Bubble Gap Championship 2018

[Manaus]

Bubble Gap Championship 2018
The tennis season is starting anew, although it feels a bit different this time due to the absence of 1 particular player. Not going to stop the racing though, let the chaos continue.:coaster:


Rules of the competition
NOTE: As Andy is currently not playing while recovering from surgery, the bubble gap will be based on Kyle Edmund’s score until Andy returns.

The competition was created and originally run by Rondun. The aim is to guess the 'bubble gap' at the end of a tournament which is either:

The no. of points between Andy and the player in 9th place in the rankings (if Andy is in the top 8) or
The no. of points between Andy and the player in 8th place (if Andy is outside the top 8).


Note that race rankings are used for this competition not the ATP rankings. These are rankings based on current year results unlike the normal ATP rankings which is based on results from the last 12 months.

With each competition you have to guess what you think the bubble gap will be and the person closest to the correct answer is the winner. Only positive numbers are allowed, no need to guess negative values. For example if you think Andy will be 500 points behind the 8th ranked player then your guess is 500, not -500. If Andy ends up 500 points ahead of the 9th ranked player then you still win.

No 2 entrants can guess the same number and you can't change your guess once you've posted it.

Bubble Gap competitions run at all the Slams and Master tournaments, so a total of 13.


Scoring
The scoring used for this competition is the same as the one used in F1 racing. The top 10 entrants will get the following points:


1st

25


2nd

18


3rd

15


4th

12


5th

10


6th

8


7th

6


8th

4


9th

2


10th

1


There is also an additional 10 points given to the person who correctly guesses the exact bubble gap. In the event of a tie, the one who posted first gets higher precedence.

The overall winner of the Bubble Gap Championship will be the player who has the most points at the end of the year. Tiebreaks in the leaderboard are settled by the following:
1st place finishes -> Exact bubble gap guesses -> 2nd place finishes -> 3rd place finishes -> Points earned in slams -> No. tournaments scored


General deadlines
Deadline for entries will be just before the 1st match of the tournament. You're free to enter as many of the competitions as you like so join in at any time!


The Bubble Gap Constructor's Championship 2018
NOTE: This is on hiatus until Andy returns.

The Bubble Gap Constructor’s Championship is a team competition, based on the F1 Constructor's Championship. Form a team with someone else, come up with a fancy name and try to beat everyone else to the fancy trophy at the end.

The rules for this are straight forward. Once you've formed your team, enter the BG comps as you normally would. When you earn points in a race not only do you get points for the individual championship but you also earn points for your team. Team with the highest score at the end wins.

When you've formed a team post on this thread. If you wish to change the team you had from last year or change your team name post on this thread as well.
This is optional – if you only want to play in the individual comp then that is fine.

Best of luck to all who take part and may the best driver (and team) win!:trophy:

[Manaus]

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[Manaus]

Standings after Miami:


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[Manaus]

Apologies for the delay in posting this, CubeUpload were having problems over the weekend.


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[Manaus]

Standings after the French open.


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Standings after Wimbledon:


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[Linda]

Well done Anor and Genbrit, a good lead over the rest of us!

[Helen40]

Funny race this year. I had no enthusiasm as Andy wasn't in, and now I'm really enjoying supporting Kyle.

[Genbrit]

Well Done Anor. It is certainly different with no Andy but that will change and then I suspect it will be a bit different for the remainder of the year.

Who knows, certainly a competition of chance at times.

[Manaus]

Standings after Cincinnati:


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Standings after the US Open:


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[Linda]

Well done, Anor, Genbrit and Manaus!

[Genbrit]

Well Done Anor. Thanks again Manaus. :)

[anor]

Well done Genbrit and Manaus x2.

[Manaus]

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So it's between anor and Genbrit. Whoever wins in Paris takes the championship, best of luck. :thumbup:

[Genbrit]

Anor did me a huge favor by not entering Shanghai, especially as I didn't do well!!! :thanks:

[anor]

I was too busy enjoying Crete to remember to sign in! Serious business next week however. :battle:;)

[Genbrit]

Hmmm, taking a break from training. Will that be good or bad? :knight::whistle:

[anor]

Oh, I hadn't thought of that!:eek: Being the least competitive person I know, I'm amazed to be here at all and as you have past form (2011 Champ) I'll be the underdog so no pressure there. ;) I think we'll both need a good pinch of luck as Paris always seems to throw wobblies at the leading players.

[Manaus]

It's been a different year, with our focus switching between Andy and other players as the former continues his recovery. But here we are again at the end of another tennis season and to crown another Bubble Gap Champion.

It was a 2 horse race between Genbrit and Anor, and they certainly did not disappoint! For the first time ever in BG history (as far as I can remember), the season ends with a tie at the top of the leaderboard, with both scoring 182 points. Well done to you both! :thumbup:

In the event of a tie the first thing that is looked at is the number of 1st place finishes each driver has achieved and even this was close! Genbrit was champion in 2 races, Anor picked up 3 victories which means Anor manages to squeak past Genbrit and become the 2018 Bubble Gap Champion! :cheer:


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Congratulations to Anor and commiserations to Genbrit who came close to a 2nd championship. :clap:

Apologies with the smaller number of updates and lateness with some, it's been a busy year for me. Hope you all had fun and enjoy the WTF.

Final leaderboard:

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[Helen40]

Thanks Manaus, and well done Anor and Genbrit.

It's been nice to follow Kyle too as Andy won't be around forever, but here's to a more stable BG next year.

[Linda]

Well done, Anor and Genbrit! And thanks, Manaus!

[hfwardhouse]

Well done Anor :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[karanga]

Congratulations Anor and Genbrit :bravo:

Thanks Manaus. :thanks:

[cazza99]

Well done Anor and Genbrit and Manaus :clap: :clap:

:thanks: Manaus for running the comp.

[Juicy]

Congratulations Anor on winning the 2018 Bubble Gap Championship :trophy::GBflag:
Great effort Genbrit you put in a great challenge :clap:
Thanks to Manus for running the competition :thanks:

[Genbrit]

Wowee!!! How exciting was that!!! :yahoo: Many congratulations Anor on the Championship, well deserved. :trophy::bravo:

Thanks Manaus for the comp and working out the winner. :thanks: You nearly caught us as well, good run at the end. :thumbup:

Looking forward to hopefully a normal year next year. We can but hope.:rofl:

[anor]

Thanks everyone and well done Genbrit, it literally couldn't have been closer. To be honest when Kyle pulled out I assumed that Genbrit would win and I didn't follow the machinations through the week. It really has been a strange year and I think we all suffered from lack of impetus due to Andy's absences. Here's to an Andy led 2019! Manaus, well done to you too and thanks again for all your work in organising the competition and working out the winner.