[PREDICTION CONTEST] Tennis ATP/WTA US Open 2020

Wumo · August 28, 2020

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	New York
Start Date	August 31st, 2020
End Date	September 13th, 2020
Participants	25
Gold	Dunadan
Silver	africaboy
Bronze	ady48

Instructions

In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following:

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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 Winner + Set Score for each match.

To do that, you have to write the set score for each player in the box beside each player's name. You write the name of the winning player of each match in the subsequent cell to the right in the next column and so forth.

Rounds of 128 to Rounds of 32 Rules

For the Rounds of 128 to Rounds of 32, predictors will predict the outcome of each match in these rounds of the Men's and Women's Single's Tournaments before the start of the first match in these rounds. Edits will not be allowed!

Example

Men's Singles

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 1
N. Djokovic [1]	3	N. Djokovic [1]	3	N. Djokovic [1]	3

D. Dzumhur	0

K. Edmund	3	K. Edmund	1

A. Bublik	1

J. Sousa	2	M. Mmoh	2	J. Struff [28]	2

M. Mmoh	3

P. Martinez	0	J. Struff [28]	3

J. Struff [28]	3

P. Carreno Busta [20]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

Y. Uchiyama	X

M. Krueger	X	TBD	X

P. Sousa	X

F. Gaio	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

R. Berankis	X

S. Johnson	X	TBD	X

J. Isner [16]	X

Scoring Format (Rounds of 128 to Rounds of 32):

- Correct Winner + Correct Set Score - 2 points

- Correct Winner + Wrong Set Score - 1 point

- Wrong Winner - 0 points

Rounds of 16 to Finals Rules

For the Rounds of 16 to Finals, predictors will predict the outcome of each match in these rounds of the Men's and Women's Single's Tournaments before the start of the first match in each rounds. Edits will be allowed! These will be allowed between the completion of the last match of the previous round + After the provisional standing has been updated with these results. However further edits can be allowed. These will be announced in the Prediction Contests Discussion Thread

Scoring Format (Rounds of 16 to Finals):

- Correct Winner + Correct Set Score - 5 points

- Correct Winner + Wrong Set Score - 3 point

- Wrong Winner - 0 points

Winners and Finalists Predictions

Before the start of the first match of the tournament, predictors pick 3 players in both Men's and Women's Singles which they believe will win their respective tournament. Predictors prioritise each player from 1st pick to 3rd pick

Points will be awarded as follow:

- 1st Pick goes to the Final and Win - 20 points

- 2nd Pick goes to the Final and Win - 15 point

- 3rd Pick goes to the Final and Win - 10 points

- 1st Pick goes to the Final and Lose - 10 points

- 2nd Pick goes to the Final and Lose - 7,5 point

- 3rd Pick goes to the Final and Lose - 5 points

Example

Winners and Finalists Predictions

	1st Pick	2nd Pick	3rd Pick
Men's Singles	S. Tsitsipas	D. Thiem	D. Shapovalov

Men's Singles' Final

:AUT D. Thiem v. :GRE S. Tsitsipas

- If Tsitsipas wins, predictor will earn 20 points

- If Tsitsipas loses, predictor will earn 10 points

- If Thiem wins, predictor will earn 15 points

- If Thiem loses, predictor will earn 7,5 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 in the Rounds of 16 and forward will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of second best scores in the Rounds of 16 and forward will be compared. If they are still tied, the best score in the Finals will be compared.

Example

Contestant 1: 3x5, 2x3

Contestant 2: 3x5, 2x3

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. If any Athlete withdraws after the start of the tournament, predictions involving that player will not be counted.

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 - August 31st, h. 11:00 (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 before anything else has been announced.

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. 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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Wumo · August 28, 2020

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Men's Singles - Round of 128 to Round of 32

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 1
N. Djokovic [1]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

D. Dzumhur	X

K. Edmund	X	TBD	X

A. Bublik	X

J. Sousa	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Mmoh	X

P. Martinez	X	TBD	X

J. Struff [28]	X

P. Carreno Busta [20]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

Y. Uchiyama	X

M. Krueger	X	TBD	X

P. Sousa	X

F. Gaio	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

R. Berankis	X

S. Johnson	X	TBD	X

J. Isner [16]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 2
D. Shapovalov [12]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

S. Korda	X

T. Kwiatkowski	X	TBD	X

S. Kwon	X

M. Safwat	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

G. Simon	X

D. Koepfer	X	TBD	X

T. Fritz [19]	X

F. Krajinovic [26]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Ymer	X

M. Giron	X	TBD	X

M. Polmans	X

L. Harris	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Cecchinato	X

R. Opelka	X	TBD	X

D. Goffin [7]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 3
S. Tsitsipas [4]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Ramos-Vinolas	X

M. Cressy	X	TBD	X

J. Kovalik	X

J. Londero	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

E. Donskoy	X

P. Andujar	X	TBD	X

B. Coric [27]	X

D. Lajovic [18]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

E. Gerasimov	X

S. Travaglia	X	TBD	X

J. Thompson	X

A. Balazs	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Kukushkin	X

U. Blanch	X	TBD	X

C. Garin [13]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 4
D. Schwartzman [9]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

C. Norrie	X

J. Jung	X	TBD	X

F. Coria	X

A. Davidovich Fokina	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

D. Novak	X

P. Gojowczyk	X	TBD	X

H. Hurkacz [24]	X

A. Mannarino [32]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Sonego	X

J. Sock	X	TBD	X

P. Cuevas	X

P. Lorenzi	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

B. Nakashima	X

K. Anderson	X	TBD	X

A. Zverev [5]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 5
M. Berrettini [6]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

G. Soeda	X

Y. Sugita	X	TBD	X

U. Humbert	X

E. Ruusuvuori	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Bedene	X

M. McDonald	X	TBD	X

C. Ruud [30]	X

M. Granollers	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Majchrzak	X

S. Caruso	X	TBD	X

J. Duckworth	X

T. Daniel	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

G. Barrere	X

J. Chardy	X	TBD	X

A. Rublev [10]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 6
G. Dimitrov [14]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Paul	X

M. Fucsovics	X	TBD	X

H. Dellien	X

F. Tiafoe	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Seppi	X

J. Millman	X	TBD	X

N. Basilashvili [22]	X

G. Pella [29]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

J. Wolf	X

F. Lopez	X	TBD	X

R. Carballes Baena	X

C.O'Connell	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Djere	X

F. Delbonis	X	TBD	X

D. Medvedev [3]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 7
R. Bautista Agut [8]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Sandgren	X

G. Mager	X	TBD	X

M. Kecmanovic	X

V. Pospisil	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

P. Kohlschreiber	X

L. Mayer	X	TBD	X

M. Raonic [25]	X

A. de Minaur [21]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Martin	X

I. Karlovic	X	TBD	X

R. Gasquet	X

A. Kuznetsov	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

S. Querrey	X

J. Sinner	X	TBD	X

K. Khachanov [11]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 8
F. Auger-Aliassime [15]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Monteiro	X

A. Murray	X	TBD	X

Y. Nishioka	X

C. Moutet	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

J. Vesely	X

T. Seyboth Wild	X	TBD	X

D. Evans [23]	X

M. Cilic [31]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

D. Kudla	X

N. Gombos	X	TBD	X

R. Albot	X

S. Nagal	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

B. Klahn	X

J. Munar	X	TBD	X

D. Thiem [2]	X

Women's Singles - Round of 128 to Round of 32

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 1
Ka. Pliskova [1]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Kalinina	X

J. Paolini	X	TBD	X

C. Garcia	X

C. Bellis	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Korpatsch	X

A. Blinkova	X	TBD	X

J. Brady [28]	X

A. Kerber [17]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Tomljanovic	X

C. Dolehide	X	TBD	X

A. Friedsam	X

A. Li	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Rus	X

T. Maria	X	TBD	X

A. Riske [13]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 2
M. Vondrousova [12]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

G. Minnen	X

F. Di Lorenzo	X	TBD	X

A. Sasnovich	X

V. Golubic	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

V. Lapko	X

R. Montgomery	X	TBD	X

Y. Putintseva [23]	X

K. Mladenovic [30]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

H. Baptiste	X

V. Gracheva	X	TBD	X

P. Badosa	X

K. Bondarenko	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Kiick	X

T. Martincova	X	TBD	X

P. Martic [8]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 3
N. Osaka [4]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Doi	X

C. Giorgi	X	TBD	X

A. Van Uytvanck	X

M. Kostyuk	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

D. Kasatkina	X

C. Gauff	X	TBD	X

A. Sevastova [31]	X

M. Linette [24]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Inglis	X

D. Kovinic	X	TBD	X

L. Cabrera	X

U. Arconada	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Juvan	X

D. Collins	X	TBD	X

A. Kontaveit [14]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 4
E. Rybakina [11]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Zavatska	X

I. Khromacheva	X	TBD	X

S. Rogers	X

M. Brengle	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Tsurenko	X

A. Sharma	X	TBD	X

D. Yastremska [19]	X

R. Peterson [32]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Flipkens	X

M. Bouzkova	X	TBD	X

J. Pegula	X

K. Kozlova	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

W. Osuigwe	X

I. Begu	X	TBD	X

P. Kvitova [6]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 5
M. Keys [7]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Babos	X

J. Teichmann	X	TBD	X

A. Bolsova	X

L. Davis	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

A. Cornet	X

Y. Bonaventure	X	TBD	X

S. Zhang [25]	X

D. Vekic [18]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

Kr. Pliskova	X

P. Tig	X	TBD	X

K. Nara	X

T. Pironkova	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Samsonova	X

N. Hibino	X	TBD	X

G. Muguruza [10]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 6
M. Sakkari [15]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

S. Voegele	X

B. Pera	X	TBD	X

Z. Diyas	X

N. Vikhlyantseva	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Scott	X

V. Tomova	X	TBD	X

A. Anisimova [22]	X

S. Stephens [26]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Buzarnescu	X

V. Diatchenko	X	TBD	X

O. Govortsova	X

M. Gasparyan	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

M. Puig	X

K. Ahn	X	TBD	X

S. Williams [3]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 7
A. Sabalenka [5]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

O. Dodin	X

V. Azarenka	X	TBD	X

B. Haas	X

S. Vickery	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

T. Townsend	X

I. Swiatek	X	TBD	X

V. Kudermetova [29]	X

K. Muchova [20]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

V. Williams	X

A. Kalinskaya	X	TBD	X

N. Stojanovic	X

S. Cirstea	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

C. McHale	X

H. Watson	X	TBD	X

J. Konta [9]	X

Round of 128		Round of 64		Round of 32
SECTION 8
E. Mertens [16]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Siegemund	X

C. Liu	X	TBD	X

S. Sorribes Tormo	X

V. Kuzmova	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

C. McNally	X

K. Clijsters	X	TBD	X

E. Alexandrova [21]	X

O. Jabeur [27]	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

K. Kawa	X

K. Siniakova	X	TBD	X

K. Kanepi	X

V. Zvonareva	X	TBD	X	TBD	X

L. Fernandez	X

Y. Wickmayer	X	TBD	X

S. Kenin [2]	X