Win Prizes 2014 Fantasy Tennis Comp

[matt_897]

Time for something different this year. Starting up a fantasy comp for tennis, basically it is like dream team for tennis, you pick a team of players who think you will do well. There are exceptions to this, you can't just pick Nadal, Djokovic and all the top guys. You have take different players from different rankings groups. Here you have a team of 7 men and 7 women and you must select from the following:

- 1 player from the top 5
- 2 players from the top 6-20
- 2 players from the top 21-50
- 2 players from 51+

Men's Rankings: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx
Women's Rankings: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx

Then depending on how they do in tournaments and how much ranking points each player gets, that is totalled up to get a score and this is what we use for this comp. Here is an example of who you might select and what points you might get (using Aus Open 2013 results):

Top 5 Player: Djokovic (Winner: 2000)
Top 6-20 players: Wawrinka (4th round: 180), Tsonga (QF: 360)
Top 21-50 players: Seppi (4th round: 180), Hewitt (1st: 10)
Top 51+: Matosevic (1st: 10), Kubot (1st: 10)

So 2000 + 180 + 360 + 180 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 2750 points for that.

Now you select your team for the season but there were be times during the season to be able to change your team if wanted. After the Australian Open will be the first opportunity to change your team for the February bunch of tournaments. I will post a list of weeks that your team would be open for change later but now your team is for the Australian Open.

The one other catch is that we use the rankings as of at that current time. But say if your player goes from 9 to 5 when you can change , you are allowed to keep that player or change to a different top 5 player, so effectively your top 6-20 pick becomes a top 6-20 pick. Same thing if the reverse happens, if your top 5 player sneaks out of the top 5 to the top 6-20 then you have to pick a player from that ranking (and effectively stuck with 3 top 6-20 picks). So choose wisely.

Prize: The overall winner for the year will win a prize that I'll put up for around $50 or more, it will be something tennis related just haven't decided what.

Make your team up by 10.59am Monday with 7 men and 7 women you have selected. Hope you get involved as it's a bit of fun for all involved.

 

[matt_897]

Use this post for leaderboard and teams:

Chris:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Murray
21-50: Anderson, Tursunov
51+: Dolgopolov, Mannarino

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Jankovic, Halep
21-50: Makarova, Petkovic
51+: Tomljanovic, Zheng

Antonio Menoni:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Berdych, Federer
21-50: Cilic, Gulbis
51+: Dolgopolov, Istomin

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Halep, Jankovic
21-50: V.Williams, Mugurza
51+: Pironkova, McHale

Flameboy:
Top 5: Nadal, Federer
6-20: Berdych, Dimitrov
21-50: Janowicz, Monfils
51+: Hewitt

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Azarenka, Kerber, Bouchard
21-50: Cirstea, Makarova
51+: Zheng

juzzo:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka, Murray
6-20: Berdych, Ferrer, Raonic
21-50:
51+:

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams, Halep, Na
6-20: Sharapova, Bouchard
21-50: Muguruza, Kuznetsova
51+:

matt_897:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic, Federer
6-20: Raonic, Ferrer
21-50: Kohlischreiber, Dolgopolov
51+: Janowicz

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Kerber, Jankovic, Sharapova
21-50: Cornet, Muguruza
51+: Puig

Gee Dub:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Murray, Tsonga
21-50: Anderson
51+: Bautistia Agut, Dolgopolov

Women:
Top 5: Azarenka
6-20: Kerber, Jankovic
21-50: Cornet, Pavlychenkova
51+: Wickmayer, Tomljanovic

Dannn:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Raonic
21-50: Kohlschreiber, Cilic
51+: Hewitt, Goffin

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Radwanska, V.Williams, Safarova
21-50: Stosur
51+: Georges, Muguruza

The_Big_Ship:
Men:
Top 5: Nadal
6-20: Tsonga, Wawrinka
21-50: Dodig, Hewitt
51+: Kubot, Sela

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Kerber, Flipkens
21-50: Petkovic, Barthel
51+: Niculescu, Shvedova

Stanley_Knifes:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Wawrinka, Cilic
21-50: Kohlschreiber, Dolgopolov
51+: Janowicz

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Kvitova, Sharapova, Bouchard
21-50: Cornet, Muguruza
51+: Puig

vaughany:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic, Wawrinka
6-20: Murray
21-50: Janowicz, Cilic
51+: Dolgopolov, Tipsarevic

