[PREDICTION CONTEST] Tennis Wimbledon Championships 2017

tuniscof · July 2, 2017

Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games

"Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction

because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature"

Competition Details
City	London
Start Date	July 3rd, 2017
End Date	July 16th, 2017
Participants	TBD
Gold	TBD
Silver	TBD
Bronze	TBD

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

This Prediction Contest consists of two parts.

In the first part of the Contest, you are predicting only winning players for First, Second, Third and Fourth Rounds, not scores.

To do that, you have to Copy/Paste or Type the name of the Athlete from the first Column (named First Round) into appropriate Cells in Columns named First Round Winner, Second Round Winner, Third Round Winner and Fourth Round Winner.

NOTE: When you Copy/Paste or Type the names, PLEASE, make it sure that the names you are entering in empty cells are THE SAME AS THE NAMES IN PREDICTION DESIGN TABLE. In other words, if you have "Petra Kvitova (2)" in first column, you should have "Petra Kvitova (2)" through your draw, and not "P. Kvitova" or only "Petra Kvitova". If you see only "Novak Djokovic (1)" PLEASE, don't write "Novak Đoković" or "Novak Djoković" Just copy/paste as you see it.

Example

Women's Singles

First Round	First Round Winner	Second Round Winner
Shelby Rogers	Shelby Rogers	Lucie Safarova (32)
Julia Boserup
Oceane Dodin	Lucie Safarova (32)
Lucie Safarova (32)

Scoring system for the first part of the Contest:

For each correct First Round Winner you will earn - 1 Point

For each correct Second Round Winner you will earn - 2 Points

For each correct Third Round Winner you will earn - 4 Points

For each correct Fourth Round Winner you will earn - 8 Points

You don't need to have both players correct for a particular match in order to earn Points.

If any match finishes with walkover - it won't be counted.

If any match finishes with retirement of one player, it still will be counted.

In the second part of the Contest, which starts with Quarterfinals, you are predicting both - a Winner and a Set Score for each match. From Semifinals onward, you will predict Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches as well.

To do that, you have to write in empty Cells a number of Sets won by each Athlete (or Doubles Team). If your prediction is that Athlete 1 is going to win, you should type appropriate number of Sets won by that player (3 for Men's Singles, 2 for all other categories) in appropriate Cell of A1 Column and do the same for Athlete 2 of that match-up. If your prediction is that Athlete 2 is going to win, then do the same accordingly.

Example

Women's Singles Quarterfinals

Date and Venue	Athlete 1	A1	A2	Athlete 2
*July 11th, h. 13:00, Centre Court, Wimbledon*	Angelique Kerber	2	1	Svetlana Kuznetsova
*July 11th, h. 14:30, Centre Court, Wimbledon*	Karolina Pliskova	0	2	Caroline Wozniacki

Scoring system for the second part of the Contest:

Quarterfinals

10 Points - Correct Winner+Correct Set Ratio
6 Points - Correct Winner+Wrong Set Ratio
3 Points - Wrong Winner+Correct 3-2 Score (Only for Men's Singles and Men's Doubles)
0 Points - Wrong Winner

Semifinals

12 Points - Correct Winner+Correct Set Ratio
8 Points - Correct Winner+Wrong Set Ratio
4 Points - Wrong Winner+Correct 3-2 Score (Only for Men's Singles and Men's Doubles)
0 Points - Wrong Winner

Finals

14 Points - Correct Winner+Correct Set Ratio
10 Points - Correct Winner+Wrong Set Ratio
5 Points - Wrong Winner+Correct 3-2 Score (Only for Men's Singles and Men's Doubles)
0 Points - Wrong Winner

If any match finishes with walkover - it won't be counted.

If any match finishes with retirement of one player - you will earn points only for correct winner.

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 from Quarterfinals to Finals will be compared for the involved contestants. If involved contestants are still tied, number of correct winners from Quarterfinals to Finals will be compared, then number of correct Fourth Round Winners, and so on.

