[PREDICTION CONTEST] Water Polo at the World Aquatics Championships 2017

tuniscof · July 12, 2017

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	Budapest
Start Date	July 16th, 2017
End Date	July 29th, 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

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 A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil	2		Kazakhstan
July 17th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Montenegro		0	Canada

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 A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil	2		Kazakhstan

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

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

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

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

If Kazakhstan 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 A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Montenegro	0		Canada

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 Playoff Round, 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 1.75
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. Day-by-day Predictions are NOT ALLOWED !

In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the first match of the Tournament - July 16th, h. 09:30 (GMT +2).

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. Day-by-day Predictions are NOT ALLOWED !

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, BRA - KAZ 3 means Kazakhstan beats Brazil by 3. BRA 2 KAZ 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:

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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 21, 2017 by tuniscof

tuniscof · July 12, 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 Tournament - Preliminary Round

July 17th - July 21st, 2017

16 Nations, 4 Groups, 1st Nation from each group qualify for Querterfinals, 2nd and 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for Playoffs

Men's Tournament - Group A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil			Kazakhstan
July 17th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Montenegro			Canada
July 19th 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Canada			Kazakhstan
July 19th 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil			Montenegro
July 21st 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil			Canada
July 21st 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Montenegro			Kazakhstan

Men's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	France			Italy
July 17th 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Australia			Hungary
July 19th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	France			Australia
July 19th 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Hungary			Italy
July 21st 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	France			Hungary
July 21st 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Australia			Italy

Men's Tournament - Group C

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Spain			Greece
July 17th 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Serbia			South Africa
July 19th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	South Africa			Greece
July 19th 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Spain			Serbia
July 21st 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Spain			South Africa
July 21st 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Serbia			Greece

Men's Tournament - Group D

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 17th 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	United States			Croatia
July 17th 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Japan			Russia
July 19th 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Russia			Croatia
July 19th 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	United States			Japan
July 21st 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	United States			Russia
July 21st 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Japan			Croatia

Women's Tournament - Preliminary Round

July 16th - July 20th, 2016

16 Nations, 4 Groups, 1st Nation from each group qualify for Querterfinals, 2nd and 3rd Nation from each Group will qualify for Playoffs

Women's Tournament - Group A

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 16th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Italy			Canada
July 16th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil			China
July 18th 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	China			Canada
July 18th 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Italy			Brazil
July 20th 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Italy			China
July 20th 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Brazil			Canada

Women's Tournament - Group B

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 16th 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	New Zealand			Spain
July 16th 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	South Africa			United States
July 18th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	United States			Spain
July 18th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	New Zealand			South Africa
July 20th 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	New Zealand			United States
July 20th 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	South Africa			Spain

Women's Tournament - Group C

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 16th 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Netherlands			France
July 16th 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Japan			Hungary
July 18th 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Japan			Netherlands
July 18th 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	France			Hungary
July 20th 2017, h. 09:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Japan			France
July 20th 2017, h. 20:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Netherlands			Hungary

Women's Tournament - Group D

Date and Venue	Team 1	T1	T2	Team 2
July 16th 2017, h. 18:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Australia			Kazakhstan
July 16th 2017, h. 21:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Russia			Greece
July 18th 2017, h. 13:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Greece			Kazakhstan
July 18th 2017, h. 17:30, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Australia			Russia
July 20th 2017, h. 10:50, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Australia			Greece
July 20th 2017, h. 12:10, *Alfréd_Hajós* *National Stadium, Budapest*	Russia			Kazakhstan

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bestmen · July 12, 2017