[Pratik]

This game is intended to be a replacement for the boring Seed Elimination game which we have had the past few Grand Slams

Australian Open 2013 "Tennis Draw" Game

We start off with the actual Australian Open Main Draw.
You vote for your favourite players to help them win their matches, and to finally make them win the tournament!
You can join anytime, but you can vote only once in one hour.

Current round of matches:
Final
Best-of-5-sets. Point Scoring. 1 vote = 1 point. Tie breaks in all sets except the deciding set. Tiebreaks will be played out . 2-games lead required for the 5th set.

NISHIKORI, Kei vs DEL POTRO, Juan Martin 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-4

You do not need to vote for all matches of a group. Simply leave the other scores unchanged, but copy/quote them.

And after you voted, please recheck for simultaneous posting

For results and draw, see post #2
For more information(for those of you who have the patience and/or curiosity), see post #3

[Pratik]

Draw and results:

Round 1:
Group 1:
DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-6
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 3-6
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

Group 2:
MONACO, Juan vs. KUZNETSOV, Andrey 3-6
ANDERSON, Kevin vs. LORENZI, Paolo 6-1
MALISSE, Xavier vs. ANDUJAR, Pablo 6-0
GOFFIN, David vs. VERDASCO, Fernando 4-6
MELZER, Jurgen vs. KUKUSHKIN, Mikhail 6-0
FOGNINI, Fabio vs. BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto 6-1
QUALIFIER vs. RUFIN, Guillaume 6-7
RUSSELL, Michael vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 5-7

Group 3:
FERRER, David vs. ROCHUS, Olivier 3-6
KARLOVIC, Ivo vs. QUALIFIER 6-2
MILLMAN, John vs. ITO, Tatsuma 6-1
RAMOS, Albert vs. BAGHDATIS, Marcos 0-6
YOUZHNY, Mikhail vs. EBDEN, Matthew 4-6
DONSKOY, Evgeny vs. UNGUR, Adrian 1-6
QUALIFIER vs. BERLOCQ, Carlos 4-6
HANESCU, Victor vs. NISHIKORI, Kei 1-6

Group 4:
ALMAGRO, Nicolas vs. QUALIFIER 6-2
GIMENO-TRAVER, Daniel vs. KUBOT, Lukasz 1-6
PHAU, Bjorn vs. DEVVARMAN, Somdev 2-6
BOLELLI, Simone vs. JANOWICZ, Jerzy 1-6
BENNETEAU, Julien vs. DIMITROV, Grigor 2-6
ROGER-VASSELIN, Edouard vs. QUALIFIER 6-1
LACKO, Lukas vs. MULLER, Gilles 4-6
HEWITT, Lleyton vs. TIPSAREVIC, Janko 4-6

Group 5:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin vs. QUALIFIER 6-0
BEDENE, Aljaz vs. BECKER, Benjamin 4-6
CHARDY, Jeremy vs. QUALIFIER 6-0
ZEMLJA, Grega vs. GRANOLLERS, Marcel 6-4
SEPPI, Andreas vs. ZEBALLOS, Horacio 6-1
SIJSLING, Igor vs. ISTOMIN, Denis 2-6
GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo vs. QUALIFIER 6-1
MATOSEVIC, Marinko vs. CILIC, Marin 4-6

Group 6:
SIMON, Gilles vs. VOLANDRI, Filippo 6-2
ROBREDO, Tommy vs. LEVINE, Jesse 4-6
LU, Yen-Hsun vs. RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben 7-6
MONFILS, Gael vs. DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr 6-4
MAYER, Florian vs. WILLIAMS, Rhyne 6-1
BERANKIS, Ricardas vs. STAKHOVSKY, Sergiy 6-7
SOUSA, Joao vs. SMITH, John-Patrick 5-7
HAASE, Robin vs. MURRAY, Andy 7-6

