Morgan Keegan Championships [Memphis] Contest

[EaglesPhan36]

Chose this one because the Open 13 tournament in France had a lot of the same players as we had in Rotterdam, so want to switch it up! Rules coming soon. In the mean time, check out the draw. Potentially a 1st round match between Raonic-Verdasco ... could be a repeat of the San Jose final!

Memphis Draw
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2011/402/mds.pdf

[EaglesPhan36]

Trying new things every week to keep these fresh. Hope you guys like the format.

CONTEST RULES

*ENTRY FEE OF 10 POINTS IS DUE UPON SUBMISSION OF YOUR ENTRY. ANY ENTRANT WHO DOES NOT PAY THE ENTRY FEE WILL HAVE THEIR ENTRY VOIDED.

*ENTRIES ARE DUE BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH AT 10:00AM ET.

*ALL ENTRIES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED VIA PM TO EAGLESPHAN36 ONLY

CONTEST FORMAT

Entrants should submit the following information as their entry via PM:

1. TOTAL OF AMERICAN PLAYERS WHO WILL MAKE THE QUARTERFINALS: OVER-UNDER 2.5

2. WILL A WILDCARD ENTRY WIN MORE THAN ONE MATCH: YES or NO? [DEL POTRO-BLAKE-RAONIC]

3. WHO GOES FARTHER - SAM QUERREY OR JAMES BLAKE OR BOTH LOSE IN THE SAME ROUND?

4. WILL A QUALIFIER WIN A MATCH: YES OR NO?

5. PICK THE HIGHEST SEEDED PLAYER TO LOSE FIRST: [SEEDS ARE PLAYERS MARKED 1-8]

6. PICK YOUR FOUR SEMIFINALISTS

7. PICK YOUR FINALS MATCH-UP & CHAMPION

CONTEST SCORING

CORRECT ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS #1-#4 ARE WORTH 10 POINTS. INCORRECT ANSWERS ARE MINUS 3.

FOR #5, A CORRECT ANSWER IS WORTH 10 POINTS + A BONUS FOR THE ROUND THEY LOSE IN. IF THEY LOSE IN ROUND 1, THE BONUS IS 25, THE 2ND ROUND - BONUS IS 10, ANY ROUND AFTER THAT - BONUS IS 5. IF MORE THAN ONE SEED LOSES IN THE SAME ROUND, THE HIGHEST SEED TO LOSE IN THAT ROUND IS THE "WINNER."

FOR #6, EACH SEMIFINALIST CORRECTLY PICKED GETS 25 POINTS. GETTING ALL FOUR CORRECT GETS A 75 POINT BONUS.

FOR #7, CORRECTLY PICKING THE FINALISTS IS WORTH 50 POINTS. PREDICTING THE CORRECT CHAMPION IS WORTH AN ADDITIONAL 75 POINTS.

[EaglesPhan36]

If you have any questions, let me know. Prize format will be announced on Monday once all the entries are in.

[beefcake]

Great stuff!!!

[shari91]

Awesome way to keep it fresh EP.

[erkanua]

It is really hard to make choices but I'm in

[Stacocakes]

Will submit my picks later today. Like the change in format for this week.Should be interesting

[EaglesPhan36]

Don't forget to get those entries in before tomorrow morning.

[raiderhater9572]

how do you get the entries in and pay the 10 pt entry fee?

[EaglesPhan36]

To pay the fee, click the gold coin in my first post and transfer 10 points over. To send a private message, click on Message Me under my avatar on any of my posts and send the needed info.

[ha1ogen]

your doing great with these contests ep, keep it up

[JayDelight729]

This is going to be fun. Looking forward to getting into the competition.

[Shortstop]

Sent 10 for yisman's entry fee.

[EaglesPhan36]

remember your entries & entry fee need to be submitted/paid by 10:00am et on monday. Anything sent after that will not be accepted, so get 'em in early!

