The 2nd edition of the Tennis Poker World Championships will start on December 1st. :yeah:
In the singles event, only the top 16 at the end of the 2003 season and 4 wild cards will be able to enter the competition. The 20 contestants will be divided into 4 groups of 5, and top 2 form each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. In the doubles tournament there will be 10 spots: top 8 and 2 wild cards, divided into 2 groups of 5: top 2 from each group will advance to the semis.
As we’ll be during the off-season, the values of the tennis players will be given by their average performances throughout the 2003 Tennis Poker 8 legs. You may remember last year’s editon, won by Paul, or the 2001 Christmas Special Exhibition, won by Tim Wilson. ;) The average will consider ALL the 8 legs: if a player didn’t compete, we will use the spare card value.
You are allowed to change your picks in this thread before the championships start.
It’s time to see who was able to qualify for the Tennis Poker YEC! :bounce:
In singles, the 16th poster scored 2021 points. So, all the ones who had already gained more after the 7th leg are surely in: Petosp, Brian Stewart, CanIGetaWhat, Valda Lake, ManuelanMaggieLover, Carot, Tetetubby and Rocketta.
Now, let’s consider the four wild cards. The first three will be given to the three posters who won a medal in last year’s World Championships: Paul, Tia Clara and Josh. It’s quite common for the defending World Champion to be admitted automatically, and I’ve decided to extend the privilege to the silver and bronze medallists as they finished at #17 and #18 in the Race. There’s also a leg winner who finished outside of the top 16: the last wild card goes to Dawn Maree, who won the first tournament of the 2003 season and is at #22.
There are still 8 empty spots out of 20: they will be announced next week. ;) Let me say that, considering the Race after the 7th leg, there were only two changes in the top 16.
In the doubles event, no big surprises: the first 8 pairs haven’t changed at all in the last few legs, and the two wild cards go to the pairs who won a leg but didn’t make it into the top 8.
See you on Monday for the complete entry list! :wavey:
carot
Nov 21st, 2003, 11:16 AM
i made it! i maaaaade it! *sob sob* i wanna thank my fans, my family and above all God who made this all possible.
oh wait i'm not at an awards ceremony here :o
thanks for all the work Doc! :)
The Crow
Nov 21st, 2003, 12:03 PM
Let's hope my win in our thrilling match was enough to get me in, carot ;) (or would that give rise to bribe suspicions? :eek: )
*fingers crossed*
carot
Nov 21st, 2003, 01:56 PM
i played my heart out in that match! in the heat of the match you don't think about things like that! well not consciencely anyway :o ;)
The Crow
Nov 21st, 2003, 02:16 PM
You're right. And I did lose my next match because I was too tired of the match against you. So if I haven't made the top 16 it's all your fault :fiery:
tia clara
Nov 21st, 2003, 04:06 PM
I'm in! I'm in! :D :D :D :D
tia throws herself at DoctorG's feet and hugs his shoes in gratitude
see, Carot, I can be more dramatic than you can! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Valda Lake
Nov 21st, 2003, 04:37 PM
Good on you Tia! This should be fun! :)
I'd also like to say thanks to Crow & Carot for their Congrats in the other threads...and to thank them for not only supporting Doc's games through every leg...but also for injecting humour into their posts here.
Cheers! :):)
Rocketta
Nov 22nd, 2003, 02:50 AM
doing the I'm in dance! :dance:
Can I change my team to Serena/Clijsters/Henin/Myskina/Dementieva ?
spencercarlos
Nov 22nd, 2003, 06:14 AM
Can i Change my team to Henin/Clijsters/Seles/Myskina/Venus? :)
m_pierce fan
Nov 22nd, 2003, 08:17 AM
I really hope I'm in....Semifinals in the 8leg....
but...let's see!!
CanIGetAWhat
Nov 22nd, 2003, 01:56 PM
My new team:
Clijsters/Henin-Hardenne/Myskina/Mauresmo/S. Williams
Thank you! :wavey:
manuelanmaggielover
Nov 22nd, 2003, 04:10 PM
my new team
henin/clisters/ myskina/ mauresmo/capriati
Brian Stewart
Nov 24th, 2003, 08:30 AM
Wahoo! I'm in!
