2013 Slam Challenge - Roland Garros

[Mastoor]

W No1e
F Tsonga
SF Nadal, Berdych

Dark horse - Federer

PS. The final will be all Fedal, but I like to think of my dream final No1e vs Tsonga.

PPS. Dar horse is Federer because his hair is dark and it looks like a horse mane. Mirka is not a very good hairdresser obviously.

 

[Moxie]

Alright, I'm in (Besides, I'll never hear the end of it from Moxie if I don't).

W - Nadal
F - Berdych
SF - Nole, Fed
DH - Ferrer
WC - Wawrinka

You get a Gold Star, Kskate.

 

[Moxie]

I merged the two challenge threads into one, so we can discuss them here.

 

[Riotbeard]

I merged the two challenge threads into one, so we can discuss them here.

Will you post a link to the tennisfrontier group at the draw challenge website.

 

[fedfan]

PPS. Dar horse is Federer because his hair is dark and it looks like a horse mane. Mirka is not a very good hairdresser obviously.

LOL

You kill me my man

 

[Moxie]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Tennis Channel runs a draw challenge they call Racquet Bracket for the Majors. You can submit picks here:

http://racquetbracketmens.tennischannel.com/default.aspx

Click here to join the pool.

PS...the password is the same. If you don't know it and want to join, send me or tented a PM.

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

 

[Riotbeard]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Tennis Channel runs a draw challenge they call Racquet Bracket for the Majors. You can submit picks here:

http://racquetbracketmens.tennischannel.com/default.aspx

Click here to join the pool.

PS...the password is the same. If you don't know it and want to join, send me or tented a PM.

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

I am not sure I get what you mean, because I can look at my bracket and to check I took a look at Tented's.

 

[El Dude]

Mastoor, Federer can't be the Dark Horse because he's one of the Big Four. The Dark Horse has to be someone other than Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray, and the Wildcard has to be someone outside of the top ten.

Why don't you go ahead and change it and add a wildcard? You won't be disqualified!

 

[Mastoor]

Mastoor, Federer can't be the Dark Horse because he's one of the Big Four. The Dark Horse has to be someone other than Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray, and the Wildcard has to be someone outside of the top ten.

Why don't you go ahead and change it and add a wildcard? You won't be disqualified!

Ok then, perhaps Ferrer for Dark horse and Gulbis wildcard.

 

[Moxie]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Tennis Channel runs a draw challenge they call Racquet Bracket for the Majors. You can submit picks here:

http://racquetbracketmens.tennischannel.com/default.aspx

Click here to join the pool.

PS...the password is the same. If you don't know it and want to join, send me or tented a PM.

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

I am not sure I get what you mean, because I can look at my bracket and to check I took a look at Tented's.

Yes, but I can only see the results of completed matches, not my future picks, and I can only see the same in yours. Right?

 

[El Dude]

OK, I've finalized picks and have them for 18 people. The good news is that seven of those are new participants and didn't do the Australian Open; I've given them a default 10 points (the lowest among AO picks was 13 and the maximum is 25). The bad news is that of the 19 who participated before, only 11 re-upped.

I'll give a list of those who haven't signed up yet. I think if you sign up by the end of the day you can still participate but with a -3 point first round penalty. If you sign up by the end of Wednesday, which would be the end of the 2R, the penalty goes up to -5. After that, well, you get your 10 points and we hope to see you at Wimbledon!

Yolita, DarthFed, Srini, Brokenshoelace, johnsteinbeck, Kieran, Ftan, homertino

 

[Riotbeard]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Tennis Channel runs a draw challenge they call Racquet Bracket for the Majors. You can submit picks here:

http://racquetbracketmens.tennischannel.com/default.aspx

Click here to join the pool.

PS...the password is the same. If you don't know it and want to join, send me or tented a PM.

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

I am not sure I get what you mean, because I can look at my bracket and to check I took a look at Tented's.

Yes, but I can only see the results of completed matches, not my future picks, and I can only see the same in yours. Right?

I see everything :blush:

 

[Denis]

Ha! I got predicted Monfils to beat Berdy. Now Gulbis needs to beat Monfils and make the quarters....

 

[Moxie]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Tennis Channel runs a draw challenge they call Racquet Bracket for the Majors. You can submit picks here:

http://racquetbracketmens.tennischannel.com/default.aspx

Click here to join the pool.

PS...the password is the same. If you don't know it and want to join, send me or tented a PM.

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

I am not sure I get what you mean, because I can look at my bracket and to check I took a look at Tented's.

Yes, but I can only see the results of completed matches, not my future picks, and I can only see the same in yours. Right?

I see everything :blush:

I didn't realize the site had signed me out. :blush: Now I'm cool. Oh...except for that I picked Berdych to make the finals. LOL! (Still, I'm glad Monfils beat him.)

 

[Riotbeard]

RE: French Open Draw Challenge

Here's the link, Riotbeard. This thing is so stupid, though...it doesn't show our picks, anymore. I don't really get it.

I am not sure I get what you mean, because I can look at my bracket and to check I took a look at Tented's.

Yes, but I can only see the results of completed matches, not my future picks, and I can only see the same in yours. Right?

I see everything :blush:

I didn't realize the site had signed me out. :blush: Now I'm cool. Oh...except for that I picked Berdych to make the finals. LOL! (Still, I'm glad Monfils beat him.)

I picked a decent run for Byrd too. He is also my dark horse. On the bright side, Gulbis is my wildcard, and I picked Ferrer to make it to the semis so I should be safe-ish.

 

[Riotbeard]

Wild Card and Dark Horse gone all thanks to Monfils.

 

[El Dude]

Eliminated Picks: Tomas Berdych, Ernests Gulbis

As Riotbeard pointed out, both were beaten by Gael Monfils who is turning into something of a "Slam Challenge Spoiler."

 

[Denis]

Let's see if he can take out Ferrer too.

 

[ftan]

I am here .. I am here .. sorry guys I have not been able to come online as we were moving ...phew, but here are my picks (I understand there will be a 5 point penalty)

W - Roger Federer
F - Nole
SF - Rafa, Ferrer
Dark Horse - Warwinka
Wildcard - Monfils

 

[Denis]

Almagro is a goner here too. We all kind of picked the same players, but just different spots in the end.

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Dimitrov is also eliminated btw. As is Le Monf.