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Tennis Tipping Davis Cup 2013 - February 2013 - WG I R16/WG II R1




What is Tennis Tipping?

In the game, participants pick the winners of all main draw matches and are placed in a knock-out system. That means each participant plays a different participant and whoever predicted the winner of most matches correctly, moves on to the next round. The same applies for doubles, but you're in a team format and your scores are combined.

Note:
- In case of a tie, a tie-breaker will decide which player wins.
- In case a player (i.e. the actual ATP Player) retires in a match, this match will be counted as long as one point has been played. If players are replaced by a lucky loser after the start of Tennis Tipping, these matches will be cancelled.

How to Sign-Up:

Sign Up for Davis Cup has already taken place. Weekend ties:

WG I
(1) USA vs Australia (c)*
(7) Singapore (c)* vs Romania
(3) Brazil vs Bulgaria (c)*
(5) Netherlands vs Canada (c)*
Great Britain (c)* vs (6) Germany
Croatia vs (4) Greece (c)*
Russia (c) vs (8) Switzerland
Poland (c)* vs (2) Serbia

WG II
(3) France vs Czech Republic (c)*
(4) Portugal (c)* vs Israel
(5) India vs China (c)
(6) Sweden (c)* vs Egypt
(7) Ukraine vs Spain (c)*
(8) Chile vs Austria (c)*

Please read this thread for more information
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=137927

How to send in picks:

Picks can be sent in as soon as the draws are ready. Remember, you pick a winner in every match. Picks should be sent by PM, so that your opponent does not know your picks. Picks should be titled: [TT Davis Cup, day #]. Picks can be sent in anytime until the beginning of play each day. If you're still in both singles & doubles, you use the same tips for both. For Davis Cup doubles, you tip the Davis Cup doubles rubbers. No changes can be made after the play has started.

Additional Rules

1. Players will be allowed to make tactical changes to the doubles and reverse singles up until the start of play for that day - the captains must pm me to inform me before the days' play starts though.

2. Non playing members of each team may send me in their tips each day as backup incase one of the other members of their team doesn't send in their tips.

3. Any matches where the lineups change in the ATP matches will not count in singles. For doubles, players will tip the country rather than the players so will have to use their judgement to determine who is likely to play after the first days' singles results.

4. Dead rubbers played on the final day will not count for TT purposes.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

If the board goes down as has happened before, send your picks to murilo_esseka@hotmail.com.

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TT Davis Cup 2013 World Group R16

Day 1
Matches counted: 15
Matches remaining: 0

Day 2
Matches counted: 8
Matches remaining: 0

Day 3
Matches counted: 7
Matches remaining: 0

(1) USA 4:1 Australia (c)*

Location: Kooyong, Melbourne AUSTRALIA
Stadium Capacity: 8500
Surface: Grass - Legend Couch
Ball type: Slazenger Wimbledon

USA
savesthedizzle
Allez-Alejo
Capriati Rules
Capitain: savesthedizzle

Australia
jervisjames
The_Aussie17
Capitain: jervisjames

12:11 | savesthedizzle vs. jervisjames #SRs: 7-4
11:11 | Allez-Alejo vs. The_Aussie17 #SRs: 7-4
08:11 | savesthedizzle/Allez-Alejo* vs. jervisjames/The_Aussie17 #SRs: 5-4
04:04 | savesthedizzle vs. The_Aussie17 #SRs: 3-2
04:04 | Allez-Alejo vs. jervisjames #SRs: 3-0

(7) Singapore (c)* 1:4 Romania

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Singapore
balloon
silverwhite
Capitain: balloon

Romania
Eddy DoubleD
traddles
ThePhenom
acionescu
Capitain: Eddy DoubleD

12:11 | balloon vs. acionescu #SRs: 5-6
09:11 | silverwhite vs. traddles* #SRs: 4-7
11:11 | balloon/silverwhite vs. acionescu/ThePhenom #SRs: 5-6
02:05 | balloon vs. Eddy DoubleD #SRs: 1-2
03:05 | silverwhite vs. traddles #SRs: 2-3