Ready to punt posteriors and solicit sobriquets! :)
DoctorG
Nov 24th, 2003, 10:52 AM
THE TENNIS POKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Singles entry list
1 / 3531: Petosp ( 1 )
2 / 3489: Valda Lake ( 2 )
3 / 3190: Brian Stewart ( 3 )
4 / 3040: Tetetubby ( 4 )
This week, day by day, I will disclose the group ranking without telling anything about the combinations, so that we don't spoil the surprise about the medal winners. ;)
Next week (from Tuesday on, December 8th is a bank holiday here in Italy :D) we'll see how the main draw matches will unfold. :)
I'll post the doubles groups later tonight: we'll be able to finish this event within next Friday. :)
Thank you, good luck! :wavey:
The Crow
Dec 1st, 2003, 04:21 PM
Tough group :eek:
carot
Dec 1st, 2003, 07:50 PM
battle of the belgians down in group D :eek:
ánd we'll finally find out who's the Greatest Admin of the Universe: Josh aka The Weakling or Carot The AllTimeGreatestHeroInSucceedingAllTimeGreatestAchi evements (names were invented right here, right now and are not approved by any jury, nor were they disapproved though!)
DoctorG
Dec 1st, 2003, 09:09 PM
THE DOUBLES TENNIS POKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
In the doubles event, two groups, top 2 advance to the semifinals (A1 vs B2 and B1 vs A2, of course). :)
DoctorG
Dec 1st, 2003, 09:09 PM
GROUP A
Valda Lake & Tim Wilson ( 1 )
AlexSydney & Tetetubby ( 3 )
Arn & Josh ( 6 )
Sonic The Hedgehog & ARANTXA: simply the best ( 8 )
Randy H & Polishprodigy ( WC 2 )
ManuelanMaggieLover and Paul advance to the quarterfinals. :)
DoctorG
Dec 2nd, 2003, 06:57 PM
SINGLES MAIN DRAW QUARTERFINALS
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1) vs D2
C1 vs B2
D1 vs Paul (A2)
B1 vs C2
DoctorG
Dec 2nd, 2003, 06:57 PM
DOUBLES GROUP A - FINAL RANKING
#1 - AlexSydney & Tetetubby ( 3 )
#2 - Valda Lake & Tim Wilson ( 1 )
#3 - Sonic The Hedgehog & ARANTXA: simply the best ( 8 )
#4 - Arn & Josh ( 6 )
#5 - Randy H & Polishprodigy ( WC 2 )
DoctorG
Dec 2nd, 2003, 06:59 PM
See you tomorrow for the Group B results! :wavey:
The Crow
Dec 2nd, 2003, 07:00 PM
Petosp is out? :eek: :eek:
DoctorG
Dec 2nd, 2003, 07:10 PM
This group proved to be the toughest one. Petosp scored the overall 8th best combination of this tournament, but finished only 3rd in the qualifying group.
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:22 AM
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY #2!
Group B results are coming. The doubles semifinals are set! :yeah:
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:22 AM
SINGLES GROUP B - FINAL RANKING
#1 - Tia Clara ( WC 1 )
#2 - Arn ( 16 )
#3 - Valda Lake ( 2 )
#4 - Ryan Giggs ( 12 )
#5 - Mary Cherry ( 7 )
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:23 AM
SINGLES MAIN DRAW QUARTERFINALS
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1) vs D2
C1 vs Arn (B2)
D1 vs Paul (A2)
Tia Clara (B1) vs C2
CanIGetaWhat & ManuelanMaggieLover (B1)
vs
Valda Lake & Tim Wilson (A2)
The Crow
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:26 AM
Fifth? Woops :o That's probably not a good sign for singles either :(
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:27 AM
Day #3 results (Singles Group C and doubles semis) will be posted later tonight. :)
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 10:28 AM
Fifth? Woops :o That's probably not a good sign for singles either :(
:unsure:
arn
Dec 4th, 2003, 11:57 AM
SINGLES GROUP B - FINAL RANKING
#1 - Tia Clara ( WC 1 )
#2 - Arn ( 16 )
#3 - Valda Lake ( 2 )
#4 - Ryan Giggs ( 12 )
#5 - Mary Cherry ( 7 )
