Predict-the-SCORE #23: ZURICH

Welcome to ZURICH

If you so far are not familiar with Predict-the-SCORE...

It is a game in which you predict the score (hence the name) of matches on the WTA Tour each week.

You must to predict the scores of matches in this breakdown:

1st Round: 7matches
2nd Round: 5 matches
Quaterfinals: 3 matches
Semifinals: 2 matches
Final: 1 match

IMPORTANT RULES:

1) If a player withdraws from the tournament at any time, or retires during her match the pick is not counted, and you are given a "replacement pick" which you may use at ANY TIME during the tournament in addition to your other picks.

2) You are not permitted to edit your posts under any circumstances. If you wish to alter your picks, please reply to your pick post and make the changes there.

3) You may no longer pick a match as "Davenport d. Q". You must have both players names in your pick for it to be valid.

Just ask if you want further clarification.
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How the Scoring works:

*Copyright SpikeyAidanm - April 9th, 2004 -*

Here is an example:

Several players decide to predict the Myskina vs Petrova Quarter-Final Match

ACTUAL MATCH RESULT: Myskina def Petrova 6-7, 6-1, 6-1

Let’s say the following are predictions from a range of players:

1. Myskina to beat Petrova 6-7, 6-1, 6-1

Dead accurate and correct score, 35 points.

2. Myskina to beat Petrova 6-1, 6-7, 6-1

You predicted the number of sets correctly and you got all three set scorelines correct, just in reverse the actual, this still gets you 25 points.

3. Myskina to beat Petrova 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

You predicted the number of sets correctly, and you predicted one of the set scorelines correct (6-1) and it was correct because Myskina won that set 6-1 like she actually did.
A prediction like this will reward you 20 points. (note if you predicted two of the sets correct but not the third on in a three match you will be given a bonus 3 points here)

4. Myskina to beat Petrova 7-6, 3-6, 6-4

You predicted the number of sets correctly, and although 7-6 was in the actual scoreline, in the real match Petrova won the set 7-6 not Myskina, as you have predicted.
So any situations like this when you have predicted the correct winner and correct number of sets but no correct actual scorelines, you still gain 15 points.

5. Myskina to beat Petrova 6-1, 6-2

You predicted the correct winner but not the correct number of sets but you did correctly predict at least one scoreline that was correct (6-1 in Myskina’s favour), so you get 12 points.
(note if you picked Myskina to beat Petrova 6-1, 6-1, you still got at least one set correct, so that’s worth 12 too).

6. Myskina to beat Petrova 6-3, 7-6

You predicted the correct winner, but neither of the scorelines were correct (note that 7-6 was in the real scoreline but in Petrova’s favour not Myskina’s as you have predicted). A prediction like this will reward you with 10 points.

7. Petrova to beat Myskina 7-5, 1-6, 7-6

0 points for any incorrect “match” winner prediction.

KOSTANIC vs Paola Suarez (ARG)

Mary Pierce (FRA) vs Fabiola Zuluaga (COL)

Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) vs SCHNYDER

Alicia Molik (AUS) vs Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)

(WC)Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) vs Nathalie Dechy (FRA)

(WC)Lisa Raymond (USA) vs (8)Nadia Petrova (RUS)

(7)Venus Williams (USA) vs Karolina Sprem (CRO)

IVANOVIC vs. GOLOVIN

(WC)Vera Douchevina (RUS) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

SUGIYAMA vs ASAGOE

PENNETTA vs. MIKAELIAN

Elena Bovina (RUS) vs Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

Pierce d Zuluaga 63 64
Bovina d Schiavone 75 63
Hantuchova d Douchevina 36 63 61
V.Williams d Sprem 64 64
Petrova d Raymond 76(4) 63
Zvonareva d Maleeva 75 63

ROUND 1 (this matches could go either way, though decision)

01: BOVINA def. SCHIAVONE 6-4 7-5
02: MIKAELIAN def. PENNETTA 6-4 6-2
03: ASAGOE def. SUGIYAMA 7-5 6-2
04: MOLIK def. FARINA-ELIA 6-1 6-3
05: DECHY def. BECSINSZKY 7-5 6-3
06: PETROVA def. RAYMOND 6-4 3-6 6-2
07: GOLOVIN def. IVANOVIC 6-3 7-5

R1:
Bovina def. Schiavone 64 63
Hantuchova def. Douchevina 63 64
Golovin def. Ivanovic 64 63
Petrova def. Raymond 63 64
Dechy def. Bacsinszky 64 63
Suarez def. Kostanic 63 64
Pierce def. Zuluaga 64 63

