Vojthas 949 Posted January 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (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 Budapest Start Date January 12th, 2020 End Date January 26th, 2020 Participants 34 Gold toulousain Silver hckosice Bronze NikolaB 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 +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 12th 2020, h. 11:30 Slovakia 5 Russia January 12th 2020, h. 13:00 Greece 0 Serbia 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 +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 12th 2020, h. 11:30 Slovakia 5 Russia January 12th 2020, h. 13:00 Greece 0 Serbia If Russia wins by 1, you will earn 10 ponts [8 pts for correct winner + 3 pts for goal difference: (7-4)] If Russia wins by 5, you will earn 15 points [8 pts for correct winner + 7 pts for goal difference] If Rusia wins by 13, you will earn 8 points [8 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (7-8) - no negative points] If Slovakia wins by 1, you will earn 1 point [0 pts for correct winner + 1 pts for goal difference: (7-6)] If Slovakia wins by 2 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (7-7)] If Slovakia vs. Russia 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 first match of the Tournament - January 12th, h. 11:30 (GMT +1). 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, RUS-SVK 3 means the Russia beats Slovakia by 3. RUS 2 SVK 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 January 28, 2020 by Vojthas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 949 Posted January 3, 2020 Author #2 Share Posted January 3, 2020 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 RoundJanuary 12th - January 19th, 202012 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 12th 2020, h. 11:30 Slovakia Russia January 12th 2020, h. 13:00 Greece Serbia January 12th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary Croatia January 13th 2020, h. 13:00 Croatia Greece January 13th 2020, h. 14:30 Russia Serbia January 13th 2020, h. 19:00 Slovakia Hungary January 15th 2020, h. 14:30 Greece Slovakia January 15th 2020, h. 16:00 Serbia Croatia January 15th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary Russia January 17th 2020, h. 14:30 Russia Croatia January 17th 2020, h. 17:30 Slovakia Serbia January 17th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary Greece January 19th 2020, h. 13:00 Slovakia Croatia January 19th 2020, h. 17:30 Greece Russia January 19th 2020, h. 19:00 Serbia Hungary Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 12th 2020, h. 14:30 France Spain January 12th 2020, h. 16:00 Germany Italy January 12th 2020, h. 17:30 Netherlands Israel January 13th 2020, h. 11:30 Germany Netherlands January 13th 2020, h. 16:00 Israel France January 13th 2020, h. 17:30 Italy Spain January 15th 2020, h. 11:30 France Germany January 15th 2020, h. 13:00 Spain Israel January 15th 2020, h. 17:30 Netherlands Italy January 17th 2020, h. 11:30 Germany Spain January 17th 2020, h. 13:00 Netherlands France January 17th 2020, h. 16:00 Italy Israel January 19th 2020, h. 11:30 France Italy January 19th 2020, h. 14:30 Germany Israel January 19th 2020, h. 16:00 Spain Netherlands Men's Tournament - Preliminary RoundJanuary 14th - January 18th, 202016 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 2nd and 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16 Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 14th 2020, h. 11:30 Slovakia Montenegro January 14th 2020, h. 14:30 Germany Croatia January 16th 2020, h. 10:00 Germany Slovakia January 16th 2020, h. 20:30 Montenegro Croatia January 18th 2020, h. 16:00 Slovakia Croatia January 18th 2020, h. 17:30 Germany Montenegro Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 14th 2020, h. 10:00 Romania Netherlands January 14th 2020, h. 17:30 Serbia Russia January 16th 2020, h. 13:00 Romania Serbia January 16th 2020, h. 14:30 Russia Netherlands January 18th 2020, h. 11:30 Romania Russia January 18th 2020, h. 20:30 Serbia Netherlands Group C Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 14th 2020, h. 13:00 Malta Spain January 14th 2020, h. 19:00 Turkey Hungary January 16th 2020, h. 11:30 Malta Turkey January 16th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary Spain January 18th 2020, h. 10:00 Turkey Spain January 18th 2020, h. 19:00 Malta Hungary Group D Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 14th 2020, h. 16:00 France Georgia January 14th 2020, h. 20:30 Italy Greece January 16th 2020, h. 16:00 Greece Georgia January 16th 2020, h. 17:30 France Italy January 18th 2020, h. 13:00 France Greece January 18th 2020, h. 14:30 Italy Georgia [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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