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Sallydaisy
11-01-2013, 12:27
Year End Top 8 Predictions for 2013
Can you predict the unpredictable???
Our one-off annual competition is certainly going to tax your little grey cells this year.

Might there be a changing of the guard at the top of the Mens game in 2013? Some of the 'young guns' are bubbling under the top 10 e.g. Raonic, Nishikori and Dolgopolov whilst there are some of the old guard who might find it difficult to retain top 20 status let alone think of ever reaching the top echelons of the rankings. The top 3 or 4 still look to be in unassailable positions but they'll only stay up there if they can defend their points in the rolling rankings system. Where will Rafa end up if he continues to be unable to defend his 4th place?

Who'd have guessed, this time last year, that Mardy Fish would have a heart condition that stopped him playing for most of the year? That Del Potro, after nearly a year out, would end up as #7, that Tommy Haas would end up just outside the top 20 again or that someone a few of us watched at Davis Cup would have risen to #26 and only 36 points behind old hand Mikhail Youzhny.

All you have to do (ho!ho!ho!) is:-

1. Predict the Top 8 players in the order you think they will finish in the ATP rankings as published on Monday 30th December 2013 (before the 2014 season starts).
2. On top of this as a tie breaker you need to predict the total ranking points of the world number 1, world number 25 and our own Andy Murray.

The scoring is as follows:-
* 1 point for each person you correctly guess who ends in the top 8,
* A 2nd point for that player if you have them positioned 1 place away from where they end up (eg you predict Andy as number 2 and he ends up as either number 1 or number 3 then you score 2 points for Andy) - you will also still score 1 point if the player you predicted in 8th spot ended up 9th despite missing out on the 1 point for that player not being in the top 8
* You get the maximum 3 points for each player you predict in the right spot.

The maximum points are 24 for getting all 8 in the top 8 and
getting them all in the correct order. Simples ...
;)

If we end with a tie under this main scoring system then it will be the closest person to the correct total tie-break score. In the unlikely event that the tie-break is also tied then it will be the person predicting closest to Andy's ranking points, then the number 1's ranking points and if this has still not broken the tie break it will be a tied competition.

As an example, the perfect prediction for 2012 would have been:-

1 Djokovic 12920
2 Federer
3 Murray 8000
4 Nadal
5 Ferrer
6 Berdych
7 Del Potro
8 Tsonga
25 Youzhny 1335

which would give your tiebreak total of 22255.

The deadline for entry is start of the first mens singles match of the Australian Open.
Play begins at 11.00 Monday 14th January in Melbourne so for clarity that's 00.01 in the UK.

Last year we tried adding in other stages to post predictions and gain points. However, those running this competition (and the CoC) have been extremely busy and the scoring hasn't been done. So, we've opted to revert back to the original concept and make this a 'one prediction only' competition. There are other comps to be played during the year to keep us on our toes!!!

We'll endeavour to post a final score for the Top8 2012 over this coming weekend.

Good Luck everyone with your predictions for 2013!!
:thumbup:

pabbers
11-01-2013, 15:31
1. Andy :cauldron: 10500 (x2)
2. Nole
3. Federer
4. Ferrer
5. Delpo
6. Berdy
7. Raonic
8. Rafa
25.1275

Tiebreak 22275

Linda
11-01-2013, 16:31
1. Djokovic 13,000
2. Murray 9,500
3. Del Potro
4. Nadal
5. Federer
6. Ferrer
7. Gasquet
8. Berdych

25. 1,400 (I don't think we have to say who it is - we haven't before)

hfwardhouse
11-01-2013, 20:20
1. Djokovic 11950
2. Murray 10500
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Ferrer
6. Nadal
7. Raonic
8. Berdych

25. 1250

cazza99
12-01-2013, 20:33
1. Djokovic 11,120
2. Murray 10,700
3. Federer
4. Nadal
5. Ferrer
6. Del Potro
7. Berdych
8. Tsonga

