[PREDICTION CONTEST] Men's Rugby WR World Cup 2023

Wumo · August 28

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	Multiple Cities
Start Date	September 8th, 2023
End Date	October 28th, 2023
Participants	TBA
Gold	TBA
Silver	TBA
Bronze	TBA

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 +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 8th, h. 21:15	France	10		New Zealand

Scoring System: Basic number of points is 10

If you predict right winner for a match or a draw, you will get 10 points regardless of the point difference.

If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct point difference or a draw) you will earn 10+20=30 points.

Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ.

Example

Group A

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 8th, h. 21:15	France	10		New Zealand

If France wins by 10, you will earn 30 points [10 pts for correct winner + 20 pts for point difference]

If France wins by 5, you will earn 25 points [10 pts for correct winner + 15 pts for point difference]

If France wins by 31, you will earn 10 points [10 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for point difference]

If New Zealand wins by 8, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for point difference]

If New Zealand wins by 10 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for point difference]

Top 3 Prediction points will be awarded as follow:

Correct Predicted 1st Place will be awarded 12 points
Correct Predicted 2nd Place will be awarded 9 points
Correct Predicted 3rd Place will be awarded 6 points
Corrected Predicted Nation in Top 3, but wrong place will be awarded 2 points

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: 3x25, 2x24, 2x23, 2x22

Contestant 2: 3x25, 2x24, 2x23, 1x22

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 and Top 3 Predictions.

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 World Cup - September 8th, h. 21:15 (GMT +2).

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, 10 FRA-NZL means France beats New Zealand by 10. FRA 2 NZL 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.

Wumo · August 28

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 --->

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Group Stage
September 8th - October 8th, 2023
20 Nations, The 1st and 2nd-Placed Nations from each Group will qualify Quarterfinals

Group A

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 8th, h. 21:15	France			New Zealand
September 9th, h. 13:00	Italy			Namibia
September 14th, h. 21:00	France			Uruguay
September 15th, h. 21:00	New Zealand			Namibia
September 20th, h. 17:45	Italy			Uruguay
September 21st, h. 21:00	France			Namibia
September 27th, h. 17:45	Uruguay			Namibia
September 29th, h. 21:00	New Zealand			Italy
October 5th, h. 21:00	New Zealand			Uruguay
October 6th, h. 21:00	France			Italy

Group B

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 9th, h. 15:30	Ireland			Romania
September 10th, h. 17:45	South Africa			Scotland
September 16th, h. 21:00	Ireland			Tonga
September 17th, h. 17:00	South Africa			Romania
September 23rd, h. 21:00	South Africa			Ireland
September 24th, h. 17:45	Scotland			Tonga
September 30th, h. 21:00	Scotland			Romania
October 1st, h. 21:00	South Africa			Tonga
October 7th, h. 21:00	Ireland			Scotland
October 8th, h. 17:45	Tonga			Romania

Group C

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 9th, h. 18:00	Australia			Georgia
September 10th, h. 21:00	Wales			Fiji
September 16th, h. 17:45	Wales			Portugal
September 17th, h. 17:45	Australia			Fiji
September 23rd, h. 14:00	Georgia			Portugal
September 24th, h. 21:00	Wales			Australia
September 30th, h. 17:45	Fiji			Georgia
October 1st, h. 17:45	Australia			Portugal
October 7th, h. 15:00	Wales			Georgia
October 8th, h. 21:00	Fiji			Portugal

Group D

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
September 9th, h. 21:00	England			Argentina
September 10th, h. 13:00	Japan			Chile
September 16th, h. 15:00	Samoa			Chile
September 17th, h. 21:00	England			Japan
September 22nd, h. 17:45	Argentina			Samoa
September 23rd, h. 17:45	England			Chile
September 28th, h. 21:00	Japan			Samoa
September 30th, h. 15:00	Argentina			Chile
October 7th, h. 17:45	England			Samoa
October 8th, h. 13:00	Japan			Argentina