Welcome to Pick-A-Winner (PAW), the Predictions game!
Playing is simple: over the course of the tournament choose any 13 matches in the Main Draw and post who you think will win them.
You should have posted a commitment to play this tournament. The deadline for commitments is September 28th.
If you haven't but would like to play you may enter as a wildcard recipient, but each player is limited to three late entires.
Post commitments in this thread - http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=85999&page=1&pp=40
PAW Player List (Subject to change until Sep 28th)
A.Pistolesi vs A.Myskina (4)..............(12-9)
E.Dementieva (3) vs A.Mauresmo (2)........(10-10)
Quarter-Finals
E.Bovina vs A.Pistolesi...................(11-9)
A.Myskina (4) vs E.Daniilidou.............(8-12)
F.Schiavone vs E.Dementieva (3)...........(13-8)
V.Zvonareva (7) vs A.Mauresmo (2).........(12-8)
Second Round
J.Capriati (1) vs E.Bovina................(6-17)
S.Kuznetsova vs A.Pistolesi...............(11-9)
A.Myskina (4) vs M.Serna..................(8-12)
T.Pisnik (Q) vs E.Daniilidou..............(12-8)
D.Safina vs F.Schiavone...................(14-7)
J.Kostanic (Q) vs E.Dementieva (3)........(22-4)
V.Zvonareva (7) vs V.Douchevina...........(4-22)
A.Stevenson vs A.Mauresmo (2).............(15-7)
First Round
E.Bovina vs P.Schnyder....................(11-9)
S.Kuznetsova vs M.Weingartner (Q).........(7-14)
A.Pistolesi vs N.Petrova (6)..............(11-9)
M.Serna vs S.Farina Elia..................(10-10)
T.Pisnik (Q) vs E.Likhovtseva.............(11-9)
E.Daniilidou vs M.Shaughnessy (8).........(12-8)
M.Maleeva (5) vs D.Safina.................(6-17)
F.Schiavone vs L.Krasnoroutskaya..........(10-10)
T.Perebiynis (Q) vs J.Kostanic (Q)........(10-10)
V.Zvonareva (7) vs A.Coetzer..............(10-10)
V.Douchevina vs L.Raymond.................(19-5)
J.Dokic vs A.Stevenson....................(10-10)
Remember, the Scoring Points beside each fixture represent the points you score if the corresponding player wins.
Don't forget, you're limited to 13 picks throughout the whole tournament.
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Cheers for now,
SpikeyAidanm
azza
Sep 25th, 2003, 08:45 AM
:bigwave:
azza
Sep 26th, 2003, 06:00 AM
:bigwave: @ myself
Hardiansf
Sep 26th, 2003, 10:26 AM
I'm in. Thanks Spikey
ns_Henin
Sep 26th, 2003, 01:32 PM
I'm in :wavey:
Buitenzorg
Sep 26th, 2003, 02:18 PM
Thanks Mate ;)
Good Luck all :)
azza
Sep 27th, 2003, 01:18 PM
Moscow league table updated here from Monday
if you havnt noticed you were voted not doing these kind of things :retard:
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 27th, 2003, 01:20 PM
Moscow league table updated here from Monday
Haven't you noticed that in the top post, it says - League Table (To be updated after Day 1).
