#600837 - Wed Mar 02 2011 06:44 AM
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#601199 - Thu Mar 03 2011 01:47 AM
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Wooden spoon for me? Oh, thanks. Still, at least I chose England for yesterday's game - oh, hang on a minute........
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#601218 - Thu Mar 03 2011 02:23 AM
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I'm guessing nobody else picked them, Rossian (I certainly didn't), but GO IRELAND!!!!! (the home of half of my ancestors)
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#601227 - Thu Mar 03 2011 02:50 AM
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But when I did pick Ireland to beat Bangladesh, they let me down. England just aren't firing at the moment. Collingwood's place in the team seems unassailable and I don't see why.
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#604664 - Sat Mar 12 2011 12:39 PM
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England 327/8 Lost to Ireland 329/7 -- [color:#FF0000]Nobody 
South Africa 351/5 beat Netherlands 120 -- Everybody 1 
Pakistan 184 beat Canada 138 -- Everybody 2
Zimbabwe 162 Lost to New Zealand 166/0 -- Everybody 3
Bangladesh 58 Lost to West Indies 59/1
England 171 Beat South Africa 165
Ireland 207 Lost to India 210/5 -- Everybody 4
Kenya 198 Lost to Canada 199/5 -- Sypher, Rossian, KrivoyRog, Ozzz2002, sward351, LeoDaVinci
New Zealand 302/7 beat Pakistan 192 -- KrivoyRog, sward351, gtho4, Eraserhead, illiniman14, MrFox
Netherlands 189 Lost to India 191/5 -- Everybody 5
Sri Lanka 327/6 beat Zimbabwe 188 -- -- Everybody 6
West Indies 275 beat Ireland 231 -- -- Everybody 7
England 225 Lost to Bangladesh 227/8 -- N-Bomb
Tipping Comp Standings position points
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1 1 1-1 illiniman14 u 14 10 25 2 2
2 4 2-4 MrFox u 13 10 24 2 1
3 4 4-4 Sypher 13 10 23 1 1
3 6 3-6 gtho4 u 12 10 23 1 1
3 6 3-6 sward351 u 12 10 23 1 1
3 6 3-6 Eraserhead u 12 10 23 1 1
3 1 1-3 Nightmare 14 9 23 1 1
8 18 8-18 KrivoyRog u 11 10 22 1 1
8 6 6-8 N-Bomb su 12 8 22 2
8 6 6-8 ozz2002 12 10 22 1
8 1 1-8 George95 14 8 22 1 1
12 6 6-12 LeoDaVinci 12 9 21
13 6 6-13 paper_aero 12 8 20
13 6 6-13 DanielPoulsen 12 8 20
15 20 15-20 Rossian 10 9 19 1
15 18 15-18 BxBarracuda 11 8 19
15 6 6-15 srini701 12 7 19 1
15 6 6-15 Howie72 12 7 19 1
15 6 6-15 trev1 12 7 19 1
15 6 6-15 sambansal 12 d7 19
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weekly winner 13/14 10/13
wooden spoon 10/14 7/13
s = sole picks bonus (or 3 of 20)
u = underdog bonus
default = wooden spoon score
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1. +1 Nightmare, illiniman14, George95
2. +1 illiniman14
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1. 13/14 Nightmare, illiniman14, George95 10/14 Rossian
2. 10/13 illiniman14, Sypher, KrivoyRog,
Ozzz2002, sward351, gtho4, Eraserhead, MrFox 7/13 srini701, Howie72, trev1
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The World Cup is up and truly running now We had some fantastic and fascinating matches over the last week or so, mostly predictable, but some very interesting matches. England has contributed its all to make this World Cup "viewer-friendly". All its 5 matches to date have been good advertisements for the 50 over game and they sure are leaving their fans fuming and biting their nails all the way
Nobody expected them to lose to Ireland (of ALL the teams)....they did, prompting one writer on the cricinfo website to write "The only comparison that makes sense to me is with another team that played in green 42 years ago. The New York Jets were huge underdogs going into Super Bowl III against Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts, but Joe Namath played the game of his life to upset the odds. The Jets were part of the much-derided American Football League, the new kids on the block. Against the might of the National Football League, they weren't given a chance. Their win paved the way for parity, for a level playing field."
Whether Ireland's win does that for cricket or not remains to be seen what with the ICC planning to cut the teams in next World Cup to just 10
Over here, illiniman14 has surged to sole lead by picking up another bonus point (the New Zealand win over Pakistan). 5 others won a bonus point for that match. There are also more HoF award winners this round than there are participants in some of my other comps
N-Bomb dared to pick Bangladesh's win over England! Wonder how much he would have won had he bet some money on that result in the real world! He was the sole pick for that match out of 19, and so wins an extra bonus for that pick.
