Wanderer 1,726 Posted August 29, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (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 Various Cities Start Date September 20th, 2019 End Date November 2nd, 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. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 20th, 2019, h. 19:45 Japan 17 Russia September 22nd, 2019, h. 16:45 Ireland 2 Scotland 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 +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 20th, 2019, h. 19:45 Japan 17 Russia September 22nd, 2019, h. 16:45 Ireland 2 Scotland If Japan wins by 17, you will earn 50 points [30 pts for correct winner + 20 pts for point difference: (20-(17-17))] If Japan wins by 10, you will earn 43 points [30 pts for correct winner + 13 pts for point difference: (20-(17-10))] If Japan 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 Russia wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for point difference: (20-(17+1))] If Russia 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 - September 20th, h. 19:45 (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, JPN-RUS 2 means Japan beats Russia by 2. JPN 2 RUS 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 August 29, 2019 by Wanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer 1,726 Posted August 29, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted August 29, 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 RoundSeptember 20th - October 13th, 201920 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 20th 2019, h. 19:45 Japan Russia September 22nd 2019, h. 16:45 Ireland Scotland September 24th 2019, h. 19:15 Russia Samoa September 28th 2019, h. 16:15 Japan Ireland September 30th 2019, h. 19:15 Scotland Samoa October 3rd 2019, h. 19:15 Ireland Russia October 5th 2019, h. 19:30 Japan Samoa October 9th 2019, h. 16:15 Scotland Russia October 12th 2019, h. 19:45 Ireland Samoa October 13th 2019, h. 19:45 Japan Scotland Group B Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 21st 2019, h. 18:45 New Zealand South Africa September 22nd 2019, h. 14:15 Italy Namibia September 26th 2019, h. 16:45 Italy Canada September 28th 2019, h. 18:45 South Africa Namibia October 2nd 2019, h. 19:15 New Zealand Canada October 4th 2019, h. 18:45 South Africa Italy October 6th 2019, h. 13:45 New Zealand Namibia October 8th 2019, h. 19:15 South Africa Canada October 12th 2019, h. 13:45 New Zealand Italy October 13th 2019, h. 12:15 Namibia Canada Group C Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 21st 2019, h. 16:15 France Argentina September 22nd 2019, h. 19:15 England Tonga September 26th 2019, h. 19:45 England United States September 28th 2019, h. 13:45 Argentina Tonga October 2nd 2019, h. 16:45 France United States October 5th 2019, h. 17:00 England Argentina October 6th 2019, h. 16:45 France Tonga October 9th 2019, h. 13:45 Argentina United States October 12th 2019, h. 17:15 England France October 13th 2019, h. 14:45 United States Tonga Group D Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 21st 2019, h. 13:45 Australia Fiji September 23rd 2019, h. 19:15 Wales Georgia September 25th 2019, h. 14:15 Fiji Uruguay September 29th 2019, h. 14:15 Georgia Uruguay September 29th 2019, h. 16:45 Australia Wales October 3rd 2019, h. 14:15 Georgia Fiji October 5th 2019, h. 14:15 Australia Uruguay October 9th 2019, h. 18:45 Wales Fiji October 11th 2019, h. 19:15 Australia Georgia October 13th 2019, h. 17:15 Wales Uruguay [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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