(3) Brazil 3:2 Bulgaria (c)*

Location: "Arena Armeets", Sofia, Bulgaria
Stadium Capacity: 13,500
Surface: Hard (Taraflex), Indoor
Balls: Head ATP

Brazil
Belludal
Tytta!.
keqtqiadv
JeffCandoi
Capitain: Belludal

Bulgaria
kr1s71an
Marto
vexxx
Capitain: kr1s71an

11:10 | keqtqiadv vs. kr1s71an #SRs: 5-5
11:11 | JeffCandoi vs. vexxx #SRs: 5-6
12:11 | keqtqiadv/Tytta!. vs. kr1s71an/Marto #SRs: 7-5
03:03 | Tytta!. vs. vexxx #SRs: 2-2, Shootout: SR2
04:04 | Belludal vs. Marto #SRs: 3-2

(5) Netherlands 0:5 Canada (c)*

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Netherlands
Sheva
rvugt
Adder A216
Capitain: Sheva

Canada
Dupuis2006
156mphserve
Capitain: Dupuis2006

00:11 | Sheva vs. 156mphserve #SRs: 0-6
10:11 | rvugt vs. Dupuis2006 #SRs: 3-7
12:13 | Sheva/Adder A216 vs. Dupuis2006/156mphserve #SRs: 7-6
04:04 | Adder A216 vs. Dupuis2006 #SRs: 1-2
03:03 | rvugt vs. 156mphserve #SRs: 1-2

Great Britain (c)* 3:2 (6) Germany

Location: Eastbourne
Stadium Capacity: 8,000
Surface: Grass (possibly snow-covered)
Balls: Penn ATP Tour

Great Britain
Hellcat
guille&tati4life
Cheeky Chick
AdeyC
Capitain: Goldenoldie

Germany
Eurofighter
ZackBusner
Kirilenko-Fan
Herzeleid
Capitain: Eurofighter

11:09 | Hellcat vs. Herzeleid #SRs: 6-6
11:11 | guille&tati4life vs. Kirilenko-Fan #SRs: 8-5
10:13 | Cheeky Chick/AdeyC vs. ZackBusner/Eurofighter #SRs: 5-5
03:04 | Hellcat vs. ZackBusner #SRs: 2-3
05:04 | guille&tati4life vs. Eurofighter #SRs: 2-2

Croatia 2:3 (4) Greece (c)*

Location: Proteas Kastoria Tennis Club
Stadium Capacity: 300
Surface: Clay (Red Clay), Outdoor
Ball type: Head ATP

Croatia
tennismaster882001
Blue Heart24
Deathless Mortal
_A_
Capitain: tennismaster882001

Greece
Ilovetheblues_86
BrazilTBfan
GustavoM_Fan
kostas kastoria
Capitain: Ilovetheblues_86

11:11 | tennismaster882001 vs. GustavoM_Fan #SRs: 4-6
12:11 | Blue Heart24 vs. Ilovetheblues_86 #SRs: 6-6
09:13 | tennismaster882001/Deathless Mortal vs. BrazilTBfan/GustavoM_Fan #SRs: 5-8
00:03 | _A_ vs. Ilovetheblues_86 #SRs: 0-2
06:04 | Blue Heart24 vs. BrazilTBfan #SRs: 3-2

Russia (c) 3:2 (8) Switzerland

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Russia
kondrashov
Dmitry Bond
Capitain: kondrashov

Switzerland
maldini
Nando_L
Capitain: Nando_L

00:11 | kondrashov vs. maldini #SRs: 0-6
12:11 | Dmitry Bond vs. Nando_L #SRs: 4-5
14:11 | kondrashov/Dmitry Bond vs. maldini/Nando_L #SRs: 6-8
03:03 | kondrashov vs. Nando_L #SRs: 1-2
03:03 | Dmitry Bond vs. maldini #SRs: 2-1

Poland (c)* 2:3 (2) Serbia

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Poland
mateusz2904
Tomek.
Capitain: mateusz2904

