Explanation:
The "Race" is a year-long competition to see who is best at picking WTA tour event winners.
Like the tour, the "Race" continues right up to the WTA finals.
Come and join "Race the Game"
you don´t need to commit for this Game, just post your picks and you are in
How to Enter:
Pick two women for each event.
One pick MUST be 8th seed or unseeded
if you pick a seeded player, please post her seed # behind her Name
just post your picks here in this thread
you can change your picks til deadline as often you want, but please don´t "edit" your original post - please post new
you can also change your picks til "Late Entry Deadline" but then it will count as "Late Entry"
what if my picked player withdraw late?
withdrew is a part of the game
so don´t post any replacement picks before one of your picks withdraw
if your picked player withdraw after deadline it is bad luck for you.
so take this in consideration when you post your picks.
Points:
you get points if you picked the Winner or the Runner up at a Tournament
Grand Slams: maximum 100 points - but never reached so far
Tier I: Winner 10 - Runner up 5
Tier II: Winner 8 - Runner up 4
Tier III: Winner 6 - Runner up 3
Tier IV: Winner 4 - Runner up 2
Tier V: Winner 2 - Runner up 1
"Late Entry" Rule:
each player can make a "Late Entry" 3 times per year.
"late entry - Deadline" is 24 hours after regular Deadline!!!
no "late entries" at Grand Slams
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne - bye
Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual
(WC) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy vs. Aiko Nakamura
(25) Mara Santangelo - bye
(18) Lucie Safarova - bye
Sandra Kloesel vs. (Q) qualifier
Shuai Peng vs. Stephanie Foretz
(14) Ai Sugiyama - bye
(12) Tatiana Golovin - bye
Maria Vento-Kabchi vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro vs. Arantxa Parra Santonja
(17) Gisela Dulko - bye
(32) Jill Craybas - bye
Emma Laine vs. Hana Sromova
(WC) Alexandra Stevenson vs. (Q) qualifier
(6) Flavia Pennetta - bye
(4) Elena Dementieva - bye
(Q) qualifier vs. (Q) qualifier
(Q) qualifier vs. (Q) qualifier
(28) Sania Mirza - bye
(24) Iveta Benesova - bye
Na Li vs. (Q) qualifier
(Q) qualifier vs. (WC) Vania King
(16) Klara Koukalova - bye
(11) Maria Kirilenko - bye
Karolina Sprem vs. Shinobu Asagoe
Elena Vesnina vs. Viktoriya Kutuzova
(22) Anna Chakvetadze - bye
(29) Amy Frazier - bye
Mariana Diaz-Oliva vs. (WC) Shenay Perry
Severine Bremond vs. Zuzana Ondraskova
(8) Ana Ivanovic - bye
(7) Anna-Lena Groenefeld - bye
Julia Schruff vs. Tian-Tian Sun
(WC) Alexa Glatch vs. Martina Sucha
(26) Anna Smashnova - bye
(20) Marion Bartoli - bye
Ekaterina Bychkova vs. Henrieta Nagyova
Maret Ani vs. Antonella Serra Zanetti
(9) Nathalie Dechy - bye
(13) Anabel Medina Garrigues - bye
(Q) qualifier vs. Eleni Daniilidou
Kristina Brandi vs. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
(21) Shahar Peer - bye
(30) Emilie Loit - bye
Lisa Raymond vs. (Q) qualifier
(WC) Anna Tatishvili vs. Jamea Jackson
(3) Maria Sharapova - bye
(5) Anastasia Myskina - bye
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo vs. Mashona Washington
Meghann Shaughnessy vs. Kaia Kanepi
(27) Marta Domachowska - bye
(23) Catalina Castaño - bye
(Q) qualifier vs. Akiko Morigami
Samantha Stosur vs. (Q) qualifier
(10) Dinara Safina - bye
(15) Jelena Jankovic - bye
Sybille Bammer vs. Jie Zheng
Saori Obata vs. (Q) qualifier
(19) Martina Hingis - bye
(31) Laura Granville - bye
Tathiana Garbin vs. Alona Bondarenko
(WC) Ashley Harkleroad vs. Zi Yan
(2) Lindsay Davenport - bye
it was possible to earn 14 points this week
Mauresmo and Pennetta have been the favorits picks
just few picked Petrova and Grönefeld
noone picked Petrova and Groenefeld together
Sublime picked Petrova and Pennetta
...week....player of the week.. - .#1 ranked player.
