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Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | Direnan wins! Congratulations!

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Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships 2013



Previous Winners:

2012: Nixer (Runner-up: Cava)
2011: Hamstory (Runner-up: N3gative)
2010: Rik. (Runner-up: n3gative)
2009: njnetswill (Runner-up: -Evita-)
2008: hallso (Runner-up: Alonsofz)
2007: hallso (Runner-up: SwissMister1)
2006: sandg (Runner-up: LukeLasko)​

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. The scoring points besides each fixture represent the points you score if the corresponding player wins. Whoever has the most points at the end of the tournament is the winner. If this is the first time you’re playing or you’re not familiar with the rules of the game, here’s a link to the Official PAW rules and supplement thread.

Commitments
In order to play in this tournament you should have posted a commitment to play in the PAW February 2013 commitment thread. The deadline for commitments is Sunday 24th of February 2013 at midnight local time.

Wildcards
If you haven't posted a commitment until midnight (local time) on February 24th 2013, then you can ask for a wildcard. The number of WCs is limited to 5 per tournament. Any pick posted without having a WC or early commitment is not valid.
=> NEW From 2008 onwards we’ve limited the number of WCs for each player to 3 a year. You can keep track of how many you have used here.

Posting your picks
Please post your picks in the following format:
PAW## Player A (winner) over Player B (loser)
## number of pick in ascending order (01 to 13)
For me is better if you can enumerate the first pick with 01 instead of 1, the second pick with 02 instead of 2...
Please use the official last names of players, not nicknames.
A valid pick must include the names of both players (winner first) and the word over.

Before posting picks, check that the matches haven't started yet. A pick that is posted after a match started is invalid and may be replaced. I will use website www.xscores.com to verify that pics were posted before the start of the match.

In case a match doesn't take place due to withdrawal or change of the draw, the pick is invalid and may be replaced. If a player retires or defaulted after the match has started (even if one point was played), the pick is valid.

Changing your picks
If you want to amend a previous pick (cancel or change), quote the original post and add a new message. Don't edit the post and never delete it!
A moderator will scan this thread every day to track on deleted/edited posts. If you caught cheating, you will be automatically disqualified from this tournament. In certain case, you might be banned from playing temporarily or permanently. Please play fairly, everybody!

Don't forget, you're limited to 13 picks throughout the whole tournament.

Note: Tie break rules
In case several players have the same number of points, the following rules will be used to determine their ranking:
1. The greater number of correct picks. If there is still a tie then:
2. The greater points of a single pick. If there is still a tie then the greater second-best pick, and so on. No pick will be considered better than 0 pts.
3. If there is still a tie then players will stay tied.

Local time in Delray Beach, Florida, United States of America (GMT -4h / CET -6h)

Tournament official website


Ranking Points (ATP World Tour 250)
Code:
1st ---- 200 ..... 9th ---- 45 ...... 17th --- 14 ...... 25th --- 7 
2nd ---- 140 ..... 10th --- 41 ...... 18th --- 13 ...... 26th --- 6 
3rd ---- 115 ..... 11th --- 36 ...... 19th --- 12 ...... 27th --- 5 
4th ---- 90 ...... 12th --- 32 ...... 20th --- 11 ...... 28th --- 4 
5th ---- 80 ...... 13th --- 28 ...... 21st --- 10 ...... 29th --- 3 
6th ---- 70 ...... 14th --- 23 ...... 22nd --- 9 ....... 30th --- 2 
7th ---- 60 ...... 15th --- 19 ...... 23rd --- 8 ....... 31st --- 1 
8th ---- 50 ...... 16th --- 15 ...... 24th --- 8 ....... 32nd --- 1
If MTF is down (or slow) post your PAWS on alternative forum - http://www.pawforum.ovh.org

Good luck to all of you and I wish you have a great time playing PAW here.

Ramon (VamosRafaNadal)
 
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#114 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

PAW11 Haas over Gulbis
PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin

Thanks!
 
