Who is your favourite post 1968 and not currently ranked GB player? MEN - Qualifying Group 3

Michael D · All-time great

Who is your favourite post 1968 and not currently ranked GB player? MEN - Qualifying Group 3

ROSAMUND · Futures level

I voted for Dan simply because he was Jo's hitting partner.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Yes, never heard of that nice Alex involved in an attemped eBay scam. Can I change my vote?

The Ebay thing was a genuine attempt from Fitzy to raise funds and he was happy to sign legally binding contracts for a respectable bid. Problem was somebody had bid £50 in return for 10% of ALL Fitzy's future winnings and I think he had forgotten to put a minimum limit (struggling to remember the exact details here). We managed to stretch this persons bid up a bit but in the end, I ended up winning the auction with some ridiculously low amount.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
Luck of the draw I am afraid that these are in the same group.

Remember though that the ones with the most votes across all the groups will go through (subject to a maximum of 16) so a Player doesnt necessarily need to win any particular group.
EDIT - this applies to this round only

-- Edited by brittak on Friday 1st of May 2020 09:51:39 AM

How do you plan to decide ties if ties take it beyond 16? Is there some magic organisers culling process going on smile

brittak · Satellite level

JonH comes home wrote:
brittak wrote:
Luck of the draw I am afraid that these are in the same group.

Remember though that the ones with the most votes across all the groups will go through (subject to a maximum of 16) so a Player doesnt necessarily need to win any particular group.
EDIT - this applies to this round only

-- Edited by brittak on Friday 1st of May 2020 09:51:39 AM
How do you plan to decide ties if ties take it beyond 16? Is there some magic organisers culling process going on

TBH - I didnt really think that would happen because some of the names are so obscure (but matched the criteria that I had set so had to be included) that I didnt think they would get any votes. If there are ties that take it beyond 16 I will probably put them through as due to the double counting I found yesterday there is probably a bit of space. Oh the joys of organising something!!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
brittak wrote:
Luck of the draw I am afraid that these are in the same group.

Remember though that the ones with the most votes across all the groups will go through (subject to a maximum of 16) so a Player doesnt necessarily need to win any particular group.
EDIT - this applies to this round only

-- Edited by brittak on Friday 1st of May 2020 09:51:39 AM
How do you plan to decide ties if ties take it beyond 16? Is there some magic organisers culling process going on
TBH - I didnt really think that would happen because some of the names are so obscure (but matched the criteria that I had set so had to be included) that I didnt think they would get any votes. If there are ties that take it beyond 16 I will probably put them through as due to the double counting I found yesterday there is probably a bit of space. Oh the joys of organising something!!

Organisers word is final!!

telstar · Strong Club Player

Roger Becker achieved far more than any of the others but guess his best was in the early 60's when top 4 in UK.

Canda · Junior player

I remember Ian Flanagan in the news for beating a top ranked player at queens and then the debate over whether he should be given a wildcard for Wimbledon. Dont know what happened to him after that.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Canda wrote:
I remember Ian Flanagan in the news for beating a top ranked player at queens and then the debate over whether he should be given a wildcard for Wimbledon. Dont know what happened to him after that.

Yes, he beat Mark Philippoussis! And then Hanescu and lost to Grosjean in last 16. Wiki says he was denied the wildcard as you say, and then took part on a special tennis players weakest link.

No news on his post tennis career though.