Serbia
Crvena Zvezda
Igorche
Tristanslav
Capitain: Andreas

11:12 | mateusz2904 vs. Igorche #SRs: 6-7
09:11 | Tomek. vs. Tristanslav #SRs: 6-8
11:12 | mateusz2904/Tomek. vs. Crvena Zvezda/Tristanslav #SRs: 3-5
04:00 | mateusz2904 vs. Crvena Zvezda #SRs: 2-0
03:03 | Tomek. vs. Igorche #SRs: 2-1

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TT Davis Cup 2013 World Group II R1

Day 1
Matches counted: 15
Matches remaining: 0

Day 2
Matches counted: 8
Matches remaining: 0

Day 3
Matches counted: 7
Matches remaining: 0

(3) France 2:3 Czech Republic (c)*

Location: Strahov Stadium, Prague
Capacity: 220,000
Surface: Bermuda (under packed snow)
Balls: Slazenger vintage white

France
*Jean*
erickmartins
SUPERTOM93
Capitain: *Jean*

Czech Republic
Cava
MikiKuba
zeli15
Capitain: Cava

11:12 | erickmartins vs. MikiKuba #SRs: 6-6
10:00 | SUPERTOM93 vs. Cava #SRs: 5-0
11:11 | *Jean*/erickmartins vs. MikiKuba/Cava* #SRs: 4-3
05:07 | *Jean* vs. Cava #SRs: 2-2
03:04 | SUPERTOM93 vs. MikiKuba* #SRs: 2-3

(4) Portugal (c)* 4:1 Israel

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Portugal
mcarvalho
volc0mizado
hugocnamaral
fsilva
Capitain: mcarvalho

Israel
appleGirl
tal20
guyha4
Capitain: appleGirl

10:11 | volc0mizado vs. guyha4 #SRs: 5-3
12:11 | hugocnamaral vs. appleGirl #SRs: 6-7
11:09 | mcarvalho/fsilva vs. guyha4/tal20 #SRs: 6-2
04:03 | mcarvalho vs. appleGirl #SRs: 3-1
04:04 | fsilva vs. tal20 #SRs: 2-0

(5) India 2:3 China (c)

Location: Shanghai Qi Zhong Tennis Center Stadium,China
Capacity: 15000
Surface: Hard
Ball type: Head ATP

India
FERNET
maru_angi
Capitain: FERNET

China
petesampras_1
1987518LPF
Shaddad
andyroddlick
Capitain: petesampras_1

11:11 | FERNET vs. andyroddlick #SRs: 7-5
10:12 | maru_angi vs. petesampras_1 #SRs: 6-5
08:11 | FERNET/maru_angi vs. andyroddlick/1987518LPF #SRs: 4-5
03:03 | FERNET vs. Shaddad #SRs: 2-1
03:04 | maru_angi vs. 1987518LPF #SRs: 2-2

(6) Sweden (c)* 2:3 Egypt

Location: Halmstad Arena, Halmstad, Sweden
Stadium Capacity: 4,500
Surface: Hard (Latex-ite), Indoor
Balls: Head ATP Hard Court

Sweden
jahrastaman_BR
Direnan
nicksimioni
Capitain: Direnan

Egypt
abollo
batates
FEDERER97
djoko3
Capitain: abollo

11:12 | jahrastaman_BR vs. FEDERER97 #SRs: 5-7
12:11 | Direnan vs. abollo #SRs: 6-6
11:14 | Direnan/nicksimioni vs. abollo/FEDERER97 #SRs: 5-10
05:04 | jahrastaman_BR vs. abollo #SRs: 2-2
02:04 | nicksimioni vs. FEDERER97 #SRs: 0-2

(7) Ukraine 4:1 Spain (c)*

Location: "Principe Felipe Stadium", Caceres, Spain
Stadium Capacity: 6,500
Surface: Clay (Outdoor)
Balls: Head ATP

Ukraine
Cazorla
digor
Mishka Logvi
indiegor
Capitain: Cazorla

Spain
extremaduratenis
YEBRA
supertec
Capitain: extremaduratenis

11:10 | Cazorla vs. YEBRA #SRs: 7-4
12:11 | indiegor* vs. extremaduratenis #SRs: 6-5
13:14 | Cazorla/indiegor vs. extremaduratenis*/supertec #SRs: 5-7
04:04 | Cazorla vs. supertec #SRs: 2-2, Shootout: SR1
05:04 | indiegor vs. YEBRA #SRs: 3-3

(8) Chile 4:1 Austria (c)*

Location: ???
Stadium Capacity: ???
Surface: ???
Ball type: ???

