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THE BIG MATCH - RULES AND MANAGEMENT THREAD


What is THE BIG MATCH ?

The Big Match is a game where players have to pick the result of a tennis match. Each player has to pick in the thread the following:

Winner and score:
Game duration:


The winner of a round is the one who is the closest to the right score of the match with following criteria:

A: Winner of the match then,

B1: if A, number of correct sets, then number of sets in right order. If correct number of sets in right order, then closest to right score (60 61 62 63 64 75 76).

B2: if not A, number of sets picked for the winner, then number of sets in right order.

C: After B1 and B2, then number of correct set games overall for the right set (60 61 62 63 64 75 76). If tied, last sets have more priority than first sets.

D: After C, number of correct set games overall for any set. Last real sets have more priority than first sets.

E: After D, sum of closest to correct set game overall for the right set (60 61 62 63 64 75 76 67 57 46 36 26 16 06).

F: After E, closest to correct set game overall per set (last sets have more priority than first sets) (60 61 62 63 64 75 76 67 57 46 36 26 16 06)

G: After F, closest to correct game duration overall.

H: After G, first to send picks in the thread.

Important:
- in case of retirement of a player, match is completed to all remaining games won by the winner:
E.g: If Djokovic beats Nadal 6/4 3/1 ret, score used is 6/4 6/1.
- in case of walkover (player retires before match is started), match is cancelled.



WHAT IS A TOURNAMENT IN THE BIG MATCH ?

Each round of a tournament is based on a match to be picked. Matches picked correspond to final rounds of major ATP Tournaments.

Qualifying phase of a tournament are based on 7 rounds. Each winner of a round of qualifying phase is qualified for Quarterfinals of tournament.
- If a player wins 2 qualifying rounds, he is qualified for SF of tournament.
- If a player wins 3 qualifying rounds, he is qualified for Final of tournament.
- If a player wins 4 qualifying rounds (out of 7), he wins tournament.
- Winner of a tournament is automatically qualified for next QF of tournament (considered as winning 1 round)

Final phase of a tournament is based on QF rounds, then 2 SF rounds, then Final round. It is also combined with the 7 qualifying rounds of next tournament ...

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CALENDAR OF APRIL TOURNAMENT

Qualifying Phase:

Round 0: Saturday, March 3rd: Final in Dubai ==> Winner: digor
Round 1: Saturday, March 3rd: Final in Acapulco ==> Winner: gogio1
Round 2: Friday, March 16th: Nalbandian vs. Nadal ==> Winner: kamui010
Round 3: Saturday, March 17th 19:00 CET: Djokovic vs. Isner ==> Winner: BrazilTBFan
Round 4: Saturday, March 17th 22:00 CET: Federer vs. Nadal ==> Winner: abollo
Round 5: Sunday, March 18th 21:00 CET: Isner vs. Federer ==> Winner: abollo
Round 6: Thursday, March 29th: Djokovic vs. Ferrer ==> Winner: Chilenaitor
Round 7: Friday, March 30th: Djokovic vs. Monaco ==> Winner: Marto


Final Phase:

Players qualified for QF: digor, gogio1, Marto

Players qualified for SF: abollo, Chilenaitor

Players qualified for Final: BrazilTBfan, kamui010


QF Round 1: Sunday, April 1st: Murray vs. Djokovic ==> Winner: BrazilTBfan

QF Round 2: Sunday, April 15th: Ramos vs. Andujar ==> Winner: kamui010
QF Round 3: Sunday, April 15th: Isner vs. Monaco ==> Winner: Chilenaitor

SF Round 1: Friday, April 20th: Djokovic vs. Berdych ==> Winner: BrazilTBfan
SF Round 2: Sunday, April 22nd: Final in Monte-Carlo ==> Winner: kamui010

Final: Sunday, April 29th: Final in Barcelona ==> Winner: kamui010


CALENDAR OF MAY TOURNAMENT

Qualifying Phase:

Round 1: Sunday, April 1st: Murray vs. Djokovic ==> Winner: BrazilTBfan

Round 2: Sunday, April 15th: Final Casablanca ==> Winner: Cheeky Chick
Round 3: Sunday, April 15th: Final Houston ==> Winner: Eddy DoubleD
Round 4: Saturday, April 21st: Djokovic vs. Berdych ==> Winner: RoddickFan.
Round 5: Friday, April 20th: Nadal vs. Simon ==> Winner: Deathless Mortal
Round 6: Sunday, April 22nd: Nadal vs. Djokovic ==> Winner: Hidalgo
Round 7: Sunday, April 29th: Final in Barcelona ==> Winner: Marto

