Aussie Open pick'em predictions competition

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Aussie Open pick'em predictions competition

Drew · Jan 20, 2007

Wel i went for Bandy on the basis tha he had to start playing better...

andyjmr · Intermediate Club Player

My first chance to log in since tuesday ... and i see i missed a chance to bask briefly in the glory of 1st place a couple of days ago. I'm going to have to count on the bottom half of the draw now as i think i only have 1 more possible point scoring match left in the top half. - so c'mon haas, davydenko, gonzalez, and of course andy! (and then andy to beat gonz in the quarters).

RobC · All-time great

Yaay! 6/6 today!! boring picks win again.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

I'm not going to score again until the Haas/Mayer and Berdych/Tursunov matches have been played as otherwise I'm worried I'll score wrong. If anyone has major objections to that let me know and I might reconsider...

DavidC · Tennis legend

Checking the last 7 Australian Opens I noticed that the maximum number of top 16 seeds reaching the 4th round was 9. This year it will be between 12 and 14, so it is the first time this century when the safe option of picking the highest seeds has been a strong ploy.

RobC · All-time great

DavidC wrote:
Checking the last 7 Australian Opens I noticed that the maximum number of top 16 seeds reaching the 4th round was 9. This year it will be between 12 and 14, so it is the first time this century when the safe option of picking the highest seeds has been a strong ploy.

So on that basis, I've been taking huge risks with my picks: That's me, the inveterate gambler!!

Drew · Jan 20, 2007

RobC wrote:
Yaay! 6/6 today!! boring picks win again.

Well if DT does for me it will be 6/6 as well....Gonzo was always going to beat Hewitt....so hopefully i can go up another place and not end up last

Vonce · Club Coach

RobC wrote:
imoen wrote:

osition Name Day1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day5 Total
1 RobC 23 24 20 26 24 117
1= Vonce 21 22 22 24 28 117
Grr - Ferrer let me down & let Vonce get back in

Oh yeah

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Position Name       Day1  Day2   Day3   Day4  Day5 Day6 Day7 Total
1        Akhenaten  24     21     22     24    24   32   16   163
2        RobC       23     24     20     26    24   24   16   157
2=       Vonce      21     22     22     24    28   24   16   157
4        Andyjmr    23     23     22     24    20   32   8    152
4=       Imoen      22     24     20     18    20   24   24   152
6        Drew       22     19     18     22    20   20   16   137
7        GC77       23     21     16     24    20   24   8    136
8        John       22     21     18     20    20   16   16   133
8=       Steven     23     20     18     24    16   16   16   133
10       DavidC     18     20     22     20    24   12   16   132
11       Mkkreuk    24     18     22     14    20   16   16   130

Got to say well done to Akhenaten and Andjmr they got the full 32 points for the 3rd round bottom half. Bravo!
Secondly, got to say I'm feeling rather smug, being the only one to get 3/4 today. Most people had Gasquet beating Robredo, and Ljubicic being in the quarters.
Oh and John desereves a mention for being the most patriotic/stupid amongst us, he had Mackin getting to the semis, and only being beaten by fellow countryman Mr. A. Murray, who of course goes on to beat Federer in the final. Bravo john, shame you didn't get the points for it

Oh, and Fish caught us ALL off guard (I would've gotten 4/4 if Ferrer had won

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Salmon · Tennis legend

imoen wrote:

Oh and John desereves a mention for being the most patriotic/stupid amongst us, he had Mackin getting to the semis, and only being beaten by fellow countryman Mr. A. Murray, who of course goes on to beat Federer in the final. Bravo john, shame you didn't get the points for it

Woo! John seems to follow the same principle that I follow.

Well done, John. It's all about showing your loyalty.

Vonce · Club Coach

Damn you Mr Fish

Drew · Jan 21, 2007

Well 11th to 8th then to 6th....mmmmm wont go much further i expect.....been a few shocks early on this year but lots of seeds left....as for John picking Mackin to the Semis

RobC · All-time great

Well that's me out of the competition: Just Davydenko left in the bottom half: Gonzo, Nadal and Haas stuffed me up royally.

andyjmr · Intermediate Club Player

Well I can't win anymore points in the top half, but that's a healthy 24 points from the bottom half today

.. if Andy had won it would have been a clean sweep!!