At the other end of the table, srini701, Howie72 and trev1 all had a lousy round with just 7 right picks out of 13, and have all slipped to the bottom of the table
But plenty of action still to come....so go out there and hit a six or two
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Edited by srini701 (Mon Mar 14 2011 02:45 AM)
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#604665 - Sat Mar 12 2011 12:42 PM
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. .ICC Cricket World Cup. | o | | . .Advance | | o |
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Advance Picks : Semi-Finalists x4
lodged in Round 3 ------- ------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
BxBarracuda India Sri Lanka Pakistan England
DanielPoulsen India Australia Pakistan South Africa
Eraserhead India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
George95 India Sri Lanka South Africa England
gtho4 India Australia South Africa England
Howie72 India Australia New Zealand South Africa
illiniman14 India Australia Sri Lanka New Zealand
KrivoyRog India Australia Sri Lanka England
LeoDaVinci India Australia New Zealand England
MrFox India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
N-Bomb India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
Nightmare Australia Sri Lanka Pakistan West Indies
ozzz2002 India Australia Pakistan South Africa
paper_aero India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
Rossian India Australia Sri Lanka Pakistan
srini701 India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
sward351 India Australia Sri Lanka South Africa
Sypher India Australia South Africa England
trev1 India Australia Sri Lanka England
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76 18 17 13 5+3 12 7+1
Semi-Finalists x4 picks x1 pt each addded into Round 4 (2nd last round) | Semi-Finalists
India 18
Australia 17
Sri Lanka 13
South Africa 12
England 7
Pakistan 5
New Zealand 3
West Indies 1
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Edited by srini701 (Mon Mar 14 2011 02:43 AM)
Edit Reason: illiniman's tips corrected
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#604702 - Sat Mar 12 2011 02:48 PM
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England may be making it viewer friendly, Srini, but they are wrecking my predictions by winning the one I expected them to lose and losing the others. I shall have no nails left by the end of next week.
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#604834 - Sun Mar 13 2011 12:22 AM
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OK...will take a another look at all the tips and correct it Thanks for pointing it out But don't worry....I put all tips on an excel and do the scoring there, after the thread is closed, so you won't lose any point
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#607207 - Mon Mar 21 2011 12:43 AM
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India 296 Lost to South Africa 300/7 -- [color:blue]KrivoyRog, Eraserhead 
New Zealand 358/6 Beat Canada 261/9 -- Everybody 1
Australia 324/6 Beat Kenya 264/6 -- Eraserhead
Netherlands 160 Lost to Bangladesh 166/4
Zimbabwe 151/7 Lost to Pakistan 164/3 -- Everybody 3!
South Africa 272/7 Beat Ireland 141 -- MrFox 
Canada 211 Lost to Australia 212/3 -- Everybody 4!
England 243 Beat West Indies 225 -- KrivoyRog, Ozzz2002, Nightmare, MrFox
Netherlands 306 Lost to Ireland 307/4
Sri Lanka 265/9 Beat New Zealand 153
South Africa 284/8 Beat Bangladesh 78 -- Everybody 5!
