 3rd 2019, h. 20:00 Brazil Greece September 5th 2019, h. 16:00 Brazil Montenegro September 5th 2019, h. 20:00 Greece New Zealand Group G Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 1st 2019, h. 16:30 Dominican Republic Jordan September 1st 2019, h. 20:30 France Germany September 3rd 2019, h. 16:30 Germany Dominican Republic September 3rd 2019, h. 20:30 Jordan France September 5th 2019, h. 16:30 Germany Jordan September 5th 2019, h. 20:30 Dominican Republic France Group H Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 1st 2019, h. 15:30 Canada Australia September 1st 2019, h. 19:30 Senegal Lithuania September 3rd 2019, h. 15:30 Australia Senegal September 3rd 2019, h. 19:30 Lithuania Canada September 5th 2019, h. 15:30 Canada Senegal September 5th 2019, h. 19:30 Lithuania Australia [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/1924-prediction-contest-mens-basketball-fiba-world-cup-2019/#findComment-234755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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