Chile
stbanchile
Chilenaitor
Capitain: stbanchile

Austria
joe87
cserkinho
Capitain: joe87

11:11 | stbanchile vs. cserkinho #SRs: 5-6
12:11 | Chilenaitor vs. joe87 #SRs: 6-5
14:10 | stbanchile/Chilenaitor vs. joe87/cserkinho #SRs: 5-5
04:03 | stbanchile vs. joe87 #SRs: 2-1
06:05 | Chilenaitor vs. cserkinho #SRs: 3-2

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Draws - TT DC 2013



World Group I

Seeded teams:

(1) USA
(2) Serbia
(3) Brazil
(4) Greece
(5) Netherlands
(6) Germany
(7) Singapore
(8) Switzerland

Draw:

F (November/2013)

SF (September/2013)

QF (April/2013)

(1) USA vs Romania (c)*
(3) Brazil vs Canada (c)*
Great Britain (c)* vs (4) Greece
Russia vs (2) Serbia (c)*

R16 (February/2013 - Winning nations qualify for WG I 2014)

(1) USA 4:1 Australia (c)*
(7) Singapore (c)* 1:4 Romania
(3) Brazil 3:2 Bulgaria (c)*
(5) Netherlands 0:5 Canada (c)*
Great Britain (c)* 3:2 (6) Germany
Croatia 2:3 (4) Greece (c)*
Russia (c) 3:2 (8) Switzerland
Poland (c)* 2:3 (2) Serbia

World Group Play-offs

Seeded teams:

(1) Argentina
(2) Monaco
(3) Netherlands
(4) Germany
(5) Portugal
(6) Singapore
(7) Switzerland
(8) Croatia

Draw

September/2013 - Winning nations qualify for WG I 2014

(1) Argentina (c)* vs Australia
(2) Monaco (c)* vs Bulgaria
(3) Netherlands vs Poland (c)*
(4) Germany vs Chile (c)*
(5) Portugal vs China (c)*
(6) Singapore (c)* vs Czech Republic
(7) Switzerland vs Ukraine (c)*
(8) Croatia (c)* vs Egypt

World Group II

Seeded teams:

(1) Argentina
(2) Monaco
(3) France
(4) Portugal
(5) India
(6) Sweden
(7) Ukraine
(8) Chile

Draw:

R1 (February/2013 - Winning nations advance to WG I Playoffs)

(1) Argentina vs bye
(2) Monaco vs bye
(3) France 2:3 Czech Republic (c)*
(4) Portugal (c)* 4:1 Israel
(5) India 2:3 China (c)
(6) Sweden (c)* 2:3 Egypt
(7) Ukraine 4:1 Spain (c)*
(8) Chile 4:1 Austria (c)*