Group 7:
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried vs. LLODRA, Michael 6-4
SOEDA, Go vs. SAVILLE, Luke 3-6
DUCKWORTH, James vs. MITCHELL, Benjamin 6-0
KAVCIC, Blaz vs. BELLUCCI, Thomaz 2-6
HAAS, Tommy vs. NIEMINEN, Jarkko 6-1
DODIG, Ivan vs. WU, Di 6-0
OUANNA, Josselin vs. FALLA, Alejandro 3-6
MONTANES, Albert vs. GASQUET, Richard 2-6

Group 8:
RAONIC, Milos vs. HAJEK, Jan 6-1
BAKER, Jamie vs. ROSOL, Lukas 1-6
WEINTRAUB, Amir vs. PELLA, Guido 6-4
DARCIS, Steve vs. KOHLSCHREIBER, Phillipp 1-6
KLIZAN, Martin vs. BRANDS, Daniel 6-1
TOMIC, Bernard vs. MAYER, Leonardo 6-2
SELA, Dudi vs. DAVYDENKO, Nikolay 0-6
PAIRE, Benoit vs. FEDERER, Roger 0-6

Round 2:
Group 1:
MATHIEU, Paul-Henri vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 6-0
LOPEZ, Feliciano vs. STEPANEK, Radek 6-2
QUALIFIER(MUNOZ-DE LA NAVA, Daniel) vs. BAKER, Brian 0-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 2-6
KUZNETSOV, Andrey vs. ANDERSON, Kevin 1-6
MALISSE, Xavier vs. VERDASCO, Fernando 4-6
MELZER, Jurgen vs. FOGNINI, Fabio 6-4
RUFIN, Guillaume vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 4-6

Group 2:
ROCHUS, Olivier vs. KARLOVIC, Ivo 3-6
MILLMAN, John vs. BAGHDATIS, Marcos 0-6
EBDEN, Matthew vs. UNGUR, Adrian 5-7
BERLOCQ, Carlos vs. NISHIKORI, Kei 0-6
ALMAGRO, Nicolas vs. KUBOT, Lukasz 6-1
DEVVARMAN, Somdev vs. JANOWICZ, Jerzy 1-6
DIMITROV, Grigor vs. ROGER-VASSELIN, Edouard 6-0
MULLER, Gilles vs. TIPSAREVIC, Janko 3-6

Group 3:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin vs. BECKER, Benjamin 6-2
CHARDY, Jeremy vs. ZEMLJA, Grega 6-4
SEPPI, Andreas vs. ISTOMIN, Denis 6-1
GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo vs. CILIC, Marin 2-6
SIMON, Gilles vs. LEVINE, Jesse 6-4
LU, Yen-Hsun vs. MONFILS, Gael 2-6
MAYER, Florian vs. STAKHOVSKY, Sergiy 6-4
SMITH, John-Patrick vs. HAASE, Robin 2-6

Group 4:
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried vs. SAVILLE, Luke 6-0
DUCKWORTH, James vs. BELLUCCI, Thomaz 0-6
HAAS, Tommy vs. DODIG, Ivan 6-0
FALLA, Alejandro vs. GASQUET, Richard 3-6
RAONIC, Milos vs. ROSOL, Lukas 3-6
WEINTRAUB, Amir vs. KOHLSCHREIBER, Phillipp 1-6
KLIZAN, Martin vs. TOMIC, Bernard 6-4
DAVYDENKO, Nikolay vs. FEDERER, Roger 2-6

Round 3:
Group 1:
MATHIEU, Paul-Henri vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 4-6 6-2 6-1
BAKER, Brian vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 2-6 8-6 6-8
ANDERSON, Kevin vs. VERDASCO, Fernando 2-6 6-4 9-7
MELZER, Jurgen vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 6-3 5-7 4-6

Group 2:
KARLOVIC, Ivo vs. BAGHDATIS, Marcos 0-6 6-4 5-7
UNGUR, Adrian vs. NISHIKORI, Kei 3-6 0-6
ALMAGRO, Nicolas vs. JANOWICZ, Jerzy 1-6 4-6
DIMITROV, Grigor vs. TIPSAREVIC, Janko 6-2 1-6 6-4

