LDOG

Today starts a six nations invitational tournament in Valencia, Spain (this is men's hockey). Participants: Overall I'd say it has more level than the mens champions trophy had, since all teams will be playing with their best squad here.

I'd welcome if someone could make more swimming suggestions. Rowing would be welcome too.

yes, but i think they don't really mean it and will be back after a time.

@konig @Pabloffo Old video, but still works... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13xWTqGkXAw

Final Standing available here. Medal Ceremony has been cancelled due to deep mourning from Gold Medal winner LDOG. Silver for Pablita, Bronze for hukbrazil edging gvaisakh in tie-breaker. Over and out.

Final Standing Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 TB 1 LDOG 91 3 6 3 4 8 5 5 5 1 4 3 9 6 1,5 3 6 6 12,5 0 2 Pablita 89,5 4 9 2 9 6 3 4 8 4 2 4 4 1,5 1,5 3 6 6 10 2,5 3 hukbrazil 88,5 3 3 6 9 7 3 6 6 2 3 4 7 1,5 1,5 4,5 6 6 10 0 4x5 4 gvaisakh 88,5 3 5 1 7 6 3 4 7 2 4 3 8 4,5 0 9 6 6 10 0 2x5 5 Henry_Leon 86,5 1 9 1 9 7 3 3 5 1 3 4 7 6 0 3 6 6 10 2,5 6 juliosilva 86 3 6 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 6 8 7,5 1,5 4,5 6 6 7,5 0 7 Griff88 84 5 4 3 2 5 5 3 6 4 4 4 7 0 1,5 6 6 6 10 2,5 4x5 8 dcro 84 3 5 7 4 5 2 3 6 2 4 8 5 6 0 3 6 0 12,5 2,5 3x5 9 Wanderer 83,5 0 7 1 2 5 2 6 6 6 3 4 6 6 1,5 6 6 6 10 0 10 NikolaB 82 0 4 1 1 4 5 0 5 3 4 4 9 7,5 1,5 9 4 10 10 0 11 Gianlu33 81,5 3 3 5 9 2 5 0 6 3 4 3 6 4,5 1,5 7,5 4 0 12,5 2,5 12 amen09 81 0 4 5 8 7 6 3 6 2 2 3 9 6 1,5 4,5 4 10 0 0 13 tirtha22 80 - 5 4 1 3 3 3 6 4 2 8 7 6 0 6 6 6 10 0 14 tuniscof 79,5 3 6 2 9 5 7 3 6 2 3 4 7 1,5 0 3 4 4 10 0 15 mihamiha 79 0 6 1 2 4 2 0 6 5 4 7 7 6 1,5 3 6 6 12,5 0 16 Pabloffo 78,5 0 4 2 0 4 3 2 7 1 4 10 9 1,5 1,5 10,5 6 8 5 0 17 bestmen 77,5 3 5 1 5 2 2 5 8 6 2 3 6 7,5 0 7,5 6 6 2,5 0 18 Ufilov 77 3 4 2 4 6 3 4 5 3 3 3 7 6 4,5 6 4 2 7,5 0 19 ady48 75,5 0 8 2 6 5 3 3 6 1 3 3 5 6 1,5 3 4 6 7,5 2,5 20 SteveParker 75 3 6 2 2 5 5 3 8 6 2 3 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 21 MCMXC 73 3 6 1 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 6 5 1,5 1,5 4,5 4 2 2,5 0 22 Federer91 69,5 0 3 1 1 5 5 4 6 5 2 3 7 7,5 1,5 6 4 6 2,5 0 23 hckosice 69 0 8 2 9 8 5 5 5 3 3 5 4 1,5 1,5 3 6 0 0 0 24 James 68,5 0 4 4 6 0 2 0 5 5 1 6 4 7,5 1,5 4,5 4 4 10 0 2x5 25 vlad 68,5 4 6 0 6 3 3 2 5 0 3 6 3 1,5 0 6 4 6 10 0 1x5 26 Vinicius Vaz 68 - 5 1 10 5 3 4 5 4 3 3 5 7,5 0 6 4 0 2,5 0 5x5 27 OlympicIRL 68 0 4 5 2 8 3 5 5 4 4 4 7 0 0 3 4 0 10 0 4x5 28 mrv86 67,5 3 6 1 4 3 5 5 6 0 4 4 5 0 0 7,5 4 10 0 0 3x5 29 heywoodu 67,5 2 5 2 8 4 3 5 4 4 2 3 7 4,5 0 7,5 4 0 0 2,5 2x5 30 titicow 66,5 0 5 6 8 5 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 7,5 1,5 3 0 0 2,5 0 31 vinipereira 65,5 1 6 2 5 5 7 3 5 5 4 3 9 0 0 4,5 6 0 0 0 32 Crolympic 64 0 5 5 4 6 2 3 6 6 3 4 7 6 0 3 4 0 - 0 2x5 33 africaboy 64 3 3 1 1 5 3 5 6 0 2 3 7 6 0 3 6 0 10 0 1x5 34 Danylove80 62 0 6 4 4 4 3 5 5 2 3 4 7 7,5 1,5 6 - - - - 35 uk12points 58 5 3 2 4 3 4 6 7 6 3 4 4 0 0 3 4 0 - 0 36 Agger 50 3 2 2 5 3 3 5 6 2 4 6 9 - - - - - - - 37 kungshamra71 47 5 4 1 5 7 3 4 6 1 3 3 5 - - - - - - - 38 Mkbw50 45 3 3 1 8 5 2 4 7 3 3 3 3 - - - - - - - 39 thepharoah 45 0 3 2 6 4 3 6 6 1 5 4 5 - - - - - - - 40 Felipe 42 - 6 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 6 - - - - - - - 41 rybak 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,5 0 3 4 4 7,5 0 01: Group Stage, June 3rd 02: Group Stage, June 4th 03: Group Stage, June 5th 04: Group Stage, June 6th 05: Group Stage, June 7th 06: Group Stage, June 8th 07: Group Stage, June 9th 08: Group Stage, June 10th 09: Group Stage, June 11th 10: Group Stage, June 12th 11: Group Stage, June 13th 12: Group Stage, June 14th 13: Quarterfinals, June 16th 14: Quarterfinals, June 17th 15: Quarterfinals, June 18th 16: Semifinals, June 21st 17: Semifinals, June 22nd 18: Bronze Medal Match, June 25th 19: Gold Medal Match, June 26th *= using Jolly Mistakes are always possible. If you have any complaint, please PM me.

Provisional Standing after Day 18 available here.

Provisional Standing after Day 18 Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 TB 1 LDOG 91 3 6 3 4 8 5 5 5 1 4 3 9 6 1,5 3 6 6 12,5 2 hukbrazil 88,5 3 3 6 9 7 3 6 6 2 3 4 7 1,5 1,5 4,5 6 6 10 2 gvaisakh 88,5 3 5 1 7 6 3 4 7 2 4 3 8 4,5 0 9 6 6 10 4 Pablita 87 4 9 2 9 6 3 4 8 4 2 4 4 1,5 1,5 3 6 6 10 5 juliosilva 86 3 6 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 6 8 7,5 1,5 4,5 6 6 7,5 6 Henry_Leon 84 1 9 1 9 7 3 3 5 1 3 4 7 6 0 3 6 6 10 7 Wanderer 83,5 0 7 1 2 5 2 6 6 6 3 4 6 6 1,5 6 6 6 10 8 NikolaB 82 0 4 1 1 4 5 0 5 3 4 4 9 7,5 1,5 9 4 10 10 9 Griff88 81,5 5 4 3 2 5 5 3 6 4 4 4 7 0 1,5 6 6 6 10 9 dcro 81,5 3 5 7 4 5 2 3 6 2 4 8 5 6 0 3 6 0 12,5 11 amen09 81 0 4 5 8 7 6 3 6 2 2 3 9 6 1,5 4,5 4 10 0 12 tirtha22 80 - 5 4 1 3 3 3 6 4 2 8 7 6 0 6 6 6 10 13 tuniscof 79,5 3 6 2 9 5 7 3 6 2 3 4 7 1,5 0 3 4 4 10 14 Gianlu33 79 3 3 5 9 2 5 0 6 3 4 3 6 4,5 1,5 7,5 4 0 12,5 14 mihamiha 79 0 6 1 2 4 2 0 6 5 4 7 7 6 1,5 3 6 6 12,5 16 Pabloffo 78,5 0 4 2 0 4 3 2 7 1 4 10 9 1,5 1,5 10,5 6 8 5 17 bestmen 77,5 3 5 1 5 2 2 5 8 6 2 3 6 7,5 0 7,5 6 6 2,5 18 Ufilov 77 3 4 2 4 6 3 4 5 3 3 3 7 6 4,5 6 4 2 7,5 19 SteveParker 75 3 6 2 2 5 5 3 8 6 2 3 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 20 MCMXC 73 3 6 1 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 6 5 1,5 1,5 4,5 4 2 2,5 20 ady48 73 0 8 2 6 5 3 3 6 1 3 3 5 6 1,5 3 4 6 7,5 22 Federer91 69,5 0 3 1 1 5 5 4 6 5 2 3 7 7,5 1,5 6 4 6 2,5 23 hckosice 69 0 8 2 9 8 5 5 5 3 3 5 4 1,5 1,5 3 6 0 0 24 James 68,5 0 4 4 6 0 2 0 5 5 1 6 4 7,5 1,5 4,5 4 4 10 24 vlad 68,5 4 6 0 6 3 3 2 5 0 3 6 3 1,5 0 6 4 6 10 26 Vinicius Vaz 68 - 5 1 10 5 3 4 5 4 3 3 5 7,5 0 6 4 0 2,5 26 OlympicIRL 68 0 4 5 2 8 3 5 5 4 4 4 7 0 0 3 4 0 10 28 mrv86 67,5 3 6 1 4 3 5 5 6 0 4 4 5 0 0 7,5 4 10 0 29 titicow 66,5 0 5 6 8 5 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 7,5 1,5 3 0 0 2,5 30 vinipereira 65,5 1 6 2 5 5 7 3 5 5 4 3 9 0 0 4,5 6 0 0 31 heywoodu 65 2 5 2 8 4 3 5 4 4 2 3 7 4,5 0 7,5 4 0 0 32 Crolympic 64 0 5 5 4 6 2 3 6 6 3 4 7 6 0 3 4 0 - 32 africaboy 64 3 3 1 1 5 3 5 6 0 2 3 7 6 0 3 6 0 10 34 Danylove80 62 0 6 4 4 4 3 5 5 2 3 4 7 7,5 1,5 6 - - - 35 uk12points 58 5 3 2 4 3 4 6 7 6 3 4 4 0 0 3 4 0 - 36 Agger 50 3 2 2 5 3 3 5 6 2 4 6 9 - - - - - - 37 kungshamra71 47 5 4 1 5 7 3 4 6 1 3 3 5 - - - - - - 38 Mkbw50 45 3 3 1 8 5 2 4 7 3 3 3 3 - - - - - - 38 thepharoah 45 0 3 2 6 4 3 6 6 1 5 4 5 - - - - - - 40 Felipe 42 - 6 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 6 - - - - - - 41 rybak 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,5 0 3 4 4 7,5 01: Group Stage, June 3rd 02: Group Stage, June 4th 03: Group Stage, June 5th 04: Group Stage, June 6th 05: Group Stage, June 7th 06: Group Stage, June 8th 07: Group Stage, June 9th 08: Group Stage, June 10th 09: Group Stage, June 11th 10: Group Stage, June 12th 11: Group Stage, June 13th 12: Group Stage, June 14th 13: Quarterfinals, June 16th 14: Quarterfinals, June 17th 15: Quarterfinals, June 18th 16: Semifinals, June 21st 17: Semifinals, June 22nd 18: Bronze Medal Match, June 25th 19: Gold Medal Match, June 26th *= using Jolly Mistakes are always possible. If you have any complaint, please PM me.