Unless I am doing a crap job, I don't think I'll be losing my position... :)
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 28th, 2003, 11:56 AM
First Round Scoring Points Up
See Top Post :)
Elisse
Sep 28th, 2003, 12:14 PM
PAW1: BOVINA over SCHNYDER
PAW2: PETROVA over PISTOLESI
PAW3: FARINA ELIA over SERVA
PAW4: DANIILIDOU over SHAUGHNESSY
Elisse
Sep 28th, 2003, 12:15 PM
PAW5: SAFINA over MALEEVA
PAW6: DOKIC over STEVENSON
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 28th, 2003, 12:17 PM
PAW1: SHAUGHNESSY over Daniilidou
PAW2: FARINA ELIA over Serna
butch
Sep 28th, 2003, 12:26 PM
PAW1 E.Bovina over P.Schnyder
PAW2 N.Petrova (6) over A Pistolesi
PAW3 E.Daniilidou over M.Shaughnessy (8)
PAW4 D.Safina over M Maleeva
PAW5 A Coetzer over V.Zvonareva (7)
PAW6 V.Douchevina over L.Raymond
ns_Henin
Sep 28th, 2003, 01:24 PM
PAW1: Schnyder over Bovina
PAW2: Farina Elia over Serna
PAW3: Shaughnessy over Daniilidou
PAW4: Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
PAW5: Dokic over Stevenson
Wojtek
Sep 28th, 2003, 02:00 PM
PAW 1 : ZVONAREVA d. Coetzer
PAW 2 : DOKIC d. Stevenson
PAW 3 : PETROVA d. Pistolesi
PAW 4 : BOVINA d. Schnyder
PAW 5 : SHAUGHNESSY d. Daniilidou
raquel
Sep 28th, 2003, 02:23 PM
PAW 1 : Dokic over Stevenson
PAW 2 : Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW 3 : Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
PAW 4 : Petrova over Pistolesi
köj-è
Sep 28th, 2003, 02:24 PM
COMMITMENT LIST MOSCOW 2003
# Rank Name N'tl
1 1 Wojtek POL
2 3 sandg INA
3 4 danielrosario ?
4 5 SpikeyAidanm ?
5 6 WTA Handicapper GBR
6 9 bbypk ?
7 11 petosp VEN
8 12 Buitenzorg AUS
9 15 Elisse GBR
10 17 Pintaled AUS
11 18 Rtael ?
12 21 ghosts BUL
13 24 K&J fan BEL
14 26 polishprodigy CAN
15 28 Lee-Waters' Boy USA
16 29 raquel GBR
17 35 firefly_ac SIN
18 38 Nir ISR
19 39 silent140 USA
20 40 ktwtennis USA
21 41 butch ?
22 42 !.Steven.! CAN
23 43 caramel ?
24 45 aimerent ?
25 50 oren987 ISR
26 52 Jeff USA
27 60 ntohir INA
28 61 Mashy RSA
29 68 bartektrz POL
30 74 aussiefan83 ?
31 79 zorgzamesnip BEL
32 81 MonicaSelesFan2 ?
33 83 azza AUS
34 98 RyanGiggs ?
35 99 croat123 CRO
36 100 Kimmie's_Boy AUS
37 101 switz SUI
38 103 Jarrett USA
39 107 saab95 RUS
40 115 Edman HKG
41 116 chill1533 USA
42 122 twight6 USA
43 124 matija-seles POL
44 127 lukehingis ?
45 128 Hantuchov BRA
46 134 henenport USA
47 154 j_dementieva27 USA
48 NR ns_Henin INA
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 28th, 2003, 02:36 PM
If you wish, player's with missing countries, may say so if they wish :)
PAW1: Serna over Farina-Elia
PAW2: Coetzer over Zvonareva
KoOlMaNsEaN
Sep 28th, 2003, 08:44 PM
P1 Dokic over Stevenson
P2 Bovina over Schnyder
P3 Pistolesi over Petrova
P4 Farina Elia over Serna
P5 Zvonareva over Coetzer
P6 Schiavone over Krasnoroutskaya
P7 Shaughnessy over Daniilidou
paw1: Farina Elia d Serna
paw2: Douchevina d Raymond
paw3: Petrova d Pistolesi
paw4: Krasnoroutskaya d Schiavone
paw5: Zvonarevad Coetzer
paw6: Safina d Maleeva
paw7: Dokic d Stevenson
paw8: Shaughnessy d Daniilidou
ktwtennis
Sep 28th, 2003, 11:31 PM
PAW1: Schnyder over Bovina
PAW2: Farina Elia over Serna
PAW3: Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW4: Dokic over Stevenson
croat123
Sep 29th, 2003, 12:31 AM
PAW 1: Bovina over Schnyder
PAW 2: Petrova over Pistolesi
PAW 3: Farina Elia over Serna
PAW 4: Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
PAW 5: Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW 6: Dokic over Stevenson
HotSpot
Sep 29th, 2003, 12:33 AM
PAW 1: Farina Elia - Serna
PAW 2: Safina over Maleeva
PAW 3: Douchevina over Raymond
