[EaglesPhan36]

First things, to officially enter this contest you must pay the fee of 25 betpoints. To do so, you click the gold coin in the bottom corner of this post and transfer 25 points to me. I will be the bank for this contest, holding the points until the payouts at the end of the tournament.

PAYOUT FORMAT WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WE HAVE!

TO OFFICIALLY ENTER THIS CONTEST, PLEASE REPLY IN THIS THREAD THAT YOU ARE ENTERED AND DONATE YOUR 25 POINT FEE.

If you do not have 25 points at the time that the entry fee is due, please contact me via Private Message and I will hold your spot for the tournament but will require that you pay the entry fee by FRIDAY, January 22nd at the latest. That would give you one full week in which you gain 6 betpoints per day for posting and should have the fee!

RULES
1. You must submit a completed bracket for the men's draw at the Australian Open by 6:00pm ET on Sunday, January 17th. Any brackets missing picks or submitted after the deadline will not be used in the tournament. ALSO, ANY BRACKET/PICKS EDITED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL ALSO BE VOIDED. All betpoints entered in these cases will be refunded to the players.

2. To submit your bracket, please either cut and paste from the listings at the bottom of this post or do some variety of posting your picks per each segment of the draw in one post. I am posting a sample of how I would suggest you post your picks in quotes at the end of this to keep it simple.

SCORING
*1st round: 2 points for each correct pick.
*2nd round: 4 points for each correct pick.
*3rd round: 8 points for each correct pick.
*4th round: 16 points for each correct pick.
*Quarterfinals: 32 points for each correct pick.
*Semifinals: 64 points for each correct pick.
*Final: 128 points for a correct pick.

For perfect rounds:
*1st round: 200 points
*2nd round: 150 points
*3rd round: 100 points
*4th round: 75 points
*Quarterfinals: 50 points
*Semifinalists: 100 points
*Champion: 200 points

Qualifying for the Australian Open will be complete on Saturday. I will post a direct link to the Australian Open website and the men's draw below. It is your choice if you wish to wait to see which qualifiers win or want to make your picks without that done.

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/.../ms/msdraw.pdf

Bracket 1
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Igor Andreev, Russia
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, vs. Victor Hanescu, Romania
Stephane Robert, France, vs. Potito Starace, Italy
Oscar Hernandez, Spain, vs. Albert Montanes (31), Spain
***
Lleyton Hewitt (22), Australia, vs. Ricardo Hocevar
Christophe Rochus, Belgium, vs. Donald Young
Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, vs. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus
Frederico Gil, Portugal, vs. David Ferrer (11)
***
Fernando Verdasco (9), Spain, vs. w-Carsten Ball, Australia
Ivan Sergeyev vs. Dudi Sela, Israel
Rajeev Ram, United States, vs. Stefan Koubek
Ivan Dodiq vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero (23), Spain
***
Juan Monaco (30), Argentina, vs. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia
Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, vs. Michael Llodra, France
Carlos Moya, Spain, vs. Iilya Marchenko
Dieter Kindlmann vs. Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia


Bracket 2
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain
w-Marinko Matosevic, Australia, vs. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland,
Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, vs. Michael Berrer, Germany
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, vs. Jeremy Chardy (32), France
***
Mikhail Youzhny (20), Russia, vs. Richard Gasquet, France
Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, vs. Robby Ginepri, United States
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, vs. Mischa Zverev, Germany
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, vs. Tommy Robredo (16), Spain
***
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine
Fabio Fognini, Italy, vs. Taylor Dent, United States
w-Ryan Harrison, United States, vs. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia
Simon Greul, Germany, vs. Tommy Haas (18), Germany
***
Nicolas Almagro (26), Spain, vs. Xavier Malisse
Benjamin Becker, Germany, vs. Grega Zemlja
Alejandro Falla, Colombia, vs. Marcos Daniel, Brazil
Marcel Granollers, Spain, vs. Robin Soderling (8), Sweden


Bracket 3
Andy Roddick (7), United States, vs. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands
Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, vs. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, vs. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay
Rainer Schuettler, Germany, vs. Sam Querrey (25), United States
***
Tomas Berdych (21), Czech Republic, vs. Robin Haase, Netherlands
Daniel Brands, Germany, vs. Evgeny Korolev, Kazakhstan
w-Sebastien Grosjean, France, vs. Marsel Ilhan
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, vs. Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile
***
Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, vs. Fabrice Santoro, France
Guillaume Ruffin vs. w-Bernard Tomic, Australia
Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, vs. Jose Acasuso, Argentina
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (19), Switzerland,
***
Viktor Troicki (29), Serbia, vs. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador
Philipp Petzschner, Germany, vs. Florian Mayer, Germany
James Blake, United States, vs. Arnaud Clement, France
Michael Russell, United States, vs. Juan Martin del Potro (4), Argentina


