[SpikeyAidanm]

PICK-A-WINNER #93 – - LOS ANGELES (TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2003)

~ PAW Year-End Championships featuring the top 16 PAW players of 2003~

Defending Champ:
WTA Handicapper

2003 Champion: butch

Welcome to Pick-A-Winner (PAW), the Predictions game!

Playing is simple: over the course of the tournament choose any 7 matches in the Main Draw and post who you think will win them.

To play this tournament, you must be ranked within the top 16 committed players in the PAW race after Philadelphia/Quebec City conclude. See the PAW Race standings in this thread. -http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=90896

You also must have posted a commitment.The deadline for commitments is November 2nd.

Post commitments in this thread - http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.p...9&page=1&pp=40

Remember also to post your 2004 PAW commitments for January and February in the 2004 PAW commitment thread located in the PAW forum

PAW Player List

Seeds:

1 - Wojtek (POL)..................#1
2 – SpikeyAidanm (AUS)............#2
3 – sandg (INA)...................#3
4 – speedster_ (INA)..............#5
5 – petosp (VEN)..................#6
6 – danielrosario (IND)...........#7
7 – Jakub (POL)...................#8
8 – bbypk (ESP)...................#9

Others:

9 – WTA Handicapper (GBR).........#10
10 – Grice (SIN)..................#11
11 – Pintaled (AUS)...............#12
12 – Rtael (CRO)..................#13
13 – butch (RSA)..................#14
14 – Buitenzorg (AUS).............#15
15 – bionic71 (AUS)...............#16
16 – K&J fan (BEL)................#17

FINAL League Table Los Angeles Tour Championships 2003

#. Player..............P..W..L.Pts
1. butch...............7..5..2..44
2. SpikeyAidanm (2)....7..5..2..43
3. petosp (5)..........7..4..3..39
4. Buitenzorg..........7..4..3..36
.. bbypk (8)...........7..4..3..36
6. Wojtek (1)..........7..4..3..35
.. Jakub (7)...........7..5..2..35
.. Grice...............7..4..3..35
9. bionic71............7..4..3..34
10.danielrosario (6)...7..4..3..32
11.Pintaled............7..3..4..27
.. speedster_ (4)......7..3..4..27
13.Rtael...............7..3..4..26
14.sandg (3)...........7..3..4..25
15.WTA Handicapper.....7..3..4..24
16.K&J fan.............7..1..6..12

Fixtures and Scoring Points

Final

K.Clijsters (1) vs A.Mauresmo (3)........(7-14)

Semi-Finals

K.Clijsters (1) vs J.Capriati (4)........(7-13)
A.Mauresmo (3) vs J.Henin-Hardenne (2)...(12-8)

Red Group ~ Round Robin Matches

K.Clijsters (1) vs C.Rubin...............(6-16)
E.Dementieva vs A.Mauresmo (3)...........(10-10)
K.Clijsters (1) vs E.Dementieva..........(7-15)

C.Rubin vs A.Mauresmo (3)................(11-9)
E.Dementieva vs C.Rubin..................(10-11)
A.Mauresmo (3) vs K.Clijsters (1)........(14-7)

Black Group ~ Round Robin Matches

J.Henin-Hardenne (2) vs A.Sugiyama.......(7-15)
A.Myskina vs J.Capriati (4)..............(12-9)
J.Henin-Hardenne (2) vs A.Myskina........(8-13)

A.Sugiyama vs J.Capriati (4).............(13-7)
A.Myskina vs A.Sugiyama..................(9-11)
J.Capriati (4) vs J.Henin-Hardenne (2)...(12-9)

Remember, the Scoring Points beside each fixture represent the points you score if the corresponding player wins.

Don't forget, you're limited to 7 picks throughout the whole tournament.

Good luck!

