Not a lucky day for the Polish top player: the #1 Josh is the first Worlds quarterfinalist! :yeah:
DoctorG
May 18th, 2006, 08:35 AM
Friday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Top half first round
Polishprodigy ( 37 ) vs ASAP ( WC 1 )
Tim Wilson ( 17 ) vs SK Fluffy ( 38 )
ManuelanMaggieLover ( 32 ) vs Ray Rob ( 36 )
Valda Lake ( 20 ) vs Bumpy189 ( WC 2 )
SpencerCarlos ( 23 ) vs KC ( 24 )
M_Pierce fan ( 28 ) vs Dahveed ( Q2 )
Carot ( 19 ) vs Sarsmile ( 35 )
Fieke ( 18 ) vs Per4ever ( 39 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Dahveed ( WC 2 ) vs Carot ( 7 )
Good luck everyone! :wavey:
DoctorG
May 19th, 2006, 08:47 PM
Scores to be posted in the next few minutes. :bounce:
All the best 4 outside the seeded players, ranked #17-#20, are able to advance to the second round. :yeah:
DoctorG
May 19th, 2006, 08:49 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Dahveed ( WC 2 ) def Carot ( 7 ) 6-1 6-2
A major upset, with last year’s silver medallist going out at his debut. :eek:
DoctorG
May 19th, 2006, 08:51 PM
Saturday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Bottom half first round
Gallofa ( 21 ) vs Jakeev ( Q1 )
CanIGetaWhat ( 25 ) vs Brian Stewart ( 26 )
Rocketta ( 22 ) vs Poe ( WC 3 )
Doris Loeffel ( 27 ) vs Geewhiz ( 29 )
Nobody ( 30 ) vs Jen&RobbyFan ( 40 )
AlexSydney ( 31 ) vs Princess Fiona ( 33 )
Jacs ( 34 ) vs Andy ( LL )
Solid3k ( WC 4 ) vs GracefulVenus ( Q3 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Tetetubby ( 3 ) def Gallofa ( WC 4 )
Tomorrow's matches might be postponed to Sunday or Monday. :)
A chance of rain, that is. :lol:
Good luck everyone! :wavey:
The Crow
May 19th, 2006, 09:04 PM
Doc is showing that he has a favourite ;)
Kuilli
May 19th, 2006, 10:20 PM
Poor Bea. She doesn't even get to play her world championship match. ;) She probably forgot to vote for Tetetubby on the Camera Cafe site. ;)
polishprodigy
May 20th, 2006, 01:51 AM
Damn :( I lost
GracefulVenus
May 20th, 2006, 05:22 AM
Made it past qualifying and looking to do damage in the main draw. I can't believe I won 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. Good luck to my fed cup team mates Rocketta and CanIgetaWhat!
arn
May 20th, 2006, 09:12 AM
Poor Bea. She doesn't even get to play her world championship match. ;) She probably forgot to vote for Tetetubby on the Camera Cafe site. ;)
*votes for tetetubby on the Camera Cafe site*
See you all in the next round! :devil: ;)
Kuilli
May 20th, 2006, 09:52 AM
Smart move, arn. ;)
Meteor Shower
May 20th, 2006, 11:34 AM
:)
I'm screwed in leg4 because Davenport and Lino withdrew from turnaments I predicted them to win. damn... :(
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 01:20 PM
:)
I'm screwed in leg4 because Davenport and Lino withdrew from turnaments I predicted them to win. damn... :(
The 4th leg will be over only after the French Open, you never know. ;)
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 01:23 PM
Re: the Tetetubby voting affair...