PAW 4: Daniilidou over Shaughnessy
PAW 5: Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
Lee-Waters' Boy
Sep 29th, 2003, 12:40 AM
paw1: bovina over schnyder
paw2: petrova over pistolesi
paw3: zvonareva over coetzer
paw4: dokic over stevenson
MonicaSelesFan2
Sep 29th, 2003, 12:43 AM
paw1 schnyder over bovina
paw2 petrova over pistolesi
paw3 farina-elia over serna
paw4 shaughnessy over daniilidou
paw5 krasnoroutskaya over schiavone
paw6 safina over maleeva
paw7 dokic over stevenson
paw8 zvonareva over coetzer
firefly_ac
Sep 29th, 2003, 01:00 AM
PAW1:SAfina over Maleeva
PAW2:Douchevina over Raymond
PAW3:Schiavone over Krasnoroutskaya
PAW4:Serna over Farina Elia
Froosters
Sep 29th, 2003, 02:22 AM
I hope I'm right, but here are my WC predictions
PAW 01 : Petrova over Pistolesi
PAW 02 : Farina Elia over Serna
PAW 03 : Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
PAW 04 : Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW 05 : Dokic over Stevenson
Pintaled
Sep 29th, 2003, 03:10 AM
Paw1: Zvonareva over Coetzer
Paw2: Petrova over Pistolesi
Paw3: Schiavone over Krasnoroutskaya
Paw4: Dokic over Stevenson
PAW1: Bovina over Schnyder
PAW2: Petrova over Pistolesi
PAW3: Krasnoroustkaya over Schiavone
PAW4: Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW5: Douchevina over Raymond
PAW6: Dokic over Stevenson
K&J fan
Sep 29th, 2003, 07:51 AM
:wavey:
PAW1 - Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW2 - Douchevina over Raymond
Darop.
Sep 29th, 2003, 08:15 AM
Is it too late to sign up?? plz let me in...
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 29th, 2003, 08:21 AM
It's never too late, dario88, you may enter as a wildcard, if you wish. :)
saab95
Sep 29th, 2003, 08:42 AM
PAW 01 - Zvonareva d. Coetzer
PAW 02 - Dokic d. Stevenson
WTA Handicapper
Sep 29th, 2003, 08:46 AM
Morning All
Monday Paw"s
PAW 1-DOUCHEVINA over Raymond
PAW 2-ZVONAREVA over Coetzer
Thanks Spikey
WTA Handicapper
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 29th, 2003, 08:49 AM
PAW3: ZVONAREVA over Coetzer
Edman
Sep 29th, 2003, 09:14 AM
PAW 1: Bovina over Schnyder
PAW 2: Safina over Maleeva
PAW 3: Douchevina over Raymond
PAW 4: Dokic over Stevenson
ns_Henin
Sep 29th, 2003, 11:30 AM
PAW6: Raymond over Douchevina
ns_Henin
Sep 29th, 2003, 11:36 AM
PAW7: Coetzer over Zvonareva
twight6
Sep 29th, 2003, 11:51 AM
Paw 1: Dokic over Stevenson
Paw 2: Safina over Maleeva
Paw 3: Coetzer over Zvonareva
Paw 4: Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
Paw 5: Shaughnessy over Daniilidou
Paw 6: Likhovsteva over Qualifier
zorgzamesnip
Sep 29th, 2003, 11:58 AM
PAW1: M.Serna over S.Farina Elia
PAW2: A.Pistolesi over N.Petrova
PAW3: D.Safina over M.Maleeva
PAW4: E.Bovina over P.Schnyder
Bartek
Sep 29th, 2003, 12:31 PM
PAW1: E.Bovina over P.Schnyder
PAW2: A.Pistolesi over N.Petrova (6)
PAW3: M.Serna over S.Farina Elia
PAW4: V.Zvonareva (7) over A.Coetzer
PAW5: V.Douchevina over L.Raymond
PAW6: J.Dokic over A.Stevenson
polishprodigy
Sep 29th, 2003, 02:20 PM
PAW1: Safina over Maleeva
PAW2: Daniilidou over Shaughnessy
PAW3: Zvonareva over Coetzer
PAW4: Krasnoroutskaya over Schiavone
polishprodigy
Sep 29th, 2003, 02:21 PM
PAW5: Bovina over Schnyder
matija-seles
Sep 29th, 2003, 05:50 PM
PAW6: Krasnorutskaya over Schiavone
matija-seles
Sep 29th, 2003, 05:52 PM
PAW7: D.Safina over M.Maleeva
K&J fan
Sep 29th, 2003, 06:09 PM
PAW3 : Bovina over Schnyder
PAW4 : Daniilidou over Shaughnessy
PAW5 : Safina over Maleeva
PAW6 : Dokic over Stevenson
nitsansh
Sep 29th, 2003, 06:23 PM
mmm... weren't any of the latest predictions after the deadline?