Example

Contestant 1: 4, 8, 9, 3

Contestant 2: 4, 8, 8, 4

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 - July 3rd, h. 11:30 (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.

Qualifiers: If it happens that the main draws are already known, but qualifiers are yet to be determined and their placement in the draw, you can fill in the draw according to the Rules (meaning - you are putting in Qualifier 10 if Qualifier 10 appears in the first Column).

Once qualifiers are placed in the draw, I will put the names in Prediction Design post. If there is still time to edit your predictions, you are allowed to do so.

In Tennis there is always possibility of Draw Changes because of late Withdrawals. If there will be such late changes, all "new" 1st Round Matches involving all moved Athletes will not be counted. It means you can receive Points for right predicted 1st Round winning Athlete only if the Match started with both Athletes from the Prediction Design Table.

You will be allowed to edit your Predictions (if you want) for the 2nd to 4th Round Matches involving moved Athletes, but only before the start of the first Match of the 2nd Round. All other editing will be ignored.
But please - before you edit, send a PM to the manager, otherwise editing will be ignored completely.

You can fill in Men's and Women's Singles Draws in separate posts if you want to.

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, A. Kerber 2-1 means Angelique Kerber wins 2-1. Kerber 2 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 July 11, 2017 by tuniscof

tuniscof · July 2, 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

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Men's Singles

First Round	First Round Winner	Second Round Winner	Third Round Winner	Fourth Round Winner
Andy Murray (1)
Alexander Bublik (LL)
Joao Sousa
Dustin Brown
Jiri Vesely
Illya Marchenko (Q)
Dmitry Tursunov
Fabio Fognini (28)
Nick Kyrgios (20)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Rogerio Dutra Silva
Benoit Paire
Denis Shapovalov (WC)
Jerzy Janowicz
Malek Jaziri
Lucas Pouille (14)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12)
Norrie Cameron (WC)
Simone Bolelli (Q)
Yen-Hsun Lu
Carlos Berlocq
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Thomas Fabbiano
Sam Querrey (24)
Fernando Verdasco (31)
Kevin Anderson
Norbert Gombos
Andreas Seppi
Tommy Haas (WC)
Ruben Bemelmans (Q)
Daniil Medvedev
Stan Wawrinka (5)
Rafael Nadal (4)
John Millman
Donald Young
Denis Istomin
Thiago Monteiro
Andrew Whittington (Q)
Andrey Kuznetsov
Karen Khachanov (30)
Ivo Karlovic (21)
Aljaz Bedene
Damir Dzumhur
Renzo Olivo
Lukas Rosol (Q)
Henri Laaksonen
Marton Fucsovics (WC)
Gilles Muller (16)
Kei Nishikori (9)
Marco Cecchinato
Julien Benneteau
Sergyi Stakhovsky (Q)
Peter Gojowczyk (Q)
Marius Copil
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Roberto Bautista Agut (18)
Steve Johnson (26)
Nicolas Kicker
Facundo Bagnis
Radu Albot
Viktor Troicki
Florian Mayer
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Marin Cilic (7)
Milos Raonic (6)
Jan-Lennard Struff
Mikhail Youhzny
Nicolas Mahut
Andrey Rublev (Q)
Stefano Travaglia (Q)
Jordan Thompson
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25)
Jack Sock (17)
Christian Garin (Q)
Thomaz Bellucci
Sebastian Ofner (Q)
Robin Haase
Frances Tiafoe
Evgeny Donskoy
Alexander Zverev (10)
Grigor Dimitrov (13)
Diego Schwartzman
James Ward (WC)
Marcos Baghdatis
Dudi Sela
Marcel Granollers
Taylor Fritz (Q)
John Isner (23)
Mischa Zverev (27)
Bernard Tomic
Mikhail Kukushkin
Taro Daniel
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Q)
Dusan Lajovic
Alexandr Dolgopolov
Roger Federer (3)
Dominic Thiem (8)
Vasek Pospisil
Gilles Simon
Nicolas Jarry (Q)
Janko Tipsarevic
Jared Donaldson
Horacio Zeballos
Paolo Lorenzi (32)
Richard Gasquet (22)
David Ferrer
Steve Darcis
Ricardas Berankis
Borna Coric
Ryan Harrison
Jeremy Chardy
Tomas Berdych (11)
Gael Monfils (15)
Daniel Brands (Q)
Kyle Edmund
Alexander Ward (Q)
Yuichi Sugita
Brydan Klein (WC)
Adrian Mannarino
Feliciano Lopez (19)
Juan Martin Del Potro (29)
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Ernests Gulbis
Victor Estrella Burgos
Adam Pavlasek
Ernesto Escobedo
Martin Klizan
Novak Djokovic (2)