Bracket 4
Andy Murray (5), Britain, vs. Kevin Anderson
Marc Gicquel, France, vs. Simone Bolelli, Italy
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, vs. w-Nick Lindahl, Australia
Florent Serra, France, vs. Jurgen Melzer (28), Austria
***
John Isner (33) vs. Andreas Seppi, Italy
Louk Sorensen vs. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan
Daniel Koellerer, Austria, vs. Antonio Veic
Matthew Ebden vs. Gael Monfils (12), France
***
Radek Stepanek (13), Czech Republic, vs. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia
Julien Benneteau, France, vs. David Guez
Mardy Fish, United States, vs. w-Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan
w-Jason Kubler, Australia, vs. Ivan Ljubicic (24), Croatia
***
Philipp Kohlschreiber (27), Germany, vs. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina
Blaz Kavcic vs. Wayne Odesnik, United States
Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, vs. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina
Peter Luczak, Australia, vs. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain


Suggested Posting Format

Bracket 1

Roger Federer,Juan Ignacio Chela,Stephane Robert,Oscar Hernandez
Federer,Hernandez
Federer

***
Lleyton Hewitt,Christophe Rochus,Paolo Lorenzi,Frederico Gil
Hewitt,Gil
Hewitt

***
Fernando Verdasco,Dudi Sela,Rajeev Ram,Juan Carlos Ferrero
Verdasco,Ferrero
Verdasco

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


Federer, Davydenko
Federer

That will take you through to the semifinalists in each bracket. After that simply match-up your semifinalists from each bracket and complete your picks. For example

*Federer,Djokovic
Federer



*Del Potro,Nadal

Nadal


Federer

Since we have some time prior to the deadline for submitting your pick, please ask any questions you have NOW so that we can clarify for everyone!

[Tsonga]

so this essentially means that if you can make 13 correct picks for the entire tournament then you will get your points back?

[EaglesPhan36]

No. The points listed here are for scoring for the bracket contest. They are not betpoints being paid back. Hope that makes sense.

[Boner_18]

Looks good EP. I am in.

[ji03]

I'm in EP, but I'm going to wait for the qualifiers to be decided before submitting a bracket

[revnecro1273]

i am interested...but wouldn't it be easier if there is a group created at tourneytopia and we make our picks there?

[revnecro1273]

is it possible we can get a women's bracket going too?

[ji03]

I don't think there would be enough interest in a woney's tourney bracket as there are only a handful of people for the men's tourney.

[Boner_18]

Yep. We discussed this in an earlier thread necro. Maybe for the next Grand Slam. Join us for this one, should be a fun time.

[revnecro1273]

Yep. We discussed this in an earlier thread necro. Maybe for the next Grand Slam. Join us for this one, should be a fun time.

sounds good...will join this

[RobbReport]

sorry guys, i might not enter. might wanna just focus on winning.

[AgiosGerasimos]

NOTE: The bracket has changed with Simon withdrawing

[revnecro1273]

NOTE: The bracket has changed with Simon withdrawing

was just about to post the same thing...changed more than i thought it would have...moved ferrer to play gil, isner to play seppi and then some slovak dude to play odesnik

[revnecro1273]

my mistake...slovenian not slovak

[Boner_18]

NOTE: The bracket has changed with Simon withdrawing

Thanks for the heads up Agios. You getting in this contest?

[ji03]

Federer, Chela, Starace, Montanes
Federer, Montanes
Federer
**********
Hewitt, Young, Baghdatis,Ferrer
Hewitt,Baghdatis
Baghdatis
************
Verdasco, Sela, Koubek,Ferrero
Verdasco, Ferrero
Verdasco
************
Gulbis, Llodra, Marchenko,Davydenko
Gulbis,Davydenko
Davydenko
***********

[Boner_18]

Eagles edited posts after tournament deadline = loss?