Dechy d. Bacsinszky 6-1 6-3
Petrova d. Raymond 6-2 6-4
Golovin d. Ivanovic 7-5 6-3
Pierce d. Zuluaga 6-3 6-4
Molik d. Farina Elia 6-2 7-5
Bovina d. Schiavone 6-4 6-2
Sugiyama d. Asagoe 6-3 6-4

Mary Pierce (FRA) def. Fabiola Zuluaga (COL) 6-3 6-3

Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) def. SCHNYDER 7-5 5-7 6-2

Alicia Molik (AUS) def. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA) 6-3 6-2

(7)Venus Williams (USA) def. Karolina Sprem (CRO) 7-6 (6) 7-5

GOLOVIN def. IVANOVIC 6-1 6-2

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) def. Douchevina 6-3 6-4

SUGIYAMA def. ASAGOE 7-5 7-5

1RD:
1) Molik def. Farina Elia 6:4, 6:3
2) Pierce def. Zuluaga 6:2, 6:3
3) Bovina def. Schiavone 6:4, 6:2
4) Dechy def. Bacsinszky 6:3, 6:2
5) Petrova def. Raymond 6:4, 6:4
6) Golovin def. Ivanovic 6:3, 6:3
7) Douchevina def. Hantuchova 6:3, 6:4

1. DOUCHEVINA over HANTUCHOVA : 6-3, 7-5
2. SPREM over V. WILLIAMS 6-4, 6-4
3. GOLOVIN over IVANOVIC 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
4. PENNETTA over MIKAELIN 6-3, 6-2
5. SCHNYDER over MALEEVA 5-7, 6-4, 7-6
6. PETROVA over RAYMOND 7-6, 6-2
7. KOSTANIC over SUAREZ 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

7.Asagoe d Sugiyama 64 46 64

Pierce d. Zuluaga 6-3 6-2
Schnyder d. Maleeva 6-2 6-4
Dechy d. Bacsinszky 6-0 6-3
Raymond d. Petrova 3-6 6-4 7-5
Ivanovic d. Golovin 6-4 5-7 6-3
Pennetta d. Mikaelian 6-4 6-4
Bovina d. Schiavone 7-5 3-6 7-6

I had time to post this :D

Mary Pierce (FRA) def Fabiola Zuluaga 6-2 6-3
Nathalie Dechy def Timea Bacsinszky 6-1 6-0
Elena Bovina (RUS) def Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-4
Sugiyama def Asagoe 6-4 3-6 6-2
Molik def Farina Elia 7-5 6-3
Schnyder def Maleeva 6-4 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) def. Douchevina 6-4 7-6

1st Round:
1. Bovina over Schiavone 7-5 6-4
2. Schnyder over Maleeva 6-4 4-6 6-3
3. Dechy over Bacsinszky 6=3 6=1
4. Molik over Farina Elia 7-6 5-7 6-4
5. Sprem over Williams 7-6 6-4
6. Pierce over Zuluaga 6-4 6-3
7. Mikaelian over Pennetta 7-5 6-3

Edit 7. Mikaelian over Pennetta 7-5 4-6 6-3

Nadia Petrova over Lisa Raymond: 6-3, 6-4
Vera Douchevina over Daniela Hanchutova 7-5,6-4
Elena Bovina over Francesa Schiavone 6-4,6-4

:bounce:

R1

Bovina over Schiavone 6-2 6-4
Petrova over raymond 6-1 4-6 6-3
Pierce over Zuluaga 6-4 7-5
Shneyder def Maleeva 6-2 7-6
Dechy def Balasinkyi 6-1 6-4
Farina Elia def Molik 3-6 6-2 7-5

1st Round
Bovina d. Sciavone 6-4, 7-5
Williams d. Sprem 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Molik d. Farina Elia 6-2, 6-4
Petrova d. Raymond 6-3, 6-2
Pierce d. Zuluaga 6-3, 6-4
Schnyder d. Maleeva 7-5, 6-3
Kostanic d. Suarez 6-2, 6-4

NOTE: From the responses I have received, the tour championships will be an 8 player tournament of the top 8 active players.