Women's Singles

First Round	First Round Winner	Second Round Winner	Third Round Winner	Fourth Round Winner
Angelique Kerber (1)
Irina Falconi (Q)
Kirsten Flipkens
Misaki Doi
Shelby Rogers
Julia Boserup
Oceane Dodin
Lucie Safarova (32)
Kiki Bertens (23)
Sorana Cirstea
Magda Linette
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WC)
Yanina Wickmayer
Kateryna Bondarenko
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Garbine Muguruza (14)
Agnieszka Radwanska (9)
Jelena Jankovic
Katie Boulter (WC)
Christina McHale
Kristina Kucova
Bianca Andreescu (Q)
Monica Puig
Timea Bacsinszky (19)
Lauren Davis (28)
Varvara Lepchenko
Polona Hercog (Q)
Annika Beck
Ekaterina Makarova
Alison Van Uytvanck (Q)
Ons Jabeur (Q)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)
Karolina Pliskova (3)
Evgeniya Rodina
Monica Niculescu
Magdalena Rybarikova
Lesia Tsurenko
Julia Goerges
Viktorija Golubic
Shuai Zhang (30)
Daria Gavrilova (20)
Petra Martic (Q)
Denisa Allertova
Risa Ozaki
Xinyun Han
Zarina Diyas (WC)
Arina Rodionova (Q)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16)
Kristina Mladenovic (12)
Pauline Parmentier
Alison Riske
Sloane Stephens
Tatjana Maria
Anastasia Potapova (Q)
Mona Barthel
Coco Vandeweghe (24)
Daria Kasatkina (29)
Saisai Zheng
Lara Arruabarrena
Anett Kontaveit
Tsvetana Pironkova
Sara Errani
Timea Babos
Caroline Wozniacki (5)
Dominika Cibulkova (8)
Andrea Petkovic
Jennifer Brady
Danka Kovinic
Naomi Broady (WC)
Irina-Camelia Begu
Sabine Lisicki
Ana Konjuh (27)
Barbora Strycova (22)
Veronica Cepede Royg
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Naomi Osaka
Kai-Chen Chang
Qiang Wang
Elise Mertens
Venus Williams (10)
Jelena Ostapenko (13)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Francoise Abanda (Q)
Kurumi Nara
Camila Giorgi
Alizé Cornet
Nao Hibino
Madison Keys (17)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (26)
Carina Witthoeft
Aryna Sabalenka (Q)
Irina Khromacheva
Francesca Schiavone
Mandy Minella
Ashleigh Barty
Elina Svitolina (4)
Johanna Konta (6)
Su-Wei Hsieh
Donna Vekic
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Katerina Siniakova
Maria Sakkari
Kristyna Pliskova
Roberta Vinci (31)
Caroline Garcia (21)
Jana Cepelova
Ying-Ying Duan
Ana Bogdan
Madison Brengle
Richel Hogenkamp
Johanna Larsson
Petra Kvitova (11)
Elena Vesnina (15)
Anna Blinkova (Q)
Victoria Azarenka
Catherine Bellis
Maryna Zanevska
Heather Watson (WC)
Yulia Putintseva
Anastasija Sevastova (18)
Carla Suarez Navarro (25)
Eugenie Bouchard
Marketa Vondrousova
Shuai Peng
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Laura Robson (WC)
Marina Erakovic (Q)
Simona Halep (2)