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Vol.6.01 ......Buitenzorg...... - ....Buitenzorg....
Vol.6.02 .....Lady/Sublime..... - ....Buitenzorg....
Vol.6.03 .......hablovah....... - .....hablovah.....
Player of the month - January..........hablovah.....
Vol.6.04 .........^bibi^....... - .....hablovah.....
Vol.6.05 .....east players..... - .....hablovah.....
Vol.6.06 ....SloKid/kris 85.... - .....hablovah.....
Vol.6.07 ..TF Chipmunk/RR-87... - .....hablovah.....
Player of the month - February.......spencercarlos..
shouldnt sala_ryan and maret have the same ranking since they both have the same points :P .. hehe.. thanks...
NO
in this game it is a bit different
when two or more players have the same amount of points then
the higher number of played weeks will decide
i choose this to give a small bonus to the players who play each week, or nearly each week because without a high ammount of player each week Race wouldn´t be that much fun.
timray
Mar 7th, 2006, 04:46 PM
Henin-Hardenne
Hingis
pancake
Mar 7th, 2006, 05:00 PM
Hingis
Chakvetadze
matthias
Mar 7th, 2006, 05:03 PM
HeninHardenne
Hingis
Lady
Mar 7th, 2006, 05:04 PM
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne
(19) Martina Hingis
hablo
Mar 7th, 2006, 05:05 PM
NO
in this game it is a bit different
when two or more players have the same amount of points then
the higher number of played weeks will decide
i choose this to give a small bonus to the players who play each week, or nearly each week because without a high ammount of player each week Race wouldn´t be that much fun.
:worship:
Havok
Mar 7th, 2006, 06:08 PM
[1] Henin-Hardenne
[19] Hingis
köj-è
Mar 7th, 2006, 06:19 PM
(08/07/1)
what does this mean?
köj-è
Mar 7th, 2006, 06:20 PM
[1] Justine Henin Hardenne
[19] Martina Hingis
^bibi^
Mar 7th, 2006, 07:02 PM
There's gonna be a lot of Henin(1) , Hingis :lol:
It's gonna be mine too :-)
(next year we should have the same rule as in Grand Slams for IW & Miami...)
Andrew..
Mar 7th, 2006, 07:05 PM
[1] Henin-Hardenne
[19] Hingis
matthias
Mar 7th, 2006, 07:34 PM
(08/07/1)
what does this mean?
8 = the times you entered
7 = the times you earned points
1 = 1 late entry used so far
Meelis
Mar 7th, 2006, 10:22 PM
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne
(19) Martina Hingis
twight6
Mar 7th, 2006, 10:29 PM
Indian Wells: (this is my first ever tourney!)
DAVENPORT, Lindsay USA [1]
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS [11]
I have a question: i know you get points based on whether you get the winner or the runner-up, but what if i get both? So like Lindsay beats Kirilenko in the final, do i get points for both or just the winner?
ZAK
Mar 7th, 2006, 10:48 PM
Henin-Hardenne(1), Hingis
go hingis
Mar 7th, 2006, 11:07 PM
Justine Henin Hardenne (1), Martina Hingis
go hingis
Mar 7th, 2006, 11:08 PM
Indian Wells: (this is my first ever tourney!)
DAVENPORT, Lindsay USA [1]
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS [11]
I have a question: i know you get points based on whether you get the winner or the runner-up, but what if i get both? So like Lindsay beats Kirilenko in the final, do i get points for both or just the winner?
If both your picks are in the final you get points for both.
