Wumo 3,001 Posted June 6 #1 Share Posted June 6 (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 Multiple Citites Start Date June 20th, 2024 End Date July 14th, 2024 Participants 21 Gold Henry_Leon Silver ady48 Bronze africaboy 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 the result (Win of either Team or Draw/Tie) for each match. To do that, you have to write in the empty Cells the number of goals each team will score in that particular match. If your prediction is that Nation 1 is going to score 3 goals, you should type that number in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Nation 2 is going to score 1 goal, then type that number in appropriate Cell of T2 Column. From the Quarterfinals and onward, result at the end of eventual overtime (BEFORE penalties/shoot out) will count as final result. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT -4 -5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina 3 1 Canada June 20th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Peru 1 1 Chile Points will be awarded as follows: - Right predicted outcome (winner or draw) + right score at the end of the regular time (at the end of the overtime/before penalties/ from quarterfinals onward) - 5 points. - Right predicted winner + wrong score but right goal difference - 4 points. - Right predicted draw but wrong score and right predicted winner + wrong score and wrong goal difference but right number of scored goals for Team 1 or Team 2 - 3 points. - Right predicted winner + wrong score + wrong goal difference + wrong number of scored goals for both teams - 2 points. - Wrong predicted outcome (winner of draw) but right number of scored goals for Team 1 or Team 2 - 1 point. - Wrong predicted outcome (winner of draw) and wrong number of scored goals for both teams - 0 points. Example Group A Date & Time (GMT -4 -5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina 3 1 Canada If Argentina wins 3-1, you get 5 points If Argentina wins 4-2 or 5-3 or 6-4..., you get 4 points (right winner and goal difference) If Argentina wins 4-1 or 3-0 or 2-1 or 10-1..., you get 3 points (right winner, wrong goal difference, right number of goals for one of the teams) If Argentina wins 1-0 or 5-2 or 8-3..., you get 2 points (right winner, wrong goal difference, wrong number of goals for both teams) If Canada wins 4-3 or 5-3 or 6-3... or if match ends 1-1 or 3-3, you get 1 point (wrong outcome, right number of goals for one of the teams) If Canda wins and Argentina scores more or less than 3 goals or if match ends with draw but not 1-1 or 3-3, you get 0 points (wrong outcome and wrong number of goals for both teams) Group A Date & Time (GMT -4 -5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Peru 1 1 Chile If match ends 1-1, you get 5 points If match ends with draw but not 1-1, you get 3 points If match ends with winner and one of the teams scores exactly one goal, you get 1 point If match ends with winner and both of the teams score more or less than exactly one goal, you get 0 points Top 3 Prediction points will be awarded as follow: Correct Predicted 1st Place will be awarded 5 points Correct Predicted 2nd Place will be awarded 4 points Correct Predicted 3rd Place will be awarded 3 points Corrected Predicted Nation in Top 3, but wrong place will be awarded 2 points "Double-the-points" will be distributed as follow: Each user will have 5 during the Group stage Each user will have 3 during the Knockout Stage - From Quarterfinals to Final Each user will have to mark their matches with "Double-the-points" with an "*". Example Group A Date & Time (GMT -4 -5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina 3* 1 Canada If Argentina wins 3-1, you get 10 points If Argentina wins 4-2 or 5-3 or 6-4..., you get 8 points (right winner and goal difference) If Argentina wins 4-1 or 3-0 or 2-1 or 10-1..., you get 6 points (right winner, wrong goal difference, right number of goals for one of the teams) If Argentina wins 1-0 or 5-2 or 8-3..., you get 4 points (right winner, wrong goal difference, wrong number of goals for both teams) If Canada wins 4-3 or 5-3 or 6-3... or if match ends 1-1 or 3-3, you get 2 points (wrong outcome, right number of goals for one of the teams) If Canda wins and Argentina scores more or less than 3 goals or if match ends with draw but not 1-1 or 3-3, you get 0 points (wrong outcome and wrong number of goals for both teams) Group A Date & Time (GMT -4 -5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Peru 1* 1 Chile If match ends 1-1, you get 10 points If match ends with draw but not 1-1, you get 6 points If match ends with winner and one of the teams scores exactly one goal, you get 2 points If match ends with winner and both of the teams score more or less than exactly one goal, you get 0 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: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10 Contestant 2: 3x12, 2x11, 1x10 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 Championship - June 20th, h. 20:00 (GMT -4). 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 the Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread. 