(s) = Seeded
(c) = Choice of ground
* = Choice of ground decided by lot

Past results

2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

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Schedule of Play

SUNDAY

Andreas SEPPI (ITA) vs Marin CILIC (CRO) SR1 PTS
Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) SR2 PTS
Frank DANCEVIC (CAN) vs Albert RAMOS (ESP) SR3 PTS
Frank DANCEVIC (CAN) vs Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) SR3 PTS
Vasek POSPISIL (CAN) vs Albert RAMOS (ESP) SR3 PTS
Vasek POSPISIL (CAN) vs Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) SR3 PTS
Evgeny KOROLEV (KAZ) vs Andreas HAIDER-MAURER (AUT) SR4 PTS
Mikhail KUKUSHKIN (KAZ) vs Andreas HAIDER-MAURER (AUT) SR4 PTS
Paolo LORENZI (ITA) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO) SR5 PTS
Fabio FOGNINI (ITA) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO) SR5 PTS
Simone BOLELLI (ITA) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO) SR5 PTS
Henri LAAKSONEN (SUI) vs Lukas ROSOL (CZE) SR6 PTS
Henri LAAKSONEN (SUI) vs Ivo MINAR (CZE) SR6 PTS
Marco CHIUDINELLI (SUI) vs Lukas ROSOL (CZE) SR6 PTS
Marco CHIUDINELLI (SUI) vs Ivo MINAR (CZE) SR6 PTS
Andrey GOLUBEV (KAZ) vs Jurgen MELZER (AUT) SR7 PTS
Mikhail KUKUSHKIN (KAZ) vs Jurgen MELZER (AUT) SR7 PTS
Milos RAONIC (CAN) vs Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) SR8 PTS
Milos RAONIC (CAN) vs Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) SR8 PTS
John ISNER (USA) vs Thomaz BELLUCCI (BRA) SR9 PTS
Sam QUERREY (USA) vs Thiago ALVES (BRA) SR10 PTS

*Note: Dead rubbers played on the final day will not count for TT purposes.
*PTS/SR => Best of 5 sets. Last names only please. Play starts at 8 AM GMT/9 AM CET/2 PM Astana time (deadline). Send your picks to keqtqiadv (Brazil & Bulgaria must send picks to Direnan). Good luck

*** Please send winners/scores for all the matches, even if you want to pick the same winner and SR for two/three of them.

Ex:
Blake vs Ljubo
Blake vs Bibon
Blake vs Saretta

Correct:
Blake 3-2
Blake 3-2
Blake 3-2

Wrong:
Blake 3-2

Wrong:
Blake 3-2 (vs Ljubo)
Blake 3-2 (vs Bibon)
Blake 3-2 (vs Saretta)

There are 21 matches in the OOP, so there must be 21 picks in your PM.

SATURDAY

ARGENTINA vs GERMANY SR1 PTS
SWITZERLAND vs CZECH REPUBLIC SR2 PTS
ITALY vs CROATIA SR3 PTS
CANADA vs SPAIN SR4 PTS
BELGIUM vs SERBIA SR5 PTS
KAZAKHSTAN vs AUSTRIA SR6 PTS
USA vs BRAZIL SR7 PTS
FRANCE vs ISRAEL SR8 PTS

*PTS/SR => Best of 5 sets. Last names only please. Play starts at 8 AM GMT/9 AM CET/2 PM Astana time (deadline). Send your picks to keqtqiadv (Brazil & Bulgaria must send picks to Direnan). Good luck

For doubles, players will tip the country rather than the players so will have to use their judgement to determine who is likely to play after the first days' singles results.

FRIDAY

David GOFFIN (BEL) vs Viktor TROICKI (SRB) SR1 PTS
Andrey GOLUBEV (KAZ) vs Andreas HAIDER-MAURER (AUT) SR2 PTS
Juan MONACO (ARG) vs Florian MAYER (GER) SR3 PTS
Sam QUERREY (USA) vs Thomaz BELLUCCI (BRA) SR4 PTS
Frank DANCEVIC (CAN) vs Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) SR5 PTS
Evgeny KOROLEV (KAZ) vs Jurgen MELZER (AUT) SR6 PTS
Carlos BERLOCQ (ARG) vs Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) SR7 PTS
Fabio FOGNINI (ITA) vs Marin CILIC (CRO) SR8 PTS
Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) vs Lukas ROSOL (CZE) SR9 PTS
Andreas SEPPI (ITA) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO) SR10 PTS
Milos RAONIC (CAN) vs Albert RAMOS (ESP) SR11 PTS
Richard GASQUET (FRA) vs Dudi SELA (ISR) SR12 PTS
John ISNER (USA) vs Thiago ALVES (BRA) SR13 PTS
Jo-Wilfried TSONGA (FRA) vs Amir WEINTRAUB (ISR) SR14 PTS
Henri LAAKSONEN (SUI) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) SR15 PTS
Olivier ROCHUS (BEL) vs Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) SR16 PTS