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#117 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

PAW11 Haas over Gulbis
PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin

Thanks!
You're welcome :D But you can do one more pick in the final! :D

I won, VamosRafa, none can make more of 120 points. :)

PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin
PAW13 Gulbis over Haas

Gulbis, my idol, very thanks! lol

Thanks VamosRafa. :worship:
Oh yes that was true I looked at the possible combinations but I was wrong (maybe I didn't notice that the users at the top of the league can't bet in the last 3 matches so they can't make the maximum amount of 61 points between all the SF and F combinations).

¡Congratulations Direnan! Excellent tournament, today you made your first (and last) mistake :D Great performance, you deserve the title.

PAW13: Gulbis def. Haas

Thanks for managing!
You're welcome :D
 
#115 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

I won, VamosRafa, none can make more of 120 points. :)

PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin
PAW13 Gulbis over Haas

Gulbis, my idol, very thanks! lol

Thanks VamosRafa. :worship:
 
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#118 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

PAW13 Roger-Vasselin over Gulbis

Thanks for a great week! :worship:
 
#120 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

PAW13 Roger-Vasselin over Gulbis

Thanks for a great week! :worship:
Thanks you very much. I saw your pick after the update of the thread so don't worry I'm not missing it between my update messages and tomorrow I will take it and the other final picks for the last update of this PAW tournament :)
 
#119 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

Scoring Points

Matches in GREEN to be played on Sunday.
Matches in RED can no longer be picked.
Winners in BOLD.

Final (F):

Code:
[color=Green]Roger-Vasselin, Edouard..... vs Gulbis, Ernests Q........... (9-11)[/color]
League Standings

Code:
[B]						
[U].#.	Player_________________	P	W	L	PTS	AVG P
[/U][/B]	
1.	Direnan________________	13	12	1	151	11,6
2.	Caio_Brasil____________	13	7	6	119	9,2
3.	Sander.________________	13	10	3	117	9,0
4.	Cheeky Chick___________	12	7	5	109	9,1
5.	sdtoot_________________	13	7	6	108	8,3
6.	Wojtek_________________	13	9	4	93	7,2
7.	GasquetGulbis__________	11	6	5	77	7,0
8.	Nixer__________________	13	6	7	77	5,9 (GasquetGulbis has a greater number of points in his 2nd best pick)
9.	KoOlMaNsEaN____________	12	6	6	69	5,8
10.	Sham Kay_______________	11	6	5	68	6,2
11.	goOudinUSA_____________	12	5	7	63	5,3
12.	fsilva_________________	10	5	5	51	5,1
13.	ozdale81_______________	8	4	4	49	6,1
14.	GeEnO__________________	11	4	7	38	3,5
15.	ozfan44________________	8	3	5	29	3,6
16.	sandg__________________	7	2	5	22	3,1
17.	Aenea__________________	5	1	4	22	4,4 (sandg has a greater number of won picks)
18.	Spain07________________	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!
Direnan is the PAW #18 Delray Beach 2013 Champion!