Players qualified for QF: Cheeky Chick, Eddy DoubleD, RoddickFan., kamui010
Players qualified for SF: Hidalgo, BrazilTBfan
Players qualified for F: Deathless Mortal
Winner: Marto

Final Phase

Players qualified:

QF Round 1: Sunday, May 4th: Final in Estoril ==> Winner: Hidalgo
QF Round 2: Saturday, May 11th: SF in Madrid ==> Winner: Deathless Mortal
QF Round 3: Saturday, May 11th: SF in Madrid ==> Winner: BrazilTBfan
QF Round 4: Saturday, May 12th: Final in Madrid ==> Winner: Marto
SF Round 1: Saturday, May 18th: SF in Rome ==> Winner: Deathless Mortal
SF Round 2: Saturday, May 18th: SF in Rome ==> Winner: Marto
F: Sunday, Sunday, May 19th: Final in Rome ==> Winner: Marto

CALENDAR OF JUNE/JULY TOURNAMENT

Qualifying Phase:
Round 1: Sunday, May 4th: Final in Estoril ==> Winner: trucul
Round 2: Saturday, May 11th: SF in Madrid ==> Winner: trucul
Round 3: Saturday, May 11th: SF in Madrid ==> Winner: BrazilTBfan
Round 4: Saturday, May 12th: Final in Madrid ==> Winner: Marto
Round 5: Saturday, May 18th: SF in Rome ==> Winner: Kamui010
Round 6: Saturday, May 18th: SF in Rome ==> Winner: Cheeky Chick
Round 7: Sunday, Sunday, May 19th: Final in Rome ==> Winner: trucul

Players qualified for QF: BrazilTBfan, Kamui010, Cheeky Chick
Players qualified for SF: Marto, Cheeky Chick
Players qualified for Final: trucul

QF Round 1: June 17th, Halle Final ==> Winner: Cheeky Chick
QF Round 2: June 17th, Queen's Final ==> No winner
SF Round 1: July 15th, Stuttgart Final
Final: July 15th, Newport Final


CALENDAR OF JULY/AUGUST TOURNAMENT

Qualifying Phase:
Round 1: June 17th, Halle Final ==> Winner: trucul
Round 2: June 17th, Queen's Final ==> Winner: Cheeky Chick
Round 3: July 15th, Stuttgart Final
Round 4: July 15th, Newport Final
Round 5: July 21th, Hamburg Final
Round 6: July 21st, Gstaad Final
Round 7: July 28th, Kitzbuhel Final

Players qualified for QF: trucul, Cheeky Chick


QF Round 1: Olympic Games Final
QF Round 2: Toronto SF
QF Round 3: Toronto SF
QF Round 4: Toronto F

SF Round 1: Cincinnati SF
SF Round 2: Cincinnati SF

F: Cincinnati Final




CALENDAR OF FRENCH OPEN TOURNAMENT

Qualifying Phase:

Round 1: Monday
Round 2: Tuesday
Round 3: Wednesday
Round 4: Thursday
Round 5: Friday
Round 6: Saturday
Round 7: Sunday
Round 8: Monday

Final Phase

Players qualified:

QF Round 1: Tuesday QF
QF Round 2: Tuesday QF
QF Round 3: Wednesday QF
QF Round 4: Wednesday QF

SF Round 1: SF
SF Round 2: SF

F: Final

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CALENDAR OF SEASON

1. April Tournament ==> Winner: kamui010
2. May Tournament ==> Winner: Marto
3. French Open
4. Wimbledon Tournament
5. June/July Tournament
6. July/August Tournament
7. US Open Tournament
8. September/October Tournament

Each tournament winner is qualified for Masters, which will take place here:

October/November: Masters

Masters tournament will be a tournament with winners of the season tournaments. If a player wins 2 tournaments, he will get a joker; if he wins 3 tournaments, he will get 2 ...

Master tournament will be based on rounds where the worse player for a round will be out. If a player has a joker, he can use his joker not to be out.

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Explanations of the rules for the tie-breaker with example of Djokovic vs. Nadal match. and Player A, Player B sending picks.

A: Winner of the match then,

Example 1:
Player A pick: Nadal 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Player A wins.

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> criterion A is not a tie-breaker ==> Go to criterion B1.

Example 3:
Player A pick: Nadal 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Nadal 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> criterion A is not a tie-breaker ==> Go to criterion B2.

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B1: if A, number of correct sets, then number of sets in right order.

Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Criterion B1 is not a tie-breaker (no correct set, 1-1 set in right order).

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Player B wins.

Example 3:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 4/6 6/4
==> Player A wins (3 vs. 1 set in right order).

