PICK 'EM at Roland Garros

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

PICK 'EM at Roland Garros

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

detailed results can be found here: http://www.britishtennis.net/07pickem/2007rg.htm

BritishTennis.net lead AndyMurray.com by an average of 173.95-168.04 points per team member after 122 matches.

top 10:

POS.	PLAYER	TEAM	TODAY	TOTAL	%

1	David Cox	BT	32	216	75.0%
2	Josh	BT	32	203	70.5%
3	goldfish	BT	32	199	69.1%
4	kayce	AM	16	195	67.7%
5	Claire Bear	AM	16	190	66.0%
6	Wendy	AM	32	189	65.6%
7	Rob C	BT	16	186	64.6%
8	RoastLamb	AM	16	184	63.9%
9	steven	BT	16	182	63.2%
10	Allan	AM	32	181	62.8%

Steven or I should be along later with the swings for tomorrows matches but we're both pretty busy at the moment so it may not be for a while yet.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

By the way well done Sheddie, 75% is very impressive for this stage in the competition.

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, a brilliant performance by David, it has to be said. smile

I haven't checked in detail (beyond working out whether I can overhaul Josh, only to find that the best I can do after Kolya's win today is to finish 3 points behind him cry ), but I think a Fed win will give us the first 'double' (BT & Josh), a Nole win will give them the first 'double' (AM & Fitz) and a Rafa win will leave honours even yet again (AM & sheddie) - that's not 100% certain though.

Meanwhile, here's the picks analysis for tomorrow:

(6) Novak Djokovic : 2.56 swing to AM
Igor Andreev : no swing

12 BTs and 19 AMs went for Nole but nobody went for Andreev. Those cheering for the Russian, however, may include:

- 6 BTs (Josh, mkkreuk, DavidCarter, Johnnylad, ForeverDelayed & Grundon) and 2 Ams (Xenon & nicki), who picked Ferrer.
- 1 AM (Daisy), who went for PH Mathieu.
- 1 BT (Drew), 2 AMs (Blodwyn & spraggz) and 1 robot (Roberta), who went for * player name withheld to protect these players' dignity, but did I mention that he quacks a lot? * wink

(23) Carlos Moya : no swing
(2) Rafael Nadal : 0.49 swing to BT

18 BTs, 22 AMs and Roberta went for Rafa but nobody went for Moya. Those cheering for Carlos may include:

- 2 AMs (Fitz & Daisy) who picked Hewitt.
- John (BT) who went for * player name withheld to protect John's reputation, but did I mention that his pick has a bouncy tail? * wink

steven · Tennis legend

After Djokovic's win:

BritishTennis.net lead AndyMurray.com by an average of 184.05-180.71 points per team member after 123 matches.

POS.	PLAYER	TEAM	TODAY	TOTAL	%

1	David Cox	BT	16	232	76.3%
2	goldfish	BT	16	215	70.7%
3	kayce	AM	16	211	69.4%
4	Claire Bear	AM	16	206	67.8%
5	Wendy	AM	16	205	67.4%
6	Josh	BT	0	203	66.8%
7	Rob C	BT	16	202	66.4%
8	RoastLamb	AM	16	200	65.8%
9	steven	BT	16	198	65.1%
10	Allan	AM	16	197	64.8%

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

End of the days play (for the mens singles anyway) and the detailed results can be found on the website: http://www.britishtennis.net/07pickem/2007rg.htm

BritishTennis.net lead AndyMurray.com by an average of 199.21-195.38 points per team member after 124 matches.

and the top 10:

POS.	PLAYER	TEAM	TODAY	TOTAL	%

1	David Cox	BT	32	248	77.5%
2	goldfish	BT	32	231	72.2%
3	kayce	AM	32	227	70.9%
4	Claire Bear	AM	32	222	69.4%
5	Wendy	AM	32	221	69.1%
6	Josh	BT	16	219	68.4%
7	Rob C	BT	32	218	68.1%
8	RoastLamb	AM	32	216	67.5%
9	steven	BT	32	214	66.9%
10	Allan	AM	32	213	66.6%

Special mention should be made for David Cox, Goldfish, Wendy, Allan, Carrie and Count Zero who are the first people to get 100% for a round since we started doing this.

curiously it's three from each board so neither of us can claim to be better

steven · Tennis legend

Can't be the first time anyone's got 100% for a round - anyone who has picked a winning finalist or both finalists will have done that. However, I know what you mean - I'm sure it's the first time it's happened earlier than that though. I am particularly impressed by sheddie, I have to say, who has managed 11/12 for the last two rounds combined! I realise granny managed 15/15 at the start of R1, which was another awesome achievement, but to get 11/12 in R4 & the QFs, you not only have to get the results right, you have to pick the relevant players to get to R4 in the first place too!

