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Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | Final Standings | Congrats, Hellcat :))

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Tournament Info
Site
Federation Francaise de Tennis-Stade Roland Garros
2 Avenue Gordon Bennet
75016 Paris

History

Way back when...
The stadium that stages one of the world's four major tennis tournaments was built in 1928, but the French men's singles championship goes back much further than that. Originally reserved for members of French clubs, it was first held on the courts of Stade Français club in Paris in 1891. The women's singles were added six years later, it was not until 1925 that the French Tennis Federation decided to open the event to the best foreign players. Thus, the French Internationals were born, and staged alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France until the Roland-Garros stadium came into being in 1928.

These Musketeers need a stadium!
1927 was a milestone for French tennis, the year the celebrated French Musketeers (Jacques "Toto" Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste) pulled off one of the biggest shocks in 20th century sport. The famous foursome upset all the odds by winning the Davis Cup on American soil, and in doing so set up a rematch in 1928, in Paris. Obviously, such a major sporting occasion required a stadium worthy of its stature, and so it was that the Stade Français handed over three hectares of land near Porte d'Auteuil to the French Tennis Federation. The only condition to the offer of land was that the new stadium should bear the name of one of Stade Français' most renowned former members, Roland-Garros, who had died some ten years earlier. Roland-Garros was an aviation pioneer who, on 23 September 1913, had become the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean. The 1928 French Internationals were the first event to be held in the new stadium, just before the Musketeers took centre-stage to beat the Americans in their long-awaited rematch.

The post-war period: a golden era beckons
The Musketeers held on to the Davis Cup for another five years, only giving up the famous silver salad bowl in 1933, by which time the French Internationals at Roland-Garros had well and truly established themselves as a major international tournament. Cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to the Second World War, Roland-Garros went from strength to strength in the post-war period, reflecting tennis' growth into a hugely popular sport-for-all. A new era began in 1968 with the French Championships becoming the first "open" Grand Slam tournament, bringing together amateurs and professionals who had previously played separately.

Tournament Official Site
Time in Paris, France

Game Info
Playing is simple: over the course of the tournament choose any 26 matches in the Main Draw and post who you think will win them.

May Commitment thread - the deadline for commitments is May 25th, 2013, midnight local time

If you haven't posted a commitment until midnight (local tournament time) on May 25th, you can ask for a wildcard beginning at 12:01 am (local time) on the next day. The number of WCs is limited to 5 per tournament. Any pick(s) posted without having a WC or early commitment is not valid until a WC is requested.

The Official PAW Rules
2013 Entry Ranking
PAW Champions Race 2013

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.


If you want to amend a previous pick (cancel or change), quote the original post and add a new message to this thread.
Don't edit the post and never delete it!


If MTF is down (or slow) post your PAWS on alternative forum - http://www.pawforum.ovh.org

Good Luck to Everybody!

Aenea


Ranking Points (GS)
Code:
1st ---- 1000 .... 9th ---- 237 ...... 17th --- 145 ...... 25th --- 107 
2nd ---- 700 ..... 10th --- 225 ...... 18th --- 140 ...... 26th --- 102
3rd ---- 575 ..... 11th --- 212 ...... 19th --- 135 ...... 27th --- 98 
4th ---- 450 ..... 12th --- 200 ...... 20th --- 131 ...... 28th --- 93 
5th ---- 400 ..... 13th --- 187 ...... 21st --- 126 ...... 29th --- 88 
6th ---- 350 ..... 14th --- 175 ...... 22nd --- 121 ...... 30th --- 84 
7th ---- 300 ..... 15th --- 162 ...... 23rd --- 116 ...... 31st --- 79 
8th ---- 250 ..... 16th --- 150 ...... 24th --- 112 ...... 32nd --- 75 

33rd --- 73 ...... 41st --- 63 ....... 49th --- 53 ....... 57th --- 43
34th --- 72 ...... 42nd --- 62 ....... 50th --- 52 ....... 58th --- 42
35th --- 71 ...... 43rd --- 61 ....... 51st --- 51 ....... 59th --- 41
36th --- 70 ...... 44th --- 60 ....... 52nd --- 50 ....... 60th --- 40
37th --- 68 ...... 45th --- 58 ....... 53rd --- 48 ....... 61st --- 38
38th --- 67 ...... 46th --- 57 ....... 54th --- 47 ....... 62nd --- 37
39th --- 66 ...... 47th --- 56 ....... 55th --- 46 ....... 63rd --- 36
40th --- 65 ...... 48th --- 55 ....... 56th --- 45 ....... 64th --- 35

65th --- 34 ...... 73rd --- 30 ....... 81st --- 25 ....... 89th --- 21
66th --- 33 ...... 74th --- 29 ....... 82sd --- 25 ....... 90th --- 21
67th --- 33 ...... 75th --- 29 ....... 83rd --- 24 ....... 91st --- 20
68th --- 32 ...... 76th --- 28 ....... 84th --- 24 ....... 92nd --- 20
69th --- 32 ...... 77th --- 28 ....... 85th --- 23 ....... 93rd --- 19
70th --- 31 ...... 78th --- 27 ....... 86th --- 23 ....... 94th --- 19
71st --- 31 ...... 79th --- 27 ....... 87th --- 22 ....... 95th --- 18
72nd --- 30 ...... 80th --- 26 ....... 88th --- 22 ....... 96th --- 18

97th --- 17 ...... 105th --- 13 ...... 113rd --- 8 ....... 121st --- 4
98th --- 16 ...... 106th --- 12 ...... 114th --- 8 ....... 122nd --- 4
99th --- 16 ...... 107th --- 12 ...... 115th --- 7 ....... 123rd --- 3
100th -- 15 ...... 108th --- 11 ...... 116th --- 7 ....... 124th --- 3
101st -- 15 ...... 109th --- 11 ...... 117th --- 6 ....... 125th --- 2
102nd -- 14 ...... 110th --- 10 ...... 118th --- 6 ....... 126th --- 2
103rd -- 14 ...... 111st --- 10 ...... 119th --- 5 ....... 127th --- 1
104th -- 13 ...... 112nd --- 9 ....... 120th --- 5 ....... 128th --- 1
 
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#706 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer

Excellent managing Aenea (as usual!!)! And congrats Hellcat :)
 
#708 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#710 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#713 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#714 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

paw26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#715 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#719 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#722 ·
Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #32 French Open | SF updated | Congrats, Hellcat :))

PAW26 Nadal over Ferrer
 
#725 ·
French Open has finished. Congrats to our winner Hellcat (it would be good if we "heard" something from the winner like in the real tournaments) :clap2: and to Rafa Nadal for his record 8th French Open title :bigclap:

Thank you very much all for playing here. See you again in Rosmalen and Eastbourne.

Bye :wavey:
 
#726 ·
Congrats to Hellcat. :worship: Also congrats to Rafa for his great achievement. :bowdown: And Aenea, thanks a lot again for the great management! :hatoff:
 
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#727 ·
Congratulations to Hellcat :D Solid performance with a 8,5 of average points per pick, wich is something difficult to do in a GS where you can make 26 picks.

A little bit disappointed with the way I picked in this tournament. I will try to change my strategies in Halle.

Thanks to Aenea for the hard work done :)
 
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