2013 will be Test Season for suggestions and changes!
Please read the rule post carefully as there are rule changes throughout the season.
2013 Test Season Tournaments
Australian Open - Drake1980 def. SAISAI-GOAT
Doha - OhNaNa def. goOudinUSA
Dubai - taloki def. Buitenzorg
Indian Wells - tina110 def. valac222
Miami - valac222 def. digor
Charleston
Stuttgart
Madrid
Rome
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
Stanford
Carlsbad
Toronto
Cincinnati
US Open
Tokyo
Beijing
Istanbul
Each participant must choose
12 (3-4-5) different players for [128 Draw] or
9 (2-3-4) different players for [ 64 Draw] or
6 (1-2-3) different players for [ 32 Draw/RR]
participating in the tournament before main draw begins.
- The players must be arranged in the fashion where they are in 3 hands (groups).
- If you choose a qualifier before qualifying is finished, identify the draw spot. Q1 = first Q on the draw
- You may not select LL as one of your players.
- You may not change your picks once you have posted.
- For tie break purposes, please list the number of games played for the final.
Hands
Code:
128 draw 64 draw 32 draw/RR
Hand 1 = 3 players, 2 players, 1 player
Hand 2 = 4 players, 3 players, 2 players
Hand 3 = 5 players, 4 players, 3 players
- You may list back up players for each player in case there's a withdrawal.
Points Earned
Code:
Each player chosen receives points according to the following chart based on round lost:
Size W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128
128 Draw 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
64 Draw 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
32 Draw 5 4 3 2 1 0
W F SF RR3 RR4
RR 4 3 2 1 0
Total points earned = 3*(Hand 1) + 2*(Hand 2) -or- 0*(Hand 2) + 1*(Hand 3) -or- 0*(Hand 3)
- Chosen players who received BYE in the draw and lost in their first match will receive 0 points.
- Perfect Hands: Earn bonus points (x2). Read below for more info.
- No perfect hands bonuses will be awarded for tournaments in RR format.
- 2*(Hand 2) if [Hand 2 > Hand 1] , else 0*(Hand 2).
- 1*(Hand 3) if [Hand 3 > Hand 1 + 2], else 0*(Hand 3).
Tournament Tie Break
Code:
In case there are participants who receive equal points:
- Points acquired in Hand 2 & Hand 3, if equal
- Points acquired in Hand 3, if equal
- Points acquired in Hand 2, if equal
- Correct final games guessed, if equal
- Closer final games guessed, if equal
- Greater of total rankings combined for the players chosen, if equal
- Whoever posted their hands first
Post
- Simply list your three hands clearly and identify your back ups before main draw begins.
- Back ups are not necessary if undesired.
- List a final tie break but are not necessary if undesired.
Code:
We will use Brisbane 2013 as an example:
Hand 1
- Pavlyuchenkova (Errani)
Hand 2
- Kerber (Stosur)
- Kvitova (Vinci)
Hand 3
- Azarenka (Lisicki)
- Sharapova (Wozniacki)
- S.Williams (Stephens)
Final
- 20 games
Score
- A scoreboard will be updated by the manager
Code:
How to score?
Hand 1
> 4
> 4 x 3 = 12, earns 12 points
Hand 2
> 2 + 1 = 3
> 3 < 4 so 3 x 0 = 0, earns 0 points
Hand 3
> Wozniacki replaces Sharapova
> 3 + 0 + 5 = 8
> 8 > 4 + 3, earns 8 points
Total Scored: 12 + 0 + 8 = 20 Points
Perfect Hands
- Perfect Hands may have multiple combinations.
Code:
How to achieve perfect hands?
32 draw = Pick Winner, Finalist, 2 Semifinalists and 2 of the 4 Quarter-finalists
64 draw = Pick Winner, Finalist, 2 Semifinalists, 4 Quarter-finalists and any 1 Round 16 achiever
128 draw = Pick Winner, Finalist, 2 Semifinalists, 4 Quarter-finalists and any 4 Round 16 achievers
Ranking Rule
- Points earned in each tournament (subject to tournament bonuses) will be added to your ranking
- Max 16 tournaments will count, no mandatory tournaments
Tournament Bonuses
Code:
Tournament WIN RUP 3-4 5-8 9-16
Grand Slam x16 x12.8 x9.6 x6.4 x3.2
Premier M. x8 x6.4 x4.8 x3.2 x1.6
Premier 5 x6 x4.8 x3.6 x2.4 x1.2
Premier x4 x3.2 x2.4 x1.6
Int. x2 x1.6 x1.2
- Participants ranked 1-8 will be able to play YEC, with 2 alts
- 8 Participants not in YEC who have won an Int. this year will be able to play TOC, with 2 alts
In case there are participants who receive equal points:
- Lesser total number of tournaments participated, if equal
- Points earned in Grand Slams, if equal
- Points earned in Premier Mandatories, if equal
- Points earned in Premier 5, if equal
- Points earned in Premiers, if equal
- Points earned in Internationals, if equal
- Stay tied
* Note that 2013 Australian Open and Doha will earn less ranking points due to less players picked.
[1] Serena Williams
Mandy Minella vs. Camila Giorgi [Q] Burdette vs. Kristina Mladenovic
Anna Tatishvili vs. [15] Sabine Lisicki
[11] Sorana Cirstea vs. Tatjana Malek
Arantxa Rus vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues
Romina Oprandi vs. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni [6] Lucie Safarova
[4] Sloane Stephens
Anastasia Rodionova vs. [WC] Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Alexandra Cadantu vs. Madison Keys [Q] Grace Min vs. [13] Tamira Paszek
[12] Varvara Lepchenko vs. Christina McHale
Melinda Czink vs. Mathilde Johansson
Monica Puig vs. Andrea Hlavackova [5] Venus Williams
[8] Mona Barthel
Garbine Muguruza vs. [Q] Jessica Pegula
Chanelle Scheepers vs. [Q] Caroline Garcia
Melanie Oudin vs. [9] Jelena Jankovic
[16] Laura Robson vs. Estrella Cabeza Candela [Q] Nastassja Burnett vs. [Q] Eugenie Bouchard
Daniela Hantuchova vs. Marina Erakovic [3] Samantha Stosur
[7] Carla Suarez Navarro
Stefanie Voegele vs. [Q] Teliana Pereira
Jamie Hampton vs. Olga Govortsova
Yulia Putintseva vs. [10] Julia Goerges
[14] Yaroslava Shvedova vs. [Q] Vania King
[WC] Andrea Petkovic vs. [WC] Taylor Townsend
Francesca Schiavone vs. Silvia Soler-Espinosa [2WC] Caroline Wozniacki
Qualifiers updated.
Rules remain the same as Indian Wells & Miami, but you pick less players (2-3-4).