Free Contest: Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC

**Tsonga** · 07-29-10, 01:16 PM

nice - should be good

**CapNWatch** · 07-29-10, 01:37 PM

I'm in.

**noober** · 07-29-10, 03:21 PM

i assume it's financed by SBR, right? should be fun.

**Boner_18** · 07-29-10, 03:30 PM

Sounds like a good time. I will try to get in on this. Thanks!

**Chi_archie** · 07-29-10, 04:32 PM

good stuff

**beefcake** · 07-29-10, 11:05 PM

You know Im in!

**Ryangene** · 07-30-10, 09:37 AM

Good work dude... If you win the contest and your on the stiff List SBR will give your points to the person that you stiffed!

**JNic** · 07-30-10, 10:27 AM

haha wow thats actually really clever

**TennisBabe** · 07-30-10, 01:05 PM

Thanks for picking up the weekly contest JNic! Feel free to carry on as you see fit

**JNic** · 07-30-10, 09:05 PM

here's the grading of the tourny: tell me if the one above was better
First Round: 1 Point - since there are byes, they are 1 point for everyone
Second Round: 2 Points
Third Round: 3 Points
Quarter Finals: 4 Points
Semi-Finals: 6 points
Winner: 10 points
ok so the draw is out, http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/418/mds.pdf, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Le...%80%93_Singles

Send me a pm using this if you wanna join, but we also have to wait for qualifiers and someone might drop out

I'll make an example bracket in the next post to make it clear

Top Half
Section 1
Berdych
Tursunov vs Gabashvili
Gasquet vs Vliegen
Golubev

Benneteau
Giraldo vs Malisse
Lacko vs De bakker
Isner

Section 2:
Verdasco
Karol Beck vs Berrer
Qualifier vs James Blake
Llodra

Gulbis
Marchenko vs Schuettler
Przysiezny vs Zeballos
Baghdatis

Bottom Half
Section 3
Querrey
Clement vs Tipsarevic (guys keep playing eachother this year)
Lu vs Falla
Hewitt

Fish
Troicki vs Qualifier
Istomin vs Leonardo Mayer
Cilic

Section 4
Wawrinka
Nalbandian vs Ram
Qualifier vs Chiudinelli
Stepanek

Simon
Qualifier vs Qualifier
Becker vs Qualifier
Roddick

**JNic** · 07-30-10, 09:14 PM

2nd round:
Berdych vs Tursunov
Vliegen vs Golubev

Benneteau vs Malisse
De bakker vs Isner

Section 2:
Verdasco vs Berrer
James Blake vs Llodra

Gulbis vs Schuettler
Przysiezny vs Baghdatis

Bottom Half
Section 3
Querrey vs Clement
Lu vs Hewitt

Fish vs Troicki
Leonardo Mayer vs Cilic

Section 4
Wawrinka vs Nalbandian
Chiudinelli vs Stepanek

Simon vs Qualifier
Becker vs Roddick

3rd round:
Tursunov vs Vliegen

Malisse vs De bakker

Section 2:
Berrer vs James Blake
Schuettler vs Przysiezny

Bottom Half
Section 3
Clement vs Lu

Troicki vs Leonardo Mayer

Section 4
Wawrinka vs Stepanek
Simon vs Becker

Quarters

Vliegen vs De bakker

James Blake vs Schuettler

Clement vs Troicki

Wawrinka vs Simon

Semis
De bakker vs Blake
Troicki vs Simon
Final
De bakker vs Troicki
Winner
Troicki

**Tsonga** · 07-31-10, 09:31 AM

Maybe Blake can win this one...would be nice to have him win for a change.

**beefcake** · 07-31-10, 08:42 PM

their are matches on sunday..