Example 4:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Criterion B1 is not a tie-breaker

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B2: if not A, number of sets picked for the winner, then number of sets in right order.

Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Nadal 6/3 6/4
==> Criterion B2 is not a tie-breaker (no correct set, 1-1 set in right order).

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Nadal 6/3 6/4
==> Player A wins (1 set to Nadal)

Example 3:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Nadal 6/3 4/6 6/4
==> Player B wins (0 vs. 2 set in right order).

Example 4:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Nadal 6/3 6/4
==> Criterion B2 is not a tie-breaker

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C: After B1 and B2, then number of correct set games overall for the right set (60 61 62 63 64 75 76). If tied, last sets have more priority than first sets.

Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 6/3
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Player B wins (correct 2nd set)

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/3 3/6 6/3
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 6/3 6/4
==> Player B wins (1 correct set each but 2nd set has more priority than 1st set)

Example 3:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/3 3/6 6/3
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 7/5 7/6
==> Criterion C is not a tie-breaker

Example 4:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 6/2
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/4 7/6
Result: Nadal 6/4 6/3
==> Criterion C is not a tie-breaker

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D: After C, number of correct set games overall for any set. Last real sets have more priority than first sets.


Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/3 3/6 6/3
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 7/5 7/6
==> Player B wins.

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/4 3/6 7/5
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 7/6
Result: Djokovic 7/5 7/6
==> Player B wins (1 correct set each but 7/6 is correct 2nd set, while 7/5 is correct for 1st set).

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E: After D, sum of closest to correct set game overall for the right set (60 61 62 63 64 75 76 67 57 46 36 26 16 06).


Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/3 3/6 6/3
Player B pick: Djokovic 3/6 6/4 6/4
Result: Djokovic 7/5 7/6
==> Player A: 2 + 4 = 6 / Player B: 5 + 2 = 7 ==> Player A wins.

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/2 7/5
Player B pick: Djokovic 7/5 6/2
Result: Djokovic 6/4 6/3
==> Player A: 2 + 2 = 4 / Player B: 3 + 1 = 4 ==> Criterion E is not a tie-breaker.

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F: After E, closest to correct set game overall per set (last sets have more priority than first sets) (60 61 62 63 64 75 76 67 57 46 36 26 16 06)



Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/2 7/5
Player B pick: Djokovic 7/5 6/2
Result: Djokovic 6/4 6/3
==> 2nd set: Player A: 2/ Player B: 1 ==> Player B wins.

Example 2:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/2 6/4
Player B pick: Djokovic 7/6 6/2
Result: Nadal 6/4 6/3
==> if 2nd set is criterion (which is not the case in this example): Player A: 5 (7/5 vs. 3/6) / Player B: 8 (6/2 vs. 3/6) ==> Player A wins.

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G: After F, closest to correct game duration overall.



Example 1:
Player A pick: Djokovic 6/3 6/2 (1 hour 30 minutes)
Player B pick: Djokovic 6/3 6/2 (1 hour 15 minutes)
Result: Djokovic 6/4 6/3 (1 hour 20 minutes)
==> Player B wins.

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Small update in Calendar: Indian Wells and Miami Master Series matches will include 4 rounds:

- 1 QuarterFinal
- the 2 SemiFinals
- the Final

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Small update in B1 rule:


B1: if A, number of correct sets, then number of sets in right order. If correct number of sets in right order, then closest to right score (60 61 62 63 64 75 76).

==> In case of tie with correct sets only, the first criterion is closest to right score.


Player A pick: Djokovic 6/2 7/5
Player B pick: Djokovic 7/5 6/2
Result: Djokovic 6/4 6/3

Player A: (6/4 vs. 6/2 = 2) + (7/5 vs. 6/3 = 2) = 4
Player B: (7/5 vs. 6/4 = 1) + (6/2 vs. 6.3 = 1) = 2
==> Player B wins.

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Update of Calendar ... 2 Masters Finals players are now known.

CALENDAR OF SEASON

1. April Tournament ==> Winner: kamui010
2. May Tournament ==> Winner: Marto
3. French Open ==> Winner: Cheeky Chick
4. Wimbledon Tournament ==> Winner: Hidalgo
5. June/July Tournament
6. July/August Tournament
7. US Open Tournament
8. September/October Tournament

Each tournament winner is qualified for Masters, which will take place here:

October/November: Masters

Masters tournament will be a tournament with winners of the season tournaments. If a player wins 2 tournaments, he will get a joker; if he wins 3 tournaments, he will get 2 ...

Master tournament will be based on rounds where the worse player for a round will be out. If a player has a joker, he can use his joker not to be out.

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Is this game coming back?