ATP U.S. Open Hard Court Series Contest

[EaglesPhan36]

Still waiting for all the lines to be posted for Atlanta. Final scheduled to start at 3pm ET. Will try to post tonight if they put the lines up.

[EaglesPhan36]

PICK ONE LINE ONLY, EITHER THE GAME SPREAD (NOT MONEYLINE) OR THE TOTAL. STARTS AT 3pm ET. MUST SUBMIT YOUR CHOICE IN THIS THREAD PRIOR TO THE FIRST BALL BEING STRUCK.

Sun 7/28	4261	J. Isner		-1.5 +114		Over 26 +111
12:05 PM	4262	K. Anderson		+1.5 -126		Under 26 -123

[EaglesPhan36]

ATL Final: Over 26

[sluggy1616]

ATL final:under 26

[Possum]

Over 26

[ohumad]

J. Isner

-1.5 +114

[ProbablyNotSeth]

Isner vs. Anderson: Over 26

Go USA!.........in 3 sets

[yisman]

K. Anderson

+1.5 -126

[EaglesPhan36]

20 point entry fee. Fee must be paid in full before the end of the final tournament in the Series. Anyone failing to pay their full fee is ineligible to win from the prize pool. Prize pool will be set-up and percentages stated based on the # of players entered. Prizes will be paid out upon completion of the Winston-Salem Open.

FORMAT
1. Pick the Winner of Each Tournament
Your pick of who will win the tournament must be made prior to the start of the 1st main draw match. Any pick submitted after the start of the 1st match will not count. I will try to post a link to the draw for each event when they come out. Picks must be submitted in this thread only. No PM entries.

2. For each tournament, you will pick one of the top eight seeds as one of your two designated player for the tournament. Your other designated player must be an UNSEEDED player.
You will receive points for their wins and be penalized for their losses. So, pick wisely!

3. For each tournament, you can pick up to TWO SEEDED players that you think will lose their 1st matches played at that tournament.
These are bonus points. You earn points for correct picks, but are not penalized for selecting no one or selecting incorrect picks.

4. For each tournament, you will be required to pick one line for the Championship match. These lines will be game spreads and game totals ONLY. NO MONEYLINES.
Lines will be posted in this thread by me or a designated person if I am unavailable. The lines will come from pinnacle Sports and ONLY the lines posted in the thread will be used. Any subsequent line changes after the ones posted in the thread do not matter.

SCORING
1.Picking Tournament Winners
#1-#4 Seed Correct: 50 points
#5-#8 Seed Correct: 75 points
Unseeded Correct: 125 points

2.Seeded Designated Players
Match Win: 25 points
Match Loss: -15 points
Making Semifinals: 50 points
Making Finals: 75 points
Winning Title: 100 points

Unseeded Designated Players
Match Wins: 50 points
Match Loss: -15 points
Making Semifinals: 100 points
Making Finals: 150 points
Winning Title: 200 points

3. Picking Seeds to Be Upset
One Correct Pick: 50 points
Two Correct Picks: 125 points

4. Picking Championship Lines
Correct Pick: 50 points
Incorrect Pick: -25 points

SAMPLE ENTRY SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS FOR CITI OPEN
ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: Del Potro
Designated Seed: Del Potro
Designated Non-seed: Zemlja
Seeds to Lose: Haas,Raonic

Just a reminder that the deadline to enter for the Citi Open in Washington is 3pm ET on Monday, July 29th. ENTRY MUST BE POSTED ONLY IN THIS THREAD.
http://assets.usta.com/assets/827/15/MDS%5B3%5D.pdf

[ProbablyNotSeth]

Why is Anderson ranked higher in DC, but Isner was ranked higher in Atlanta?

Does it have to do with last year's results?

[EaglesPhan36]

Anderson moved ahead of him by a spot this week. Of course if they didn't seed till after the week's current tournament, Isner would be back in frront of him.

[sluggy1616]

ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: anderson
Designated Seed: anderson
Designated Non-seed: hewitt
Seeds to Lose: del potro,davedenko

[EaglesPhan36]

Bump for Monday entries. Will update scores from ATL on Monday.

[Punchy]

Any value in Christina McHale v Rybarikova?

[EaglesPhan36]

Bumpadump for more entries.

[yisman]

ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: Del Potro
Designated Seed: Del Potro
Designated Non-seed: Mardy Fish
Seeds to Lose: Llodra, Davydenko

[ProbablyNotSeth]

ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: Del Potro
Designated Seed: Del Potro
Designated Non-seed: falla,
Seeds to Lose: baghdatis, benneteau

[ohumad]

ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: Del Potro
Designated Seed: Del Potro
Designated Non-seed: Fish
Seeds to Lose: Benneteau, Querrey

[Regul8er]

ATP Washington
Tournament Winner: Raonic
Designated Seed: Raonic
Designated Non-seed: Stepanek
Seeds to Lose: Llodra, Tomic

[Possum]

Winner:del potro
designated:Simon
seeds to lose:baghdatis and ddavydenko
non seed:stepanek

[EaglesPhan36]

FYI, it is 4pm ET when the deadline is for this week.

[EaglesPhan36]

Will try to update Wednesday if SBR stays online for a whole day in a row.