Australia 176 Lost to Pakistan 178/6 -- Rossian, KrivoyRog, BxBarracuda, Nightmare, George95
Zimbabwe 308/6 Beat Kenya 147 -- Sypher, MrFox
India 268 Beat West Indies 188 -- Nightmare
Tipping Comp Standings position points
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1 3 1-6 Eraserhead s 23 12 36 2 1
1 8 2-18 KrivoyRog su 22 12 36 3 1
1 1 1-2 illiniman14 25 11 36 2 2
4 8 1-8 George95 u 22 12 35 2 1
5 8 6-8 N-Bomb 22 12 34 2
5 3 3-6 sward351 23 11 34 1 1
5 3 1-5 Nightmare u 23 10 34 2 1
8 15 8-20 Rossian u 19 13 33 1 1 1
8 3 3-6 gtho4 23 10 33 1 1
10 12 6-12 LeoDaVinci 21 11 32
10 8 6-10 ozz2002 22 10 32 1
10 2 2-10 MrFox 24 8 32 2 1 1
13 3 4-13 Sypher 23 8 31 1 1 1
13 13 6-13 paper_aero 20 11 31
13 13 6-13 DanielPoulsen 20 11 31
13 15 15-18 BxBarracuda u 19 11 31 1
13 15 6-15 srini701 19 12 31 1
13 15 6-15 trev1 19 12 31 1
19 15 6-19 Howie72 19 11 30 1
20 15 6-20 sambansal 19 d8 27
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weekly winner 23/27 13/14 36/41
wooden spoon 17/27 8/14 25/41
s = sole picks bonus (or 3 of 20)
u = underdog bonus
default = wooden spoon score
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1. +1 Nightmare, illiniman14, George95
2. +1 illiniman14
3. +1 Eraserhead, KrivoyRog, illiniman14
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1. 13/14 Nightmare, illiniman14, George95 10/14 Rossian
2. 10/13 illiniman14, Sypher, KrivoyRog,
Ozzz2002, sward351, gtho4, Eraserhead, MrFox 7/13 srini701, Howie72, trev1
3. 13/14 Rossian 8/14 Sypher, MrFox
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Australia finally lost a World Cup match! Their first defeat since 1999, in 34 matches. And which was the last team to beat them? Pakistan, which shocked the defending champions again to top Group A and send all pre-tournament predictions into a tizzy
Australia now play hosts India in the quarterfinals, meaning most of us have lost at least 1 advance tip for the semifinals (see advance tips table above). Some of us had both England and Sri Lanka in the semis and they both play off in another quarterfinal. Unpredictable Pakistan play equally unpredictable West Indies while the smooth riding South Africans take on New Zealand in the last quarterfinals.
Over here, Eraserheadand KrivoyRog join illiniman14 in the lead! They both were the only 2 to predict a South African win over India. Krivoy also picked an underdog bonus for picking Pakistan to topple the Aussies (along with 4 others)!
Rossian continues to rise up. She is this week's other HoF winner with 13/14 picks and is now within knocking distance of the podium.
Sypher and MrFox take home their first spoons for the comp with 8/14 picks.
There will be no more underdog bonus points from the KO rounds and your advance points start adding up. The quarterfinals start Wednesday, March 23, so try and lodge your tips for round 4 before then!
Edited to correct Eraserhead's scores. Thanks to illiniman for catching that!
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Edited by srini701 (Mon Mar 21 2011 10:42 PM)
Edit Reason: Edited to correct Eraserhead's scores. Thanks to illiniman for catching that!
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#607509 - Mon Mar 21 2011 10:43 PM
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Yep...you were right, illiniman....that one slipped through Sorry for the wrong post....corrected the scores and the write up also now..
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#607600 - Tue Mar 22 2011 07:07 AM
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Well spotted, illiniman. I shall bask in the glory alone, expecting to crash back down to earth when the QFs start!
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#608074 - Wed Mar 23 2011 10:54 PM
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. .ICC Cricket World Cup. | o | | . .Advance | | o |
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Advance Picks : Finalists x2
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BxBarracuda India South Africa
DanielPoulsen Australia South Africa
Eraserhead Australia South Africa
George95 India Sri Lanka
gtho4 Australia Sri Lanka
Howie72 India Sri Lanka
illiniman14 Australia New Zealand
KrivoyRog Australia England
LeoDaVinci South Africa England
MrFox Australia Sri Lanka
N-Bomb India South Africa
Nightmare Sri Lanka Pakistan
ozzz2002 Australia Sri Lanka
paper_aero India South Africa
Rossian Sri Lanka Pakistan
srini701 India South Africa
sward351 India Sri Lanka
Sypher Australia England
trev1 India England
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38 8 8 8 2+1 7 4
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India 8
Australia 8
Sri Lanka 8
South Africa 7
England 4
Pakistan 2
New Zealand 1
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#609433 - Mon Mar 28 2011 01:27 AM
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1st Quarterfinal -- West Indies 112 Lost to Pakistan 113/0 -- Sypher, KrivoyRog :(
2nd Quarterfinal -- Australia 260/6 Lost to India 261/5 -- 10/18 got it!