Group 3:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin vs. CHARDY, Jeremy 6-4 6-2
SEPPI, Andreas vs. CILIC, Marin 3-6 4-6
SIMON, Gilles vs. MONFILS, Gael 3-6 4-6
MAYER, Florian vs. HAASE, Robin 6-3 6-1

Group 4:
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried vs. BELLUCCI, Thomaz 6-2 6-2
HAAS, Tommy vs. GASQUET, Richard 8-6 6-4
ROSOL, Lukas vs. KOHLSCHREIBER, Phillipp 4-6 3-6
KLIZAN, Martin vs. FEDERER, Roger 2-6 7-9

Round 4
Group1:
MATHIEU, Paul-Henri vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 2-6 4-6 6-8
ANDERSON, Kevin vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6

Group2:
BAGHDATIS, Marcos vs. NISHIKORI, Kei 1-6 1-6 7-5 2-6
JANOWICZ, Jerzy vs. DIMITROV, Grigor 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2

Group3:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin def. CILIC, Marin 6-4 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-3
MONFILS, Gael vs. MAYER, Florian 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 10-8

Group4:
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried vs. HAAS, Tommy 11-9 4-6 7-5 3-6 4-6
KOHLSCHREIBER, Phillipp vs. FEDERER, Roger 6-4 5-7 3-6 4-6

QF
Group 1:
WAWRINKA, Stanislas vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4
NISHIKORI, Kei vs. JANOWICZ, Jerzy 6-2 6-0 6-1

Group 2:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin def. MONFILS, Gael 6-4 6-4 6-3
HAAS, Tommy vs FEDERER, Roger 7-5 4-6 7-5 3-6 4-6

SF
Match 1:
WAWRINKA, Stanislas vs. NISHIKORI, Kei 2-6 1-6 2-6

Match 2:
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin vs. FEDERER, Roger 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-3

F
NISHIKORI, Kei vs DEL POTRO, Juan Martin 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-4

[Pratik]

How To Play? The game starts with the AO MD. For each "match", you vote for the player you want which gets him 1 game. The match ends when a player wins the number of sets required for that match. And so on, till only one player is left. The game will culminate in a Mega-Showdown for the semifinal final where 1 vote will be 1 point(in proper grand slam format) to decide a final winner.
All strategies are welcome.

Length of each round : UPDATED
R1: (1 vote = 1 game) Just one set. Tiebreak will be treated as one game as well.
R2: (1 vote= 1 game) Just one set. No tiebreak. Minimum difference of two games required.
R3: (1 vote = 1 game) Best of 3 sets. No tiebreak. Minimum difference of two games required in all sets.
R4: Best of 5 sets. No tie breaks. 1 vote =1 game.
QF: Best of 5 sets. 1 vote =1 game. Tie breaks played out in all sets except the last(deciding) one. For the tiebreak, one vote=1 point.
SF: Best of 5 sets. 1 vote=1 point. Tie breaks in all except deciding set.
F: Best of 5 sets. 1 vote=1 point. Tie breaks in all except deciding set.

SF and F will have normal ad-scoring(no deciding point like in doubles).

To avoid the long list of games, the early rounds will be broken into packs or groups of matches. Once a group is over, anyone can start the next group, which is the next x matches in the draw. Size of the groups will be 8 for R1 and R2; 4 for R3; 2 for R4 and QF, 1 for SF.

How often can you vote? Once in one hour. If you chose to vote in only some of the matches in the current group, then you can not vote on any match for the next hour. If there are no posts after you, you can have two consecutive posts, as long as they are at least an hour apart. The hour does not restart if a new group or round has started.

How is it different from PYW? Everybody posts livescores, which keeps all participants involved. The early rounds are meant to quick, which brings a lot of potential for upsets. And the later rounds(especially final) are meant to be long.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

These "rules" are not rigid and can be changed if participants want.

Lastly, my thanks to Featherer who played as much role(if not more) as me in deciding the format.

Best of luck, and happy voting.

[Pratik]

I shall start.