Don't be unfair to your own Tennis Poker capabilties, there are other ways to win than lies and corruption. ;)
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 01:24 PM
Said that, yep, I think the singles winner did vote. :devil:
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 02:35 PM
Sunny day, we play. :lol:
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 02:36 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Tetetubby ( 3 ) def Gallofa ( WC 4 ) 7-6 7-5
The winner had already been disclosed by accident ( :o ), anyway the 3rd seed advances to the quarterfinals. :)
Some upsets, but the favourites mostly through to the second round. :yeah:
DoctorG
May 20th, 2006, 02:45 PM
Sunday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Top half second round
Josh ( 1 ) vs ASAP ( WC 1 )
Tim Wilson ( 17 ) vs Kuilli ( 14 )
Jamie Saeng-Wa ( 11 ) vs Ray Rob ( 36 )
Valda Lake ( 20 ) vs The Crow ( 7 )
ARANTXA:simply the best ( 4 ) vs KC ( 24 )
Dahveed ( Q2 ) vs Randy H ( 16 )
Arn ( 12 ) vs Carot ( 19 )
Fieke ( 18 ) vs James ( 6 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Fieke ( WC 1 ) vs ARANTXA:simply the best ( 5 )
Good luck everyone! :wavey:
Martian KC
May 20th, 2006, 02:53 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Tetetubby ( 3 ) def Gallofa ( WC 4 ) 7-6 7-5
The winner had already been disclosed by accident ( :o ), anyway the 3rd seed advances to the quarterfinals. :)
:haha: It's alright, Doc. It's only been the 3rd season? :p
GracefulVenus
May 21st, 2006, 01:17 AM
yes..........another win.........hope I can keep goin':)
DoctorG
May 21st, 2006, 02:05 PM
Updated scores right before the Rome final. ;)
DoctorG
May 21st, 2006, 02:05 PM
SINGLES
Top half second round
ASAP ( WC 1 ) def Josh ( 1 ) 5-7 7-6 7-6
Kuilli ( 14 ) def Tim Wilson ( 17 ) 6-4 6-4
Jamie Saeng-Wa ( 11 ) def Ray Rob ( 36 ) 3-6 6-2 6-1
The Crow ( 7 ) def Valda Lake ( 20 ) 6-4 6-3
ARANTXA:simply the best ( 4 ) def KC ( 24 ) 7-5 6-1
Dahveed ( Q2 ) def Randy H ( 16 ) 6-4 7-5
Carot ( 19 ) def Arn ( 12 ) 7-6 4-6 7-6
James ( 6 ) def Fieke ( 18 ) 6-2 6-1
3 seeds falling at their first match, including the world #1.
DoctorG
May 21st, 2006, 02:06 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
ARANTXA:simply the best ( 5 ) def Fieke ( WC 1 ) 6-2 6-4
There will be an all-Italian Worlds quarterfinal: ARANTXA:simply the best will play against Tetetubby for a place in the semis. :yeah:
DoctorG
May 21st, 2006, 02:08 PM
Monday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Bottom half second round
Tia Clara ( 5 ) vs Gallofa ( 21 )
Brian Stewart ( 26 ) vs SpikeyAidanm ( 10 )
Jakub ( 15 ) vs Rocketta ( 22 )
Geewhiz ( 29 ) vs Tetetubby ( 3 )
Timray ( 8 ) vs Jen&RobbyFan ( 40 )
Princess Fiona ( 33 ) vs Alek ( 9 )
Hurricane Lily ( 13 ) vs Andy ( LL )
GracefulVenus ( Q3 ) vs Rightous ( 2 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
The Crow ( 6 ) vs Arn ( 13 )
DOUBLES
Qualifying first round
AlexSydney & AlwaysHingis ( 7 ) vs RayRob & Jacs ( 6 )
ASAP & Jamie Saeng-Wa ( 9 ) vs Per4ever & Jakub ( 5 )
Nobody & SK Fluffy ( 8 ) vs Randy H & Polishprodigy ( 4 )
FED CUP
First singles matches
USA ( 1 ) vs United Kingdom & Ireland ( 5 )
Rocketta ( 1 ) - AlexSydney ( 2 )
European Union ( 2 ) vs Belgium ( 6 )
Tetetubby ( 1 ) - Arn ( 2 )
O.L.D. F.A.R.T.S. from Geriatrica ( 3 ) vs Etrog Citron ( 7 )
Tia Clara ( 1 ) – Gallofa ( 2 )
The AdMeans ( 4 ) vs Canada ( 8 )
Josh ( 1 ) – Polishprodigy ( 2 )
See you tomorrow! :wavey:
Hurricane Lily
May 21st, 2006, 02:11 PM
woohoo i'm playing monday... *i'm off to tennis poker practice court and drink margaritas* :D
Martian KC
May 21st, 2006, 02:26 PM
Oh pffff....Arantxa simply the best better make it up to me in doubles.:p
The Crow
May 21st, 2006, 02:49 PM
Won my first match :D Go Arn! Hopefully Tetetubby wears him out in fedcup so he hands me the win in the worlds ;)
arn
May 21st, 2006, 03:09 PM
Won my first match :D Go Arn! Hopefully Tetetubby wears him out in fedcup so he hands me the win in the worlds ;)
I think it will be up to you to win both the singles again :o I lost my first match to Carot and Carot lost VERY easily to Dahveed. So I don't think this will be my leg (again) :sad:
The former #1 gets the first point for the US team. :)
DoctorG
May 22nd, 2006, 05:01 PM
FED CUP
European Union ( 2 ) vs Belgium ( 6 ) 1 - 0
Tetetubby ( 1 ) - Arn ( 2 ) 3-6 6-2 6-1
Not a lucky leg for Arn, the first rubber goes to the EU team.
