SBR Points Tournament: ATP Australian Open Bracket Pick 'Em

[EaglesPhan36]

Yeah fellas, don't forget to get your 25 point fee entered and enter your bracket by 6pm ET!

[StraitShooter]

[beefcake]

Im in,heres the picks..

Quarter one...

Federer,Hanescu,starce,hernandez
Federer,hernandez
federer

*****************
Hewitt,young,baghdatis,ferrer.
hewitt,baghdatis
baghdatis

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Verdasco,sela,ram,ferrero
verdasco,ferrero
verdasco
*******************

Gulbis,llodra,marchenko,davydenko
gulbis,davydenko
davydenko
*******************
federer,davydenko
Federer

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Quarter 2

Djokovic,chiudinelli,berrer,chardy
djokovic,chardy
chardy
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Youzhny,ginepri,kubot,roberdo.
Youzhny,kubot
Youzhny
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Tsonga,fognini,tip,haas
tsonga,tip
tsonga
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Malisse,becker,falla,soderling
becker,soderling
becker
*****************************
Youzhny,tsonga
youzhny
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Quarter 3..

Roddick,bellucci,lopez,querrey
Roddick,Querrey
Querrey

***********************

berdych,korolev,Ilhan,f gonzalez
korolev,f gonzo
korolev

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Cilic,tomic,Acasuso,wawrinka
cilic,acasuso
cilic
*************************
Lapentti,mayer,clement,del potro
mayer,del potro
del potro
*************************
Querrey,cilic
cilic

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Quarter 4...

Murray,bolelli,lindahl,melzer
murray,melzer
murray
***********************
isner,lu,koeller,monfils
isner,monfils,
isner
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Stepanek,benneteau,fish,ljubicic,
stepanek,ljubicic,
stepanek
**************************
Kohlscriber,odesnik,l.mayer,nadal
odesnik,nadal,
nadal..

nadal,murray
nadal

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Semi winners:federer,cilic

Winner:Cilic..

[EaglesPhan36]

Bracket 1
Federer,Chela,Starace,Montanes

Federer,Montanes

Federer
----
Hewitt,Young,Baghdatis,Ferrer

Hewitt.Ferrer

Ferrer
----
Verdasco,Sela,Ram,Ferrero

Verdasco,Ferrero

Verdasco
----
Gulbis,Llodra,Moya,Davydenko

Gulbis,Davydenko

Davydenko

Bracket 2
Djokovic,Chiudinelli,Berrer,Chardy

Djokovic,Chardy

Djokovic
----
Gasquet,Ginepri,Kubot,Robredo

Gasquet,Robredo

Robredo
-----
Tsonga,Dent,Harrison,Haas

Tsonga,Haas

Tsonga
----
Malisse,Becker,Falla,Soderling

Becker,Soderling

Soderling

Bracket 3
Roddick,Bellucci,F.Lopez,Querrey

Roddick,Querrey

Roddick
----
Berdych,Korolev,Grosjean,F.Gonzalez

Berdych,Gonzalez

Gonzalez
----
Cilic,Tomic,Acasuso,Wawrinka

Cilic,Wawrinka

Cilic
----
Troicki,Petzschner,Blake,Del Potro

Troicki,Del Potro

Del Potro

Bracket 4
Murray,Gicquel,Nieminen,Serra

Murray,Nieminen

Murray
----
Isner,Lu,Koellerer,Monfils

Isner,Monfils

Monfils
----
Karlovic,Benneteau,Fish,Ljubicic

Karlovic,Fish

Karlovic
-----
Kohlschreiber,Odesnik,L.Mayer,Nadal

Kohlschreiber,Nadal

Nadal

4th Round
Federer,Verdasco
Djokovic,Soderling
Roddick,Del Potro
Murray,Nadal

Quarterfinals
Federer
Djokovic
Roddick
Murray

Semifinals
Federer
Murray

Final
Federer

[tailmypicks]

Bracket 1
Roger Federer,Victor Hanescu,Potito Starace,Albert Montanes
Roger Federer,Albert Montanes
Roger Federer

***
Lleyton Hewitt,Christophe Rochus,Marcos Baghdatis,David Ferrer
Lleyton Hewitt,David Ferrer
Lleyton Hewitt

***
Fernando Verdasco,Dudi Sela,Stefan Koubek,Juan Carlos Ferrero
Fernando Verdasco,Juan Carlos Ferrero
Fernando Verdasco

***
Juan Monaco,Martin Vassallo Arguello,Carlos Moya,Nikolay Davydenko
Juan Monaco,Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko

federer,verdasco
federer

***
Bracket 2
Novak Djokovic,Marco Chiudinelli,Michael Berrer,Jeremy Chardy
Novak Djokovic,Jeremy Chardy
Novak Djokovic

***
Richard Gasquet,Robby Ginepri,Lukasz Kubot,Tommy Robredo
Richard Gasquet,Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo

