Tennis Tipping Davis Cup 2012 - April 2012 - WG I QF
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:
Serbia vs Great Britain (c)*
Canada vs Greece (c)*
(6) Netherlands vs Brazil (c)
(7) Singapore (c) vs (2) USA
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.
(1) Argentina
(2) USA
(3) Monaco
(4) Romania
(5) Portugal
(6) Netherlands
(7) Singapore
(8) Finland
Draw:
F (December/2012)
(1)
SF (September/2012)
Serbia vs Greece (c)*
Brazil (c)* vs (2) USA
QF (April/2012)
Serbia 3:2 Great Britain (c)*
Canada 1:4 Greece (c)*
(6) Netherlands 2:3 Brazil (c)
(7) Singapore (c) 2:3 (2) USA
R16 (February/2012 - Winning nations qualify for WG I 2013)
(1) Argentina 2:3 Serbia (c)
(8) Finland (c) 0:5 Great Britain
(3) Monaco 2:3 Canada (c)*
(5) Portugal 0:5 Greece (c)*
Croatia 2:3 (6) Netherlands (c)* Brazil (c)* 3:2 (4) Romania
India (c)* 1:3 (7) Singapore
Russia (c)* 1:4 (2) USA
World Group Play-offs
Seeded teams:
(1) Argentina
(2) Monaco
(3) France
(4) Romania
(5) Portugal
(6) Germany
(7) Switzerland
(8) Australia
Draw
September/2012 - Winning nations qualify for WG I 2013
(1) Argentina (c) vs Bulgaria
(2) Monaco (c)* vs Russia
(3) France vs Croatia (c)*
(4) Romania vs India (c)
(5) Portugal (c)* vs Poland
(6) Germany (c)* vs Sweden
(7) Switzerland (c)* vs Chile
(8) Australia (c) vs Finland
World Group II
Seeded teams:
(1) France
(2) Germany
(3) Switzerland
(4) Australia
(5) Bulgaria
(6) Ukraine
(7) Sweden
(8) Chile
Draw:
R1 (February/2012 - Winning nations advance to WG I Playoffs) (1) France vs bye (2) Germany (c)* 3:2 Lithuania (3) Switzerland (c)* 4:1 Turkey (4) Australia (c)* 3:2 China (5) Bulgaria 4:1 Spain (c)*
(6) Ukraine (c)* 1:4 Poland (7) Sweden (c)* 3:2 Austria (8) Chile (c)* 4:1 Egypt
(s) = Seeded
(c) = Choice of ground
* = Choice of ground decided by lot
Spain vs Austria
France vs USA
Czech Republic vs Serbia
Argentina vs Croatia
Uruguay vs Chile
Brazil vs Colombia
Israel vs Portugal
Great Britain vs Belgium
Netherlands vs Romania
South Africa vs Slovenia
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
Tennis Tipping Davis Cup Nations Ranking
The TT Davis Cup Nations Ranking is used as the sole criteria for seeding at all levels of the Davis Cup competition. However seeds one and two in the World Group 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 latest Ranking. The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking is published following every World Group round. All nations are ranked.
The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking measures the success of all Nations participating in the Competition over a 'rolling' four year period with recent performance weighted more heavily.
After each round the ranking period adjusts and any results outside the adjusted four year period drop off. At the same time points from the same round for the three previous years are reduced as per the points table below. Therefore, 100 points would become 75, then 50, then 25 over the four years.
The points stated are awarded to the winning team in that round. (A nation losing in the World Group first round, for example, earns 0 points for that tie.) In addition, any Nation that defeats a higher-ranked Nation receives bonus points according to its opponent's ranking as detailed in the table below.
Friday 23rd March 18:00 CET - Teams confirmed. Wednesday 4th April 18:00 CEST - Captains confirm line ups for first round ties.
Then, the team captains need to confirm their line ups to me by 4th April, 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.
Captains, please send your team nominations until Friday 23rd March 6 PM CET
Nations marked with (c) have the choice of ground and can send me the location, the stadium capacity, the surface and the ball type of their ties (just for fun, no effect on the TT matches).
Friday 23rd March 18:00 CET - Teams confirmed. Wednesday 4th April 18:00 CEST - Captains confirm line ups for first round ties.
Then, the team captains need to confirm their line ups to me by 8th February, 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.
Didn't realise we were playing the US. Jess and Deb :boxing: :lol:
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