Tuesday matches:
PAW3: Bovina over Schnyder
PAW4: Dokic over Stevenson
Can we have an updated league table and scoring points? THIS IS VERY FUCKIN ANNOYIN!!!!!
sandg
Sep 30th, 2003, 01:48 AM
PAW02 : KRASNOROUTSKAYA over SCHIAVONE
PAW03 : DOKIC over STEVENSON
PAW04 : SHAUGHNESSY over DANIILIDOU
PAW05 : SAFINA over MALEEVA
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 30th, 2003, 01:58 AM
bartektrz
Invalid Pick - Your PAW 3 and PAW5 were too late.
zorgzamesnip
Invalid Pick - Your PAW1 was too late
Please pay greater attention next time :)
SpikeyAidanm
Sep 30th, 2003, 02:06 AM
Can we have an updated league table and scoring points? THIS IS VERY FUCKIN ANNOYIN!!!!!
!.Steven.! How many times have I told you?
Unfortunately due to time differences, you probably will never see the league table and scoring points until the following day after your pick your PAWS. And that is something we're all going to have to live with if you want to keep PAW. This two weeks I have been on holidays, so next week and following weeks it will get even "worse."
There is another alternative, I can easily get marcobarella to run the game back again, and then you won't be complaining anymore, right? :)
Paw5: Schnyder over Bovina
Paw6: Safina over Maleeva
Paw7: Myskina over Serna
caramel
Sep 30th, 2003, 05:29 AM
PAW 8 - Myskina over Serna
matija-seles
Sep 30th, 2003, 05:32 AM
PAW8: Myskina def. Serna
Nir
Sep 30th, 2003, 06:01 AM
PAW4: Dokic over Stevenson
PAW5: Safina over Maleeva
~Mario~
Sep 30th, 2003, 06:31 AM
3. Likhovtseva over Pisnik'
4. Petrova over Pistolesi
5. Stevenson over Dokic
6. Safina over Maleeva
7. Pereybiynis over Kostanic
8. Shaughnessy over Daniilidou
9. Myskina over Serna
switz
Sep 30th, 2003, 07:03 AM
btw, although i am happy to represent my switzerland, i am actually australian.
don't change it though because we need someone to represent the equal best country in the world. plus it means i'm my nations no.1
chill1533
Sep 30th, 2003, 07:05 AM
I'm in
paw 1. Elena Bovina over Patty Schnyder
paw 2. Meghann Shaughnessy over Elena Daniilidou
WTA Handicapper
Sep 30th, 2003, 07:13 AM
Can we have an updated league table and scoring points? THIS IS VERY FUCKIN ANNOYIN!!!!!
The above comment is totally uncalled for.
Spikey is doing a terrific job,which I know from personal experience is very time consuming.
So Steven,have a little respect please :fiery:
WTA Handicapper
WTA Handicapper
Sep 30th, 2003, 08:08 AM
Tuesday Paw"s
PAW 3-SAFINA over Maleeva
PAW 4-BOVINA over Schnyder
PAW 5-DOKIC over Stevenson
PAW 6-SHAUGHNESSY over Daniilidou
Thanks Spikey
WTA Handicapper
twight6
Sep 30th, 2003, 11:17 AM
Paw 7: Douchevina over Zvonareva
zorgzamesnip
Sep 30th, 2003, 11:28 AM
Replacement PAW1: A.Myskina over M.Serna
silent140
Sep 30th, 2003, 02:05 PM
PAW7: Perebiyinis def. Kostanic
Bartek
Sep 30th, 2003, 02:42 PM
Costly mistake... if those predictions were made on time, he/she would have 39 pts...
