Remember, every choice, whether good or bad, can be deadly...
Suicide Dubai 2007
2006 Final: maximus82 (USA) def. Timray (BEL)
1. Each day of play, you must pick 1 winner playing a WTA main draw singles match. (READ: DO NOT PICK A MATCH FROM THE QUALIFYING DRAW!). Of course, the player that you choose, is playing one match scheduled to be played that day (as seen on the order of play).
2. Once you pick someone, you cannot choose them again for the rest of the tournament. So, you don't want to waste a pick on DEFENDING DUBAI CHAMPION AND TENNIS GODDESS Justine Henin in the early rounds. Conversely, you don't want to make a pick at all on Anna-Lena Groenefeld. Has-beens are not hot.
3. You must choose one player to win each day. If you forget, are sick, or are unable to reach a computer, it will be treated as a wrong pick, and you will be out of the tournament. As well, your pick must be chosen before the pick's match has commenced, otherwise it will be considered a wrong pick, and thus you will again, be out of the tournament.
4. Only in the case of a walkover, or a withdrawal, each player is allowed to have a back-up pick, selected at the same time as their initial pick. That back-up pick will only be used in the occurence of a walkover or withdrawal, as stated above. Retirements do count as completed matches.
Replacement picks must be identitified like this:
BACK-UP PICK - Maria Sharapova
Oh wait.
BACK-UP PICK - Serena Williams
Oh wait.
BACK-UP PICK - Justine Henin
If it is not clearly identitified, then both picks will be declared invalid.
BACK-UP PICK - Maria Sharapova
Oh wait.
BACK-UP PICK - Serena Williams
Oh wait.
BACK-UP PICK - Justine Henin
If it is not clearly identitified, then both picks will be declared invalid.
5. The seeds will be based on the rankings, hopefully as of the Open Gaz de France (If not, Tokyo). The top EIGHT ranked players to commit will be given a bye and not required to make a pick on Day 01.
6. To sign up, please type the word "In". Variations are more than acceptable. Your sign up will be confirmed when you post your picks on the first day of main draw play, and so it is not necessarily a "must" to sign in.
7. Please be advised that you may only play ONE Suicide Tennis tournament per week. If you play in multiple tournaments per week, you will be given a score of ZERO for the week to go into your ranking.
Ranking Points for Suicide Dubai (Tier IIA)
Code:
DAY 01 - 1
DAY 02 - 15
DAY 03 - 31
DAY 04 - 55
DAY 05 - 182
DAY 06 - 229
DAY 06 - 252 (WITH PICK)
WINNING - 275
In the event that there are atleast 12 people and no one reaches DAY 07,
2nd Place - 154
1st Place - 220
http://www.dubaitennischampionships.com/
Further Information
Time in Dubai Use this
Suicide Tennis Introduction and Rules - Please click this
Suicide Tennis Rankings - Please click this
** IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER/WTAWORLD IS BEING SLOW AND ANNOYING, YOU MAY E-MAIL ME YOUR PICKS AT MH0861@ALBANY.EDU**