Originally Posted by Pratik

LIVE Matches: (Round 1, Pack 1):
(One set to win, tie break if necessary, which will be treated as one game. 1 vote=1 game)
DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 0-0
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 0-0
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 0-0
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 0-0
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 0-0
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 0-0
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 0-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-0

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 0-1
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 1-0
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 1-0
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 0-1
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 1-0
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 0-1
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 1-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-1

[bry17may]

I like it

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 0-2
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 1-1
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 1-1
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 0-2
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 2-0
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 0-2
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 2-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-2

[J99]

Sounds like PYW to me.

[pierricbross]

Originally Posted by bry17may

I like it

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 0-2
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 1-1
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 1-1
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 0-2
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 2-0
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 0-2
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 2-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-2

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-2
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 1-2
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-1
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-2
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 2-1
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-2
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 3-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-3

[Pratik]

Originally Posted by J99

Sounds like PYW to me.

PYW wastes too much time in the early rounds, which makes it boring. Participants do not get involved as they are not allowed to post live scores. Moreover, the interest in this game is the longer later rounds. I would like to start point scoring as early as possible, as opposed to game scoring. But, tentatively I have kept it just for the final as I do not know how good participation will be.

[niff]

Originally Posted by pierricbross

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-2
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 1-2
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-1
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-2
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 2-1
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-2
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 3-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-3

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-3
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-2
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-2
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-3
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-1
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-3
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 4-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-4

[bry17may]

Originally Posted by niff

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-3
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-2
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-2
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-3
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-1
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-3
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 4-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-4

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-4
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-3
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-3
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-4
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-2
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-4
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 5-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-5

[coluta]

Originally Posted by bry17may

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-4
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-3
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-3
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 1-4
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-2
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-4
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 5-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-5

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-5
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-4
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-4
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 2-4
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-3
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-5
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

I highlighted the winners in the matches that are over.

[niff]

Originally Posted by coluta

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-5
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 2-4
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-4
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 2-4
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-3
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-5
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

I highlighted the winners in the matches that are over.

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-4
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-5
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 2-5
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-5
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

Bakervic

[coluta]

Originally Posted by niff

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-4
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-5
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 2-5
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-5
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-5
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-6
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 3-5
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

[Pratik]

Originally Posted by coluta

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-5
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-6
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 3-5
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6

DJOKOVIC, Novak vs. MATHIEU, Paul-Henri 1-6
HARRISON, Ryan vs. GIRALDO, Santiago 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. LOPEZ, Feliciano 2-6
TROICKI, Viktor vs. STEPANEK, Radek 3-6
QUERREY, Sam vs. QUALIFIER 3-6
QUALIFIER vs. BAKER, Brian 1-6
KAMKE, Tobias vs. CIPOLLA, Flavio 6-0
QUALIFIER vs. WAWRINKA, Stanislas 0-6
Group 1 over.

Round 1, Group 2:

MONACO, Juan vs. KUZNETSOV, Andrey 0-0
ANDERSON, Kevin vs. LORENZI, Paolo 0-0
MALISSE, Xavier vs. ANDUJAR, Pablo 0-0
GOFFIN, David vs. VERDASCO, Fernando 0-0
MELZER, Jurgen vs. KUKUSHKIN, Mikhail 0-0
FOGNINI, Fabio vs. BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto 0-0
QUALIFIER vs. RUFIN, Guillaume 0-0
RUSSELL, Michael vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 0-0

[coluta]

MONACO, Juan vs. KUZNETSOV, Andrey 1-0
ANDERSON, Kevin vs. LORENZI, Paolo 1-0
MALISSE, Xavier vs. ANDUJAR, Pablo 1-0
GOFFIN, David vs. VERDASCO, Fernando 0-1
MELZER, Jurgen vs. KUKUSHKIN, Mikhail 1-0
FOGNINI, Fabio vs. BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto 1-0
QUALIFIER vs. RUFIN, Guillaume 1-0
RUSSELL, Michael vs. BERDYCH, Tomas 0-1