[EaglesPhan36]

Sorry about the lack of scoring updates from Atlanta. Let me get some more beers in me tonight and I will put the info scores up from ATL. Also will post info about the Rogers Cup (MTL) this weekend.

[EaglesPhan36]

STANDINGS THROUGH ATLANTA
EaglesPhan36: 560
ProbablyNotSeth: 560
yisman: 560
OhMyEli: 485
Possum: 245
sluggy1616: 195
Chazz22: 170
Regul8er: 145
ohdecas: 120
ohumad: 95

FYI, in the pursuit of being fair - anyone who did not make a play for the Final in ATL was assessed the same penalty as making a losing pick. So make sure you check in on Sundays to make your pick for the tournament final! Will post the Washington lines as soon as they are posted. Hopefully tonight, but if not - as soon as I can on Sunday.

[EaglesPhan36]

Repost of the Rules since Montreal picks will be due Monday.

20 point entry fee. Fee must be paid in full before the end of the final tournament in the Series. Anyone failing to pay their full fee is ineligible to win from the prize pool. Prize pool will be set-up and percentages stated based on the # of players entered. Prizes will be paid out upon completion of the Winston-Salem Open.

FORMAT
1. Pick the Winner of Each Tournament
Your pick of who will win the tournament must be made prior to the start of the 1st main draw match. Any pick submitted after the start of the 1st match will not count. I will try to post a link to the draw for each event when they come out. Picks must be submitted in this thread only. No PM entries.

2. For each tournament, you will pick one of the top eight seeds as one of your two designated player for the tournament. Your other designated player must be an UNSEEDED player.
You will receive points for their wins and be penalized for their losses. So, pick wisely!

3. For each tournament, you can pick up to TWO SEEDED players that you think will lose their 1st matches played at that tournament.
These are bonus points. You earn points for correct picks, but are not penalized for selecting no one or selecting incorrect picks.

4. For each tournament, you will be required to pick one line for the Championship match. These lines will be game spreads and game totals ONLY. NO MONEYLINES.
Lines will be posted in this thread by me or a designated person if I am unavailable. The lines will come from pinnacle Sports and ONLY the lines posted in the thread will be used. Any subsequent line changes after the ones posted in the thread do not matter.

SCORING
1.Picking Tournament Winners
#1-#4 Seed Correct: 50 points
#5-#8 Seed Correct: 75 points
Unseeded Correct: 125 points

2.Seeded Designated Players
Match Win: 25 points
Match Loss: -15 points
Making Semifinals: 50 points
Making Finals: 75 points
Winning Title: 100 points

Unseeded Designated Players
Match Wins: 50 points
Match Loss: -15 points
Making Semifinals: 100 points
Making Finals: 150 points
Winning Title: 200 points

3. Picking Seeds to Be Upset
One Correct Pick: 50 points
Two Correct Picks: 125 points

4. Picking Championship Lines
Correct Pick: 50 points
Incorrect Pick or No Pick: -25 points

[EaglesPhan36]

LoL. Just realized I never posted my DC entry. What a dipshit.

[ProbablyNotSeth]

STANDINGS THROUGH ATLANTA
EaglesPhan36: 560
ProbablyNotSeth: 560
yisman: 560
OhMyEli: 485
Possum: 245
sluggy1616: 195
Chazz22: 170
Regul8er: 145
ohdecas: 120
ohumad: 95

FYI, in the pursuit of being fair - anyone who did not make a play for the Final in ATL was assessed the same penalty as making a losing pick. So make sure you check in on Sundays to make your pick for the tournament final! Will post the Washington lines as soon as they are posted. Hopefully tonight, but if not - as soon as I can on Sunday.

That's for doing this EP!

But I'm a tad confused on the points. You & I had everything the same, except for you picked Dodig to lose (who won) and I picked Lu (who lost) to lose. However, we have the same score. Am I off somewhere?

[EaglesPhan36]

You don't lose points for getting an upset pick wrong. You either earn 50 for hitting one or 125 for hitting both.

I think I figured out where my DC entry went. I had two SBR windows open when I was updating the thread and had it ready to go in one window while updating another. Wound up closing both. Not that I am counting them since I didn't post, but I had Del Potro to win. Raonic was my seed. Berankis as the non-seed. Llodra & Davydenko to lose. Would have gained a little in the way of points if Delpo wins and the seeds losing. Raonic & Berankis would have gotten me very little. Maybe I can do it right for Montreal.

[EaglesPhan36]

J.M. Del Potro -3 +111 Over 24 -105

J. Isner +3 -123 Under 24 -105

Remember, you must play one of the four lines.

[ProbablyNotSeth]

Del Potro v. Isner: JM Del Potro -3

[Possum]

delpo-3

[sluggy1616]

delpo -3

[EaglesPhan36]

Match time is set for 2pm ET, so you've got some time.

My entry: Under 24

[EaglesPhan36]

ATP Montreal Draw
http://www.rogerscup.com/men/english/singlesDraw.php

1st matches Monday set for 12pm ET, so entries due by then.

Sample entry should look like this.

ATP Montreal
Tournament Winner: Djokovic
Designated Seed: Berdych
Designated Non-seed: Seppi
Seeds to Lose: Almagro, Gasquet

[yisman]

Over 24 -105