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Kvitova, Vinci
21-50: Cornet, Hantuchova
51+: Wickmayer, Pironkova

BobbyMorri:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic, Wawrinka, Federer
6-20: Tsonga, Dimitrov
21-50: Simon, Dolgopolov
51+:

Women:
Top 5: S. Williams
6-20: Ivanovic, Cibulkova, Azarenka, Sharapova,
21-50: Cornet, Stephens
51+:

Bailey01:
Men:
Top 5: Nadal
6-20: Federer, Murray
21-50: Gulbis, Cilic
51+: Dolgopolov, Karlovic

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Kvitova, Jankovic
21-50: Kuznetsova, Keys
51+: Pironkova, Wickmayer

Amazing Bombers:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Murray
21-50: Nishikori, Cilic
51+: Stakhovsky, Karlovic

Women:
Top 5: S.Williams
6-20: Ivanovic, Bouchard
21-50: Muguruza, Kanepi
51+: Puig, Zheng

Alesana:
Men:
Top 5: Djokovic, Federer
6-20: Ferrer, Berdych
21-50: Janowicz, Monfils
51+: Melzer

Women:
Top 5: Na, Williams
6-20: Jankovic
21-50: Petkovic, Cornet, Safarova
51+: Schiavone

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Love this idea, great work mate.

Will get a team up by Monday.

 

[juzzo]

Sounds fun, I'll have a go. Although I only really follow the majors. Is there any injury cover or do we need to pick durable players?

 

[Chris_2593]

Top 5 player: Djokovic
Top 6-20 players: Federer and Wawrinka
Top 21-50 players: Cilic and Hewitt
Top 52 players: Tomic and Brands

Top 5 player: Williams
Top 6-20 players: Kerber and Ivanovic
Top 21-50 players: Kanepi and Cornet
Top 52 players: Puig and Bertens

 

[matt_897]

Draws are out: http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/draws/ms/index.html

Get your teams in by Monday

 

[Antonio Menoni]

Top 5 player: Djokovic
Top 6-20 players: Berdych and Wawrinka
Top 21-50 players: Cilic and Janowicz
Top 51 players: Dolgopolov and Ebden

Top 5 player: Serena Williams
Top 6-20 players: Kerber and Jankovic
Top 21-50 players: Kanepi and Bouchard
Top 51 players: Pironkova and Muguruza

 

[Flameboy]

Men
1-5) Nadal
6-20) Federer, Berdych
21-50) Janowicz, Kohlschreiber
51+) Dolgopolov, Karlovic

Women
1-5) Williams
6-20) Kvitova, Wozniacki
21-50) Cirstea, Bouchard
51+) Wickmayer, Pironkova

 

[juzzo]

Men
1-5: Djokovic
6-20: Berdych, Wawrinka
21-50: Janowicz, Hewitt
>50: Dolgopolov, Karlovic

Women
1-5: Williams
6-20: Jankovic, Kerber
21-50: Pavlyuchenkova, Bouchard
>50: Puig, Pironkova

 

[matt_897]

Men
1-5: Djokovic
6-20: Federer, Berdych
21-50: Kohlischrieber, Cilic
51+: Dolgopolov, Brands

Women
1-5: Serena
6-20: Kerber, Jankovic
21-50: Keys, Bouchard
51+: Puig, Muguruza

Just a bit over 24 hours to get your picks in

 

[Gee Dub]

Men
1-5 Djokovic
6-20 Federer, Anderson
21-50 Cilic, Dimitrov
51+ Hanescu, Dologpolov

Women:
1-5 Azarenka
6-20 Kerber, Jankovic
21-50 Cirstea, Pavlyuchenkova
51+ Wickmayer, Tomljanovic

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Men:
1-5 Djokovic
6-20 Tsonga, Berdych
21-50 Kohlschreiber, Hewitt
51+ Brands, Stakhovsky

Women:
1-5 Williams
6-20 Jankovic (oh god I'm going to regret this), Kerber
21-50 Bouchard, Keys
51+ Muguruza, Mladenovic

 

[The_Big_Ship]

Men
1-5 Nadal
6-20 Tsonga, Wawrinka
21-50 Dodig, Hewitt
51+ Kubot, Sela

Women:
1-5 Serena
6-20 Kerber, Flipkens
21-50 Petkovic, Barthel
51+ Niculescu, Shvedova

 

[Manimal_Dunstan]

Men:
1-5: Rafael Nadal
6-20: Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka
21-50: Lleyton Hewitt, Marin Cilic
51+: Alexendr Dolgopolov, Dan Brands

Womens:
1-5: Victoria Azarenka
6-20: Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic
21-50: Eugenie Bouchard, Ekaterina Makarova
51+: Monica Puig, Garbine Muguruz


(Just for the heads up a few of you have Jerzy Janowicz in the 21-50 bracket he is ranked 20 so doesn't qualify in the 21-50 section.)