***
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Taylor Dent,Janko Tipsarevic,Tommy Haas
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Tommy Haas
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,

***
Nicolas Almagro,Benjamin Becker,Marcos Daniel,Robin Soderling
Nicolas Almagro,Robin Soderling
Robin Soderling

djokovic,soderling
djokovic

***
Bracket 3
Andy Roddick,Thomaz Bellucci,Pablo Cuevas,Sam Querrey
Andy Roddick,Sam Querrey
Andy Roddick,

***
Tomas Berdych,Daniel Brands,Sebastien Grosjean,Fernando Gonzalez
Tomas Berdych,Fernando Gonzalez
Fernando Gonzalez

***
Marin Cilic,Bernard Tomic,Jose Acasuso,Stanislas Wawrinka
Marin Cilic,Stanislas Wawrinka
Marin Cilic,

***
Viktor Troicki,Philipp Petzschner,James Blake,Juan Martin del Potro
Viktor Troicki,Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin del Potro

roddick, del potro
roddick

***
Bracket 4
Andy Murray,Marc Gicquel,Jarkko Nieminen,Jurgen Melzer
Andy Murray,Jurgen Melzer
Andy Murray

***
John Isner,Yen-hsun Lu,Daniel Koellerer,Gael Monfils
John Isner,Gael Monfils
Gael Monfils

***
Ivo Karlovic,Julien Benneteau,Mardy Fish,Ivan Ljubicic
Julien Benneteau,Ivan Ljubicic
Julien Benneteau

***
Philipp Kohlschreiber,Wayne Odesnik,Leonardo Mayer,Rafael Nadal
Philipp Kohlschreiber,Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

***
Andy Murray, nadal
Andy Murray

Semifinals
federer,djokovic
djokovic

roddick, murray
roddick

final
djokovic, roddick
djokovic

[Boner_18]

EP I think the rule for editing should read loss and not voided... Otherwise someone who is doing poorly could get a free-roll by editing and thus points refunded.. Think thats what you meant but I would hate to see a dispute of some sort..

[EaglesPhan36]

No, I think it has to be voided. If someone edits their bracket after the deadline - how is one supposed to know what picks might have been edited or not edited? That's my point for voiding the bracket entirely. I think it makes sense especially considering how many picks are included in a bracket. Someone could try to be dishonest and change a pick here or there without someone noticing.

[Boner_18]

Oh right, i mean a complete loss and forfeiture of entry points, not a loss of the edited pick. I just wanted to confirm that the entry points will not be returned to someone who edits. Is this correct?

[Boner_18]

Because if the points are refunded for an edited pick one who is clearly losing can simply edit with the intention of getting his entry fee returned.

[iceminers26]

Bracket 1

Roger Federer
Victor Hanescu
Potito Starace
Albert Montanes

Federer
Starace

Federer

***
Lleyton Hewitt
Christophe Rochus
Marcos Baghdatis
David Ferrer
***
Hewitt
Baghdatis

Hewitt

w-Carsten Ball
Dudi Sela
Stefan Koubek
Juan Carlos Ferrero

Ball
Carlos Ferrero

Ball

***
Juan Monaco
Michael Llodra
Carlos Moya
Nikolay Davydenko

Llodra
Davydenko

Davydenko

Bracket 2

Novak Djokovic
w-Marinko Matosevic
Michael Berrer
Jeremy Chardy
***

Djokovic
Chardy

Djokovic

Richard Gasquet
Robby Ginepri
Mischa Zverev
Tommy Robredo
***

Ginepri
Robredo

Ginepri

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Fabio Fognini
Janko Tipsarevic
Tommy Haas
***

Tsonga
Haas

Haas

Nicolas Almagro
Benjamin Becker
Alejandro Falla
Robin Soderling

Becker
Soderling

Soderling


Bracket 3

Andy Roddick
Thomaz Bellucci
Pablo Cuevas
Sam Querrey
***

Roddick
Cuevas

Roddick

Tomas Berdych
Daniel Brands
w-Sebastien Grosjean
Fernando Gonzalez
***
Berdych
Gonzalez

Berdych

Fabrice Santoro
w-Bernard Tomic
Jose Acasuso
Stanislas Wawrinka
***

Santoro
Wawrinka

Wawrinka

Nicolas Lapentti
Philipp Petzschner
Arnaud Clement
Juan Martin del Potro

Lapentti
Del Po

Del Po

Bracket 4

Andy Murray
Marc Gicquel
Jarkko Nieminen
Florent Serra
***

Murray
Nieminen

Murray

Andreas Seppi
Louk Sorensen
Daniel Koellerer
Gael Monfils
***

Seppi
Monfils

Seppi

Radek Stepanek
Julien Benneteau
Mardy Fish
w-Jason Kubler
***

Stepanek
Kubler

Stepanek

Philipp Kohlschreiber
Wayne Odesnik
Leonardo Mayer
Rafael Nadal

Odesnik
Nadal

Nadal

Sweet Sixteen

Federer, Hewitt, Ball, Davy, Joker, Ginepri, Haas, Soderling, Roddick, Berdych, Wawrinka, Del Po, Murray, Seppi, Stepanek, Nadal