ROUND 2

01: SHARAPOVA def. HANTUCHOVA 7-5 6-3
02: PENNETTA def. SUGIYAMA 6-4 6-4

R2:
Sugiyama def. Pennetta 64 63
Sharapova def. Hantuchova 63 64
Suarez def. Loit 64 63

Sugiyama def. Pennetta 6-4 6-1
Suarez def. Loit 6-2 6-2

Schynder def Zuluaga 7-6 7-5

edit*

Zuluaga def Schynder 7-5 7-6

R2:
Sugiyama d. Pennetta 6-4 6-2
Sharapova d. Hantuchova 6-3 7-5
Zvonareva d. Molik 6-4 6-4
Suarez d. Loit 6-3 6-4

UPDATE:
With just 2 matches to be played in the first round, Zhao, *Yoav*, and alwayshingis are nearly neck and neck for the lead. That will all come down to the final two matches.

GER/CAN Sascha trails the lead pack by a little, and the rest of the field is already 20-30 points behind the leaders.

Official scores will come tomorrow upon completion of the first round.

Round 2
Sugiyama d. Pennetta 6-4, 6-2
Sharapova d. Hantuchova 7-5, 6-3
Zvonareva d. Molik 6-3, 6-4
Suarez d. Loit 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Scnyder d. Zuluaga 6-4, 6-3

2RD:
1) Petrova def. Dechy 6:3, 6:3
2) Sharapova def. Hantuchova 6:4, 6:2
3) Schnyder def. Zuluaga 6:4, 6:3
4) Pennetta def. Sugiyama 6:4, 6:4

2nd Round:

1. Sugiyama d Pennetta 75 63
2. Sharapova d Hantuchova 64 63
3. Molik d Zvonareva 57 63 63
4. Suarez d Loit 64 75
5. Zuluaga d. Schnyder 76(4) 46 75

2nd Round:
1. Williams over Ivanovic 7-6 7-5
2. Sugiyama over Pennetta 7-5 6-4
3. Schnyder over Zuluaga 6-3 6-4
4. Zvonareva over Molik 6-4 4-6 6-3
5. Dementieva over Bovina 6-2 2-6 6-1

2nd Round:
1. Williams over Ivanovic 7-6 7-5
2. Sugiyama over Pennetta 7-5 6-4
3. Schnyder over Zuluaga 6-3 6-4
4. Zvonareva over Molik 6-4 4-6 6-3
5. Dementieva over Bovina 6-2 2-6 6-1

Edit 5. Dementieva over Bovina 6-4 4-6 6-3

Venus def Ivanovic 7-5 6-3

2RD:
5) Williams def. Ivanovic 6:3, 6:2

ROUND 2

03: SUAREZ def. LOIT 6-3 7-5
04: PETROVA def. DECHY 6-4 3-6 6-3
05: SCHNYDER def. ZULUAGA 7-6 6-4

1st Round:

1. *Yoav* -- 97
2. Zhao -- 94
3. alwayshingis -- 90
4. HectorMagnus -- 70
4. kwanfan -- 70
6. ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 69
7. silverwhite -- 67
7. Rossana Fan -- 67
9. GER/CAN Sascha -- 65
10. jrm -- 60
10. azmad_88 -- 60
12. William Hunt -- 55
13. Phong -- 40

V. Williams d. Ivanovic 6-3 6-4

round 2
Suarez def Loit 6-4 7-5
Dementieva def Bovina 7-5 2-6 6-4

2nd Round:
1. Williams over Ivanovic 7-6 7-5
2. Sugiyama over Pennetta 7-5 6-4
3. Schnyder over Zuluaga 6-3 6-4
4. Zvonareva over Molik 6-4 4-6 6-3
5. Dementieva over Bovina 6-2 2-6 6-1

Edit 1. Willimas over Ivanovic 7-6 6-3

Sugiyama over Penneta 6-4 6-4
Ivanovic over Williams 2-6 7-5 6-4
Sheyder over ZUluaga 7-5 6-4

sorrie i forget rule2 again :sad:

Zuluaga def Patty 7-5 7-6

sorrie alwayshingis :wavey:

R2:
Petrova def. Dechy 63 64
Williams def. Ivanovic 64 63

Replace for Loit: Schnyder def. Zuluaga 64 63

Williams over Ivanovic 6-3 6-4
Schnyder over Zuluaga 6-1 6-4
Dementieva over Bovina 6-2 7-5
Suarez over Loit 6-1 7-6

Seems like there's no other remaining :/

Can I take all the QFs to balance it out or is it too much against the rules?

Dementieva def SUGIyama 6-4 7-4
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Patty def Paola 7-5 7-5
Venus def Sharapova 6-4 7-6
Nadia def Molik 7-5 6-3

QF:

01: SCHNYDER def. SUAREZ 7-5 6-2
02: MOLIK def. PETROVA 6-3 2-6 6-4
03: WILLIAMS def. SHARAPOVA 6-4 7-5
04: DEMENTIEVA def. SUGIYAMA 7-5 4-6 6-2

sorrie i forget rule2 again :sad:

Zuluaga def Patty 7-5 7-6

sorrie alwayshingis :wavey:


It's aright, just remember in the future.