PAW07 : Myskina over Serna
PAW08 : Kuznetsova over Pistolesi
PAW09 : Safina over Schiavone
Edman
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:15 AM
PAW 8: Douchevina over Zvonareva
sandg
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:53 AM
PAW09 : SAFINA over SCHIAVONE
PAW10 : MYSKINA over SERNA
aussiefan83
Oct 2nd, 2003, 02:22 AM
hmm i've been away all week. but i suppose theres no point not playing. :D
PAW1 Kuznetsova over Pistolesi
PAW2 Myskina over Serna
PAW3 Daniilidou over Pisnik
PAW4 Safina over Schiavonne
PAW5 Dementieva over Kostanic
PAW6 Zvonareva over Douchevina
Pintaled
Oct 2nd, 2003, 02:28 AM
Paw9: Kostanic over Dementieva
Paw10: Pistolesi over Kuznetsova
Paw11: Safina over Schiavone
Buitenzorg
Oct 2nd, 2003, 02:28 AM
11. Kostanic def Dementieva
spencercarlos
Oct 2nd, 2003, 02:46 AM
Serna def Myskina
Kuznetsova over Pistolesi
Pisnik def Danilodou
Safina over Schiavonne
Zvonareva over Douchevina
PAW 9 : Pistolesi over Bovina
PAW 10 : Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW 11 : Dementieva over Schiavone
HotSpot
Oct 3rd, 2003, 12:11 AM
PAW 11: Bovina over Pistolesi
ktwtennis
Oct 3rd, 2003, 12:50 AM
PAW8: Bovina over Pistolesi
PAW9: Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW10: Dementieva over Schiavone
Froosters
Oct 3rd, 2003, 01:03 AM
If we were playing Pick a Loser I would already have 73 points :eek:
So here are the final PAW's for my first entry and WC
PAW10 : Bovina over Pistolesi
PAW11 : Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW12 : Dementieva over Schiavone
PAW13 : Zvonareva over Mauresmo
aussiefan83
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:06 AM
PAW7 Bovina over Pistolesi
PAW8 Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW9 Dementieva over Schiavonne
aussiefan83
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:07 AM
PAW10 Zvonareva over Mauresmo
sandg
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:12 AM
PAW11 : MYSKINA over DANIILIDOU
PAW12 : DEMENTIEVA over SCHIAVONE
nitsansh
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:26 AM
Commentary:
As we approach the quarterfinals, with 3 days and 7 games remaining, the race for the Kremlin Cup title is getting hotter.
The leader after day 4 is K&J fan, with 93 points and 2 picks remaining, 2 points ahead of butch who has 3 picks remaing. As Elisse in 3rd place with 82 points has allready used his 13 picks, there is actually a gap of 20 points to the next contender, firefly_ac (73 pts and 4 picks left), so unless we see a sprint finish of one of the lower ranked players, it looks like the title will be decided between the 2 leaders. Such dramatic change can't be ruled out, though, and one lower ranked player with a good chance of making it is Edman, who despite being in 12th place and 31 points from the lead, can surge to the top if he plays correctly with his remaining 5 picks.
In fact, that could even happend tommorrow, as Edman chose 4 picks on day 5, and if he get them all right, that would put him on 102 points and possibly in 1st place.
With the picks posted so far, no one else can get over 100 pts tommorrow.
K&J fan has not yet posted a pick for day 5. He might do that shortly before the matches start time (the first match is due to start in about 5 hours), or decide to keep his remaining 2 picks for the last 2 days. butch, OTOH, has posted a pick for Myskina, and if that is proved right, and K&J either idle or fail in his picks, he will overtake B&J fan with a score of 99 pts.
The players ranked 4th and 5th both chose 2 picks for day 5. firefly_ac is putting his faith in Myskina and Bovina, picks that might lift him to 92 pts, while silent140, who is 2 pts further back, can only get as many as 87 pts with his picks of Myskina and Dementieva. None of them can take the lead tommorrow, but they can move closer to the top. After tommorrow, firefly_ac will still have 2 picks remaining, so he is surely in contention.
2 other players that should not be discounted are Buitenzorg and !Steven!, currently 8th and 9th in the standing. Though they are too far to reach the top, they can make significant progress tommorrow if their picks for underdogs are succesful. Buitenzorg, on 68 pts, has chosen Schiavone and Zvonareva, and could get as many as 93 pts, while !Steven!, a point behind him, chose Bovina and Schiavone and could get 91 pts.
No picks have been posted yet by the players ranked 6th and 7th, polishprodigy and RyanGiggs, while #10 oren987 has already used all his 13 picks.