Elite Eight

Federer, Ball, Ginepri, Haas, Roddick, Del Potro, Murray, Stepanek

Final Four

Federer, Haas, Roddick, Stepanek

Championship

Federer, Roddick

Champion

Roddick

[StraitShooter]

Bracket #1

Fed/Chela/Starace/O Hernandez
Fed/Starace
Fed

Hewitt/DYoung/Bagh/Gil
Hewitt/Bagh
Bagh

Verdasco/Sela/Koubek/JCF
Verdasco/JCF
Verdasco

Gulbis/Llodra/Marchenko/Davy
Llodra/Davy
Davy

Bracket #2

Djok/Chuid/Berre/Chardy
Djok/Chardy
Djok

Gasq/Ginepri/Zverev/Rob
Gasq/Rob
Robredo

Tsonga/Dent/Tip/Haas
Tsonga/Haas
Tsonga

Malisse/Becker/Falla/Sod
Malisse/Sod
Soderling

Bracket #3

Rodd/Bellucci/FLopz/Schuettler
Rodd/FLopz
Roddick

Berdych/Korolev/Grosjean/FGonz
Berdych/FGonz
Gonzalez

Cilic/Tomic/Kunitsyn/Waw
Cilic/Waw
Wawrinka

Troicki/FMayer/Clement/DP
Troicki/DP
Del Potro

Bracket #4

Murray/Bolelli/Niemenin/Serra
Murray/Serra
Murray

Isner/YH LU/Koeller/Monfils
Isner/Monfils
Isner

Stepanek/Benn/Fish/Ljub
Stepanek/Fish
Stepanek

Kohl/Odesnik/LMayer/Nadal
Kohl/Nadal
Nadal

4th round

fed/davy
djok/sod
FGonz/Waw
Murray/Nadal

Qtrs

Davy
Sod
FGonz
Murray

Semis

Davy
Murray

Final

Andy Murray

[iceminers26]

Round I Picks

Roger Federer
Victor Hanescu
Potito Starace
Albert Montanes
Lleyton Hewitt
Christophe Rochus
Marcos Baghdatis
David Ferrer
w-Carsten Ball
Dudi Sela
Stefan Koubek
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Monaco
Michael Llodra
Carlos Moya
Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic
w-Marinko Matosevic
Michael Berrer
Jeremy Chardy
Richard Gasquet
Robby Ginepri
Mischa Zverev
Tommy Robredo
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Fabio Fognini
Janko Tipsarevic
Tommy Haas
Nicolas Almagro
Benjamin Becker
Alejandro Falla
Robin Soderling
Andy Roddick
Thomaz Bellucci
Pablo Cuevas
Sam Querrey
Tomas Berdych
Daniel Brands
w-Sebastien Grosjean
Fernando Gonzalez
Fabrice Santoro
w-Bernard Tomic
Jose Acasuso
Stanislas Wawrinka
Nicolas Lapentti
Philipp Petzschner
Arnaud Clement
Juan Martin del Potro
Andy Murray
Marc Gicquel
Jarkko Nieminen
Florent Serra
Andreas Seppi
Louk Sorensen
Daniel Koellerer
Gael Monfils
Radek Stepanek
Julien Benneteau
Mardy Fish
w-Jason Kubler
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Wayne Odesnik
Leonardo Mayer
Rafael Nadal

Round II Picks

Federer
Starace
Hewitt
Baghdatis
Ball
Carlos Ferrero
Llodra
Davydenko
Djokovic
Chardy
Ginepri
Robredo
Tsonga
Haas
Becker
Soderling
Roddick
Cuevas
Berdych
Gonzalez
Santoro
Wawrinka
Lapentti
Del Po
Murray
Nieminen
Seppi
Monfils
Stepanek
Kubler
Odesnik
Nadal

Round III Picks

Federer
Hewitt
Ball
Davy
Joker
Ginepri
Haas
Soderling
Roddick
Berdych
Wawrinka
Del Po
Murray
Seppi
Stepanek
Nadal

Round IV Picks

Federer
Ball
Ginepri
Haas
Roddick
Del Potro
Murray
Stepanek

Round V Picks

Federer
Haas
Roddick
Stepanek

Round VI Picks

Federer
Roddick

Round VII

Roddick

*These picks are identical to my previous post, just thought it would be easier to track with this layout.

[iceminers26]

Eagles,

I tried sending you a PM but you have reached your max quota.