Picks analysis for the semis

(1) Roger Federer : 1.33 swing to BT
(4) Nikolay Davydenko : no swing

All of us went for Fed except AllyB (AM), who picked Gonzo to win this match and to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires on Sunday. He will be hoping against hope that the Undertaker is responsible for Fed's RG funeral in order to limit the damage

(6) Novak Djokovic : 1.33 swing to AM
(2) Rafael Nadal : 0.98 swing to BT

18 BTs and 22 Ams picked Rafa to reach the Final, while only Fitz (AM) went for Nole to win this match and go on to win the title. John (BT) went for Tigger to do the same, while Daisy (AM) expected PH Mathieu to be the losing finalist.

What are the possibilities now?

At this stage, it is still possible for either team to win, for the final margin to be big or tiny, for three different entrants to win the individual and for either team to do the double or for each board to win one part of the competition yet again! :bigsmile:

So that you can work out who to cheer for, here are the possibilities for each possible outcome of the Final. However, I'm only mentioning the potential winners - I'll keep you in suspense about who might finish 2nd or 3rd, where you might finish and who might end up closest to the gorillas' cage!

BT.net will become the first board to do the 'double' in the following scenarios:

If Fed wins the title : BT would win by over 22 points (if he beats Rafa) or by over 20 points (if he beats Nole) and Josh (BT) would win the individual.

If Kolya wins the title : BT would win by just under 5 points (if he beats Rafa) or by 2.50 points (if he beats Nole) and David Cox (sheddie, BT) would win the individual.

Different boards will win the team and individual competitions yet again in the following scenarios:

If Rafa wins the title : AM would win by over 8 points (if he beats Fed) or by over 9 points (if he beats Kolya) but David Cox (BT) would win the individual.

If Nole beats Fed : BT would win by just 1.17 points but Fitz (AM) would jump from 33rd to 1st and win the individual.

AM.com will become the first board to do the 'double' in the following scenario:

If Nole beats Kolya: AM would win by just 0.17 points and Fitz (AM) would win the individual by over 30 points.

N.B. Even the outcome of the teams competition will be in doubt until the end of the Final unless Fed and Nole both win their semis.

-- Edited by steven at 00:00, 2007-06-07

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Quick update after the Fed match, not much change only one person predicted Fed to lose so BT.net increases it's lead a little bit:

BritishTennis.net lead AndyMurray.com by an average of 231.21-226.04 points per team member after 125 matches.
There's no change to the top10.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

With just one match to go:

BritishTennis.net lead AndyMurray.com by an average of 261.53-255.38 points per team member after 126 matches.

So:

- if Fed wins the title : BT would win by over 22 points per entrant and Josh (BT) would win the individual, making BT the first board to do the 'double'

- if Rafa wins the title : AM would win by over 8 points per entrant but David Cox (BT) would win the individual and the 6 countries would be represented among the top 7 finishers!

David will get the record for the highest number of correct match predicitions (90 or 91 out of 127 whatever happens) and will have got 14 of the last 15 picks right if Rafa wins - almost symmetrical with the 15/15 that granny got right at the start of R1.

Detailed results are at http://www.britishtennis.net/07pickem/2007rg.htm

Summary: (now with winner picks) in next post

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

POS. PLAYER TEAM TODAY TOTAL % Winner

1 David Cox BT 64 312 81.3% Rafa
2 goldfish BT 64 295 76.8% Rafa
3 kayce AM 64 291 75.8% Rafa
4 Claire Bear AM 64 286 74.5% Rafa
5 Wendy AM 64 285 74.2% Rafa
6 Josh BT 64 283 73.7% Fed
7 Rob C BT 64 282 73.4% Rafa
8 RoastLamb AM 64 280 72.9% Rafa
9 steven BT 64 278 72.4% Fed
10 Allan AM 64 277 72.1% Rafa
11 Guy BT 64 276 71.9% Rafa
12 Carrie AM 64 275 71.6% Rafa
13 cazza99 AM 64 274 71.4% Rafa
14 Count Zero BT 64 274 71.4% Rafa
15 Bruce BT 64 273 71.1% Rafa
16 Richard Morris (ASE) AM 64 271 70.6% Rafa
17 Cdagger AM 64 268 69.8% Rafa
18 rochelle BT 64 268 69.8% Fed
19 Ewan Mansley AM 64 265 69.0% Rafa
20 WallaceEMann BT 64 263 68.5% Rafa
21 Imoen BT 64 262 68.2% Fed
22 Speedy Hawk AM 64 260 67.7% Fed
23 Vamos08 AM 64 257 66.9% Rafa
24 Kels AM 64 256 66.7% Rafa
- Roberta (*) - 64 255 66.4% Fed
25 Jambondusoleil AM 64 254 66.1% Rafa
26 Xenon21 AM 64 253 65.9% Rafa
27 Granny AM 64 253 65.9% Rafa
28 Mkkreuk BT 64 252 65.6% Rafa
29 Claire Morris AM 64 252 65.6% Rafa
30 Dusty Dick BT 64 252 65.6% Fed
31 David Carter BT 64 250 65.1% Fed
32 Johnnylad BT 64 246 64.1% Fed
33 Drew BT 64 244 63.5% Fed
34 nicki AM 64 243 63.3% Rafa
35 Shaun7879 AM 64 240 62.5% Rafa
36 ForeverDelayed BT 64 235 61.2% Rafa
37 Grundon BT 64 233 60.7% Rafa
38 AllyB AM 32 232 60.4% Gonzo
39 Blodwyn AM 64 232 60.4% Fed
40 Spraggz AM 64 230 59.9% Fed
41 Fitz AM 32 216 56.3% Djoko
42 John BT 32 191 49.7% Tim
43 daisy AM 32 179 46.6% Fed
- King Kong (#) - 1 63 16.4% -