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, ARG 3 - 1 CAN means Argentina beats Canada 3-1. ARG 3 CAN 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: You cannot see this If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message. Edited July 15 by Wumo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 3,001 Posted June 6 Author #2 Share Posted June 6 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] *"Double-the-points" distributed as follow: Each user will have 5 during the Group stage. Each user will have to mark their matches with "Double-the-points" with an "*". Group Stage June 20th - July 2nd, 2024 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st-and 2-placed Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals. Group A Date & Time (GMT -4-5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina Canada June 20th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Peru Chile June 25th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 Peru Canada June 29th 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Chile Argentina June 29th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina Peru June 29th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Canada Chile Group B Date & Time (GMT -5-7) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 22nd 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Ecuador Venezuela June 22nd 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 Mexico Jamaica June 26th 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Ecuador Jamaica June 26th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Venezuela Mexico June 30th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -7 Mexico Ecuador June 30th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Jamaica Venezuela Group C Date & Time (GMT -4-5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 23rd 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 United States Bolivia June 23rd 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Uruguay Panama June 27th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -4 Panama United States June 27th 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Uruguay Bolivia July 1st 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 United States Uruguay July 1st 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Bolivia Panama Group D Date & Time (GMT -5-7) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 24th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 Colombia Paraguay June 24th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Brazil Costa Rica June 28th 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Colombia Costa Rica June 28th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Paraguay Brazil July 2nd 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Brazil Colombia July 2nd 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 Costa Rica Paraguay Top 3 Place 1st 2nd 3rd Nation [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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See-ya 0 Posted June 12 #10 Share Posted June 12 [ hide] *"Double-the-points" distributed as follow: Each user will have 5 during the Group stage. Each user will have to mark their matches with "Double-the-points" with an "*". Group Stage June 20th - July 2nd, 2024 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st-and 2-placed Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals. Group A Date & Time (GMT -4-5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 20th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina 2 0 Canada June 20th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Peru 0 2 Chile June 25th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 Peru 0 2 Canada June 29th 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Chile 2 2 Argentina June 29th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Argentina 3 0 Peru June 29th 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -4 Canada 0 1 Chile Group B Date & Time (GMT -5-7) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 22nd 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Ecuador 1 0 Venezuela June 22nd 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 Mexico 1 0 Jamaica June 26th 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Ecuador 2 0 Jamaica June 26th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Venezuela 2 2 Mexico June 30th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -7 Mexico 3 1 Ecuador June 30th 2024, h. 19:00 - GMT -5 Jamaica 0 1 Venezuela Group C Date & Time (GMT -4-5) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 23rd 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 United States 2 0 Bolivia June 23rd 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Uruguay 4 0 Panama June 27th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -4 Panama 0 2 United States June 27th 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Uruguay 3 1 Bolivia July 1st 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 United States 1 2 Uruguay July 1st 2024, h. 21:00 - GMT -4 Bolivia 0 1 Panama Group D Date & Time (GMT -5-7) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 24th 2024, h. 17:00 - GMT -5 Colombia 2 0 Paraguay June 24th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Brazil 2 0 Costa Rica June 28th 2024, h. 15:00 - GMT -7 Colombia 2 0 Costa Rica June 28th 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Paraguay 0 2 Brazil July 2nd 2024, h. 18:00 - GMT -7 Brazil 2 1 Colombia July 2nd 2024, h. 20:00 - GMT -5 Costa Rica 1 1 Paraguay Top 3 Place 1st 2nd 3rd Nation Brazil Argentina United States [ /hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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