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By request, I'm getting this going again for 2014 - let's try to get more participation this year!
The rules are below, but with one significant change from last year:
I've actually expanded the rules a bit to make it a bit more interesting - adding four quarterfinalists, and slightly adjusting the points to keep it an even number (see below).
2014 SLAM PREDICTION CHALLENGE - RULES
Good luck and have at it!
p.s. secrettennisjunkie is the reigning champion from 2013, with kskate2 the runner-up and Moxie629 coming in third.
The rules are below, but with one significant change from last year:
I've actually expanded the rules a bit to make it a bit more interesting - adding four quarterfinalists, and slightly adjusting the points to keep it an even number (see below).
2014 SLAM PREDICTION CHALLENGE - RULES
- How to Play - Pick a Winner, Runner-up, two Semifinalists, four Quarterfinalists, one Dark Horse and one Wildcard candidate for each Slam.
- Points - 12 Winner, 8 Runner-up, 3 Semifinalist, 1 Quarterfinalist for a total of 30 possible. Note that points are not cumulative, but you do get points if a player finishes lower than what you picked (e.g. If you pick Djokovic to win but he's the runner-up, you still get 8 points; if you pick Murray to be the runner-up but he wins, you only get the 8 points you picked him for).
- Dark Horse - Gets points for whatever their final position is; they cannot have won a Slam within the last two calendar years, or eight Slams (thus if Federer doesn't win any Slams through Wimbledon this year, he could be picked as a Dark Horse at the US Open as his last Slam win was 2012 Wimbledon).
- Wildcard - Gets points as the Dark Horse, but cannot be ranked in the top 10 at the beginning of the tournament.
- Tiebreakers - After the US Open will be handled by predictions for the World Tour Finals.
- Missing Slams - Members who want to join after the AO or miss a later Slam get a total number of points equal to the lowest score for the missed Slam, minus one point (For instance, if the lowest score for the AO is 14 and you missed participation, you start Roland Garros with 13 points)
- Late Penalty - You can make your picks without penalty until the first serve of Round 1 on Monday, January 13th. After that there will be a -3 point penalty per day, so if you're late by a day or two you still can accrue some decent points!
Good luck and have at it!
p.s. secrettennisjunkie is the reigning champion from 2013, with kskate2 the runner-up and Moxie629 coming in third.