3rd Quarterfinal -- New Zealand 221/8 Beat South Africa 172 -- KrivoyRog, illiniman14
4th Quarterfinal -- England 229/6 Lost to Sri Lanka 231/0 -- Sypher, KrivoyRog, BxBarracuda, LeoDaVinci, Eraserhead, trev1
Tipping Comp Standings position points
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1 1 1-2 illiniman14 s 36 6 46 2+3 3
2 4 1-8 George95 35 6 43 2+2 2
3 5 3-8 N-Bomb 34 6 42 2+2 1
3 5 3-6 sward351 34 6 42 1+2 1
3 5 1-5 Nightmare 34 6 42 2+2 1
3 8 8-20 Rossian 33 6 42 1+3 1 1
7 1 2-18 KrivoyRog s 36 2 41 3+2 1
8 13 6-13 paper_aero 31 6 39 +2 1
8 13 6-15 srini701 31 6 39 +2 1 1
8 1 1-8 Eraserhead 36 2 39 2+1 1
11 8 3-11 gtho4 33 4 38 1+1 1
11 10 6-11 ozz2002 32 4 38 +2 1
11 10 2-11 MrFox 32 4 38 2+2 1 1
11 13 11-18 BxBarracuda 31 4 38 1+3
11 19 6-19 Howie72 30 6 38 +2 1 1
16 13 6-13 DanielPoulsen 31 4 37 +2
16 15 6-16 trev1 31 4 37 +2 1
18 10 6-18 LeoDaVinci 32 0 34 +2
19 13 4-19 Sypher 31 0 32 1+1 1 1
20 15 6-20 sambansal 27 d0 27
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weekly winner 36/41 6/8 42/49
wooden spoon 25/41 0/8 25/49
s = sole picks bonus (or 3 of 20)
u = underdog bonus
default = wooden spoon score
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1. +1 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95
2. +1 illiniman14
3. +1 illiniman14, Eraserhead, KrivoyRog
4. +3 illiniman14
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1. 13/14 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95 10/14 Rossian
2. 10/13 illiniman14, Sypher, KrivoyRog, gtho4, MrFox
ozzz2002, sward351, Eraserhead 7/13 srini701, Howie72, trev1
3. 13/14 Rossian 8/14 Sypher, MrFox
4. 6/8 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95, N-Bomb, Howie72,
Rossian, sward351, paper_aero, srini701 0/8 Sypher, LeoDaVinci
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3 teams from the sub-continent in the semifinals! The ICC couldn't have asked for more than that as the home advantage has been rammed home in an emphatic manner by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
After Pakistan thrashed Australia in the league match, it was India's turn to put on a clinical display in the quarterfinal and the match truly marked the end of an era. Ponting fought bravely, but if he really wants to prolong his playing career, he should really consider stepping down from captaincy South africa proved for the umpteenth time that they cannot win a match when it matters They are yet to win a Knock out match in 5 World Cups!
Over here illiniman14 has opened up a 3 point lead at the top over George95. Another 4 players are a further point behind. Our medallists should come from among these 7 with KrivoyRog capable of upsetting a few calculations anytime!
9 people landed HoF spots this round by picking 3 of the 4 quarters (each match worth 2 points from this round). Sypher and LeoDaVinci picked up spoons by failing to get even one match right, though to be fair, Leo lodged tips only for 2 matches.
The bonus points for advance picks for semifinalists have been added to the TBP (Total Bonus Points) Column without disturbing your existing bonus points, so you know how many points you scored.
Most of us have lost at least 1 finalist (some have lost both ) so the final round scoring is going to be real interesting....I still feel anyone from the top 7 or 8 can win this thing now....Good luck for the final round tips now!
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#610286 - Wed Mar 30 2011 06:47 AM
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This is a detailed article linked from the leading sports networks websites front page in America. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/CricketThough not getting as much coverage as the major professional or major college sports, since the World Cup began there has been a noticeable push to showcase Cricket more then I have ever noticed them doing in the past. This also goes for their football/soccer coverage over the last year on their networks, showing more games. They haven't gone as far as to show live cricket yet, though the highlights have made the shows. I haven't read the article yet, but the specific show on ESPN that the article comes from is a quality one called "Outside The Lines". I am curious if those who know the sport would consider this article an accurate and good opening representation of cricket.
