606v2 ATP Picking Game: Miami Masters

Welcome to the official start of the 606v2 ATP Picking game. I hope this will be well received and catches on for Masters and Grand Slams at least. Any questions welcomed. Good luck and thank you to anyone who plays

How to play:
- Every player has 23 picks. All picks must be used in mens main draw singles matches. The points besides each fixture represent the points you score if that player wins. If your pick is wrong you LOSE 10 points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the tournament is the winner. To play post your picks on this thread, try to number them. A valid pick must be in the format Player A def/over Player B (Winner First). By the end of the tournament all 23 picks must be used, unused picks will be counted as losses. You are allowed to post picks each day until the match starts, so please check the order of play. All picks posted after play starts are invalid and can be replaced. A pick is void if a match does not take place due to withdrawal or a change in the draw but is valid if at least one point is played (so retirements count). Each player will also be able to place “Djoker Cards” on any THREE of their 23 picks. If your "Djoker" pick wins you earn double winnings if he loses you will not lose any points. In case of more than one player being tied on the same score, the tiebreak will be number of right picks, if still tied then by 1st highest scoring pick, 2nd highest scoring pick

Ferrer (6) - (16) Haas
Gasquet (32) - (3) Murray
Murray (4) - (27) Gasquet

Position	Name	Points	W-L	Djokers Used
1	Ryan86	214	10-13	3
2	Bogbrush	124	14-9	3
3	JuliusHMarx	75	14-9	3
4	Lydian	64	11-12	3
5	Silver	46	19-4	2
6	CJB	43	13-10	3
7	Born Slippy	-12	12-10*	3

1. Nalbandian bt Niemenen
2. Harrison bt Blake
3. Melzer bt Berankis
4. Goffin bt Haase

I've never done picking games before...I need to get my head around it!

Well done on putting this forward, I hope other posters join in - although right now the busiest thread is about the tennis section rather than tennis itself.

It used to be played on the old 606 but stopped for some reason. Thought it'd be nice to bring back and see the response.

Yes it was. Great idea, well done.

1. Niemenan def Nalbandian
2. Troicki def Andujar
3. Hewitt def Sousa
4. Soeda def Falla
5. Davydenko def Lorenzi


By the way CJB, you're predicting Nalbandian beats Nalbandian.

CJB wrote:1. Nalbandian bt Nalbandian
2. Harrison bt Blake
3. Muller bt Berankis
4. Goffin bt Haase

er, Nalbandian bt Nalbandian?

I don't get the Muller bt Berankis one either - Muller is playing Rosol

Do we have to pick just 4 for this round, or any number?

Hope to see you both playing. 8 will be a good amount I think. Will just do masters and grand slates unless there is significant interest to do it every week

Meant to be Melzer not Muller.

Can do as many as you want every day

can you offer me a minimum level of -50 and no lower? I don't want to get to -230

1, Paire bt Llodra
2, Hewitt bt Sousa
3, Davydenko bt Lorenzi (Djoker)
4, Berlocq bt Pella (tennis & grunts)

1. Falla bt Soeda
2. Donskoy bt Devvarman
3. Llodra bt Paire
4. Dodig bt Lacko
5. Berlocq bt Pella
6. Harrison bt Blake

Zemlja bt. Bautista Agut
Haase bt. Goffin
Willliams bt. Giraldo

Updated

cont.

6. Llodra def Paire

Updated table and more first round odds

5 Gicquel bt Tomic (DJK)

7. Harrison bt Belluci (Djoker)

6 Fognini bt Llodra
7 Simon by Hewitt
8 Dolgopolov bt Davydenko

Oh I think I can't resist..........

7. Rosol def Djokovic (Djoker)


Probably a lost Djoker, possibly the game won in one shot.

Haha, excellent stuff bogbrush.

1. Fognini def. Llodra (Djoker)
2. Simon def. Hewitt

Thanks for running this, CJB.

4. Malisse def. Chardy
5. Benneteau def. Blake
6. Hewitt def. Simon
7. Llodra def. Fognini
8. Mayer def. Zemlija
9. Sela def. Tipsarevic (Djoker)
10. Melzer def. Granollers

The matches start at 11am (3+ hours my time). Will send picks.

Julie's due to Harrison withdrawing prior to the game you get the pick back

Damn
7. Devvarnan bt Lopez

9 Isner bt Dodig

Tsonga is playing twice on the latest list.

8. Goffin bt Kohlscreiber
9. Belluci bt Janowicz (Djoker)
10. Tomic bt Murray
11. Klizan bt Neimenin

8. Lu def Youzhny
9. Berdych def Gimeno-Tarver
10. Klizan def Neimenen

5. Gasquet bt Rochus
6. Raonic bt Rufin
7. Cilic bt Giraldo
8. Dimitrov bt Bolleli
9. Berdych bt Gimeno-T
10. Tsonga bt Troicki

10 Anderson bt Tipsy
11 Ramos bt Blake djk 2

Ok, let's play a bit of catch up:

1. Fognini def Ferrer (Djoker)
2. Nishikori def Malisse
3. Tipsarevic def Anderson
4. Djokovic def Devvarman
5. Isner def Cilic
6. Haas def Dolgopolov

3. Nishikori def. Malisse
4. Djokovic def. Devvarman
5. Simon def. Zelmja

So tempted to put a Djoker on Dev, just for fun.

I just realised I've been playing this game completely wrong!

"The points besides each fixture represent the points you score if that player wins.". Oh.

Right, I'll need to change tactic...doh.

I did think your tactic was a bit weird for the last round tbh. Thought you were avoiding losses

12 Raonic bt Querrey

11. Raonic by Querrey
12. Gasquet bt Youzhny
13. Ramos bt Blake (Djoker)
14. Cilic bt Isner

JuliusHMarx wrote:9. Belluci bt Janowicz (Djoker)

Apprarently Janowicz was boo'ed off court after his defeat. And was then heard to mutter "Oh well, at least I'll get the money from Julius now" - allegedly.

12. Inser bt Cilic
13. Raonic bt Querrey

7. Gasquet def Youhzny
8. Raonic def Querrey

6. Raonic def. Querrey
7. Gasquet def. Youzhny
8. Seppi def. Bellucci (Djoker)
9. Tsonga def. Nieminen
10. Murray def. Dimitrov

Born slippy after tonight's games there is 15 game left so you will need to pick every game to avoid minus points for not enough picks

11. Goffin def El Mugro (Djoker)
12. Berdych def Falla
13. Murray def Dimitrov
14. Tsonga def Neimenen

11. Isner bt Cilic
12. Ramos bt Blake
13. Dimitrov bt Murray (Djoker)
14. Raonic bt Querrey
15. Bellucci bt Seppi

I haven't looked at any scores if any of above matches already started, don't think they have. Honest

Er, forgot:

11. Berdych def. Falla

Lydian the only one I know for sure is Ramos - Blake finished last night so I just cant allow that one. The rest I Shall let stand

Anyone who picked either Raonic/Querrey gets a pick back as game didnt even start thus is void

12 Simon bt Tipsy
13 Kei bt Ferrer (DJK)
14 Ramos bt Melzer

Thanks CJB, didn't even know that match had been played! Cheers.

Looks like I'm on minus points then!