Elisse
Mar 7th, 2006, 11:42 PM
Justine Henin-Hardenne [1]
Martina Hingis
:wavey:
geewhiz
Mar 8th, 2006, 12:35 AM
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne and (19) Martina Hingis
Thanks! :wavey:
SpikeyAidanm
Mar 8th, 2006, 01:23 AM
Indian Wells
Dementieva[4] & Hingis[19]
Tennace
Mar 8th, 2006, 01:44 AM
Sharapova, Ivanovic
kfh_9118
Mar 8th, 2006, 01:48 AM
Maria Sharapova
Ana Ivanovic
416_Man
Mar 8th, 2006, 01:48 AM
Dementieva
Hingis
b8beEbLu3
Mar 8th, 2006, 03:13 AM
Henin, Hingis
Kuilli
Mar 8th, 2006, 05:24 AM
Justine Henin-Hardenne[1]
Martina Hingis[19]
Nicjac
Mar 8th, 2006, 07:40 AM
There's gonna be a lot of Henin(1) , Hingis :lol:
It's gonna be mine too :-)
(next year we should have the same rule as in Grand Slams for IW & Miami...)
Great idea :D
Freakan
Mar 8th, 2006, 07:44 AM
Henin
Hingis
JonBcn
Mar 8th, 2006, 08:12 AM
I'd really like to say something other than Henin-Hardenne and Hingis, but there's really not much point, so:
Henin-Hardenne, Hingis. :yawn:
raquel
Mar 8th, 2006, 05:31 PM
Henin Hardenne, Hingis
^bibi^
Mar 8th, 2006, 05:33 PM
Great idea :D
Actually the best might be to keep having this system for 32-draws, we'd have to rpedict the finalist and semi-finalist for 64-draws, and use the grand slam for the 128-draws (which only includes IW and Miami and the slams)
RR-87
Mar 8th, 2006, 06:26 PM
OMG!!! I picked Groenefeld, though she is 7th seed :o
So I have to change my pick, right?
Then it will be
(1) Henin-Hardenne
(8) Ivanovic
tucker1989
Mar 8th, 2006, 09:59 PM
Henin-Hardenne (1)
Hingis (19)
Aleksz
Mar 8th, 2006, 10:33 PM
INDIAN WELLS
Henin-Hardenne
Hingis
azmad_88
Mar 9th, 2006, 10:26 AM
ElenaD and Martina HIngis
Freefall
Mar 9th, 2006, 09:57 PM
ElenaD and Martina HIngis too :p
Sublime
Mar 9th, 2006, 10:04 PM
If I'm not to late give me
(1) Henin-Hardenne
(19) Hingis
I was player of the week last week & now I think I missed it :lol: :o
I don't like this mid week starting time.
Nicjac
Mar 18th, 2006, 12:17 PM
Picks:
Elena IIII
Maria II
:speakles:
matthias
Mar 18th, 2006, 04:05 PM
Picks:
Elena IIII
Maria II
:speakles:
poor result - tomorrow i will make the new ranking and the points
then we will see who is player of the week
hablo
Mar 18th, 2006, 04:12 PM
I'm getting zero pts this week :devil::haha:
(but it's all good :angel: )
^bibi^
Mar 18th, 2006, 04:24 PM
I'm getting zero pts this week :devil::haha:
Me too, it's the first time :sad:
Nicjac
Mar 18th, 2006, 08:48 PM
poor result - tomorrow i will make the new ranking and the points
then we will see who is player of the week
Well, most of us missed out. As well as most of the official tennis experts, who - contrary to us - get a salary for their tennis expertise. :tape:
Go Lena and Maria, good that tennis is still an interesting and sometimes unpredictable sport, caused by day-to-day-fitness, confidence, good luck, and lots of other factors. :D
Buitenzorg
Mar 19th, 2006, 09:07 AM
I will get BIG FAT 0 from this week! :sad:
b8beEbLu3
Mar 19th, 2006, 10:08 AM
0 Points Too! And, I really was tempted to pick Maria too! I assumed it was going to be Maria -Justine, and since Justine has won the last few meetings. :(
matthias
Mar 19th, 2006, 03:34 PM
Sharapova(3)......... 10
Dementieva(4)........ 05
kfh 9118............. 10 *Player of the week*
Tennace.............. 10 *Player of the week*
SpikeyAidanm......... 05
Freefall............. 05
416 Man.............. 05
azmad 88............. 05
i will post the new ranking wehn i will post the new thread for Miami - i think the draw will be done Monday or Tuesday :wavey: