#1047233 - Mon May 26 2014 07:25 AM
Results & Standings .. FIFA World Cup
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The
FIFA World Cup begins next month in Brazil on Thursday 12th
June. These are the 32 teams that have qualified for the finals
tournament (the number in brackets is their group seeding). Spain
are the defending titleholders.
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Group A
(1) Brazil
(2) Mexico
(3) Croatia
(4) Cameroon |
Group B
(1) Spain
(2) Chile
(3) Netherlands
(4) Australia |
Group C
(1) Colombia
(2) Greece
(3) Ivory Coast
(4) Japan |
Group D
(1) Uruguay
(2) Italy
(3) England
(4) Costa Rica |
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Group E
(1) Switzerland
(2) France
(3) Ecuador
(4) Honduras |
Group F
(1) Argentina
(2) Bosnia &H.
(3) Iran
(4) Nigeria |
Group G
(1) Germany
(2) Portugal
(3) USA
(4) Ghana |
Group H
(1) Belgium
(2) Russia
(3) Algeria
(4) South Korea |
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The rules for this comp
are simple. The points system, rounds and advance picks are borrowed from the UEFA Champions League, but with the addition of seedings (borrowed from the March Madness comp):
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points
seedings
default
upsets
perfect picks
other bonus pts
dead-heats
deadline |
one point for each correct pick (win or draw
at 90 minutes).
plus points for the seeding.
if you forget, the spoon score is all yours (ineligible for bonus pts).
if you pick a game solo (or one of two), you score a bonus point.
of 8/8 score a bonus point, plus a knighthood from Her Majesty.
no one picks a win, whoever picks a draw.
no one picks a draw, whoever picks the upset win.
weekly wins vs. spoons countback determine podium finishes;
if they're identical, bonus pts will be used.
is always kick-off in the first game of the round. If you miss the
deadline, you score default. | The tipping comp will run over 10 rounds with 8 pts up for grabs each
round, plus seedings. The defending
titleholder from the 2010 comp is Howie72 and themonarch was
runner-up (PaulE finished third). This is the 4th edition of the World Cup tipping comp. 2002 Stevo_fun oleg_mcnoleg silverginger
2006 Howie72 LeoDaVinci halfbakedangi
2010 Howie72 themonarch PaulE Howie72 is looking at a unique hat-trick of three consecutive gold medals across 8 years, if he wins this again! Who's up for the
4th edition of the World Cup tipping comp?
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Edited by gtho4 (Fri Jun 13 2014 11:30 AM)
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#1047234 - Mon May 26 2014 07:26 AM
FIFA World Cup ... sign-up sheet
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#1047240 - Mon May 26 2014 08:22 AM
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I'll be back on this one...it's only been four years! LOL
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#1047264 - Mon May 26 2014 08:54 AM
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#1047332 - Tue May 27 2014 12:08 AM
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#1047333 - Tue May 27 2014 01:07 AM
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Yes please
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#1047390 - Tue May 27 2014 02:16 PM
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Australia are 17 places behind Cape Verde Islands in world rankings.  Count me in, too.
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#1047403 - Tue May 27 2014 04:06 PM
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#1047448 - Wed May 28 2014 01:42 AM
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#1047585 - Thu May 29 2014 04:01 AM
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#1047619 - Thu May 29 2014 11:01 AM
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Yes I'll be there - I'm in, just hope it actually goes ahead, what with all the unfinished stadiums, strikes, riots etc - I understand that is part of the tipping, match abandoned because of...
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#1048122 - Thu Jun 05 2014 08:36 AM
FIFA World Cup ... sign-up sheet
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today's market is the second column first column is last week's numbers | Lastest market to win: one of many
3.75 4.00 Brazil
5.50 5.00 Argentina
6.50 7.00 Germany
7.50 7.50 Spain
15.0 19.0 Belgium
23.0 23.0 France
26.0 26.0 Italy
34.0 29.0 England
26.0 29.0 Uruguay
29.0 34.0 Netherlands
34.0 29.0 Portugal
41.0 41.0 Chile
29.0 41.0 Colombia
81.0 81.0 Russia
101. 101. Switzerland
126. 126. Ivory Coast
126. 126. Ecuador
151. 151. Bosnia &H
151. 151. Croatia
101. 151. Mexico
151. 151. Japan
201. 226. USA
251. 251. Ghana
251. 251. Nigeria
301. 301. South Korea
301. 301. Greece
501. 501. Cameroon
501. 501. Australia
1501 1501 Iran
1501 1501 Algeria
2001 2001 Honduras
2501 2501 Costa Rica |
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#1048435 - Mon Jun 09 2014 09:41 AM
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The current Mrs Rog insists that she oould predict this World Cup better than me.So, just for this tournament, could I enter "Mrs Rog" as well as me and we'll see who knows their onions. Thanks.
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#1048892 - Sat Jun 14 2014 10:02 PM
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Some things to note about Mondial Brasil 2014 through the first eight games:
- 1-0, the most common scoreline in international soccer, is obviously not an option unless you have goals [wrongly] disallowed.
- Neither is settling for a draw.
- Winning is much easier if you concede the first goal.
- Officiating is always criticized, but, this year, it's often justified.
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#1048910 - Sun Jun 15 2014 06:52 AM
Results & Standings .. FIFA World Cup
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22 of 23 players lodged picks
| | pk | seeds | 22-0-0 0912-1 018-1-2 014-6-2 012-6-4 021-1-0 0510-7 011-4-7 03-1
1-0
1-5
3-1
3-0
1-3
1-2
2-1 | 22
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11 | 22½
9½
2½
18½
12½
0½
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33½ | A 1v3 Brazil v Croatia
A 2v4 Mexico v Cameroon
B 1v3 Spain v Netherlands
B 2v4 Chile v Australia
C 1v2 Colombia v Greece
D 1v4 Uruguay v Costa Rica
D 3v2 England v Italy
C 3v4 Ivory Coast v Japan |
kevinatilusa themonarch
KrivoyRog
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position LW TW
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TW LW hi-lo pk pts pk pts bp
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1 1-1 kevinatilusa s 00 00 6 18 6 19 1 1
2 2-2 illiniman14 00 00 6 17 6 17 1
2 2-2 PaulE 00 00 6 17 6 17 1
4 4-4 themonarch s 4 12 4 13 1
4 4-4 Dizart 5 13 5 13
6 6-6 BxBarracuda 00 00 4 12 4 12
7 7-7 szabs 00 00 4 11 4 11
7 7-7 Snowman 4 11 4 11
9 9-9 paper_aero 3 9 3 9
9 9-9 gtho4 3 9 3 9
11 11-11 KrivoyRog w 00 00 3 7 3 8 1
11 11-11 George95 00 00 3 8 3 8
11 11-11 Howie72 00 00 3 8 3 8
11 11-11 LeoDaVinci 3 8 3 8
11 11-11 ozzz2002 3 8 3 8
11 11-11 Sypher 3 8 3 8
17 17-17 srini701 3 7 3 7
17 17-17 N-Bomb 3 7 3 7
19 19-19 MrsKrivoyRog 00 00 2 5 2 5 1
19 19-19 dg_dave 00 00 2 5 2 5 1
19 19-19 wwe84 00 00 2 5 2 5 1
19 19-19 Lpez 00 00 2 5
23 23-23 FussBudget 00 00 2 4 2 4 1
late starters 2 5
77 210 3 4 3
wooden spoon 00 00 2 4 2 4
best picks 00 00 6 18 6 18
perfect picks 00 00 8 26 8 26
bonus points 00 00 3 3
default = wooden spoon score
b = bonus point for perfect picks.
s = bonus for solo pick, or one of three.
w = picked draw, no one picked win.
o = no one picked draw, picking upset win.
bp = total bonus pts.
pk = correct picks.
hf = total weekly wins for season (Hall of Fame).
ws = total wooden spoons for season.
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Weekly Leader
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1. +2 kevinatilusa
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. There were 23 starters in the barriers when they opened, one more the 22 who lodged picks 4 years ago for South Africa 2010 .. eight are newbies. This is a record field for a World Cup tipping comp here at FT (we had 15 runners in 2002 and 18 in 2006). Is the record field here to witness Howie72 winning his third straight title? lol
We have 15 survivors from the previous comp, back for another dose, seven no-shows, and eight newbies. The no-shows: MrFox, aya3098, DanielPoulsen, Davjack, JaneMarple, Toffees & triviapaul. The new runners: Dizart, George95, kevinatilusa, MrsKrivoyRog, Lpez, N-Bomb, Snowman and wwe84.
A special welcome to MrsKrivoyRog, Snowman and Lpez .. this is their first tipping comp! Lpez failed to jump when the barriers opened, and receives default for the first round.
Of those 15 survivors only 2 played 12 years ago in the 2002 edition: gtho4 and Sypher. These two players have been here so long they've got no idea where the keys are to get out. Ask the manager of a 7-11 store if he or she knows where the front-door keys are .. they've got no idea either!
Please note that with a mammoth field of 23 runners, bonus points for solo picks has been extended from solo or one of two, to solo or one of four.
kevinatilusa hit the ground running when the starter fired his gun, and has blown us all away to jump to a two point lead. He picked 6/8 .. he missed the win by Mexico (we all missed the loss by Uruguay). PaulE and illiniman14 also picked 6/8 (they both missed the loss by Spain).
At the other end, four players collected a wooden spoon each with picks of 2/8.
There were three bonus pts .. kevinatilusa & themonarch consulted their Ouija Board and picked Spain, the reigning World and European Champions, to lose. They didn't lose, they were thumped 5-1 (and they scored first). The other bonus point was the loss by Uruguay.
No-one picked it, but KrivoyRog picked a draw for a bonus point.
The last time Spain conceded 5 goals in a match was 51 years ago to the day, when they lost 2-6 in Madrid to Scotland on 13th June 1963. They scored first in that match as well.
That's 8 of 64 games behind us .. the next round is less than 24 hours away, and the World Cup final is 28 days away. |
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Edited by gtho4 (Tue Jun 17 2014 07:15 AM)
Edit Reason: typo x2
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#1049248 - Tue Jun 17 2014 04:11 PM
Results & Standings .. FIFA World Cup
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22 of 23 players lodged picks
| | pk | seeds | 9-5-8 020-1-1 021-1-0 012-6-4 00-8-14 4-7-11 19-3-0 019-2-1 02-1
3-0
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40½
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3½ | E 1v3 Switzerland v Ecuador
E 2v4 France v Honduras
F 1v2 Argentina v Bosnia &H
G 1v2 Germany v Portugal
F 3v4 Iran v Nigeria
G 4v3 Ghana v USA
H 1v3 Belgium v Algeria
A 1v2 Brazil v Mexico |
paper_aero themonarch
KrivoyRog
LeoDaVinci themonarch wwe84
Lpez ozzz2002 | | | | | 102 | 165 | = 267 pts | |
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1 2 1-2 illiniman14 6 17 6 15½ 12 32½ 1
2 2 2-2 PaulE 6 17 5 13 11 30 1
3 1 1-3 kevinatilusa 6 19 4 8 10 28 1 1
4 6 4-6 BxBarracuda 4 12 5 15½ 9 27½
5 11 5-11 ozzz2002 s 3 8 7 18 10 27 1 1
6 17 6-17 N-Bomb 3 7 6 17½ 9 24½
7 19 7-19 MrsRog 2 5 6 17½ 8 22½ 1
8 19 8-19 Lpez s 2 5 6 16 8 22 1
8 7 7-8 szabs 4 11 4 11 8 22
8 4 4-8 Dizart 5 13 4 9 9 22
11 11 11-11 George95 3 8 5 13½ 8 21½
11 11 11-11 Sypher 3 8 5 13½ 8 21½
13 4 4-13 themonarch 4 13 3 8 7 21 1
14 11 11-14 KrivoyRog 3 8 5 15½ 8 20½ 1
15 9 9-15 gtho4 3 9 5 11 8 20
16 11 11-16 Howie72 3 8 5 11 8 19
17 19 17-19 wwe84 2 5 4 13½ 6 18½ 1
18 19 18-19 dg_dave 2 5 5 13 7 18 1
19 17 17-19 srini701 3 7 4 9 7 16
20 7 7-20 Snowman 4 11 6 15
21 9 9-21 paper_aero 3 9 2 4 5 13 1
21 23 21-23 FussBudget 2 4 4 9 6 13 1
23 11 11-23 LeoDaVinci 3 8 2 4 5 12 1
late starters 5 12
102 267 4 6 5
wooden spoon 2 4 2 4 4 8
best picks 6 18 7 18 13 36
perfect picks 8 26 8 22 16 48
bonus points 3 2 5
default = wooden spoon score
b = bonus point for perfect picks.
s = bonus for solo pick, or one of three.
w = picked draw, no one picked win.
o = no one picked draw, picking upset win.
bp = total bonus pts.
pk = correct picks.
hf = total weekly wins for season (Hall of Fame).
ws = total wooden spoons for season.
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WEEKLY LEADER
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1. +2 kevinatilusa
2. +1½ illiniman14
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. ozzz2002 is this round's winner with stupendous picks of 7/8. He picked the entire card except for the win by the USA! He's now one point off the podium.
LeoDaVinci and paper_aero collect a wooden spoon each with 2/8; and fall to the bottom of the table.
There were just two bonus pts .. ozzz2002 and Lpez picked Mexico to hold hosts Brazil to a draw. Lpez is understandable as that's home base, but what was ozzz2002 thinking? lol
At the top of the table the podium spots have the same occupants, but they've swapped positions .. kevinatilusa slips to third place, illiniman14 has taken over front-running duties and PaulE retains second spot. George95 and Sypher also kept their spot, but the rest of us (that's 20 of us) moved up or down a spot or two, or six .. or eleven! The standings now have ½ pts as we had our first draw.
That's it for this round of the tipping comp, as I'm late for work (it's 8:00am here). I'll double check the points late tonight as this post has been a little rushed (but they should be aok). Tonight I'm off to watch NSW wallop Queensland, then it's off to bed and up at 2:00am to watch Australia thrash the Netherlands, ha ha |
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Edited by gtho4 (Wed Jun 18 2014 07:38 AM)
Edit Reason: typo x1
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