Picks Summary

Pics updated up to post #117

Code:
		[B]
#	   Aenea__________________         	22 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
02->	PAW02 Falla over Malisse           	0
03->	PAW03 Reynolds over Lu             	0
04->	PAW04 Karlovic over Nishikori      	22
05->	PAW05 Phau over Berankis           	0
06->	No pick yet                        	 
07->	No pick yet                        	 
08->	No pick yet                        	 
09->	No pick yet                        	 
10->	No pick yet                        	 
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Caio_Brasil____________         	119 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Istomin over Becker          	10
02->	PAW02 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
03->	PAW03 Russell over Querrey         	0
04->	PAW04 Sock over Ebden              	12
05->	PAW05 Karlovic over Nishikori      	22
06->	PAW06 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
07->	PAW07 Sock over Berankis           	0
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
09->	PAW09 Munoz Nava over Malisse      	16
10->	PAW10 Soeda over Isner             	0
11->	PAW11 Anderson over Isner          	0
12->	PAW12 Roger-Vasselin over Isner    	20
13->	PAW13 Gulbis over Haas             	20
		[B]
#	   Cheeky Chick___________         	109 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Levine over Isner            	0
02->	PAW02 Reynolds over Lu             	0
03->	PAW03 Smyczek over Anderson        	0
04->	PAW04 Karlovic over Nishikori      	22
05->	PAW05 Sock over Ebden              	12
06->	PAW06 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
07->	PAW07 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
09->	PAW09 Anderson over Isner          	0
10->	PAW10 Haas over Dodig              	7
11->	PAW11 Roger-Vasselin over Isner    	20
12->	PAW12 Gulbis over Haas             	20
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Direnan________________         	151 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Soeda over Matosevic         	11
02->	PAW02 Karlovic over Nishikori      	22
03->	PAW03 Sock over Ebden              	12
04->	PAW04 Istomin over Becker          	10
05->	PAW05 Munoz Nava over Harrison     	14
06->	PAW06 Gulbis over Blake            	10
07->	PAW07 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
09->	PAW09 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
10->	PAW10 Isner over Anderson          	8
11->	PAW11 Haas over Dodig              	7
12->	PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin    	0
13->	PAW13 Gulbis over Haas             	20
		[B]
#	   fsilva_________________         	51 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Malisse over Falla           	10
02->	PAW02 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
03->	PAW03 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
04->	PAW04 Gulbis over Blake            	10
05->	PAW05 Sock over Ebden              	12
06->	PAW06 Istomin over Becker          	10
07->	PAW07 Reynolds over Lu             	0
08->	PAW08 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
09->	PAW09 Sock over Berankis           	0
10->	PAW10 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   GasquetGulbis__________         	77 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
02->	PAW02 Istomin over Becker          	10
03->	PAW03 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
04->	PAW04 Dolgopolov over Dodig        	0
05->	PAW05 Donskoy over Darcis          	9
06->	PAW06 Gulbis over Blake            	10
07->	PAW07 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
09->	PAW09 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
10->	PAW10 Gulbis over Haas             	20
11->	PAW11 Isner over Roger-Vasselin    	0
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   GeEnO__________________         	38 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Levine over Isner            	0
02->	PAW02 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
03->	PAW03 Ebden over Sock              	0
04->	PAW04 Russell over Querrey         	0
05->	PAW05 Dodig over Dolgopolov        	15
06->	PAW06 Becker over Istomin          	0
07->	PAW07 Anderson over Smyczek        	6
08->	PAW08 Isner over Anderson          	8
09->	PAW09 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
10->	PAW10 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
11->	PAW11 Dodig over Haas              	0
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   goOudinUSA_____________         	63 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Sock over Ebden              	12
02->	PAW02 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
03->	PAW03 Dodig over Dolgopolov        	15
04->	PAW04 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
05->	PAW05 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
06->	PAW06 Sock over Berankis           	0
07->	PAW07 Munoz Nava over Malisse      	16
08->	PAW08 Lu over Anderson             	0
09->	PAW09 Roger-Vasselin over Berankis 	10
10->	PAW10 Munoz Nava over Gulbis       	0
11->	PAW11 Haas over Gulbis             	0
12->	PAW12 Isner over Roger-Vasselin    	0
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   KoOlMaNsEaN____________         	69 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Anderson over Lu             	7
02->	PAW02 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
03->	PAW03 Sock over Berankis           	0
04->	PAW04 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
05->	PAW05 Donskoy over Dodig           	0
06->	PAW06 Haas over Istomin            	7
07->	PAW07 Anderson over Isner          	0
08->	PAW08 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
09->	PAW09 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
10->	PAW10 Haas over Dodig              	7
