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Doubles Tennis Tipping Final
Davis Cup

Link to DTT Davis Cup SemiFinals:
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=130913

Link to DTT Davis Cup QuarterFinals: http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=120090


What is Doubles Tennis Tipping?

In the game, participants pick the winners of all doubles 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 who moves on to the next round.
New tie-break method: http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=114109

- 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 Doubles Tennis Tipping, these matches will be cancelled.


DTT Davis Cup Rules

Eight teams participate in DTT Davis Cup World Group, each team representing one country. The choice of the team is free. If there are more than 8 teams, the choice of the 8 selected teams will be decided on the DTT Singles ranking of the Singles players + Average Doubles Ranking of the Doubles players. The players being in remaining teams will then apply to participate to the other teams.
- each team is made of 2 to 4 players with 1 captain (by default, the highest ranked in Singles DTT by default)

- one DTT Davis Cup match will be 5 matches: 4 singles and 1 doubles. At least one member of each team needs to play one match.
- for a team with 2 players, players A and B play Singles and Doubles.
- for a team with 3 players, player A plays 2 Singles and 1 doubles, player B plays 2 singles, player C plays 1 Doubles.
- for a team with 4 players, players A and B play 2 Singles, players C and D play 1 Doubles.

- all these 5 DTT matches are based on picks from the 4 doubles of the Davis Cup QF World Group + 8 matches of Continental Group.

Winner is the one that wins 3 of these 5 DTT matches and is qualified for DTT Davis Cup Semi-Finals which will be played at the time of real Davis Cup SF. Teams qualified for Semi-Finals will be unchanged.


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: [DTT: ?, 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. No changes can be made after the play has started.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

If the board goes down as has happened before, send your picks to trucul2008@hotmail.fr

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1st Entry Deadline: CET: Players apply to be in a team.
2nd Deadline: : Captains are elected in each team.
3rd Deadline: : Captains finalize the team and communicate Singles and Doubles players.
Time of the draw:
Assistant manager: Boarder35m

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Entry Lists

Team Entry List

1. GEORGIA 
Players: FERNET, kai_soad, juakos17
Team Captain: juakos17
Singles Player #1: juakos17
Singles Player #2: FERNET
Doubles Players: juakos17/kai_soad
Singles Player #3: juakos17
Singles Player #4: FERNET



6. VENEZUELA
Players: Tzar, vamos israel, vmbf
Team Captain: Tzar
Singles Player #1: vamos israel
Singles Player #2: Tzar
Doubles Players: Tzar/vmbf
Singles Player #3: vmbf
Singles Player #4: vamos israel

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Schedule of Play

DTT SCHEDULE


Saturday ~ DTT F (1 double)

OOP Saturday:
(best of 5 sets with no tie-break in final set.)

ARGENTINA vs. SPAIN SR1 PTS1

Consult http://www.daviscup.com for final Team Lineup.

Tentatively, teams are:
Jose ACASUSO/Agustin CALLERI (ARG) vs. Feliciano LOPEZ/Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)

All send your picks to trucul

Deadline is Saturday 17:00 CET (when matches start)

EXPLANATION:

Match with nothing after it's name - Just pick the winner
Match with SR after it's name - Pick the winner and the sets (Ex: Arthurs 2-1)
Match with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: Arthurs/Hewitt 6:7 7:6 10-6)

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Davis Cup Teams Lineup

Tbd

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DTT Davis Cup Rules:



- each team is made of 2 to 4 players with 1 captain (by default, the highest ranked in Singles DTT by default)

- one DTT Davis Cup match will be 5 matches: 4 singles and 1 doubles. At least one member of each team needs to play one match.
- for a team with 2 players, players A and B play Singles and doubles.
- for a team with 3 players, player A plays 2 Singles and 1 doubles, player B plays 2 singles, player C plays 1 Doubles.
- for a team with 4 players, players A and B play 2 Singles, players C and D play 1 Doubles.



Winner is the one that wins 3 of these 5 DTT matches.

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DTT DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP MAIN DRAW

Final

Matches Counted: 01
Matches Remaining: 00

1. GEORGIA vs. VENEZUELA 01:04

01:01 | juakos17 (GEO) vs. vmbf (VEN) vmbf wins on PTS.
00:01 | FERNET (GEO) vs. Tzar (VEN)
01:02 | juakos17/kai_soad (GEO) vs. Tzar/vmbf (VEN)
01:01 | juakos17 (GEO) vs. Tzar (VEN) SR: 1-0
00:01 | FERNET (GEO) vs. vmbf (VEN)

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You can start committing now by indicating for which team (country) you want to play (note that if you have already played for a country in DTT Davis Cup QF and/or SF, you cannot play for a different country). Team Entry List on thread #3 gives you the names of players having already committed and teams already available.
Names of captains and whether you play Singles/Doubles have also to be confirmed.

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So, Juakos17 and Tzar need to also confirm if they want to be captain asap.

[FERNET]

In for Georgia

[vamos israel]

in for VENEZUELA again

[vmbf]

IN for Venezuela!

Vamos ganar esto, muchachos!

[kai.]

in georgia

[juakos17]

In Georgia

[Tzar]

In.

Yes of course i will keep being captain

I think that the fact 1 match will decide everything is pretty scary

IMO we should play with other matches

And trucul we will have the same team than in SFs.\

Tzar.
Vamos Israel.
Vmfb.