I know you're not a cheater.

Can I take all the QFs to balance it out or is it too much against the rules?


No, that is not allowed.

However, one of your picks was a withdrawal, so in fact you do have a replacement, and in that case you can use the replacement in the quarterfinals.

Well, *Yoav*'s questionabe strategy is finally starting to pay off, especially in this event...

2nd Round:

1) *Yoav* -- 194
2) HectorMagnus -- 152
3) silverwhite -- 142
4) alwayshingis -- 140
4) kwanfan -- 140
6) Zhao -- 129
7) Rossana Fan -- 125
8) jrm -- 123
9) azmad_88 -- 115
10) ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 114
11) GER/CAN Sascha -- 65
12) William Hunt -- 55
13) Phong -- 40

QF:

Schnyder d. Suarez 6-4 6-3
Molik d. Petrova 7-5 6-4
Sharapova d. Williams 6-3 6-2
REP: Dementieva d. Sugiyama 6-4 6-3

QF:
1. Dementieva over Sugiyama 6-3 6-2
2. Schnyder over Suarez 6-4 6-3
3. Molik over Petrova 7-5 4-6 6-4

Well, *Yoav*'s questionabe strategy is finally starting to pay off, especially in this event...

why does my strategy is questionable :confused:
anyway it started to pay off long ago...take a look at the rankings ;)

QF:
Dementieva def. Sugiyama 64 63
Schnyder def. Suarez 63 64
Petrova def. Molik 64 63
Replacement (just in case): Sharapova def. Williams 63 64

why does my strategy is questionable :confused:
anyway it started to pay off long ago...take a look at the rankings ;)


I just call it questionable for fun...it's nothing against you, it's a smart move.

I call it questionable because I think the fun in the game is actually imagining what you think the score in the match may be, not just hedging your bets, but it clearly has paid off for you.

QF
Dementieva d. Sugiyam 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Petrova d. Molik 6-4, 7-5
Scnyder d. Suarez 6-3, 6-2

QF:
1) Molik def. Petrova 6:4, 6:3
2) Dementieva def. Sugiyama 6:4, 6:3
3) Sharapova def. Williams 6:3, 2:6, 6:4

QF
Dementieva def Sugiyama 6-4 6-2
Sharapova def Williams 6-4 7-6
Petrova def Molik 6-4 5-7 7-5

another average tournament for me :sad:

QF:
1. Dementieva d Sugiyama 64 63
2. Sharapova d Williams 64 76 (4)
3. Molik d Petrova 63 57 63

:/ I hate the school test season.

Schnyder d. Suarez 6-1 6-3
Petrova d. Molik 6-3 3-6 6-3
Sharapova d. Williams 6-2 6-4
Dementieva d. Sugiyama 6-4 6-3

QF SCORES:

1. *Yoav* -- 216
2. alwayshingis -- 197
3. HectorMagnus -- 194
4. silverwhite -- 174
5. kwanfan -- 167
5. Rossana Fan -- 167
7. jrm -- 165
8. ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 156
9. Zhao -- 149
10. azmad_88 -- 145
11. GER/CAN Sascha -- 65
12. William Hunt -- 55
13. Phong -- 40

SF: Molik d. Schnyder 6-4 6-3
Sharapova d. Dementieva 6-4 7-5

SF
Sharapova d. Dementieva 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Schnyder d. Molik 7-5, 6-4

Sharapova d. Dementieva 6-3 6-3
Schnyder d. Molik 6-2 7-5

SF:
1. Sharapova over Dementieva 7-5 3-6 6-4
2. Molik over Schnyder 7-6 4-6 6-4

SF:

SHARAPOVA def. DEMENTIEVA 6-2 6-1
MOLIK def. SCHNYDER 6-3 3-6 6-2

Molik d Schnyder 63 63
Sharapova d Dementieva 67(5) 63 63

so far no one pick LenaD to win SF :rolleyes:

Dementieva over Sharapova 6-4 2-6 6-4

Dementieva over Sharapova 6-4 5-7 6-3
Shneyder over Molik 3-6 6-4 6-4

SHARAPOVA def. DEMENTIEVA 6-0 7-5
MOLIK def. SCHNYDER 6-2 4-6 7-5

Molik def. Schnyder 63 64
Sharapova def. Dementieva 64 63

SF:
1) Molik def. Schnyder 6:3, 6:3
2) Sharapova def. Dementieva 6:4, 6:3

me and azamd predicted first set lena 6-4 correctly :D

well i predice the scores of the 1st & the 2nd set exactly (lena match)........:rolleyes:

plzzzzz let me also predict the 3rd set scores correctly! :bowdown:

well i predice the scores of the 1st & the 2nd set exactly (lena match)........:rolleyes:

plzzzzz let me also predict the 3rd set scores correctly! :bowdown:
i have learned that for this game
u may have to pick against your fave sometimes in order to stay close to other competitors :lol:

Final!