[ji03]

Djokovic, Chiudinelli,Berrer,Istomin,
Djokovic, Berrer
Djokovic
**************
Gasquet, Ginepri, Kubot, Robredo
Gasquet, Robredo
Gasquet
***************
Tsonga, Dent, Tipsarevic, Haas
Tsonga, Haas
Tsonga
************
Malisse, Becker,Daniel, Soderling
Becker, Soderling
Soderling
***************

[ji03]

Roddick, Belluci, Cuevas, Querrey
Roddick,Querrey
Roddick
*************
Berdych, Korolev, Grosjean, Gonzalez
Berdych, Gonzalez
Gonzalez
*****************
Cilic, Tomic, Acasuso, Wawrinka
Cilic, Wawrinka
Cilic
*******************
Troicki, Mayer, Blake, Del Potro
Mayer, Del Potro
Del Potro
*******************

[ji03]

Murray, Gicquel,Niemenen, Melzer
Murray, Melzer
Murray
****************
Isner, Sorensen, Veic, Monfils
Isner, Monfils
Monfils
***************
Karolvic, Benneteau, Fish, Ljubicic
Benneteau, Fish
Benneteau
*********************
Kohls, Odesnik, Mayer, Nadal
Odesnik, Nadal
Nadal

[ji03]

Round of 16
Federer over Baghdatis
Daydenko over Verdasco
Djokovic over Gasquet
Tsonga over Soderling
Roddick over Gonzalez
Del Potro over Cilic
Murray over Monfils
Nadal over Benneteau

Round of Eight
Davydenko over Federer
Tsonga over Djokovic
Del Potro over Roddick
Murray over Nadal

Final Four
Davydenko over Tsonga
Murray over Del Potro

Champion
Davydenko

[EaglesPhan36]

Eagles edited posts after tournament deadline = loss?

Yes, will add that into the first post in the rules.

[EaglesPhan36]

Bracket is also updated in first post with qualifiers now included and rearrangement due to withdrawn players.

[EaglesPhan36]

Also if possible, try to post your picks all in one post if you can - will make it a lot easier on me to track as the tournament progresses.

[ji03]

Oh sorry. When I put it in 1 post it looked way to big to comprehend.

[Tom Jane]

I actually joined this board to participate in this. But looking around, seems like my kind of board. Looks like fun. Any slick way to get points?

*****
Quarter One
*****

Federer, Chela, Sterace, Montanes
Federer, Monanes
Federer

*****

Hewitt, Young, Baghdatis, Ferrer
Hewitt, Baghdatis
Hewitt

*****

Verdasco, Sela, Ram, Ferrero
Verdasco, Ferrero
Verdasco

*****

Gulbis, Llodra, Moya, Davydenko
Gulbis, Davydenko
Davydenko

*****

Federer, Verdasco
Davydenko

*****
Quarter Two
*****

Djokovic, Chiudinelli, Berrer, Chardy
Djokovic, Chardy
Djokovic

*****

Gasquet, Ginepri, Zverev, Robredo
Gasquet, Robredo
Gasquet

*****

Tsonga, Dent, Tipsarevic, Haas
Tsonga, Haas
Tsonga

*****

Almagro, Becker, Daniel, Soderling
Almagro, Soderling
Soderling

*****

Djokovic, Soderling
Soderling

*****
Quarter Three
*****

Roddick, Bellucci, Lopez, Querrey
Roddick, Querrey
Roddick

*****

Berdych, Korolev, Grosjean, Gonzalez
Berdych, Gonzalez
Gonzalez

*****

Cilic, Tomic, Acasuso, Wawrinka
Cilic, Wawrinka
Cilic

*****

Troicki, Pezschner, Blake, Del Potro
Troicki, Del Potro
Del Potro

*****

Roddick, Del Potro
Del Potro

*****
Quarter Four
*****

Murray, Gicquel, Nieminen, Melzer
Murray, Melzer
Murray

*****

Isner, Sorensen, Koellerer, Monfils
Isner, Monfils
Isner

*****

Stepanek, Benneteau, Fish, Ljubicic
Stepanek, Ljubicic
Stepanek

*****

Kohlschreiber, Odesnik, Lacko, Nadal
Kohlschreiber, Nadal
Nadal

*****

Murray, Nadal
Murray

*****
Semi-Finals
*****

Federer, Soderling, Del Potro, Murray
Federer, Del Potro
Federer

[EaglesPhan36]

Just keep posting every day and you get 6 per day for having 3 posts per day, etc. I'll hold your spot in the tournament so long as you can pay the 25 point fee by the end of the week. Should be do-able. Welcome aboard.

[RobbReport]

the cartoon express...

[Tom Jane]

Just keep posting every day and you get 6 per day for having 3 posts per day, etc. I'll hold your spot in the tournament so long as you can pay the 25 point fee by the end of the week. Should be do-able. Welcome aboard.

Thanks mate. Tennis is one of the sports I follow closely (aside from hockey and soccer) and I was looking to get into a good tournament game. I would love to see Delpo or Söderling win it, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be Roger. Should be a great tournament, and I'll keep posting to get those points

[EaglesPhan36]

Yeah see right there, 7 more points for the day. Should have your 25 by Monday or Tuesday.