HotSpot
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:36 AM
U are such a 'good reporter' ..Nitsansh !!
nitsansh
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:43 AM
U are such a 'good reporter' ..Nitsansh !!
Thank you
polishprodigy
Oct 3rd, 2003, 02:50 AM
PAW11: Bovina over Pistolesi
PAW12: Zvonereva over Mauresmo
Picks for today
paw 7. Elena Dementieva over Francesca Schiavone
paw 8. Anastasia Myskina over Eleni Daniilidou
paw 9. Elena Bovina over Anna Pistolesi
paw 10. Amelie Mauresmo over Vera Zvonareva
Nir
Oct 3rd, 2003, 05:54 AM
PAW9: Dementieva over Schiavone
PAW10: Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW11: Zvonareva over Mauresmo
~Mario~
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:04 AM
12. Zvonareva over Mauresmo
13. Myskina over Daniilidou
WTA Handicapper
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:06 AM
Well Done NITSANSH
Excellent Analysis
WTA Handicapper
K&J fan
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:34 AM
great reporting, nitsansh :yeah:
PAW12 : Bovina over Pistolesi
SpikeyAidanm
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:55 AM
Would you like to do a tournament summary of each PAW tournament, nitsansh?
Your work is certainly better than mine :yeah: :clap2: :bigclap:
ghosts
Oct 3rd, 2003, 08:07 AM
PAW9: Myskina over Daniilidou
PAW10: Zvonareva over Mauresmo
PAW11: Bovina over Pistolesi
WTA Handicapper
Oct 3rd, 2003, 08:45 AM
Friday Paw"s
PAW 11-MYSKINA over Daniilidou
PAW 12-ZVONAREVA over Mauresmo
Thanks Spikey
WTA Handicapper
PAW12 Dementieva over Mauresmo
PAW13 Myskina over Pistolesi
zorgzamesnip
Oct 3rd, 2003, 03:05 PM
PAW12 : A.Myskina over A.Pistolesi
PAW13 : A.Mauresmo over E.Dementieva
Pintaled
Oct 3rd, 2003, 03:26 PM
Paw12: Myskina over Pistolesi
Paw13: Dementieva over Mauresmo
Hantuchov
Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:20 PM
Myskina def. Pistolesi
Dementieva def. Mauresmo
raquel
Oct 3rd, 2003, 04:48 PM
PAW 12 : Myskina over Pistolesi
croat123
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:30 PM
PAW 11: Dementieva over Mauresmo
PAW 12: Myskina over Pistolesi
ghosts
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:32 PM
PAW12: Dementieva over Mauresmo
PAW13: Myskina over Pistolesi
j_dementieva27
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:36 PM
PAW 12-- E.Dementieva (3) over A.Mauresmo (2)
Bartek
Oct 3rd, 2003, 08:40 PM
PAW12: A.Myskina (4) over A.Pistolesi
PAW13: E.Dementieva (3) over A.Mauresmo (2)
Nir
Oct 3rd, 2003, 10:32 PM
PAW12: Dementieva over Mauresmo
firefly_ac
Oct 3rd, 2003, 11:25 PM
Quite intersting commentary, Nitsansh..hee
By the way, my pisks for today:
Paw12:Pistolesi over Myskina
saab95
Oct 4th, 2003, 12:10 AM
PAW 13 - Dementieva over Mauresmo
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 12:19 AM
One pick for Saturday:
PAW12: A.Mauresmo (2) over E.Dementieva (3) ...(10-10)
I have one pick remaining... I'll decide after this match whether to use it for the 2nd semifinal or save it to the final...
Pistolesi has gave me 3 wins so far but I'm afraid this one will be too risky...
Also, since I have time to asses the situation between the 2 semifinals, why not take it?
Since I am too far from the top, my goal is to be the top Israeli... I am 9 pts behind Nir and he also has 2 picks remaining. He has chosen Dementieva, so if my pick for Mauresmo prevails I will overtake him by 1 point... if not, I'm doomed... there was no point to choose the same pick as whether I win or lose the gap will stay the same, so I've got to take this chance...
with one good pick I'll overtake my countryman oren987 who has no picks left in this game.
sandg
Oct 4th, 2003, 12:41 AM
PAW13 : DEMENTIEVA over MAURESMO
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 01:47 AM
Commentary:
We have reached the semifinal stage... there are 2 days remaining and 3 games left to play... this is the money time...