 

[juzzo]

Was 21 at the time of posting. Can matt_897 clarify?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Since the Australian Open uses last week's rankings, I assume that Jerzy is fine. He moved up a spot this week.

 

[Manimal_Dunstan]

Sorry guys, i thought he was ranked 20 since the opening post. I'll head back into my corner

 

[matt_897]

Was 21 at the time of posting. Can matt_897 clarify?

Yeah, it's as of last week's rankings now, so Janowicz is fine. Sorry I though I wrote that down. And if you picked Janowicz for this tourny, you get to keep him as your 21-50 player for as long as you like even if he has a good tourny and goes up in the rankings. Sort of the dream team aspect of this game.

 

[vaughany]

Men:
1-5: Novak Djokovic
6-20: Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka
21-50: Jerzy Janowicz, Marin Cilic
51+: Alexendr Dolgopolov, Tim Smyczek

Womens:
1-5: Serena Williams
6-20: Petra Kvitova, Roberta Vinci
21-50: Alize Cornet, Daniela Hantuchova
51+: Yanina Wickmayer, Julia Goerges

 

[matt_897]

Ok, teams are locked in for the Australian Open, good luck everyone.

 

[The Passenger]

Don't mean to hijack thread but didn't really think it was worth of a new thread.

Am thinking of developing a fantasy tennis website sometime in the first half of this year. Would be based upon the AFL Super Coach where you would have a squad of 16 with 12 players active for any given week (or two weeks for Grand Slam periods), and maybe 12 trades over the course of the year, all having to fit under a specified salary cap.

Was just looking for scoring suggestions?

Was thinking 1 point per game won, 5 points per set won, and 20 points for winning the match. This would then to be converted into a % figure out of 100 as not to favour someone who plays in a game with a long fifth set. Under this system the most even match I've figured would be about 55-45 (6-0 6-0 6-7 6-7 14-16) in a 5 setter, or about 64-36 in a 3 setter which I figure is about right.

Then give each match a weighting based upon the tournament and the round.

I haven't really though about how to handle players receiving byes. I figure for byes or walkover's Probably just 100-0? Also in matches with a retirement you could have a situation where the loser gets more points, but if they got injured that far in front the other guy probably doesn't deserve any more than a 50/50 split of the points. I don't think that happens too often anyway.

A bit further info would like to do all 65 tournaments in the calendar year but that would depend on whether there is a results file that you can download and parse or whether results would have to be typed in manually at the conclusion of each week. If the latter, I'd probably just stick to the ATP 500 and above tournaments of which there are 25.

 

[matt_897]

Will updates the points table in the next 24 hours.

The next week will be an open week so if you want to change any of your teams, it will be a chance to do so (so the WTA events of Paris and Pattya City won't be counted). Rankings that come out tomorrow to be used. Remember if you want to change a player, you can change for a player of that rank as of the new rankings. So if your 6-20 player is a top 5 player now after AO, you are welcome to change to a different top 5 player if you like.

 

[matt_897]

Leaderboard after Australian Open:
Stanley_Knifes - 5680
Antonio Menoni - 5125
juzzo - 4980
Chris - 4285
The_Big_Ship - 4285
Flameboy - 4050
matt - 3780
vaughany - 3205
Dannn - 3110
Gee Dub - 2945

Anyone else is welcome to join in

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I blame you Kohlschreiber!

 

[juzzo]

Men
1-5: Djokovic
6-20: Berdych, Wawrinka
21-50: Janowicz, Hewitt
>50: Dolgopolov, Karlovic

Women
1-5: Williams
6-20: Jankovic, Kerber
21-50: Pavlyuchenkova, Bouchard
>50: Puig, Pironkova

Ok I'll kick things off.
Wawrinka(sorry) ->Nadal
Berdych ->Murray
Hewitt ->Anderson
Karlovic ->Bautista-Agut
Bouchard ->Halep
Pavlyuchenkova ->Pennetta
Puig ->Niculescu