With Roland Garros just around the corner, get ready for our Survivors' Pool,You Can't Win Jack and Predictions contests.
For our SP players, remember: just the LAST NAME of the player, unless two players with the same last name play on the same day.
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 am
Do we re-start the WTA?
(Actually did that in a work NFL survivor pool once)
Part 1. Short Answer: No.
Part 2. Long Answer: Omegadoom stepped up at the very last minute and volunteered to run the WTA side. I am not willing to ask him to add anything to his plate for which he has not already volunteered.
Part 3. Final Answer: Only if someone other than Omegadoom or myself volunteers to run it.
(You might recognize this as a poorly disguised trap to catch people who might be willing to join Contest Staff. )
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 am
Do we re-start the WTA?
(Actually did that in a work NFL survivor pool once)
Part 1. Short Answer: No.
Part 2. Long Answer: Omegadoom stepped up at the very last minute and volunteered to run the WTA side. I am not willing to ask him to add anything to his plate for which he has not already volunteered.
Part 3. Final Answer: Only if someone other than Omegadoom or myself volunteers to run it. (You might recognize this as a poorly disguised trap to catch people who might be willing to join Contest Staff. )
Since this is practice, I'm fine having Act 2, of the WTA pool. We will just have 2 winners (Act 1 & Act 2), but if everyone dies again in just a few days, there will be no Act 3, for I will be done, lol!!
We will start anew, so everyone can pick any player from the Day 4 WTA Picks thread, like we did on Day 1.
Sidenote: From the bold sentence above, feel free to volunteer for the Contest Staff. They do a lot, more than you know, when it comes to running ALL of the contests we all enjoy playing.
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 am
Do we re-start the WTA?
(Actually did that in a work NFL survivor pool once)
Part 1. Short Answer: No.
Part 2. Long Answer: Omegadoom stepped up at the very last minute and volunteered to run the WTA side. I am not willing to ask him to add anything to his plate for which he has not already volunteered.
Part 3. Final Answer: Only if someone other than Omegadoom or myself volunteers to run it. (You might recognize this as a poorly disguised trap to catch people who might be willing to join Contest Staff. )
Since this is practice, I'm fine having Act 2, of the WTA pool. We will just have 2 winners (Act 1 & Act 2), but if everyone dies again in just a few days, there will be no Act 3, for I will be done, lol!!
We will start anew, so everyone can pick any player from the Day 4 WTA Picks thread, like we did on Day 1.
Sidenote: From the bold sentence above, feel free to volunteer for the Contest Staff. They do a lot, more than you know, when it comes to running ALL of the contests we all enjoy playing.
I’ve always fancied running a SP if you need volunteers. Let’s face it, in the 13 years or so I’ve been on here I usually flame out in the first round or two, so I’d have extra time to come up with a snarky commentary
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:10 am
We have a winner by day 3?
And we are knowledgeable tennis fans? My god, we have to start playing some other sport!
(Congrats to the sole survivor )
Only 3 of 15 seeds scheduled to play yesterday won.. for once I think we can not blame ourselves. )
Should we re-name the new running pool the ZOMBIE POOL? After all, we call those that keep picking players after dying in regular pools just that.
Thanks, Omegadoom, for re-starting that. I gather I will survive one more pick, again
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:10 am
We have a winner by day 3?
And we are knowledgeable tennis fans? My god, we have to start playing some other sport!
(Congrats to the sole survivor )
Only 3 of 15 seeds scheduled to play yesterday won.. for once I think we can not blame ourselves. )
Good point. I gather it was practice in the sense that it is telling us how these WTA pools will be going in the near future. No pick will ever be a safe one.
ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:45 am
Only 3 of 15 seeds scheduled to play yesterday won.. for once I think we can not blame ourselves. )
Good point. I gather it was practice in the sense that it is telling us how these WTA pools will be going in the near future. No pick will ever be a safe one.
Even though Norrie won the first set, it was in a tie-breaker. Draper is playing better than I would have expected before the tournament, so I understand the pick. While I expect a tough match, I think Norrie will win.
I am expecting Opelka to win more easily than Norrie.
dave g wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:44 pm
Day 3 ATP Picks summary
Start 3
Norrie 1
Opelka 2
Live 1
Dead 0
In Limbo 2
Even though Norrie won the first set, it was in a tie-breaker. Draper is playing better than I would have expected before the tournament, so I understand the pick. While I expect a tough match, I think Norrie will win.
I am expecting Opelka to win more easily than Norrie.
Draper has a lot of potential and has been touted as a future top 20 player. But Norrie is just so consistent right now
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