*PTS/SR => Best of 5 sets. Last names only please. Play starts at 6 AM GMT/7 AM CET/12 noon Astana time (deadline). Send your picks to keqtqiadv (Brazil & Bulgaria must send picks to Direnan). Good luck

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Weekend ties

Canada vs Spain
Italy vs Croatia
Belgium vs Serbia
USA vs Brazil
France vs Israel
Argentina vs Germany
Kazakhstan vs Austria
Switzerland vs Czech Republic

Tie details

Canada v Spain

Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Surface: Indoor hard

Canada
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Frank Dancevic
Daniel Nestor
Martin Laurendeau (captain)

Spain
Nicolas Almagro
Marcel Granollers
Marc Lopez
Albert Ramos
Alex Corretja (captain)

Italy v Croatia

Venue: Palavela
Location: Turin, Italy
Surface: Indoor clay

Italy
Andreas Seppi
Fabio Fognini
Paolo Lorenzi
Simone Bolelli
Corrado Barazzutti (captain)

Croatia
Marin Cilic
Ivan Dodig
Antonio Veic
Mate Pavic
Zeljko Krajan (captain)

Belgium v Serbia

Venue: Spiroudome de Charleroi
Location: Charleroi, Belgium
Surface: Indoor clay

Belgium
David Goffin
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Olivier Rochus
Johan van Herck (captain)

Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Janko Tipsarevic
Viktor Troicki
Nenad Zimonjic
Bogdan Obradovic (captain)

USA v Brazil

Venue: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Location: Jacksonville, USA
Surface: Indoor hard

USA
John Isner
Sam Querrey
Mike Bryan
Bob Bryan
Jim Courier (captain)

Brazil
Thomaz Bellucci
Thiago Alves
Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
Joao Luis Zwetsch (captain)

France v Israel

Venue: Kindarena
Location: Rouen, France
Surface: Indoor hard

France
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Richard Gasquet
Julien Benneteau
Michael Llodra
Arnaud Clement (captain)

Israel
Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Eyal Ram (captain)

Argentina v Germany

Venue: Parque Roca
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface: Outdoor clay

Argentina
Juan Monaco
Horacio Zeballos
Carlos Berlocq
David Nalbandian
Martin Jaite (captain)

Germany
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Florian Mayer
Tobias Kamke
Christopher Kas
Carsten Arriens (captain)

Kazakhstan v Austria

Venue: National Tennis Centre
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Surface: Indoor clay

Kazakhstan
Mikhail Kukushkin
Andrey Golubev
Evgeny Korolev
Yuri Schukin
Dias Doskarayev (captain)

Austria
Jurgen Melzer
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Alexander Peya
Julian Knowle
Clemens Trimmel (captain)

Switzerland v Czech Republic

Venue: Palexpo
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Surface: Indoor hard

Switzerland
Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli
Michael Lammer
Henri Laaksonen
Severin Luthi (captain)

Czech Republic
Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Lukas Rosol
Jiri Vesely
Jaroslav Navratil (captain)

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Stats & Awards

SUNDAY

Day 3 Awards
Day 3 Stats
Day 3 diffs

SATURDAY

Day 2 Awards
Day 2 Stats
Day 2 diffs

FRIDAY

Day 1 Awards
Day 1 Stats
Day 1 diffs

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TT News & Info

Guide - Davis Cup

Originally Posted by TT FAQ/Guide

1) Choice of ground

If one Nation has been entitled to choice for its Tie with another Nation, the latter shall have choice on the occasion of the next meeting with that Nation. If this is not applicable, then choice shall be decided by lot.