DoctorG
May 22nd, 2006, 05:01 PM
FED CUP
O.L.D. F.A.R.T.S. from Geriatrica ( 3 ) vs Etrog Citron ( 7 ) 1 - 0
Tia Clara ( 1 ) – Gallofa ( 2 ) 6-3 6-2
Already played in the singles event, the result doesn’t change.
DoctorG
May 22nd, 2006, 05:01 PM
FED CUP
The AdMeans ( 4 ) vs Canada ( 8 ) 1 - 0
Josh ( 1 ) – Polishprodigy ( 2 ) 6-1 6-4
Josh makes it 4 out of 4 for the team captains in the first singles match.
The Crow
May 22nd, 2006, 05:02 PM
Arn told me he was gonna put all his effort in the FEDcup match since, and I quote, "I don't stand a chance against you anyway" ;)
DoctorG
May 22nd, 2006, 05:02 PM
Tuesday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Top half third round
ASAP ( WC 1 ) vs Kuilli ( 14 )
Jamie Saeng-Wa ( 11 ) vs The Crow ( 7 )
ARANTXA:simply the best ( 4 ) vs Dahveed ( Q2 )
Carot ( 19 ) vs James ( 6 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Brian Stewart ( 17 ) vs Tia Clara ( 4 )
DOUBLES
Qualifying final round
Doris Loeffel & Brian Stewart ( 1 ) vs RayRob & Jacs ( 6 )
Valda Lake & Tim Wilson ( 2 ) vs ASAP & Jamie Saeng-Wa ( 9 )
CanIGetaWhat & ManuelanMaggieLover ( 3 ) vs Randy H & Polishprodigy ( 4 )
FED CUP
Second rubbers: singles matches
USA ( 1 ) vs United Kingdom & Ireland ( 5 )
CanIGetaWhat ( 2 ) - Rightous ( 1 )
European Union ( 2 ) vs Belgium ( 6 )
James ( 2 ) - The Crow ( 1 )
O.L.D. F.A.R.T.S. from Geriatrica ( 3 ) vs Etrog Citron ( 7 )
Tim Wilson ( 2 ) – Kuilli ( 1 )
The AdMeans ( 4 ) vs Canada ( 8 )
Hurricane Lily ( 2 ) - Randy H ( 1 )
Good luck everyone! :wavey:
The Crow
May 22nd, 2006, 05:04 PM
Arn told me he was gonna put all his effort in the FEDcup match since, and I quote, "I don't stand a chance against you anyway" ;)
And he put up a good fight against Tetetubby. Better luck next match Arn!
Kuilli
May 22nd, 2006, 05:25 PM
3rd seed and 2nd leg winner Tetetubby loses at his debut: it’s a sweet revenge for Geewhiz, beaten by the Italian in the previous leg. :)
Well done, Gee. Those jokers can be helpful. ;) :bolt:
Hurricane Lily
May 23rd, 2006, 02:58 AM
ooohhh i'm playing Rightous next... :D sweet!
and i'm playing Randy.. :bounce:
great win Josh! :yeah:
rightous
May 23rd, 2006, 08:43 AM
ooohhh i'm playing Rightous next... :D sweet!