Ranking Points for Los Angeles (Tour Champs)

1st --- 485 ...... 5th --- 159 ..... 9th --- 37 ..... 13th -- 37
2nd --- 340 ...... 6th --- 131 ..... 10th -- 37 ..... 14th -- 37
3rd --- 252 ...... 7th --- 104 ..... 11th -- 37 ..... 15th -- 37
4th --- 197 ...... 8th ---- 77 ..... 12th -- 37 ..... 16th -- 37

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Cheers for now,
SpikeyAidanm

[SpikeyAidanm]

Qualified PAW Players
~ Profiles

(#1). Wojtek

Seed: 1
PAW Race Rank: #1
Country: Poland
2003 Titles: 4

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: Champion
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: 4th Round
US Open: 3rd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Australian Open, Indian Wells, Estoril & Vienna
Runner-up: Auckland & Stanford
Semi-Finalist: Doha
Quarter-Finalist: San Diego, New Haven & Bali



(#2). SpikeyAidanm

Seed: 2
PAW Race Rank: #2
Country: Australia
2003 Titles: 1

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: Semi-Final
Wimbledon: Runner-Up
US Open: 4th Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Bali
Runner-up: Miami, Wimbledon & Budapest
Semi-Finalist: French Open, Birmingham & Zurich
Quarter-Finalist: Dubai, Scottsdale, Sarastosa, Bol, Stanford, Luxembourg & Quebec City



(#3). sandg

Seed: 3
PAW Race Rank: #3
Country: Indonesia
2003 Titles: 2

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 3rd Round
French Open: Champion
Wimbledon: Quarter-Final
US Open: 3rd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Gold Coast & French Open
Runner-up: -
Semi-Finalist: Leipzig & Philadelphia
Quarter-Finalist: Pan Pacific Open, Warsaw, Vienna, Wimbledon & Toronto



(#4). speedster_

Seed: 4
PAW Race Rank: #5
Country: Indonesia
2003 Titles: 3

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: Semi-Final
Wimbledon: 3rd Round
US Open: 4th Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Helsinki, Leipzig & Luxembourg
Runner-up: Tashkent
Semi-Finalist: Bol, French Open & Quebec City
Quarter-Finalist: Estoril, Budapest, Rome, Birmingham, Stanford, Sopot & Shanghai



(#5). petosp

Seed: 5
PAW Race Rank: #6
Country: Venezuela
2003 Titles: 3

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 4th Round
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Miami, Palermo & Filderstadt
Runner-up: Open Gaz de France, Dubai & Sarastosa
Semi-Finalist: New Haven
Quarter-Finalist: Shanghai



(#6). danielrosario

Seed: 6
PAW Race Rank: #7
Country: India
2003 Titles: 1

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 3rd Round
French Open: 4th Round
Wimbledon: 3rd Round
US Open: Quarter-Final

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Dubai
Runner-up: Palermo
Semi-Finalist: Scottsdale, Stanford & Shanghai
Quarter-Finalist: Sydney, Indian Wells, Berlin, Vienna, Los Angeles & US Open



(#7). Jakub

Seed: 7
PAW Race Rank: #8
Country: Poland
2003 Titles: 1

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 4th Round
French Open: 3rd Round
Wimbledon: 4th Round
US Open: 4th Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Rome
Runner-up: Sydney
Semi-Finalist: Auckland & Indian Wells
Quarter-Finalist: Dubai, Vienna & Linz



(#8). bbypk

Seed: 8
PAW Race Rank: #9
Country: Spain
2003 Titles: 0

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: Semi-Final
French Open: Quarter-Final
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: -
Runner-up: -
Semi-Finalist: Australian Open, Scottsdale, Miami, Amelia Island, Madrid & Moscow
Quarter-Finalist: Rome, French Open & San Diego



(#9). WTA Handicapper

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #10
Country: Great Britain
2003 Titles: 1

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 4th Round
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: 4th Round
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Auckland
Runner-up: -
Semi-Finalist: Sydney & Palmero
Quarter-Finalist: Pan Pacific Open, Open Gaz de France, Dubai, Miami, Strasbourg & Stanford