Woohoo, I'm in the next round!!!! :bounce: :D
the 2 'last' ones of the group got through, how is this decided actually?? (probably this is said in the beginning of the thread, I'm gonna take a look... ;) )
arn
Dec 4th, 2003, 12:01 PM
got it ;) :)
DoctorG
Dec 4th, 2003, 12:12 PM
Hi Arn! :wavey:
Values are assigned to tennis players according to the 2003 average performance. All the values and combinations will be posted at the end of the tournament. :)
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1) vs M_Pierce fan (D2)
Tim Wilson (C1) vs Arn (B2)
Tetetubby (D1) vs Paul (A2)
Tia Clara (B1) vs CanIGetaWhat (C2)
DoctorG
Dec 5th, 2003, 05:50 PM
See you on Tuesday for the final stages of the singles tournament! :yeah:
Have a nice week-end! :wavey:
The Crow
Dec 5th, 2003, 05:53 PM
Congrats CanIGetaWhat & ManuelanMaggieLover
All Belgians out in my group :eek: :sad:
Rocketta
Dec 5th, 2003, 08:28 PM
Congrats CanI and Manuela!! :D :D
carot
Dec 5th, 2003, 08:34 PM
oh boy *ashamed*
end of season tiredness for moi peops! :D
Congrats CanIGetaWhat & ManuelanMaggieLover :)
Mattographer
Dec 6th, 2003, 02:41 AM
Predictable! :rolleyes:
m_pierce fan
Dec 6th, 2003, 10:45 AM
I am in quarts..OMG!!
Have a nice weekend!
CanIGetAWhat
Dec 6th, 2003, 04:34 PM
Thanks everyone! Congrats, manuelanmaggielover, we won the gold medal in doubles! :bounce:
Good luck to all those in the singles tournament. :)
arn
Dec 7th, 2003, 08:47 PM
Congrats CanIGetaWhat & ManuelanMaggieLover
All Belgians out in my group :eek: :sad:
Woohoo! I'm still in as only belgian :p
But I have a tiny feeling I will be out in the next round :sad:
manuelanmaggielover
Dec 7th, 2003, 10:30 PM
whoo-hoo great win partner:)
thanks doc:)
good luck to everyone in singles:)
Thanks everyone! Congrats, manuelanmaggielover, we won the gold medal in doubles! :bounce:
Good luck to all those in the singles tournament. :)
m_pierce fan
Dec 8th, 2003, 04:30 PM
BTW, I am gonna retire after this year..so this is my last tourney! And by far the best year for me...But it's time for me to retire....But before that I am gonna go so far in this tourney than possible...
DoctorG
Dec 9th, 2003, 05:03 PM
BTW, I am gonna retire after this year..so this is my last tourney! And by far the best year for me...But it's time for me to retire....But before that I am gonna go so far in this tourney than possible...
I'm sorry to hear it, I hope you change idea and join us for one more season to repeat your recent great results.
DoctorG
Dec 9th, 2003, 08:10 PM
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY #5!
Let's see who is a step closer to the medals! :yeah:
DoctorG
Dec 9th, 2003, 08:10 PM
SINGLES QUARTERFINALS
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1)
def
M_Pierce fan (D2)
Tim Wilson (C1)
def
Arn (B2)
Tetetubby (D1)
def
Paul (A2)
Tia Clara (B1)
def
CanIGetaWhat (C2)
DoctorG
Dec 9th, 2003, 08:11 PM
SINGLES SEMIFINALS
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1)
vs
Tim Wilson (C1)
Tetetubby (D1)
vs
Tia Clara (B1)
All the four group winners have reached the semifinals! :D
DoctorG
Dec 9th, 2003, 08:13 PM
It's unlikely I'll be able to be online tomorrow, so the results will be probably posted on Thursday. :)
Thank you, good luck! :wavey:
arn
Dec 10th, 2003, 10:38 AM
:sad:
But it was a great year again, I didn't get back to #1, but it will just be my goal for next year :D ;)
THANX DOC!!! :kiss: :hug: :wavey:
Valda Lake
Dec 10th, 2003, 01:46 PM
Go Puddin' & Tylette!!! :):)
m_pierce fan
Dec 10th, 2003, 05:05 PM
oh..I lost..That was my last game!!
Well done Manuelanmaggielover!!