Eagles

I submitted my picks, but won't be able to give points until starting tomorrow. I will have the full entry fee to you by the deadline you have set and will start sending points to you tomorrow.

Thanks,

ICE

[StraitShooter]

Edits should be DQs..no freakin refunds

there is an ass hole in every batch..guy can edit if he is losing just to get points back

that ship aint gonna sail here

although I hope we have 9-10 cool guys here


ICEMINERS..you have had severe point issues..you won a contest and were able to settle..but if you had not won?..You have shown reason to think your are trustworthy..remember your nice write up about integrity 2 months ago?

make sure you show this here priority..I dont know if you have any loans out now..Do you?..thks "Ice"

[EaglesPhan36]

No problem on payment of points, as long as I get them by Friday, January 22nd your picks will stand. Otherwise, your picks get voided.

[Boner_18]

Looks like there is 8 of us here. GL ya'll... Eagles can we get your picks so we can follow along?

[StraitShooter]

Looks like there is 8 of us here. GL ya'll... Eagles can we get your picks so we can follow along?

all 8 guys posted their plays..you mean something else?

[EaglesPhan36]

Looks like there is 8 of us here. GL ya'll... Eagles can we get your picks so we can follow along?

Boner, started my own tennis thread for my actual money picks. EP36's Aces. Sure to dazzle and give money to the bookies.

[Boner_18]

Oh sorry didn't see your bracket. Nice about the thread. I actually confess that I let my GF who is also a tennis head do this bracket so if you see me picking against it that is why.

[iceminers26]

No problem on payment of points, as long as I get them by Friday, January 22nd your picks will stand. Otherwise, your picks get voided.

Thanks Eagles, I'm currently throwing 6 points/day to ACA but I will be getting a minimum of 10 points/day, hopefully 20 points/day for blogging that I will use for this contest.

I'm laying off real $ plays the first day since I haven't been able to pick shit of late, only playing Roddick on a future line.

Good luck guys.

[EaglesPhan36]

I see 9 brackets entered. So long as all are payed by Friday, that would be 225 points up for grabs. I am proposing the payout as follows:

1st: (75%) 168
2nd: (25%) 57

[Tom Jane]

For payouts in pools, I typically do third gets money back, second gets 2x or 3x money, and first gets the rest. So that would be something like:

1st: 150
2nd: 50
3rd: 25

But since nine is a small field, giving winnings to the top third may be a little silly. Maybe something like:
1st: 175 or 150
2nd: 50 or 75

But then again, I'm a stickler for 'even' numbers

[StraitShooter]

both sound good to me..I will go with whatever you guys decide..being that there are so few contestants..maybe go 1-2 only..both ideas decent though..I`ll probably finish third now

[StraitShooter]

Thanks Eagles, I'm currently throwing 6 points/day to ACA but I will be getting a minimum of 10 points/day, hopefully 20 points/day for blogging that I will use for this contest.

I'm laying off real $ plays the first day since I haven't been able to pick shit of late, only playing Roddick on a future line.

Good luck guys.

[Boner_18]

Yeah im fine with whatever, 75/25 sounds good. I'd rather only have 2 paid with this few contestants.

[ji03]

I like the first and second place to get paid.

[ji03]

Eagles, are we going to have the standings each day or after every round to see where everyone stands?
If not, I think that would be a good addition.

[EaglesPhan36]

I will try to update with standings in here each day after the matches are complete and at the earliest I can get to it. Should be able to update standings by around lunch time each day I hope.

[EaglesPhan36]

Guys, hoping to have the first set of standings done between 2pm-4pm ET today.

[iceminers26]

10/25

Hopefully it clears up and they get some matches in tonight.

[ji03]

Sounds good. Thanks for doing all this work for the tourney.

[EaglesPhan36]

standings after 1/17

ji03 10-1 (20)
boner_18 9-2 (18)
beefcake 9-2 (18)
eaglesphan36 9-2 (18)
tailmypicks 9-2 (18)
straitshooter 9-2 (18)
iceminers26 8-3 (16)
revnecro1273 8-3 (16)
tom jane 8-3 (16)

Guys, I would invite you to please keep track of your picks as this goes on to double check my updates to this. I'm human and might make mistakes in my math!

[Boner_18]

looks good to me! Damn Stepanek might screw me for a couple rounds.

[beefcake]

me to on radek,,the bum!!

[Tom Jane]

looks good to me! Damn Stepanek might screw me for a couple rounds.

I think most of us picked Radek to win that one. Eagles has Dr. Ivo going on to the fourth to face Nadal. It was a tough draw for Radek; I figured whoever won that match would probably make it to the fourth. Classic trap, Radek had been playing really well, and Ivo hadn't; but Ivo always shows up to grass/hard events. Ohh well, c'est la vie.