[EmpireMaker]

everything sent

[Stacocakes]

Some hard choices to make here.Could see this tournament going about 15 different ways. Good luck to everyone

[yisman]

tricky is highest seed losing first

you have to choose a certain path for the tourney to take before deciding on that, really

I submitted my picks

[revnecro1273]

picks and points sent

[Optional]

Entry sent. Thanks EP.

[EaglesPhan36]

About 20 more minutes to get your entries in if you haven't. Will have entries posted this afternoon.

[ha1ogen]

what a fluke that raonic and verdasco will play each other again in the first round, sucks for both of them, they deserve to face each other later on in the tournament

[EaglesPhan36]

Actually probably saves them both from flopping in the 1st round. Raonic is definitely one to watch here to see how he responds after winning a title. So many times guys flip in the first round next tournament up when it's the week after. Fernando did it last year after winning San Jose. This way only one of them gets the boot.

[EaglesPhan36]

contest entries

raiderhater9572
Over
Yes
Querrey
yes
Isner
Roddick, Del Potro,Querrey,Verdasco
Del Potro, Querrey
Querrey

erkanua
under
yes
querrey
no
lu
verdasco, querrey, isner, roddick
roddick,verdasco
roddick

beefcake
over
no
querrey
no
lu
stepanek,querry,isner,roddick
querrey,roddick
querrey

brandoc
under
yes
blake
yes
querrey
roddick, del potro, fish, verdasco
del potro, verdasco
del potro

jaydelight729
over
yes
blake
yes
verdasco
roddick, dodig, fish, raonic
roddick, fish
roddick

empiremaker
over
no
querrey
yes
lu
roddick, isner, fish, verdasco
roddick, verdasco
roddick

stacocakes
under
yes
querrey
yes
lu
roddick,del potro, querrey, verdasco
roddick, querrey
roddick

yisman
over
yes
querrey
yes
isner
roddick, del potro, fish, verdasco
roddick, verdasco
roddick

shari91
under
yes
both
yes
querrey
hewitt, didig, istomin, raonic
hewitt, raonic
hewitt

revnecro1273
over
yes
querrey
yes
verdasco
roddick, del potro, querrey, raonic
roddick, querrey
roddick

optional
under
yes
querrey
no
verdasco
roddick, del potro, querrey, raonic
roddick v querrey
roddic

eaglesphan36
Over
yes
blake
no
querrey
roddick, karlovic, istomin, stepanek
roddick, stepanek
roddick

[EaglesPhan36]

PRIZE PAYOUT
1st: 70
2nd: 30
3rd: 10

May or may not throw in my SBR trivia points from Wednesday into the pot. Did not last week because I was finishing up a tally for a free play. Now that I got that, I might just feel a little more giving.

[yisman]

I wonder why no one else took Isner to lose first.

I first picked Lu, but then I realized the pick depended on Del Potro/Isner. Since I was picking DP to win there, it followed to pick Isner to lose first of the seeds.

[erkanua]

Will be a really interesting tournement belong to these different choices good luck to everyone

[revnecro1273]

looks like we got the answer to the qualifier question right off the bat

[EaglesPhan36]

I wonder why no one else took Isner to lose first. I first picked Lu, but then I realized the pick depended on Del Potro/Isner. Since I was picking DP to win there, it followed to pick Isner to lose first of the seeds.

I think any of the seeds could lose in Round 1. Lots of quality competition.

[raiderhater9572]

why did you not include my picks?? i sent the pts and everything

[raiderhater9572]

i actually sent you 20 pts on accident

[EaglesPhan36]

i actually sent you 20 pts on accident

My bad. It does not show me on the page that you donated the points, but it shows in my history now that I look. Will send you the extra ten back and post your picks.

[yisman]

wonder why his transfer isn't displayed by the first post, because the log says they were given for that post.

[EaglesPhan36]

Guessing maybe something to do with him being a newer member. First scoring update comes when all first round matches are complete.

[ha1ogen]

surprised so many americans still alive, would have expected half of them to have lossed already

[revnecro1273]

surprised so many americans still alive, would have expected half of them to have lossed already

american based tournament...generally do well on home soil