See you guys and thanx doc :)
DoctorG
Dec 11th, 2003, 06:06 PM
oh..I lost..That was my last game!!
Well done Manuelanmaggielover!!
See you guys and thanx doc :)
I still hope you will change idea and will be back for the next season. ;)
DoctorG
Dec 11th, 2003, 06:10 PM
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY #6!
Let's see the semis results! :yeah:
DoctorG
Dec 11th, 2003, 06:10 PM
SINGLES SEMIFINALS
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1)
def
Tim Wilson (C1)
Tetetubby (D1)
def
Tia Clara (B1)
DoctorG
Dec 11th, 2003, 06:11 PM
SINGLES FINALS!!!
1st place final:
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1)
vs
Tetetubby (D1)
Bronze medal match:
Tim Wilson (C1)
vs
Tia Clara (B1)
DoctorG
Dec 11th, 2003, 06:12 PM
Medal winners will be revealed tomorrow! :bounce:
Thank you, good luck! :wavey:
tia clara
Dec 12th, 2003, 12:46 AM
Congratulations to Teletubby!
:crying2: oh, well. I have a chance for the Bronze. a very slim chance! :D :D :D
Valda Lake
Dec 12th, 2003, 02:08 AM
You have a chance because you are Tylette...it's that simple! :)
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 11:34 AM
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL DAY!
The gold medal goes to...
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 11:34 AM
SINGLES FINALS!!!
1st place final:
ManuelanMaggieLover (A1)
def
Tetetubby (D1)
Bronze medal match:
Tia Clara (B1)
def
Tim Wilson (C1)
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 11:35 AM
THE SINGLES MEDALS!
#1 - ManuelanMaggieLover
#2 - Tetetubby
#3 - Tia Clara
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 11:41 AM
A few notes, before posting all the values and combinations in another thread. :)
ManuelanMaggieLover won two gold medals, and Tetetubby two silver ones. They scored the same combination, but ManuelanMaggieLover won as Myskina had a slightly better average than Davenport (Anastasia and Lindsay were the only different players). :)
Tia Clara had also won the bronze medal at last year's World Championships. :yeah:
So, this is the official end of the 2003 Tennis Poker season. I hope you enjoyed the game as much as I do, and I would like to thank all the posters whose interest and support has made all this possible. I hope everyone will be back for the 2004 events.
Thank you very much! :wavey:
The Crow
Dec 15th, 2003, 12:41 PM
Congrats to the all the medal takers :D
And a big thank you to Doc for another superb year of tennispoker!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 12:53 PM
You're welcome! :wavey:
manuelanmaggielover
Dec 15th, 2003, 04:31 PM
A few notes, before posting all the values and combinations in another thread. :)
ManuelanMaggieLover won two gold medals, and Tetetubby two silver ones. They scored the same combination, but ManuelanMaggieLover won as Myskina had a slightly better average than Davenport (Anastasia and Lindsay were the only different players). :)
Tia Clara had also won the bronze medal at last year's World Championships. :yeah:
So, this is the official end of the 2003 Tennis Poker season. I hope you enjoyed the game as much as I do, and I would like to thank all the posters whose interest and support has made all this possible. I hope everyone will be back for the 2004 events.
Thank you very much! :wavey:
wow, thank you so much doc for all your hard work:)
close final;) thanks teletubby:)
thanks to canigetawhat for being my partner this year and next:)
thanks again doc:)
DoctorG
Dec 15th, 2003, 06:06 PM
You're welcome, and congratulations for your great achievements in this season! :yeah:
Valda Lake
Dec 15th, 2003, 07:13 PM
Congrats all! Good on ya! :)
carot
Dec 15th, 2003, 10:12 PM
Congrats to all participants! and thank you doc for another season of tennis poker :)
CanIGetAWhat
Dec 17th, 2003, 08:51 PM
Congrats to all the medalists! :)
Good job on winning two gold medals, partner! :bounce:
DoctorG
Dec 20th, 2003, 12:00 PM
:banana:
tia clara
Dec 20th, 2003, 11:03 PM
Mille grazie, Dottore! :smooch:
I am really looking forward to next year and the 2004 edition of Tennis Poker! :bigwave: :bigwave: :bigwave:
Happy Holidays to DoctorG and to all the Tennis Poker gang! :D