and i'm playing Randy.. :bounce:
great win Josh! :yeah:
Knowing my track record recently, that should be an easy win for you;)
DoctorG
May 23rd, 2006, 07:39 PM
It's time to discover the first singles quarterfinalists and the doubles qualifiers! :bounce:
Despite a good match by Randy, Lisa makes the upset to give the AdMeans a 2-0 lead. :cool:
DoctorG
May 23rd, 2006, 07:46 PM
Wednesday’s schedule:
SINGLES
Bottom half third round
Tia Clara ( 5 ) vs SpikeyAidanm ( 10 )
Rocketta ( 22 ) vs Geewhiz ( 29 )
Timray ( 8 ) vs Princess Fiona ( 33 )
Hurricane Lily ( 13 ) vs Rightous ( 2 )
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
James ( 8 ) vs Doris Loeffel ( 19 )
DOUBLES
First round
Alek & SpencerCarlos ( WC 2 ) vs Geewhiz & Kuilli ( 8 )
Fieke & James ( 4 ) vs ASAP & Jamie Saeng-Wa ( Q2 )
Randy H & Polishprodigy ( Q3 ) vs KC & ARANTXA: simply the best ( 6 )
Tia Clara & Gallofa ( 7 ) vs Doris Loeffel & Brian Stewart ( Q1 )
Valda Lake & Tim Wilson ( LL ) vs Carot & The Crow ( 3 )
Princess Fiona & Tetetubby ( 5 ) vs Hurricane Lily & Dahveed ( WC 1 )
As I've already said there's one 5-0 in Fed Cup, so one tie will be already over tomorrow. ;)
Good luck everyone! :wavey:
The Crow
May 23rd, 2006, 07:49 PM
Not a good day for me :sad: :( And the sentence "As I've already said there's one 5-0 in Fed Cup, so one tie will be already over tomorrow." doesn't sound to promising either ;)
arn
May 23rd, 2006, 10:43 PM
Not a good day for me :sad: :( And the sentence "As I've already said there's one 5-0 in Fed Cup, so one tie will be already over tomorrow." doesn't sound to promising either ;)
We have a 50% chance for that to happen :unsure:
GracefulVenus
May 24th, 2006, 05:33 AM
Lets go USA!!!
James
May 24th, 2006, 06:49 AM
How the hell did I win those matches. :eek: I though this was going to be a crap round. :lol:
rightous
May 24th, 2006, 08:27 AM
How the hell did I win those matches. :eek: I though this was going to be a crap round. :lol:
3 out the 4 top 8 seeds reach the quarterfinals in the this half of the draw, with only Tetetubby missing: Geewhiz was the one who beat him and is the one who replaces him. :)
DoctorG
May 24th, 2006, 10:59 AM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
James ( 8 ) def Doris Loeffel ( 19 ) 6-1 6-0
The winning streak by the seeds goes on! ;)
DoctorG
May 24th, 2006, 11:00 AM
DOUBLES
First round
Geewhiz & Kuilli ( 8 ) def Alek & SpencerCarlos ( WC 2 ) 6-1 6-0
ASAP & Jamie Saeng-Wa ( Q2 ) def Fieke & James ( 4 ) 6-4 6-7 7-5
KC & ARANTXA: simply the best ( 6 ) def Randy H & Polishprodigy ( Q3 ) 6-3 6-4
Tia Clara & Gallofa ( 7 ) def Doris Loeffel & Brian Stewart ( Q1 ) 6-4 6-1
Carot & The Crow ( 3 ) def Valda Lake & Tim Wilson ( LL ) 7-6 6-4
Hurricane Lily & Dahveed ( WC 1 ) def Princess Fiona & Tetetubby ( 5 ) 6-2 7-5
Two seeds falling, and curiously enough they are the pairs who won the first 2 legs this season. :o
3 out the 4 top 8 seeds reach the quarterfinals in the this half of the draw, with only Tetetubby missing: Geewhiz was the one who beat him and is the one who replaces him. :)
:eek: I kinda kicked your ass in the 1st then you came back... I feel like Venus! :sad: and my serve was off today.. bad back ya know? :D maybe I'll get you in doubles match! ;)
but go us Admean!! 3-0 yay!! :bounce:
:yeah: Kuilli!
rightous
May 24th, 2006, 01:11 PM
:eek: I kinda kicked your ass in the 1st then you came back... I feel like Venus! :sad: and my serve was off today.. bad back ya know? :D maybe I'll get you in doubles match! ;)
but go us Admean!! 3-0 yay!! :bounce:
:yeah: Kuilli!
I kinda ate too much for lunch, so I wasn't feeling too good for the first set. Although after I digested my food it was plain to see who the better player was;) :p
GracefulVenus
May 24th, 2006, 02:58 PM
Got a chance to win it today....................lets go USA!!!
the jamierbelyea
May 24th, 2006, 04:12 PM
QF in both this leg, pretty good achievement I'd say! :)
yay for ASAP/Jamie Saeng-Wa :)
arn
May 24th, 2006, 05:27 PM
Ouch!
