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[PREDICTION CONTEST] Tennis ATP and WTA Finals 2019


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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 :CHN:GBR Shenzhen/London :CHN:GBR
Start Date October 27th, 2019
End Date November 17th, 2019
Participants TBD
Gold :WHT TBD :WHT
Silver :WHT TBD :WHT
Bronze :WHT TBD :WHT

 

 

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 set score for each match. Prediction contest has two parts - WTA Finals and ATP Finals later in November.

To do that, you have to write in empty Cell a number - number of sets won for each player for each match. If your prediction is that Athlete 1 is going to win 2 sets, you should type "2" in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. and if your prediction is that Athlete 2 is going to 1 set, you should type 1 in Cell of T2 Column

 

 

Example

 

Red Group

 

Date & Time (GMT +8) Athlete 1 T1 T2 Athlete 2
October TBD, 2019, h. TBD Ashleigh Barty :AUS 2 0 :SUI Belinda Bencic
October TBD, 2019, h. TBD Naomi Osaka :JPN 1 2 :CZE Petra Kvitova

 

 

Scoring System:

- Correct Winner + Correct Set Score   - 5 points

- Correct Winner + Wrong Set Score    - 3 points

- Wrong Winner - 0 points

 

 

Example

 

Red Group

 

Date & Time (GMT +8) Athlete 1 T1 T2 Athlete 2
October TBD, 2019, h. TBD Ashleigh Barty :AUS 2 0 :SUI Belinda Bencic
October TBD, 2019, h. TBD Naomi Osaka :JPN 1 2 :CZE Petra Kvitova

 

 

If Barty wins 2-0, you get 5 points

If Barty wins 2-1 you get 3 points

If Bencic wins 2-0 or 2-1, you get 0 points

 

In the Knockout Round, points will be multiplied by:

  • In the Semifinals, points will be multiplied by 1.5
  • 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: 3x5, 2x3

Contestant 2: 3x5, 2x3

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. If any Athlete withdraws after the start of the tournament, predictions involving that player will not be counted. 

 

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 WTA Finals - October 27th, h. 16:30 (GMT +8).

 

 

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. 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 postDo 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.

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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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WTA Finals - Preliminary Round
October 27th - November 1st, 2019
8 Athletes, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Athlete from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals
 

 

Red Group

 

Date & Time (GMT +8) Athlete 1 T1 T2 Athlete 2
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Ashleigh Barty AUS.gif     :SUI Belinda Bencic
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Naomi Osaka JPN.gif     :CZE Petra Kvitova
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Ashleigh Barty AUS.gif     :CZE Petra Kvitova
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Naomi Osaka JPN.gif     :SUI Belinda Bencic
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Ashleigh Barty AUS.gif     JPN.gif Naomi Osaka
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Petra Kvitova :CZE     :SUI Belinda Bencic

 

 

Purple Group

 

Date & Time (GMT +8) Athlete 1 T1 T2 Athlete 2
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Karolina Pliskova :CZE     :UKR Elina Svitolina
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Bianca Andreescu CAN.gif     :ROU Simona Halep
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Karolina Pliskova :CZE     :ROU Simona Halep
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Bianca Andreescu CAN.gif     :UKR Elina Svitolina
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Simona Halep :ROU     :UKR Elina Svitolina
October TBD 2019, h. TBD Karolina Pliskova :CZE     CAN.gif Bianca Andreescu

 

[ /hide]

 

 

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