[PREDICTION CONTEST] Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2019

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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:

 

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If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message.

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First Round
August 31st - September 5th, 2019
32 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

 

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