Qualifiers have already been placed, since they were known before the draw for once, but obviously if you aren't about to go away for the weekend, you might want to wait until after Rafa's press conference this afternoon before entering.
There is a chance that we might hit the 500 entrant limit this time. If we do, anyone in the top 250 of the overall rankings after RG will get in as long as they enter before the deadline, but other places will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. So, if you are not in the top 250, I would suggest not leaving it until the very last minute to enter. Obviously the full post-RG rankings are not on the site yet (due to me having been away for most of the time since RG finished), but I should manage to get around to doing them tonight, so they will be available long before we get anywhere near 500 entrants.
Entries close at noon UK time on Monday, when play is due to start on the outside courts. Last year, I tried to get the initial results up as soon as possible during Monday afternoon and most of the Brits playing on Monday were out by the time I managed to even catch a live score, so this year I'm going to be a bit more selfish and not even try to do the initial results until Monday evening, but obviously there will be frequent intra-day updates from Tuesday onwards.
Good luck!
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Also, if anyone would like to try their hand at the women's draw too, Team CC are running a small WTA version of BOTB for Wimbledon at http://centrecourtmag.com/forum/index.php?showforum=206 and they would be happy to have a few entrants from other boards.
DavidC from here entered the RG version - I won't say where he finished!
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Thanks for all the effort that goes into these Steven, it's much appreciated! Anyway, here's hoping I can continue my long tradition of a brilliant first day, and then hilarious collapse .
I did my picks early as won't get a chance over the weekend. Banked on Nadal turning up but quitting early, god knows what I'll end up with now the draw will be shuffled.
The pick 'em entry form has been updated with all the changes that have results from the Baghdatis and Nadal withdrawals.
After Rafa's w/d, (17) Flake gets Potty's slot, (33) Kiefer gets Flake's slot and (LL) Thiago Alves gets Kiefer's slot.
Also Baggy has been replaced by (LL) Karol Beck - N.B. be careful, there are two Becks in the same section and there are not two but THREE Gonzos in the draw this time - Fernando, Maximo and Santiago!
-- Edited by steven on Friday 19th of June 2009 08:35:41 PM
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Also, if anyone would like to try their hand at the women's draw too, Team CC are running a small WTA version of BOTB for Wimbledon at http://centrecourtmag.com/forum/index.php?showforum=206 and they would be happy to have a few entrants from other boards.
DavidC from here entered the RG version - I won't say where he finished!
I thought my 'typical British performance on clay' had escaped scrutiny . Anyway as a visitor I thought my role should be to make the regulars feel good about themselves - I certainly succeeded
at least you didn't come last (if I remember right) and I'm sure you'll do better on grass (I've heard it said that having a puff before doing your picks can work wonders )
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I think there are some bum sections. I can't believe I have Montanes, as the 32nd seed, to make the 3rd round but to honest, there's bugger all else in that section!
I'm not pinning any hopes on this one this time. I think it'll be a shocker.
For those who entered for BT.net last time they played a pick 'em, here are your ATP 'twins' - the players who have the same ranking on 22 Jun as your pre-Wimby pick 'em ranking:
5 Dusty Dick (BT) is del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 16 wolf (BT) is Nalbandian, David (ARG) (*1) 19 Akhenaten (BT) is Gasquet, Richard (FRA) (*2) 22 Robxon (BT) is Tursunov, Dmitry (RUS) 28 goldfish (BT) is Hanescu, Victor (ROU) 33 eblunt (BT) is Montanes, Albert (ESP) 53 Christian (BT) is Clement, Arnaud (FRA) 67 MJD (BT) is Hernych, Jan (CZE) 76 Abc (BT) is Kendrick, Robert (USA) 81 Grundon (BT) is Benneteau, Julien (FRA) 84 Imoen (BT) is Capdeville, Paul (CHI) 96 Johnnylad (BT) is Devilder, Nicolas (FRA) 100 ForeverDelayed (BT) is Massu, Nicolas (CHI) 113 DavidC (BT) is Spadea, Vincent (USA) (*3) 127 The Hoose (BT) is Elgin, Michail (RUS) 128 Count Zero (BT) is Mannarino, Adrian (FRA) 133 JM1138 (BT) is Levine, Jesse (USA) 135 Mkkreuk (BT) is Ouahab, Lamine (ALG) 152 ian carlisle (BT) is Hocevar, Ricardo (BRA) 165 Malteaser (BT) is Rosol, Lukas (CZE) 166 CBV (BT) is Soeda, Go (JPN) 179 jamatthews (BT) is Bogomolov Jr., Alex (USA) 187 Smidster (BT) is Kavcic, Blaz (SLO) 189 RobH (BT) is Koubek, Stefan (AUT) 196 Silver (BT) is Mello, Ricardo (BRA) 209 Jean-Marc (BT) is Chiudinelli, Marco (SUI) 220 Jack Buxton (BT) is Horna, Luis (PER) 231 John (BT) is Johansson, Thomas (SWE) 246 Mikeduke (BT) is Hartfield, Diego (ARG) 248 S&V (BT) is Groth, Samuel (AUS) 258 RedCabbage (BT) is Prodon, Eric (FRA) 265 Tim G (BT) is Duclos, Pierre-Ludovic (CAN) 271 Goldenslam (BT) is Petrazzuolo, Giancarlo (ITA) 277 seagull (BT) is Gomes, Eric (BRA) 279 marat99 (BT) is Bastl, George (SUI) 289 Josh (BT) is Pavlovs, Deniss (LAT) 300 The Shedman (BT) is Minar, Jan (CZE) 306 Gazzpash (BT) is Slanar, Martin (AUT) 331 edward seator (BT) is Rodrigues, Mathieu (FRA) (*4) 389 Michael (BT) (BT) is Coelho, Andrew (AUS) 460 Vonce (BT) is Ager, Johannes (AUT) 467 Drew (BT) is Lim, Yong-Kyu (KOR) 520 Craven91 (BT) is Ysern, Pierrick (FRA) 549 djlovesyou (BT) is Grilli, Rodrigo (BRA) 596 Beunhaasje (BT) is Fischer, Holger (GER) 597 Jack (BT) (BT) is Grozdanov, Tihomir (BUL) 719 freerider (BT) is Zekic, Miljan (SRB) 726 Kemolew (BT) is Van Gemerden, Melle (NED) 728 kinley31 (BT) is Schoorel, Thomas (NED) 746 Greenleaf (BT) is Khan, Aqeel (PAK) 793 dette (BT) is Gonzalez-Jimenez, Abraham (ESP) 807 James (BT) is Cvetkov, Aleksandar (SRB)
(*1) is the wolf on a doughnut diet at the moment?!
(*2) sniffing on the long straw?
(*3) now that's what I call drawing the short straw LOL
(*4) funnily (or not so funnily) enough, Edward Seator lost 2 & 1 to his ATP 'twin' in the Edinburgh Future last year!
-- Edited by steven on Sunday 21st of June 2009 11:17:44 PM
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haha that's quality Steven. Don't know about anyone else but I found this one really tough to pick. So many where I had no real stats to base my pick on other than ranking and a bit of guesswork. Maybe that's cos the grass season is so short I don't know but so many I found myself thinking no idea!!
Out of interest are there any sites that break a players stats down by surface? Meant to ask after the RG one when so many people were commenting on peoples record. I know so many of you guys have a huge depth of knowledge anyway but just though i'd check.