Just as in the tournament itself, there are 4 players who still have a chance to take the Kremlin Cup title, but unlike the tournament, we have a clear favorite here.
butch, who took the lead in day 5 with his succesful pick of Myskina, while his main rival K&J fan, the leader after day 4, failed with his last-hour pick of Bovina, is in a position to take the title if one of his 2 remaining picks is correct, regardless of his rivals results.
Only in case he loses his 2 final picks, other players have a mathematical chance to overtake him and win the title.
The leaderboard is as follows:
butch on 99 pts and 2 picks remaining.
K&J fan is 6 pts behind with only one pick remaining.
silent140 is 12 points behind and one pick remaining.
firefly_ac in 5th place is 18 pts behind the leader and has 2 picks remaining.
No other player can catch butch at the top.
For the runner-up berth, we should also take in consideration Nir, who is in 9th place, 22 pts behind K&J fan and 2 picks remaining, but he'll have to go for maximum points to make it.
Edman, in 7th place, is also in contention for the 3rd spot, as he trails silent140 by 9 pts with one pick remaining. There is a slim mathematical chance for bronze for a few lower ranked players with 2 or 3 picks remaining, but these are very long odds.
butch has not waited to see what his rivals pick before he makes his own. He has already made his last two picks for the 2 semifinals, and chose Dementieva over Mauresmo and Myskina over Pistolesi. If any of these picks is right, we will have a winner of Kremlin Cup title before the final day of the tournament. In fact, the title may be in butch's possesion already after the 1st semifinal if it goes to Dementieva.
From the other 3 contenders, only firefly_ac has announced his pick so far, and he has put his faith in the underdog Pistolesi against Myskina. This is the biggest pick available tommorrow, and if it's right his points tally will be 93 and could put him in a tie with K&J fan in 2nd place, and 6 pts behind butch, with one pick still remaining. That is, of course, if the 2 leaders fail to score tommorrow.
K&J fan and silent140 have yet to announce their last pick, and it may be wise not to hurry with this crucial decision and take a close look at the situation...
silent140 should know that he needs 12 pts to tie butch and his only chance for that may be Pistolesi tommorrow... there might not be a 12 pts pick in the final...
For K&J fan, who needs just 6 pts to catch butch, any pick will do that, and will guaranty him at least 2nd place. Probably in his situation a conservative pick is a good tactic.
Further down the leader-board, Edman has chosen Pistolesi as his last pick, and if Anna makes her way to the final, which is probably her carreer best achievement, his points tally will be 90, but since firefly_ac has also chosen Pistolesi, it means Edman can't get the bronze any more.
Nir has chosen Dementieva for his 12th pick, and if she wins, his points tally will be 81 with one pick remaining. It means he'll need 12 points in his last pick of the competition to tie K&J fan, and he could do that if he picks Pistolesi in the 2nd semifinal.
aussiefan83
Oct 4th, 2003, 02:22 AM
PAW11 Myskina over Pistolesi
PAW12 Dementieva over Mauresmo
Hantuchov
Oct 4th, 2003, 02:24 AM
Hey Spikey! :wavey:
I dont know if I'll be online tomorrow to make my PAW.
So, I want you to be comprehensive to me and accept my "early" PAW.
OK? ;)
If Dementieva wins, I'll bet on her in the final.
But if Mauresmo wins, I'll bet on Myskina or Pistolesi against her.
Just hope u can understand me!
Bye mate!
Thx
bbypk
Oct 4th, 2003, 02:27 AM
Paw 12 : A.Myskina (4) def. A.Pistolesi
ktwtennis
Oct 4th, 2003, 03:04 AM
PAW11: Dementieva over Mauresmo
PAW12: Myskina over Pistolesi
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 03:34 AM
Commentary continues...
bbypk, the 6th seed of this tournament, was one of those players who had a remote chance to get the bronze medal position, but this chance no longer exist after he chose Myskina for his 12th pick. If this pick is right he'll have 73 points with one pick remaining, and there's no way that any player in the final will get the 14 pts he would need to tie silent_ac in 3rd place.