Women's Field Hockey FIH Champions Trophy 2016 5th Place Match New Zealand 3 - 4 Great Britain Bronze Medal Match Australia (0) 2 - 2 (1) United States Gold Medal Match Netherlands 1 - 2 Argentina

Of course, I will.

Argentina defeated Russia for the first time (last victory was vs USSR).

Women's qualifier started today... no surprises except maybe Ireland defeating China. Russia and Spain received 0 points in all their group games. Quarterfinals Russia - Argentina Ireland - Tunisia Kazakhstan - Samoa Spain - China

^It's true, Croatia played bad too. Very disappointing.

The Copa America has been much more entertaining than Euro

Medal Matches Picks Count TEAM 1 DRAW TEAM 2 TOTAL 11 0 22 33 28 0 5 33 Guys also remember we need more suggestions for the Olympic Bet Contest. 5 days left until the selection window closes (July 1st). We need some more, if there are not enough for us to have a good pool to choose from, I will have to make some myself. In particular we are lacking suggestions for the "Sporting rivalries and medals" category, and among sports for Athletics, Swimming and Cycling (Track and Road). I will allow an extra 10 suggestions for those who have already made some before.

Women's Field Hockey FIH Champions Trophy 2016 Day 5 Results Argentina 0 - 2 Netherlands New Zealand 1 - 1 United States Great Britain 1 - 4 Australia Round-Robin Final Standing Nation Pld. W D L GF GA GD Pts. Netherlands 5 5 0 0 16 4 +12 15 Argentina 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 10 Australia 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 7 United States 5 1 2 2 7 11 -4 5 New Zealand 5 1 1 3 7 14 -7 4 Great Britain 5 0 1 4 3 11 -8 1 5th Place Match New Zealand - Great Britain Bronze Medal Match Australia - United States Gold Medal Match Netherlands - Argentina

Maybe they got confused because the colors are similar?

Yes, result after extra-time is considered final result for predictions.

Well, about all the predictions I made on the last page, my criteria was rating chances for a medal (any medal) each nation has in my view. Five stars = over 70% chance to win a medal Four = 50-70 Three = 30-50 Two = 10-30 One = 5-10 For example, In women's volleyball I put both Brazil and USA with 5 stars despite I consider Brazil to have bigger chance for gold. That's because I'm just rating their chances to win any of the three medals, not the gold.

[hide] Knockout Round June 16th - June 26th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will become Men's Football CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Copa América Centenario 2016 champion All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) Bronze Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 25th 2016, h. 20:00, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale United States 0 1 Colombia Gold Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 26th 2016, h. 20:00, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Argentina 3 1 Chile [/hide]

We lose all sets by 2, 3 points. All the matches so far the same if we only had better attack (ie Conte) we could win matches.

I don't agree, sorry.

Mens Handball ***** France **** Croatia, Denmark, Germany *** Poland, Slovenia, Sweden ** Qatar

Good part is that have a decent chance to make a debut. EDIT: Forgot DR Congo already qualified as Zaire.

Terrible draw! Nigeria-Algeria, Ghana-Egypt again Africa will have a bad world cup because this system allows weak teams to qualify because of luck.