[PREDICTION CONTEST] Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2018

Wanderer · April 15, 2018

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	Copenhagen Herning
Start Date	May 4th, 2018
End Date	May 20th, 2018
Participants	31
Gold	Topicmaster1010
Silver	Pablita
Bronze	Henry_Leon

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 Nation 1 is going to win, you should type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Nation 2 is going to win, then type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T2 Column. You must always pick a winning Nation (result AFTER Overtime/Penalties will count as final result).

Example

Group A

Date & Time (GMT +2)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
May 4th 2018, h. 16:15	Russia	2		France
May 4th 2018, h. 20:15	Sweden		1	Belarus

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+5=12 points.

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

Example

Group A

Date & Time (GMT +9)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
May 4th 2018, h. 16:15	Russia	2		France
May 4th 2018, h. 20:15	Sweden		1	Belarus

If Russia wins by 1, you will earn 11 ponts [7 pts for correct winner + 4 pts for goal difference: (5-1)]

If Russia wins by 2, you will earn 12 points [7 pts for correct winner + 5 pts for goal difference]

If Russia wins by 8, you will earn 7 points [7 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-6) - no negative points]

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

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

In the Knockout Round, points will be multiplied by:

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: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 2x9

Contestant 2: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 1x9

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 - May 4th, h. 16:15 (GMT +2).

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 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, RUS-FRA 3 means Russia beats France by 3. RUS 2 FRA 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.

Edited May 20, 2018 by Wanderer

Wanderer · April 15, 2018

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 --->

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Preliminary Round
May 4th - May 15th, 2018
16 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals

Group A

Date & Time (GMT +9)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
May 4th 2018, h. 16:15	Russia			France
May 4th 2018, h. 20:15	Sweden			Belarus
May 5th 2018, h. 12:15	Switzerland			Austria
May 5th 2018, h. 16:15	France			Belarus
May 5th 2018, h. 20:15	Czech Republic			Slovakia
May 6th 2018, h. 12:15	Austria			Russia
May 6th 2018, h. 16:15	Sweden			Czech Republic
May 6th 2018, h. 20:15	Slovakia			Switzerland
May 7th 2018, h. 16:15	Belarus			Russia
May 7th 2018, h. 20:15	Sweden			France
May 8th 2018, h. 16:15	Austria			Slovakia
May 8th 2018, h. 20:15	Czech Republic			Switzerland
May 9th 2018, h. 16:15	Switzerland			Belarus
May 9th 2018, h. 20:15	Sweden			Austria
May 10th 2018, h. 16:15	Slovakia			France
May 10th 2018, h. 20:15	Czech Republic			Russia
May 11th 2018, h. 16:15	France			Austria
May 11th 2018, h. 20:15	Belarus			Czech Republic
May 12th 2018, h. 12:15	Slovakia			Sweden
May 12th 2018, h. 16:15	Austria			Belarus
May 12th 2018, h. 20:15	Russia			Switzerland
May 13th 2018, h. 16:15	France			Czech Republic
May 13th 2018, h. 20:15	Switzerland			Sweden
May 14th 2018, h. 16:15	Russia			Slovakia
May 14th 2018, h. 20:15	Czech Republic			Austria
May 15th 2018, h. 12:15	Switzerland			France
May 15th 2018, h. 16:15	Belarus			Slovakia
May 15th 2018, h. 20:15	Russia			Sweden

Group B

Date & Time (GMT +9)	Nation 1	T1	T2	Nation 2
May 4th 2018, h. 16:15	United States			Canada
May 4th 2018, h. 20:15	Germany			Denmark
May 5th 2018, h. 12:15	Norway			Latvia
May 5th 2018, h. 16:15	Finland			South Korea
May 5th 2018, h. 20:15	Denmark			United States
May 6th 2018, h. 12:15	South Korea			Canada
May 6th 2018, h. 16:15	Germany			Norway
May 6th 2018, h. 20:15	Latvia			Finland
May 7th 2018, h. 16:15	United States			Germany
May 7th 2018, h. 20:15	Canada			Denmark
May 8th 2018, h. 16:15	South Korea			Latvia
May 8th 2018, h. 20:15	Finland			Norway
May 9th 2018, h. 16:15	Germany			South Korea
May 9th 2018, h. 20:15	Finland			Denmark
May 10th 2018, h. 16:15	United States			Latvia
May 10th 2018, h. 20:15	Norway			Canada
May 11th 2018, h. 16:15	Denmark			Norway
May 11th 2018, h. 20:15	United States			South Korea
May 12th 2018, h. 12:15	Latvia			Germany
May 12th 2018, h. 16:15	Denmark			South Korea
May 12th 2018, h. 20:15	Canada			Finland
May 13th 2018, h. 16:15	Norway			United States
May 13th 2018, h. 20:15	Germany			Finland
May 14th 2018, h. 16:15	South Korea			Norway
May 14th 2018, h. 20:15	Canada			Latvia
May 15th 2018, h. 12:15	Finland			United States
May 15th 2018, h. 16:15	Canada			Germany
May 15th 2018, h. 20:15	Latvia			Denmark