11->	PAW11 Isner over Roger-Vasselin    	0
12->	PAW12 Gulbis over Haas             	20
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Nixer__________________         	77 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Dodig over Dolgopolov        	15
02->	PAW02 Russell over Querrey         	0
03->	PAW03 Sijsling over Haas           	0
04->	PAW04 Sock over Ebden              	12
05->	PAW05 Soeda over Matosevic         	11
06->	PAW06 Reynolds over Lu             	0
07->	PAW07 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
08->	PAW08 Becker over Istomin          	0
09->	PAW09 Gulbis over Blake            	10
10->	PAW10 Sock over Berankis           	0
11->	PAW11 Soeda over Isner             	0
12->	PAW12 Istomin over Haas            	0
13->	PAW13 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
		[B]
#	   ozdale81_______________         	49 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Levine over Isner            	0
02->	PAW02 Russell over Querrey         	0
03->	PAW03 Dodig over Dolgopolov        	15
04->	PAW04 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
05->	PAW05 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
06->	PAW06 Malisse over Munoz Nava      	0
07->	PAW07 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
08->	PAW08 Isner over Soeda             	6
09->	No pick yet                        	 
10->	No pick yet                        	 
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   ozfan44________________         	29 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
02->	PAW02 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
03->	PAW03 Ebden over Sock              	0
04->	PAW04 Blake over Gulbis            	0
05->	PAW05 Istomin over Becker          	10
06->	PAW06 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
07->	PAW07 Sock over Berankis           	0
08->	PAW08 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
09->	No pick yet                        	 
10->	No pick yet                        	 
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Sander.________________         	117 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Falla over Malisse           	0
02->	PAW02 Gulbis over Blake            	10
03->	PAW03 Istomin over Becker          	10
04->	PAW04 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
05->	PAW05 Sock over Ebden              	12
06->	PAW06 Soeda over Matosevic         	11
07->	PAW07 Lu over Reynolds             	7
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
09->	PAW09 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
10->	PAW10 Istomin over Haas            	0
11->	PAW11 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
12->	PAW12 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
13->	PAW13 Gulbis over Haas             	20
		[B]
#	   sandg__________________         	22 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
02->	PAW02 Reynolds over Lu             	0
03->	PAW03 Smyczek over Anderson        	0
04->	PAW04 Cipolla over Roger-Vasselin  	0
05->	PAW05 Sock over Ebden              	12
06->	PAW06 Sijsling over Haas           	0
07->	PAW07 Gulbis over Blake            	10
08->	No pick yet                        	 
09->	No pick yet                        	 
10->	No pick yet                        	 
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   sdtoot_________________         	108 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
02->	PAW02 Levine over Isner            	0
03->	PAW03 Reynolds over Lu             	0
04->	PAW04 Smyczek over Anderson        	0
05->	PAW05 Karlovic over Nishikori      	22
06->	PAW06 Sock over Ebden              	12
07->	PAW07 Munoz Nava over Malisse      	16
08->	PAW08 Gulbis over Blake            	10
09->	PAW09 Sijsling over Haas           	0
10->	PAW10 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
11->	PAW11 Sock over Berankis           	0
12->	PAW12 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
13->	PAW13 Gulbis over Haas             	20
		[B]
#	   Sham Kay_______________         	68 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
02->	PAW02 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
03->	PAW03 Istomin over Becker          	10
04->	PAW04 Soeda over Matosevic         	11
05->	PAW05 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
06->	PAW06 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
07->	PAW07 Sock over Berankis           	0
08->	PAW08 Istomin over Haas            	0
09->	PAW09 Karlovic over Roger-Vasselin 	0
10->	PAW10 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
11->	PAW11 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Spain07________________         	0 pts[/b]
01->	No pick yet                        	 
02->	No pick yet                        	 
03->	No pick yet                        	 
04->	No pick yet                        	 
05->	No pick yet                        	 
06->	No pick yet                        	 
07->	No pick yet                        	 
08->	No pick yet                        	 
09->	No pick yet                        	 
10->	No pick yet                        	 
11->	No pick yet                        	 
12->	No pick yet                        	 
13->	No pick yet                        	 
		[B]
#	   Wojtek_________________         	93 pts[/b]
01->	PAW01 Darcis over Donskoy          	0
02->	PAW02 Matosevic over Soeda         	0
03->	PAW03 Sock over Ebden              	12
04->	PAW04 Roger-Vasselin over Cipolla  	10
05->	PAW05 Harrison over Munoz Nava     	0
06->	PAW06 Istomin over Becker          	10
07->	PAW07 Gulbis over Blake            	10
08->	PAW08 Dodig over Donskoy           	9
09->	PAW09 Haas over Istomin            	7
10->	PAW10 Gulbis over Querrey          	19
11->	PAW11 Anderson over Lu             	7
12->	PAW12 Gulbis over Munoz Nava       	9
13->	PAW13 Berankis over Roger-Vasselin 	0
 