**TennisBabe** · 07-31-10, 08:44 PM

2 matches on Sunday. Giraldo-Malisse, Przysiezny-Zeballos. Guess you can just give these as wins to everyone since there are also qualifying matches Sunday do full bracket isn't still known

**JNic** · 07-31-10, 09:39 PM

yea we can just give those 2 as wins, i'm hoping nishikori can make a resurgence this us open series and qualify here. i havent seen him in a while

**Tsonga** · 08-01-10, 07:38 AM

when is the deadline for this tourney?

**beefcake** · 08-01-10, 08:47 AM

Donald young might be a good dog play early on.

**JNic** · 08-01-10, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by Tsonga

when is the deadline for this tourney?

final round of qualifying is going on right now, then the draw should be out afternoon. i'll let you know once it's out

**JNic** · 08-01-10, 06:49 PM

official draw is out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Le...%80%93_Singles
PM me your picks before tomorrow at 11 am est

**iceminers26** · 08-01-10, 06:59 PM

Originally posted by JNic

official draw is out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Le...%80%93_Singles PM me your picks before tomorrow at 11 am est

LOL, sent you mine earlier JNic but didn't know the Giraldo/Malisse match was already completed, picked Giraldo to advance and Malisse already had won.

Thanks for the contest by the way, appreciate it.

**beefcake** · 08-01-10, 07:15 PM

Where you been ICE?

**Wrigley** · 08-01-10, 07:24 PM

pm sent thank you for the contest!

**Goat Milk** · 08-01-10, 07:49 PM

pm sent

**CindyCryBaby** · 08-01-10, 08:12 PM

im in! will pm you bracket in a few hours

**ROYAJA8** · 08-01-10, 10:25 PM

We have to send the first rd also? Or just start from 2nd

**JNic** · 08-01-10, 10:48 PM

yea you gotta pick the first round too, malisse and zeballos already won so ignore those

ive received from goat milk, iceminers, beefcake, wrigley, scottie2005 and bet the hook
only 6 so far, keep em coming

**shari91** · 08-01-10, 10:58 PM

I still have some time to get this in, right? If so, I'll try to remember to send you a PM in the next few hours.

**ROYAJA8** · 08-01-10, 11:10 PM

Pm just sent let me know if thats right or i have to fix it thanks.

**Tsonga** · 08-02-10, 07:33 AM

my picks are in...roddick to win (hopefully)

**revnecro1273** · 08-02-10, 08:55 AM

in..picks sent

**TennisBabe** · 08-02-10, 09:01 AM

Sent

**ROYAJA8** · 08-02-10, 10:36 AM

Here's my picks again if pm didn't work thanks.
TOP HALF
SECTION 1
BERDYCH
GABASHVILI
GASQUET
GOLOBEV
BENNETEAU
MALISSE
BAKKER
ISNER
SECT 2
VERDASCO
BERRER
BLAKE
LODRA
GULBIS
SCHUTTER
ZABALLOS
BAGHDATIS
BOTT HALF
SECT 3
QUERREY
CLEMENT
FALLA
HEWITT
FISH
TROICKI
MAYER
CILIC
SECT 4
WAWRINKA
NALBANFIAN
CHIUDINELLI
STEPANEK
SIMON
NISHIKARI
BECKER
RODDICK
3RD ROUND
SECT 1
BERDYCH
GOLUBEV
BENNETEAU
ISNER
SECTION 2*
VERDASCO
LLODRA
GULBIS
BAGHDATIS
SECT 3
QUERREY
HEWITT
FISH
CILIC
SECT 4
WAWRINKA
STEPANEK
SIMON
RODDICK
QUARTERS

BERDYCH VS*ISNER
VERDASCO VS BAGHDATIS
QUERREY VS CILIC
WAWRINKA VS RODDICK
SEMIS

BERDYCH VS VERDASCO
CILIC VS RODDICK
FINAL

VERDASCO VS RODDICK
CHAMP

VERDASCO

**JNic** · 08-02-10, 01:01 PM

ok we got 19 entries, good luck everyone

washingtoncontest.xlsx

**ROYAJA8** · 08-04-10, 01:30 PM

I cant open that file