WallaceEMann · Lower Club Player

Come on Fed!!!

Rochelle · Lower Club Player

Come on Fed

well done David.. that is an impressive scoreline ! well done

steven · Tennis legend

FINAL RESULTS

Well RG is over and so is the pick 'em - thank you to everyone who took part and special thanks to Bethan/imoen/baiaine for sharing the results load so brilliantly once again! biggrin

(if not for having three different names wink

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TEAM COMPETITION

Congratulations to AM.com, who have made it 2-2 in the team competitions head-to-head:

AndyMurray.com beat BritishTennis.net by an average of 303.38-295.21 points per team member after 127 matches.

AM.com won despite BT entrants getting very slightly more picks right on average (80.11-79.71) and winning more rounds (4-3, as close as it could be!) - they have Rafa to thank for giving them a BIG win in the Final! It was a very close and exciting contest until almost the very end and probably the most fun so far, particularly for the first 7-10 days when lots of matches were getting played each day.

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION

For the fourth time in a row, though, the individual competition was won by a player from the losing team - congratulations to BT.net's David Cox / sheddie, whose 83.9% score broke all known records, even if you take into account pick 'ems played before the team competition started.

The competitions page at http://www.britishtennis.net/Competitions.html has links to the detailed results for the Roland Garros pick 'em and the updated Hall of Fame.

SUMMARY RESULTS - TOP 20

See next post.

-- Edited by steven at 18:40, 2007-06-10

steven · Tennis legend

POS.	PLAYER	TEAM	TODAY	TOTAL	%	Winner

1	David Cox	BT	64	376	83.9%	Rafa
2	goldfish	BT	64	359	80.1%	Rafa
3	kayce	AM	64	355	79.2%	Rafa
4	Claire Bear	AM	64	350	78.1%	Rafa
5	Wendy	AM	64	349	77.9%	Rafa
6	Rob C	BT	64	346	77.2%	Rafa
7	RoastLamb	AM	64	344	76.8%	Rafa
8	Allan	AM	64	341	76.1%	Rafa
9	Guy	BT	64	340	75.9%	Rafa
10	Carrie	AM	64	339	75.7%	Rafa
11	cazza99	AM	64	338	75.4%	Rafa
12	Count Zero	BT	64	338	75.4%	Rafa
13	Bruce	BT	64	337	75.2%	Rafa
14	Richard Morris (ASE)	AM	64	335	74.8%	Rafa
15	Cdagger	AM	64	332	74.1%	Rafa
16	Ewan Mansley	AM	64	329	73.4%	Rafa
17	WallaceEMann	BT	64	327	73.0%	Rafa
18	Vamos08	AM	64	321	71.7%	Rafa
19	Kels	AM	64	320	71.4%	Rafa
20	Jambondusoleil	AM	64	318	71.0%	Rafa

-- Edited by steven at 18:36, 2007-06-10

steven · Tennis legend

PICK 'EM OVERALL RANKINGS

We are consulting over the details of the overall ranking system and the first set of overall rankings will be published sometime between now and the start of Wimbledon.

WIMBLEDON PICK 'EM

The new much easier to use entry system has tested perfectly smile

and the Wimbledon Pick 'Em will open for entries within an hour of the main draw appearing on the Wimbledon website on Friday 22 June, with entries closing at 21.00 BST (or possibly a bit later) on Sunday 24 June.

The Wimbledon pick 'em will be a special event with more teams (though I'm sure we'll all still be keen to see whether AM.com or BT.net do better between the two of them!) and will incorporate a NEW male v female contest as well - the latter is really just to give me an excuse to ask for gender on the entry form so I don't start using 'she' instead of 'he' (or vice versa) for people with 'ambiguous' names! wink

-- Edited by steven at 18:38, 2007-06-10