#121 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | QF update: Saturday, the deciding d

Announcements

3/03/2013:

-> Direnan is the PAW #18 Delray Beach 2013 champion! In a tournament with upsets and surprises, he did an impressive record of 12 picks won out of 13. Congratulations to him :D The first three positions depends on Cheeky Chick's pick and if he wins it or not.

If he does not win it we will have: 1st Direnan 2nd Caio_Brasil 3rd Sander.
If he wins it and he picked Roger-Vasselin: 1st Direnan 2nd Caio_Brasil 3rd Cheeky Chick
If he wins it and he picked Gulbis: 1st Direnan 2nd Cheeky Chick 3rd Caio_Brasil

So the runner-up can be Caio_Brasil or Cheeky Chick. Very tight differences of points, well done guys :D

-> Scoring points, League Standings and Picks Summary are updated now. You can see them in the last messages of the thread and ind the first page if the edit bug error doesn't appear :D You can make your final pick between Gulbis and Roger-Vasselin.
 
#122 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | SF updated: Direnan is the champion

I am definitely a SHE ;)
 
#123 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | SF updated: Direnan is the champion

PAW13 Gulbis over Roger-Vasselin


Wow!! :eek:

I've gone from nowhere to 4th :cool:
 
#127 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #18 | Delray Beach 2013 | SF updated: Direnan is the champion

Final League Standings

Code:
[B][U].#.	Player_________________	P	W	L	PTS	AVG P
[/U][/B]
1.	Direnan________________	13	12	1	151	11,6
2.	Cheeky Chick___________	13	8	5	120	9,2
3.	Caio_Brasil____________	13	7	6	119	9,2
4.	Sander.________________	13	10	3	117	9,0
5.	sdtoot_________________	13	7	6	108	8,3
6.	Wojtek_________________	13	9	4	93	7,2
7.	GasquetGulbis__________	12	7	5	88	7,3
8.	Nixer__________________	13	6	7	77	5,9
9.	KoOlMaNsEaN____________	12	6	6	69	5,8
10.	Sham Kay_______________	11	6	5	68	6,2
11.	goOudinUSA_____________	13	5	8	63	4,8
12.	fsilva_________________	10	5	5	51	5,1
13.	GeEnO__________________	12	5	7	49	4,1
14.	ozdale81_______________	8	4	4	49	6,1 (GeEnO has a greater number of won picks)
15.	ozfan44________________	8	3	5	29	3,6
16.	sandg__________________	7	2	5	22	3,1						
17.	Aenea__________________	5	1	4	22	4,4 (sandg has a greater number of won picks)
18.	Spain07________________	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!
Direnan is the PAW #18 Delray Beach 2013 Champion! Congratulations!
Cheeky Chick is the PAW #18 Delray Beach 2013 Runner-up! Congratulations!
 
#128 ·
Announcements

4/03/2013:

-> Scoring Picks, Picks Summary and League Standings are updated (and they won't be updated anymore :lol:).

-> The tournament is over and this PAW tournament has come to an end. The winner is Direnan, who made a strong performance leading since the first days of the tournament. The runner-up is Cheeky Chick, she made a good ending making some nice and good picks. Congratulations to them.

-> Thanks to all the players that played here in Delray Beach. I hope you enjoyed all this week and I hope seeing you in other PAW tournaments (maybe as manager, maybe as a player).

-> It was my first tournament so if you have some tips to give me in order to improve please post them here or send me a private message. I really will appreciate all of them.
 
#129 ·
Congratz Direnan, great picks. :cool:

I was lucky ..... just picking upsets as I was so out of it!!!!!! :p

Great managing V Rafa!! :worship:

Thanks for posting the info pages as the first page played up alot this week.
 
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#131 ·
Very thanks, dear Cheeky.

Great management VamosMiura!
 
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