SFA Tennis - Barcelona Open [CLAY - 500]

[Pie 4 Life]

Barcelona Open
500 points
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SO after getting back to the original predictable results of the top two making the final, we move from Monte Carlo to Barcelona where we will see a new player join the ranks in kdavva74 while others will be hoping to bounce back from disappointing Masters performances to put in a good one here and gain some vital points. I'll leave this open until Thursday to start simming Friday.

Players: {Points + Bonus}
Ayah Kubba (Oman) {3}
Cassandra Rinaldi (San Marino) {5}
Dennis Martínez García Ramírez de Lopez (Mexico) {4+4}
dog_nah (Australia) {1}
EJW (Germany) {4+1}
Fizzler (Australia) {3}
haydo (Australia) {2}
Headless (Great Britain) {1}
JackNah (Belgium) {3}
JT (Mongolia) {1+2}
Karnezis_13 (Seychelles) {4+1}
kdavva74 (Great Britain) {2}
Loonerty (Australia) {3}
nahnah (Australia) {3}
Nakia (Netherlands) {3}
Nick Morgan (New Zealand) {2}
NinjaSwan (Monaco) {4}
PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg) {1.5}
Pie 4 Life (Liechtenstein) {N/A}
reggie (France) {1+1}
SarahSmiles (Vatican City) {7.5}
Smut O’Melton (Ireland) {1.5}
sportsmaniac89 (Australia) {1}
The Half Back (New Zealand) {4}
Vincenze Madaras (Hungary) {3}
Wacky Tiger (Great Britain) {1}

Good luck!

 

[The Half Back]

Ahhh Barcelona, the birth place of New Zealand tennis.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Barcelona Open
500 points
​

[1] JT (Mongolia)
Bye
SarahSmiles (Vatican City)
Vincenze Madaras (Hungary)
PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg)
kdavva74 (Great Britain)
Nick Morgan (New Zealand)
[8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles)
[5] Fizzler (Australia)
Bye
Nakia (Netherlands)
The Half Back (New Zealand)
nahnah (Australia)
Smut O'Melton (Ireland)
Bye
[4] reggie (France)
[3] EJW (Germany)
Bye
dog_nah (Australia)
Jack Nah (Belgium)
Headless (Great Britain)
Pie 4 Life (Liechtenstein)
haydo (Australia)
[7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia)
[6] NinjaSwan (Monaco)
Bye
Ayah Kubba (Oman)
Wacky Tiger (Great Britain)
Loonerty (Australia)
Cassandra Rinaldi (San Marino)
Bye
[2] Dennis Lopez (Mexico)

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

I'm not last. Alright I'm ready for a first round exit.

 

[SM]

Who's Reggie?

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Who's Reggie?

My dog's name is Reggie

 

[JT_the_Man]

This one is surely mine for the taking.

 

[Dav]

I can feel some upsets on the cards, if SarahSmiles can get to the semis(?) in Monte Carlo then who knows how I'll go here.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Last day warning for anyone wanting to alter points, as I'll start simming first thing tomorrow.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Are we going to start swimming?

 

[Pie 4 Life]

UNKNOWNS TOPPLE ACTIVES IN FIRST ROUND ACTION
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IT is always fun when the most talkative players get rolled by the least talkative ones in a fantasy tennis game... not. But anyways, here we are in Barcelona, where posting activity clearly does not equate to results. The two seeds advanced through to the second round with sportsmaniac89 and Karnezis_13 both advancing in straight sets, as did Headless over Pie 4 Life, however every other game required three sets. Vincenze Madaras upset Sarah Smiles despite dropping the first set, PhenomenalV1 won a match courtesy of two tiebreakers over the newcomer kdavva74, Nakia knocked out The Half Back in a whopping 12-10 tiebreaker, and Loonerty also required a tiebreaker to defeat Cassandra Rinaldi. In other results, Ayah Kubba advanced with a win over Wacky Tiger, and nahnah and dog_nah won against Smut O'Melton and Jack Nah respectively.

ROUND 1 RESULTS:

Vincenze Madaras (Hungary) defeated SarahSmiles (Vatican City) 3-6 6-2 6-4
PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg) defeated kdavva74 (Great Britain) 6-3 7-6 (8) 7-6 (5)
[8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles) defeated Nick Morgan (New Zealand) 6-3 6-3
Nakia (Netherlands) defeated The Half Back (New Zealand) 6-4 3-6 7-6 (10)
Nahnah (Australia) defeated Smut O’Melton (Ireland) 6-4 5-7 7-5
dog_nah (Australia) defeated Jack Nah (Belgium) 6-7 (5) 6-2 6-4
Headless (Great Britain) defeated Pie 4 Life (Liechtenstein) 6-3 6-2
[7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia) defeated haydo (Australia) 6-3 6-4
Ayah Kubba (Oman) defeated Wacky Tiger (Great Britain) 6-2 3-6 6-0
Loonerty (Australia) defeated Cassandra Rinaldi (San Marino) 4-6 6-4 7-6 (5)