(#10). Grice

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #11
Country: Singapore
2003 Titles: 2

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: Quarter-Final
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: DNP
US Open: 3rd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: San Diego & Toronto
Runner-up: -
Semi-Finalist: -
Quarter-Finalist: Australian Open, Antwerp & Shanghai



(#11). Pintaled

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #12
Country: Australia
2003 Titles: 1

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: 4th Round
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Shanghai
Runner-up: Toronto
Semi-Finalist: Charleston, Budapest & Vienna
Quarter-Finalist: Rome, Sopot, Helsinki, New Haven, Bali & Luxembourg



(#12). Rtael

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #13
Country: Croatia
2003 Titles: 0

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: Runner-up
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 3rd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: -
Runner-up: French Open
Semi-Finalist: Charleston, Amelia Island, Filderstadt, Strasbourg & Helsinki
Quarter-Finalist: Sarastosa & Vienna



(#13). butch

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #14
Country: Republic of South Africa
2003 Titles: 2

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: Warsaw & Moscow
Runner-up: Luxembourg
Semi-Finalist: Los Angeles
Quarter-Finalist: Miami



(#14). Buitenzorg

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #15
Country: Australia
2003 Titles: 0

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: 2nd Round
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: Quarter-Final
US Open: 2nd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: -
Runner-up: Sarastosa & Strasbourg
Semi-Finalist: Birmingham, Modena (50K), Stanford & Bali
Quarter-Finalist: Gold Coast, Antwerp, Warsaw & Wimbledon



(#15). bionic71

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #16
Country: Australia
2003 Titles: 0

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: Quarter-Final
French Open: 2nd Round
Wimbledon: 2nd Round
US Open: 3rd Round

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: -
Runner-up: Japan Open
Semi-Finalist: Pan Pacific Open, Doha & Linz
Quarter-Finalist: Sydney, Australian Open, Berlin, Tashkent & Philadelphia



(#16). K&J fan

Seed: Unseeded
PAW Race Rank: #17
Country: Belgium
2003 Titles: 0

2003 Grand Slams:

Australian Open: DNP
French Open: 4th Round
Wimbledon: 3rd Round
US Open: Quarter-Final

Best 2003 Results:

Winner: -
Runner-up: Berlin
Semi-Finalist: Bol & Moscow
Quarter-Finalist: Modena (50K), Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, US Open & Bali

[SpikeyAidanm]

Pick Summary

bionic71
PAW01 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Sugiyama
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW06 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW07 :

bbypk (8)
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW04 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

Buitenzorg
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW02 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW03 : DEMENTIEVA over Rubin
PAW04 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

butch
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW03 : DEMENTIEVA over Rubin
PAW04 : MYSKINA over Capriati
PAW05 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW06 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW07 :

danielrosario (6)
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW03 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 : CLIJSTERS over Mauresmo (7 points)
PAW06 : SUGIYAMA over Myskina (0 points)
PAW07 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Sugiyama

Grice
PAW01 : RUBIN over Dementieva
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW04 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW05 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

Jakub (7)
PAW01 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW02 : CAPRIATI over Sugiyama (7 points)
PAW03 : CLIJSTERS over Rubin (6 points)
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 : CLIJSTERS over Mauresmo (7 points)
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

K&J fan
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : DEMENTIEVA over Mauresmo (0 points)
PAW03 : MYSKINA over Henin-Hardenne (0 points)
PAW04 : SUGIYAMA over Myskina (0 points)
PAW05 : CAPRIATI over Henin-Hardenne (0 points)
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

petosp (5)
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW03 : RUBIN over Dementieva
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 : CAPRIATI over Myskina
PAW06 : CAPRIATI over Henin-Hardenne (0 points)
PAW07 :

Pintaled
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW02 : SUGIYAMA over Capriati (0 points)
PAW03 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