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#611473 - Sat Apr 02 2011 01:07 PM
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1st Semi-Final: New Zealand 217 Lost to Sri Lanka 220/5
2nd Semi-Final: India 260/9 Beat Pakistan 231
Final: Sri Lanka 274/6 LOST TO India 277/4
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1 2 1-8 George95 43 4 52 4+5 2
2 3 3-8 N-Bomb 42 4 51 4+5 1
3 3 3-6 sward351 42 2 49 3+5 1
4 1 1-2 illiniman14 46 2 48 5+0 3
4 8 6-13 paper_aero 39 4 48 2+5 1
4 8 6-15 srini701 39 4 48 2+5 1 1
7 3 8-20 Rossian 42 2 47 4+3 1 1
7 11 2-11 MrFox 38 4 47 4+5 1 1
7 11 11-18 BxBarracuda 38 4 47 4+5
7 11 6-19 Howie72 38 4 47 2+5 1 1
11 3 1-11 Nightmare 42 2 46 4+2 1
11 8 1-11 Eraserhead 39 4 46 3+3 1
13 8 3-13 gtho4 38 4 45 2+3 1
14 7 2-18 KrivoyRog 41 2 44 5+1 1
15 11 6-15 ozz2002 38 2 42 2+2 1
15 16 6-16 DanielPoulsen 37 2 42 2+3
15 16 6-16 trev1 37 2 42 2+3 1
18 18 6-18 LeoDaVinci 34 2 36 2+0
19 19 4-19 Sypher 32 0 32 2+0 1 1
20 20 6-20 sambansal 27 d0 27
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weekly winner 42/49 4/4 46/53
wooden spoon 25/41 0/4 25/53
s = sole picks bonus (or 3 of 20)
u = underdog bonus
default = wooden spoon score
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1. +1 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95
2. +1 illiniman14
3. +1 illiniman14, Eraserhead, KrivoyRog
4. +3 illiniman14
5. +1 George95
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1. 13/14 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95 10/14 Rossian
2. 10/13 illiniman14, Sypher, KrivoyRog, gtho4, MrFox
ozzz2002, sward351, Eraserhead 7/13 srini701, Howie72, trev1
3. 13/14 Rossian 8/14 Sypher, MrFox
4. 6/8 illiniman14, Nightmare, George95, N-Bomb, Howie72,
Rossian, sward351, paper_aero, srini701 0/8 Sypher, LeoDaVinci
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It's TEAM INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Indians put up a clinical and professional display led from the front by their captain MS Dhoni and recaptured the World Cup after 28 longggggggggg years Along the way they defeated every single previous World Cup winners (West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka!)
I won't go into a detailed description of the matches now and bore you all, so let me just leave it at that
We had 5 Australians, 6 from the UK, 2 from New Zealand and 1 Indian taking part in the tipping comp here this year and who wins it at the end? ......... A Canadian! Take a bow, George95! It was a thoroughly deserved win for him in the end, as he picked the lot....both the semifinals, advance tips for both finalists and the right winner of the World Cup!
He finished a point clear of N-Bomb who was consistent through out the 5 rounds...it was a sole pick bonus from one of the earlier rounds that finally clinched it for our winner here!
Finishing in 3rd spot and on the podium ahead of all tipping comp veterans is a debutant, sward351....Congrats to him too and here's hoping to see him in many more comps here.....
I can go on writing about all the people who took part in this comp, but will not trouble you much I should however mention illiniman14, who led right through the comp and only lost out because he backed the wrong team
KrivoyRog also deserves a special mention for some outrageous picks and I probably would have awarded him 5 points had that tie he was tipping in the finals, came off
Thanks a lot to all of you for taking part and staying the course with me. It was fun organising a comp with so many participating and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did....Looking forward to seeing most of you around for other comps as well.....
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 3 PODIUM FINISHERS:
1. George95
2. N-Bomb
3. sward351
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#611545 - Sat Apr 02 2011 02:57 PM
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I guess I do know something about cricket...
Thanks srini for running things around here. Congrats to N-Bomb and sward351 for their performances. It's a win for all the rookies here!
Man, I wouldn't have minded to see a tie, just to see what KrivoyRog would say.
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#611574 - Sat Apr 02 2011 04:23 PM
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Congratulations to George and many thanks for running the competition, Srini. After the wooden spoon in the first week I'm more than happy with my finishing spot.
And well done India on the victory.
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#611604 - Sat Apr 02 2011 06:53 PM
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Great comp. Congrats George, I'm happy with second
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#611677 - Sun Apr 03 2011 06:03 AM
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Oooh congratulations to our illustrious winners . And what a great final, Gauti and MS (finally playing a captain's knock - after so long) had a great game. But that's not to forget the brilliant effort of India's bowlers - with Zaheer's 3 maidens in an ODI final 
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#611702 - Sun Apr 03 2011 07:22 AM
Re: Results & Standings .. ICC World Cup
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Participant
Registered: Tue Feb 08 2011
Posts: 7
Loc: Perth
Western Australia
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Thanks for a well run comp. Enjoyed the final even the Aussies weren't there. Bring on the next world cup!
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#612020 - Mon Apr 04 2011 01:39 AM
Re: Results & Standings .. ICC World Cup
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Prolific
Registered: Tue Feb 25 2003
Posts: 1825
Loc: Outer Sydney NSW Australia
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Congratulations George, N and sward. Well done India. Many thanks srini.
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