Molik def Sharapova 7-6 7-6

Sharapova d. Molik 6-3 6-2

SF SCORES:

1. *Yoav* -- 240
2. alwayshingis -- 219
3. HectorMagnus -- 216
4. silverwhite -- 212
5. Rossana Fan -- 197
6. jrm -- 192
7. kwanfan -- 190
8. Zhao -- 179
9. ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 168
10. azmad_88 -- 145
11. GER/CAN Sascha -- 65
12. William Hunt -- 55
13. Phong -- 40

Sharapova d. Molik 6-4 6-3

FINAL: Sharapova def. Molik 63 64
I'm sorry, alwayshingis, for not giving you a chance to overtake me in the standings, i just can't see Molik winning...

FINAL: Sharapova def. Molik 63 64
I'm sorry, alwayshingis, for not giving you a chance to overtake me in the standings, i just can't see Molik winning...

:lol: :lol: it's okay, I can't see Molik winning either, right now I'm just trying to hold on to #2. ;)

F:

SHARAPOVA def. MOLIK 6-4 7-5

Final
Sharapova d. Molik 6-3, 7-5

Sharapova over Molik 6-3 4-6 6-4

F:

Sharapova def. Molik 6:4, 6:4

F SCORES:

1. *Yoav* -- 240
2. alwayshingis -- 219
3. HectorMagnus -- 216
4. silverwhite -- 212
5. Rossana Fan -- 197
6. jrm -- 192
7. kwanfan -- 190
8. Zhao -- 189
9. ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 168
10. azmad_88 -- 145
11. GER/CAN Sascha -- 65
12. William Hunt -- 55
13. Phong -- 40

ARGH! (To understand my frustration, please see my last post)

RANKING POINTS:

1. *Yoav* -- 300
2. alwayshingis -- 210
3. HectorMagnus -- 173
4. silverwhite -- 135
5. Rossana Fan -- 100
6. jrm -- 80
7. kwanfan -- 60
8. Zhao -- 40
9. ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 20
10. azmad_88 -- 10

Overall Rankings after ZURICH:

1 *Yoav* -- 4603
2 jrm -- 2800
3 silverwhite -- 2622
4 Lady -- 2263
5 alwayshingis -- 2093
6 HectorMagnus -- 1810
7 ghosts -- 1592
8 Mr_Molik -- 1226
9 SpikeyAidanm -- 1181
10 Hantuchov -- 1011
11 Zhao -- 803
12 Botas -- 599
13 safwilldem -- 593
14 paellapan -- 425
15 Rossana Fan -- 363
16 mypapa je -- 326
17 kwanfan – 317
18 ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 270
19 GER/CAN Sascha -- 244
20 andrew_uk -- 237
21 masha -- 233
22 kerbear -- 227
23 setpoint -- 200
24 Noodely -- 192
25 mboyle -- 180
26 _shorty_ -- 160
27 foreva lindsay -- 140
28 Buitenzorg -- 114
29 HoOvErPhOnIc -- 112
30 azmad_88 -- 105
31 deckham -- 90
32 Macrobarella – 60
32 William Hunt -- 60
34 =<QuickSnick>= -- 47
35 azza – 40
36 motta -- 37
37 Tennisfan-Mtl -- 30
38 bartektrz -- 15
38 wtafan_7 -- 15
39 twight6 -- 5
39 polishprodigy -- 5
39 Nir -- 5
39 matthias -- 5
39 Rafe306 -- 5

Sad :(

Congrats all of you! :D

Current RACE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS Standings:

1 *Yoav* -- 4603
2 jrm -- 2800
3 silverwhite -- 2622
4 alwayshingis -- 2093
5 HectorMagnus -- 1810
6 Zhao -- 803
7 Rossana Fan -- 363
8 kwanfan – 317
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9 ~Kirilenko#1Fan~ -- 270
10 GER/CAN Sascha -- 244

With two tournaments to go, the top 6 have clinched spots. There is a 4-way race for the other 2 spots.