[Boner_18]

*****
Quarter One
*****

Federer, Hanescu, Sterace, Montanes
Federer, Motnanes
Federer

*****

Hewitt, Rochus, Baghdatis, Ferrer
Hewitt, Baghdatis
Baghdatis

*****

Verdasco, Sela, Ram, Ferrero
Verdasco, Ferrero
Verdasco

*****

Gulbis, Llodra, Marchenko, Davydenko
Gulbis, Davydenko
Davydenko

*****

Federer, Davydenko
Federer

*****
Quarter Two
*****

Djokovic, Matosevic, Berrer, Chardy
Djokovic, Chardy
Djokovic

*****

Gasquet, Ginepri, Kubot, Robredo
Gasquet, Robredo
Gasquet

*****

Tsonga, Dent, Harrison, Haas
Tsonga, Haas
Haas

*****

Almagro, Becker, Falla, Soderling
Becker, Soderling
Soderling

*****

Djokovic, Haas
Djokovic

*****
Quarter Three
*****

Roddick, Bellucci, Lopez, Querrey
Roddick, Lopez
Roddick

*****

Berdych, Korolev, Grosjean, Gonzalez
Berdych, Gonzalez
Gonzalez

*****

Cilic, Tomic, Acasuso, Wawrinka
Cilic, Wawrinka
Cilic

*****

Troicki, Mayer, Blake, Del Potro
Troicki, Del Potro
Del Potro

*****

Roddick, Cilic
Roddick

*****
Quarter Four
*****

Murray, Gicquel, Nieminen, Serra
Murray, Serra
Murray

*****

Isner, Sorensen, Koellerer, Monfils
Isner, Monfils
Monfils

*****

Stepanek, Benneteau, Fish, Ljubicic
Stepanek, Fish
Stepanek

*****

Kohlschreiber, Odesnik, Lacko, Nadal
Kohlschreiber, Nadal
Nadal

*****

Monfils, Nadal
Nadal

*****
Semi-Finals
*****

Federer, Djokovic, Roddick, Nadal
Djokovic, Roddick
Djokovic

[StraitShooter]

I`ll prob join after the Dallas game..is the bracket correct now?

[StraitShooter]

as we know these can be clusterfuks

but if you stick to the deadline for entries..and its just a few guys it should be easier to follow

Looks like 3 guys and ..I take it you are playing too right EaglesPhan36?

I will participate because you are running this and will do a good job and can be trusted

there is a slight chance someone will clinch the contest before it ends with just a handful of contestants

will you pay when it is clinched or after the final?

[revnecro1273]

Quarter 1

federer, hanescu, starace, montanes
federer, starace
federer

_________

hewitt, young, baghdatis, ferrer
hewitt, baghdatis
bagdatis

__________

verdasco, sela, koubek, ferrero
verdasco, koubek
verdasco


____________


gulbis, llodra, moya, davydenko
gulbis, davydenko
davydenko

____________

federer, verdasco
federer

_____________


Quarter 2

djokovic, chiudinelli, berrer, chardy
djokovic, berrer
djokovic

______________

gasquet, ginepri, kubot, robredo
gasquet, robredo
gasquet

_______________

tsonga, dent, tipsarevic, haas
tsonga, haas
tsonga

_______________

malisse, becker, falla, granollers
becker, falla
becker

_____________

djokovic, tsonga
djokovic

_____________

Quarter 3

roddick, gabashvili, lopez, querrey
roddick, querrey
roddick

______________

berdych, korolev, grosjean, gonzales
berdych, gonzales
gonzales

_______________

cilic, tomic, kunitsyn, wawrinka
cilic, wawrinka
cilic

________________

troicki, petzschner, clement, del potro
troicki, del potro
del potro

________________

roddick, cilic
roddick

________________

Quarter 4

murray, gicquel, nimenen, serra
murray, niemenen
murray

__________________


isner, lu, koellerer monfils
isner, monfils
isner

___________________


stepanek, benneteau, fish, ljubicic
stepanek, ljubicic
stepanek

___________________

kohlschreiber, odesnik, mayer, nadal
kohlschreiber, nadal
nadal

_________________

murray, stepanek
murray

_________________


Semi Finals

federer, djokovic, roddick, murray
federer, roddick
rodddick

[revnecro1273]

I`ll prob join after the Dallas game..is the bracket correct now?

yeah the bracket is up to date now...no wd's today..looks like all will be a go to begin the tournament