Rtael
PAW01 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW02 : DEMENTIEVA over Mauresmo (0 points)
PAW03 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

sandg (3)
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW04 : CAPRIATI over Henin-Hardenne (0 points)
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

speedster_ (4)
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : SUGIYAMA over Capriati (0 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW04 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW05 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW06 : MYSKINA over Capriati
PAW07 : RUBIN over Dementieva

SpikeyAidanm (2)
PAW01 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW03 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW04 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW05 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

Wojtek (1)
PAW01 : CLIJSTERS over Dementieva (7 points)
PAW02 : MAURESMO over Dementieva (10 points)
PAW03 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW04 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Capriati (9 points)
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

WTA Handicapper
PAW01 : MAURESMO over Rubin (0 points)
PAW02 : HENIN-HARDENNE over Myskina (8 points)
PAW03 : MYSKINA over Sugiyama (9 points)
PAW04 :
PAW05 :
PAW06 :
PAW07 :

[Buitenzorg]

Hope I can make it to the TOP 16 IF not Good Luck to all Qualifiers

[SpikeyAidanm]

The already qualified players have their profiles up:

See 2nd post

[HotSpot]

good luck for Indonesian players...

sandg
speedster_

[nitsansh]

Originally Posted by Buitenzorg

Hope I can make it to the TOP 16 IF not Good Luck to all Qualifiers

If not, you're welcome to Pattaya...

Note to potential players in Los Angeles:
If you qualify to LA, you will be automatically withdrawn from Pattaya. If you posted a commitment to play in Pattaya, you don't have to do anything, I'll take your name off the list of players...
If you don't qualify to LA, you HAVE to post a commitment in order to play in Pattaya.
ANYONE who wants to play in Pattaya, and is not included in the list of players on the PAW Pattaya thread (in the Pattaya tournament forum, of course), should post a commitment on the COMMITMENT THREAD in PAW forum until the deadline of Midnight Pattaya time November 2nd (midnight between Nov 2nd and 3rd, to make it absolutely clear...).
Because of the 12 hours difference between Philadelphia or Quebec and Pattaya, the list of qualifyers for LA will not be available before this deadline, and therefor, anyone who wants to play in Pattaya should post a commitment in time, and not wait to see if he/she qualified for LA or not.
However, I advise players who believe there's a chance that they qualify to LA and are also entered in Pattaya, not to post picks for Pattaya until they know they will not qualify to LA.

[SpikeyAidanm]

We have 6 more Qualifiers.

~ Grice
~ Pintaled
~ Rtael
~ Buitenzorg
~ K&J fan
~ butch

Congrats guys, I will compile your 2003 Results in the 2nd post of this thread, in a few hours

[SpikeyAidanm]

PAW profiles (with 2003 results) updated in Post #2, with all the qualifiers now confirmed.

[Frank Riley]

Can someone please explain this to the old guy, please.

[K&J fan]

Originally Posted by SpikeyAidanm

We have 6 more Qualifiers.

~ Grice
~ Pintaled
~ Rtael
~ Buitenzorg
~ K&J fan
~ butch

Congrats guys, I will compile your 2003 Results in the 2nd post of this thread, in a few hours

joepie !

[butch]

Originally Posted by SpikeyAidanm

We have 6 more Qualifiers.

~ Grice
~ Pintaled
~ Rtael
~ Buitenzorg
~ K&J fan
~ butch

Congrats guys, I will compile your 2003 Results in the 2nd post of this thread, in a few hours

Hurray! At least there will be some South African representation at the Champs!

[WTA Handicapper]

Great work on the "Profiles" Spikey.
Although I notice you got me down as 4th round and Semi Finalist at the Australian!

God,Ive just noticed also Im defending Champ this week,but on my current form I coudnt even win a ITF Tournament,Lol
Anyway congrats to all the Qualifers,may the best man or Woman win!
WTA Handicapper

[SpikeyAidanm]

Seeds added and profiles updated.

Now I'm awaiting the draw

[Rtael]

Don't you think 7 is too few? 10-12 sounds better!