[PREDICTION CONTEST] Field Hockey at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

LDOG · July 22, 2016

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	Rio de Janeiro
Start Date	August 6th, 2016
End Date	August 19th, 2016
Participants	58
Gold	OlympicIRL
Silver	rybak
Bronze	LDOG

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 Team 1 is going to win, you should type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Team 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).

Examples

Men's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
*August 6th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro***	Argentina	2		Netherlands
*August 6th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro***	India		0	Ireland

Scoring system: Basic number of points is 5

If you predict right winner for a match, you will get 5 points regardless of the goal difference.

If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct goal difference) you will earn 5+5=10 points.

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

Example A

Men's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
*August 6th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro***	Argentina	2		Netherlands

If Argentina wins by 1, you will earn 9 points [5 pts for correct winner + 4 pt for goal difference: (5-1)]

If Argentina wins by 2, you will earn 10 points [5 pts for correct winner + 5 pts for goal difference]

If Argentina wins by 8, you will earn 5 points [5 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-6) - no negative points]

If Netherlands wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for goal difference: (5-3)]

If Netherlands wins by 3 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-5)]

Example B

Men's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
*August 6th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro***	India	0		Ireland

If the match ends in a draw, you will earn 10 points automatically.

If either team wins by 1, you will earn 4 points [0 pts for correct winner + 4 pts for goal difference: (5-1)]

If either team wins by 5 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference]

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: 3x10, 2x9, 2x8, 2x7

Contestant 2: 3x10, 2x9, 2x8, 1x7

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 - August 6th, h. 10:00 (GMT -3).

If you want to use Jolly in this Prediction Contest (which will double your Points for General Standings), Copy and Paste the following picture at the top of your Prediction Post.

You can add Jolly in your Post until the start of the first Match of the Prediction Contest. You can't remove a Jolly you have submitted after the start of the first Match of the Prediction Contest.

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 2016 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 you predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, ARG - NED 3 means Netherlands beats Argentina by 3. ARG 2 NED 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.

LDOG · July 23, 2016

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

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Men's Tournament - Preliminary Round

August 6th - August 12th, 2016

12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals

Men's Tournament - Group A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
August 6th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Belgium			Great Britain
August 6th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			New Zealand
August 6th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Spain			Brazil
August 7th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			New Zealand
August 7th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Brazil			Belgium
August 7th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			Spain
August 9th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	New Zealand			Spain
August 9th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Brazil			Great Britain
August 9th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Belgium			Australia
August 10th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	New Zealand			Brazil
August 10th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			Australia
August 11th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Spain			Belgium
August 12th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			Spain
August 12th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Belgium			New Zealand
August 12th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			Brazil

Men's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
August 6th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			Netherlands
August 6th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	India			Ireland
August 6th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Canada			Germany
August 7th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			Ireland
August 8th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Germany			India
August 8th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Canada			Argentina
August 9th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			India
August 9th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Germany			Ireland
August 9th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			Canada
August 11th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			India
August 11th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Ireland			Canada
August 11th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			Germany
August 12th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	India			Canada
August 12th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Germany			Netherlands
August 12th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Ireland			Argentina

Women's Tournament - Preliminary Round

August 6th - August 13th, 2016

12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals

Women's Tournament - Group A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
August 7th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	New Zealand			South Korea
August 7th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			Spain
August 7th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	China			Germany
August 8th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	New Zealand			Germany
August 8th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			South Korea
August 8th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Spain			China
August 10th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Spain			New Zealand
August 10th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Germany			South Korea
August 10th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	China			Netherlands
August 11th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Germany			Spain
August 12th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	South Korea			China
August 12th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	New Zealand			Netherlands
August 13th 2016, h. 12:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Netherlands			Germany
August 13th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	South Korea			Spain
August 13th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	China			New Zealand

Women's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
August 6th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			United States
August 6th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			Australia
August 7th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Japan			India
August 8th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			United States
August 8th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	India			Great Britain
August 8th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			Japan
August 10th 2016, h. 11:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	India			Australia
August 10th 2016, h. 13:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			Argentina
August 10th 2016, h. 17:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	United States			Japan
August 11th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			Argentina
August 11th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	United States			India
August 11th 2016, h. 20:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Japan			Great Britain
August 13th 2016, h. 10:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Argentina			India
August 13th 2016, h. 18:00, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Great Britain			United States
August 13th 2016, h. 19:30, *Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro*	Australia			Japan

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vlad · July 23, 2016