ROUND 2:

[1] JT (Mongolia) vs. Vincenze Madaras (Hungary)
PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg) vs. [8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles)
[5] Fizzler (Australia) vs. Nakia (Netherlands)
nahnah (Australia) vs. [4] reggie (France)
[3] EJW (Germany) vs. dognah (Australia)
Headless (Great Britain) vs. [7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia)
[6] NinjaSwan (Monaco) vs. Ayah Kubba (Oman)
Loonerty (Australia) vs. [2] Dennis Lopez (Mexico)

 

[The Half Back]

12-10

 

[PhenomenalV1]

PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg) defeated kdavva74 (Great Britain) 6-3 7-6 (8) 7-6 (5)

PhenomenalV1 won a match courtesy of two tiebreakers over the newcomer kdavva74

Why did the match go to three sets when I won the first two?

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Why did the match go to three sets when I won the first two?

 

[Loonerty]

God damn it I forgot to change points again.

 

[The Half Back]

God damn it I forgot to change points again.

Unlucky.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Why did the match go to three sets when I won the first two?

Whoops, kdavva won the first one.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

SEEDS ADVANCE THROUGH TO QUARTERS
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SEVEN of the eight seeds have advanced through to the quarter finals with only NinjaSwan suffering a second round exit. The man from Monaco went down 3-6 6-4 6-4 to Oman's Ayah Kubba. In the other results, the world number one JT, world number two Dennis Lopez and world number four reggie all had straight forward wins, barely breaking a sweet in their victories. As did Karnezis_13 who overcame PhenomenalV1 6-3 6-1. Fifth seed Fizzler had a bit more of a struggle in the second set to win 6-2 7-6 over Nakia, while seventh seed sportsmaniac89 knocked over Headless 7-5 7-6. German third seed EJW had the biggest trouble, coming back from a set down to move through to the quarters in three sets.

ROUND 2 RESULTS:

[1] JT (Mongolia) defeated Vincenze Madaras (Hungary) 6-3 6-2
[8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles) defeated PhenomenalV1 (Luxembourg) 6-3 6-1
[5] Fizzler (Australia) defeated Nakia (Netherlands) 6-2 7-6 (7)
[4] reggie (France) defeated nahnah (Australia) 6-3 6-4
[3] EJW (Germany) defeated dog_nah (Australia) 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-2
[7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia) defeated Headless (Great Britain) 7-5 7-6 (8)
Ayah Kubba (Oman) defeated [6] NinjaSwan (Monaco) 3-6 6-4 6-4
[2] Dennis Lopez (Mexico) defeated Loonerty (Australia) 6-3 6-1


QUARTER FINALS:

[1] JT (Mongolia) vs. [8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles)
[5] Fizzler (Australia) vs. [4] reggie (France)
[3] EJW (Germany) vs. [7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia)
Ayah Kubba (Oman) vs. [2] Dennis Lopez (Mexico)

 

[Dav]

You've got the same title for both updates, just letting you know.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

TOP SEEDS FALL AS TITLE RACE OPENS UP
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FOUR of the top five seeds have dropped out of the Barcelona Open title race in a spate of upsets at the Spanish clay event. Eighth seed Karnezis_13, already a title winner on clay, upset the world number one JT, defeating him 7-6 5-7 6-4 in a huge match that had the crowds up and about on the main court. Just next door, little known player from Oman, Ayah Kubbah stunned the modest crowd in attendance, upstaging second seed Dennis Lopez 6-4 6-2. Seventh seed sportsmaniac89 was the next to throw a spanner in the works, knocking off clay specialist EJW, dismissing the third seed German in two tight sets, just nailing the second set tiebreaker. In the only match which saw the favourite win, reggie suddenly became the highest ranked player remaining in the tournament, defeating Fizzler relatively easily 6-4 6-1.

QUARTER FINALS RESULTS:

[8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles) defeated [1] JT (Mongolia) 7-6 (4) 5-7 6-4]
[4] reggie (France) defeated [5] Fizzler (Australia) 6-4 6-1
[7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia) defeated [3] EJW (Germany) 6-4 7-6 (6)
Ayah Kubba (Oman) defeated [2] Dennis Lopez (Mexico) 6-4 6-2

SEMI-FINALS:

[8] Karnezis_13 (Seychelles) vs. [4] reggie (France)
[7] sportsmaniac89 (Australia) vs. Ayah Kubba (Oman)

 

[Pie 4 Life]

I swear JT and Dennis are like star-crossed lovers. Every time one drops out early, the other drops out too

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

It's awesome. Must. Change. Points.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Not that I'm throwing a shadow over the results, but a small Euro tourny......match fixing??

 

[JackNah_8]

Not that I'm throwing a shadow over the results, but a small Euro tourny......match fixing??

Recently a few players have been caught making dodgy deals

 

[The Half Back]

Go the unseeded!