2) Tie draw

a) After the Draw has been made, no variation may be made in the composition of the singles team for the first and second singles matches.
b) A Captain may change the nomination of the singles players for the third and fourth singles matches until at least one hour before the scheduled start of play. Any substitute nominated for the third or fourth singles match must be selected from among the players nominated for the Tie and who has not competed in the first or second singles matches.
c) A Captain may vary the composition of the doubles team until at least one hour before the scheduled start of play for the doubles match.
d) The Number One ranked player of each team shall play against the Number Two ranked player of the opposing team on the first day, and the order of play shall be decided by lot. The Number One ranked player of each team shall play the third singles match. The Number Two ranked players shall play the fourth singles match.

3) World Group & World Group II

(a) Participation

The leading 16 Nations shall participate in the World Group: The eight Nations who won their first round Tie in the previous World Group and the eight winners of the World Group Play-off Ties.

(b)Seeds

(i) Eight Nations shall be seeded. Seeds 1 and 2 shall be the Finalists of the year immediately prior to the year for which the seeds are being selected and seeds 3-8 shall be in accordance with the most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking.
(ii) Seeds shall be placed or drawn, as follows:
Seeds 1 and 2 shall be placed in positions 1 and 16 respectively. Seeds 3 and 4 shall be drawn first into position 5 and then position 12. Seeds 5 and 6 shall be drawn first into position 7 and then position 10. Seeds 7 and 8 shall be drawn first into position 3 and then position 14.

(c) World Group Play-off

There will be World Group Play-off Ties comprised of the losing Nations from the first round in the World Group and the Nations promoted from the World Group II. Eight Nations shall be seeded. Their selection shall be made by the Davis Cup Committee in accordance with most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking.

(d) World Group II

9-32 nations (which are not in WG I) participate. Eight Nations shall be seeded. One (9-16 teams) or two (17-32 teams) rounds played. Eight Nations are promoted to the World Group Play-off.

4) Davis Cup Rankings

TT Links

Singles Rank
Doubles Rank
TB rules
Managers thread
World Clock
FAQ/Guide
Tennis Tipping Statistics Website
Davis Cup Rankings

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Deadlines

Sunday 6th January 18:00 CET - Captains confirm.
Wednesday 16th January 18:00 CET - Team nominations.
Wednesday 30th January 18:00 CET - Captains confirm line ups for first round ties.

Then, the team captains need to confirm their line ups to me by 30th January, i.e. who is playing singles and doubles. This only applies to teams with 3 or 4 players as teams with only 2 will automatically play singles and doubles.

Wednesday 30th January 18:00 CET - Captains confirm line ups for first round ties.

[Cazorla]

I understand that the Davis Cup matches will be held at a time when there are tournaments PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Open Sud de Franz, VTR Open?

[Goldenoldie]

Venue details for Great Britain vs Germany tie

Location: Eastbourne
Stadium Capacity: 8,000
Surface: Grass (possibly snow-covered)
Balls: Penn ATP Tour.

[Goldenoldie]

Question for you, murilo, as I have not played Davis Cup before.

Do alternates have to be nominated from among the 4 team members, or can I nominate myself as Alt.
(Not that I expect any GB team members to fail to send, of course!)

[kr1s71an]

Venue details for Bulgaria vs Brazil:

Location: "Arena Armeets", Sofia, Bulgaria
Stadium Capacity: 13,500
Surface: Hard (Taraflex), Indoor
Balls: Head ATP

[Marto]

Originally Posted by Goldenoldie

Question for you, murilo, as I have not played Davis Cup before.

Do alternates have to be nominated from among the 4 team members, or can I nominate myself as Alt.
(Not that I expect any GB team members to fail to send, of course!)

No, alternatives are the other two players

[keqtqiadv]

Originally Posted by Cazorla

I understand that the Davis Cup matches will be held at a time when there are tournaments PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Open Sud de Franz, VTR Open?

DC is week #5 event (a week before the tournaments you mentioned).

Originally Posted by Goldenoldie

Question for you, murilo, as I have not played Davis Cup before.

Do alternates have to be nominated from among the 4 team members, or can I nominate myself as Alt.
(Not that I expect any GB team members to fail to send, of course!)

Martin is right, you can't play if you are not one of the 4 team members