25. 1350

I may change later

karanga
13-01-2013, 03:13
1. Djokovic 12880
2. Andy 11530
3. Ferrer
4. Federer
5. Del Potro
6. Tsonga
7. Nadal
8. Raonic

25. 1475

Genbrit
13-01-2013, 03:38
1. Andy M. 12000
2. Djokovic
3. Del Potro
4. Nadal
5. Federer
6. Ferrer
7. Tsonga
8. Raonic



25. 1300

Manaus
13-01-2013, 14:55
1. Novak Djokovic 11500
2. Andy Murray 10000
3. Roger Federer
4. Rafael Nadal
5. Juan Martin Del Potro
6. David Ferrer
7. Tomas Berdych
8. Jo Wilfred Tsonga

25. 1310
Tiebreak: 22810

banskogirl
13-01-2013, 16:57
1. Andy :gold: Murray 11500
2. Novak Djokovic 10800
3. Roger Federer
4. Rafa Nadal
5. Del Potro
6. Berdych
7. Ferrer
8. Tsonga

25. 1340

Sallydaisy
13-01-2013, 19:27
One or two of you might want to think again about the tie-breaker aspect.

1. Predict the Top 8 players in the order you think they will finish in the ATP rankings as published on Monday 30th December 2013 (before the 2014 season starts).
2. On top of this as a tie breaker you need to predict the total ranking points of the world number 1, world number 25 and our own Andy Murray.

If you have got Andy at No 1 at the end of the year then the points you think he'll have will count as World Number 1 AND Andy Murray (see Pabbers post as an example).

If Andy is your prediction to be number 1 then you shouldn't be allocating any points to another player except to your predicted world 25.

Nole may be number 1 now but if he is number 2 at the end of the year he ain't due any points from you!

Sallydaisy
13-01-2013, 19:47
1. Djokovic 10660
2. Murray 10580
3. Nadal
4. Del Potro
5. Federer
6. Raonic
7. Ferrer
8. Tsonga
25. 1635

JAMES4578
13-01-2013, 20:42
1. Djokovic 11,120
2. Murray 10,000
3. Federer
4. Nadal
5. Ferrer
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Raonic

25. 1450

Tie Breaker 22,570

Genbrit
13-01-2013, 20:53
One or two of you might want to think again about the tie-breaker aspect.

1. Predict the Top 8 players in the order you think they will finish in the ATP rankings as published on Monday 30th December 2013 (before the 2014 season starts).
2. On top of this as a tie breaker you need to predict the total ranking points of the world number 1, world number 25 and our own Andy Murray.

If you have got Andy at No 1 at the end of the year then the points you think he'll have will count as World Number 1 AND Andy Murray (see Pabbers post as an example).

If Andy is your prediction to be number 1 then you shouldn't be allocating any points to another player except to your predicted world 25.

Nole may be number 1 now but if he is number 2 at the end of the year he ain't due any points from you!

Hi Sally,

Just to clarify. I thought as I have put Andy as number 1, that points score would be used as I haven't put points next to anyone else, except for 25th. Do you want me to edit and put x2 next to Andy's name? :confused:

Sallydaisy
13-01-2013, 20:58
Hi Sally,

Just to clarify. I thought as I have put Andy as number 1, that points score would be used as I haven't put points next to anyone else, except for 25th. Do you want me to edit and put x2 next to Andy's name? :confused:
You're OK Genbrit. It's Bankskogirl that needs to make an edit.

DaveArneRiise
13-01-2013, 22:08
1. Djokovic 11950
2. Murray 10500
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Ferrer
6. Nadal
7. Raonic
8. Tsonga

25. 1250

jaysee
13-01-2013, 23:09
1 Murray 11900
2 Djokovic
3 Del Potro
4 Federer
5 Ferrer
6 Berdych
7 Nadal
8 Nishikori
25 1425

Elenive
13-01-2013, 23:14
1. Murray - 11500
2. Djokovic - 9900
3. Ferrer
4. Nadal
5. Federer
6. Del Potro
7. Berdych
8. Tsonga
25. 1420