I guess the experienced player knows what he's doing and realized that the chance for bronze is so small that it doesn't worth a high risk, and will settle for a lower place.
Although there are 2 seeds ahead of bbypk in the current standing, he has more picks remaining and therefor looks to have the best chance to finish top among the seeds.
This is a rather poor tournament for the seeded players, and that should be reflected in the next ranking list due to be published on Monday.
Probably there would be significant changes in the standing and high-ranked players who had poor results will drop down and lower-ranked players who did well will surge up.
polishprodigy
Oct 4th, 2003, 03:46 AM
PAW13: Dementieva over Mauresmo
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 04:22 AM
Commmentary continues...
Let's take a look further down the ranking to positions 10 to 20.
10th place polishprodigy has just posted his last pick for Dementieva. If this pick is right he will have 79 pts and tie with matija-seles who is currently in 6th place, but he won't overtake Nir who is ahead of him and also chose Dementieva.
!.Steven.! and WTA Handicapper, who are ranked in 12th and 13th place respectively, both have one pick remaining, and have yet to post their last pick. They probably save it for the final.
Further down there are players with 2 picks left, who can make significant moves up if they chose them correctly.
I have already discussed bbypk, who is in joint 14th place.
Tied in 16th place are zorgsamesnip and bartektrz. Both have posted their last 2 picks. If one of them is right in both picks, he will get 82 pts, and tie with Elisse who is currently 4th.
Behind them in 18th place is nitsansh. He has also 2 picks remaining, but has opted to use only one so far, and if his choice (Mauresmo) is right he will get 72 pts.
Next is SpikeyAdams. Like nitsansh he posted just one of his 2 remaining picks, and if he guessed right that Dementieva will win over Mauresmo, his tally will be 71 pts.
Closing the top 20 is ntohir, who has also 2 picks left but has yet to post any of them. He must post at least one tommorrow otherwise he will not use all his 13 picks.
spencercarlos
Oct 4th, 2003, 05:04 AM
dementieva def mauresmo
miskina def psitolesi
HotSpot
Oct 4th, 2003, 05:31 AM
PAW 12: Myskina over Pistolesi
PAW 13: Dementieva over Mauresmo
MonicaSelesFan2
Oct 4th, 2003, 05:37 AM
paw12 dementieva over mauresmo
paw13 myskina over pistolesi
WTA Handicapper
Oct 4th, 2003, 07:42 AM
Saturday Paw
PAW 13-DEMENTIEVA over Mauresmo
Thanks Spikey
WTA Handicapper
chill1533
Oct 4th, 2003, 08:02 AM
picks for today
paw 11. E.Dementieva over A.Mauresmo
paw 12. A.Myskina over A.Pistolesi vs
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 09:13 AM
Commentary continues...
We are now within minutes of the start time for the first match of the penultimate day between Dementieva and Mauresmo.
It should be noted that although both players were given the same 10 pts in this game, overwhelming majority of PAWers chose Dementieva over Mauresmo. In fact, only 2 players, zorgsamesnip and nitsansh, are backing Mauresmo, so allthough the Frenchwomen is higher in the official world ranking, she is the underdog in the eyes of the PAWers. Should she win, zorgsamesnip and nitsansh will make significant climbs in the standing. The former will go from 16th to 9th, while the latter from 18th to 10th.
But if Dementieva wins, we would be able to announce the winner of this tournament. With 10 pts gained in this pick, butch will have 109 pts and will be out of reach of all other players.
The leader is the only player in the top 8 who has picked a winner in this game.
Nir, who is currently in 9th place, is the next player who picked Dementieva, and a win for her will lift him to joint-5th place with 81 pts. That will strenghen his position in the hunt for the minor places on the podium, as he has one more pick remaining.
polishprodigy also chose Dementieva, and he could move from 10th to joint-7th with this pick.
This is his last one, so he can't get any further.
butch
Oct 4th, 2003, 10:27 AM
Thanx for the great reports, nitsansh. And Elena just lost, so the game is still alive.
K&J fan
Oct 4th, 2003, 11:36 AM
PAW13 - Pistolesi over Myskina
come on Anna, let's catch up with Butch ;)
nitsansh
Oct 4th, 2003, 11:37 AM
Unofficial standing after 1st semifinal:
(updated to add K&J fan, nitsansh and Nir picks)