When they announced this rubber would be played on a court made of ice while the outside temperature sores to 50 degrees, I knew it would be a tough round for us :sad: The ironic thing is: the European Union probably decided this in Brussels, our capital :mad: :sad: :fiery:
Rocketta
May 24th, 2006, 11:33 PM
Well I did better than I thought but I still have a ways to improve. :help:
I'm Kind of scared since I kicked Poe's butt in round one! :unsure:
Rocketta
May 24th, 2006, 11:33 PM
Go USA! I'm happy I won a match! :banana:
Well done GracefulVenus! :yeah:
James
May 25th, 2006, 07:29 AM
When they announced this rubber would be played on a court made of ice while the outside temperature sores to 50 degrees, I knew it would be a tough round for us :sad: The ironic thing is: the European Union probably decided this in Brussels, our capital :mad: :sad: :fiery:
Yep, right there in Brussels, amidst enemy troops. ;)
Jamie and Dahveed have been a little bit unlucky with the draw, not reaching the semis despite a top 5 combination in this leg. Congrats to the semifinalists! :yeah:
DoctorG
May 25th, 2006, 03:23 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles second round
Rightous ( 2 ) def Tim Wilson ( 11 ) 6-4 6-4
Singles semifinalist Rightous brought his good form to the Worlds too. :yeah:
DoctorG
May 25th, 2006, 03:25 PM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
That's it for the Worlds, this is the quarterfinals line-up:
Josh ( 1 )
vs
Dahveed ( WC 2 )
Tetetubby ( 3 )
vs
ARANTXA:simply the best ( 5 )
The Crow ( 6 )
vs
Tia Clara ( 4 )
James ( 8 )
vs
Rightous ( 2 )
7 out of 8 seeds regularly advanced to quarterfinals, Dahveed made the the only 2nd round upset.
Singles quarterfinals to be played in the 5th leg. :)
See you tomorrow to congratulate the winners! :wavey:
Kuilli
May 26th, 2006, 09:16 AM
:eek: It seems the voting for Tetetubby paid off. ;)
But, but... did you vote more often than I did? How did you beat me in singles? ;) But I can't complain, it has been a great leg. :D And we won the Fed Cup tie also. :D
Lisa, watch out!! Gee and I are on a roll in doubles. :p
Hurricane Lily
May 26th, 2006, 11:04 AM
But, but... did you vote more often than I did? How did you beat me in singles? ;) But I can't complain, it has been a great leg. :D And we won the Fed Cup tie also. :D
Lisa, watch out!! Gee and I are on a roll in doubles. :p
and we just beat the #3 doubles players... so you watch out!:p
aaww but so sorry Carot and Crow... :hug: ehehhehe..
5-0 AdMeans!! :eek: watch out EU... we're catching up! :D
The Crow
May 26th, 2006, 11:14 AM
As expected :sad: Err go all remainders, give us some spectacular finals!
Admeans in front of us? :eek: :mad: :fiery: I'm afraid I'll have to resign as team captain now... The shame :sad:
rightous
May 26th, 2006, 02:04 PM
:kiss: :bounce:
payback for beating me in singles! :D sorry, Rocky... :hug:
Sweetie its ok, you need the points:p
geewhiz
May 26th, 2006, 03:59 PM
Two finals for Geewhiz! :bounce:
:eek: Gosh, go me! I don't think I've even been in a singles semi before.
I am not going to say anything about voting for Tetetubby because I believe DoctorG is above such petty corruption. :angel: Although obviously I would like it to be known that I did vote. ;)
Awesome leg!! :bounce: First title for us. :D And Geewhiz won singles! :bounce:
Sorry Lisa and Dahveed. You guys were probably still tired from beating #3 seeds in semis. ;)
And good fight, James. The final would have been a lot more one-sided if I had faced Geewhiz. ;)
Thanks DoctorG! :D And big thanks to Tetetubby also for beating Geewhiz in the previous leg, which resulted in Geewhiz getting a joker in this leg. :D ;)
Now I'm ready for holidays... :D
Rocketta
May 27th, 2006, 11:01 AM
I want a joker! :fiery:
anyway, Congrats Geewhiz and Kuili! :clap2:
James
May 27th, 2006, 11:15 AM
And congrats to Kuilli too. How could I forget that. :o :bounce: :bigclap:
Martian KC
May 27th, 2006, 02:31 PM
I must see Geewhiz's hand.:eek:
geewhiz
May 27th, 2006, 05:27 PM
Congrats, Geewhiz. :bounce:
Thank you! :D And congrats to you too, it was a good final. :bounce: Congrats to Lisa & Dahveed too. :D
I must see Geewhiz's hand.:eek:
Lol. I think that joker did me a big favour. ;)
Kuilli
May 27th, 2006, 07:14 PM
Thanks Rocketta and James. :D
Lol. I think that joker did me a big favour. ;)
Even I could have probably beaten you without that joker. :p
arn
May 27th, 2006, 07:27 PM
:eek: It seems the voting for Tetetubby paid off. ;)
You must have done lots more, cos I voted too :p :sad: