tuniscof 152 Posted January 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (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 Various Cities Start Date January 11th, 2017 End Date January 29th, 2017 Participants 25 Gold ady48 Silver Ufilov Bronze bestmen 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 Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 12th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Russia 2 Japan January 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Norway 0 Poland Scoring system: Basic number of points is 7 If you predict right winner for a match, you will get 7 points regardless of the goal difference. If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct goal difference) you will earn 7+13=20 points. Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ. Example A Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 12th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Russia 2 Japan If Russia wins by 5, you will earn 17 points [7 pts for correct winner + 10 pts for goal difference: (13-3)] If Russia wins by 2, you will earn 20 points [7 pts for correct winner + 13 pts for goal difference] If Russia wins by 16, you will earn 7 points [7 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (13-14) - no negative points] If Japan wins by 1, you will earn 10 points [0 pts for correct winner + 10 pts for goal difference: (13-3)] If Japan wins by 11 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (13-13)] Example B Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Norway 0 Poland If the match ends in a draw, you will earn 20 points automatically. If either team wins by 1, you will earn 12 points [0 pts for correct winner + 12 pts for goal difference: (13-1)] If either team wins by 13 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 Round of 16, points will be multiplied by 1.25 In the Quarterfinals, points will be multiplied by 1.5 In the Semifinals, points will be multiplied by 2 In the Medal Matches, points will be multiplied by 2.5 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: 3x20, 2x19, 2x18, 2x17 Contestant 2: 3x20, 2x19, 2x18, 1x17 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 second match of the Tournament - January 12th, h. 14:00 (GMT +1). 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 your predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, NOR - POL 3 means Poland beats Norway by 3. NOR 2 POL 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 don't have permission to view this hidden 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 30, 2017 by tuniscof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuniscof 152 Posted January 11, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted January 11, 2017 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] Preliminary Round January 11th - January 20th, 2017 24 Nations, 4 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nation from each Group will qualify for Round of 16. Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 11th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris France X X Brazil January 12th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Russia Japan January 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Norway Poland January 13th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Japan France January 14th 2017, h. 14:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Brazil Poland January 14th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Norway Russia January 15th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes France Norway January 15th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Brazil Japan January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Poland Russia January 17th 2017, h. 14:00, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Norway Brazil January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Poland Japan January 17th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Russia France January 19th 2017, h. 14:00, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Russia Brazil January 19th 2017, h. 17:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes France Poland January 19th 2017, h. 20:45, Exponantes Hall XXL, Nantes Japan Norway Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 12th 2016, h. 14:00, Arena de Metz, Metz Slovenia Angola January 12th 2016, h. 17:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Macedonia Tunisia January 12th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Spain Iceland January 14th 2016, h. 14:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Iceland Slovenia January 14th 2016, h. 17:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Tunisia Spain January 14th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Angola Macedonia January 15th 2016, h. 14:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Iceland Tunisia January 16th 2016, h. 17:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Slovenia Macedonia January 16th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Spain Angola January 17th 2016, h. 17:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Slovenia Tunisia January 17th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Angola Iceland January 18th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Macedonia Spain January 19th 2016, h. 14:00, Arena de Metz, Metz Tunisia Angola January 19th 2016, h. 17:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Macedonia Iceland January 19th 2016, h. 20:45, Arena de Metz, Metz Spain Slovenia Group C Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 13th 2016, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Belarus Chile January 13th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Germany Hungary January 13th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia Saudi Arabia January 14th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Hungary Croatia January 15th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Chile Germany January 15th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Saudi Arabia Belarus January 16th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Hungary Chile January 16th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia Belarus January 17th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Germany Saudi Arabia January 18th 2016, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Saudi Arabia Hungary January 18th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Belarus Germany January 18th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia Chile January 20th 2016, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Saudi Arabia Chile January 20th 2016, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Germany Croatia January 20th 2016, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Belarus Hungary Group D Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 January 13th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Qatar Egypt January 13th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden Bahrain January 13th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark Argentina January 14th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark Egypt January 15th 2017, h. 14:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Argentina Sweden January 15th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Bahrain Qatar January 16th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Egypt Bahrain January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark Sweden January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Qatar Argentina January 18th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Argentina Egypt January 18th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark Bahrain January 18th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden Qatar January 20th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Bahrain Argentina January 20th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden Egypt January 20th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Qatar Denmark [ /hide] End Copying Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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