Roland Garros Draw Challenge - ATP

[Moxie]

Make your picks for Roland Garros before Sunday in Paris. Go to tennisdrawchallenge.com. Please you this video tutorial to help you navigate, once you've signed up:



It's short, but as a bonus it is narrated by Baron Britbox.

Join the group "Discuss Tennis." We haven't been able to change it so far. Just roll with it.

Good luck!

 

[Moxie]

Trying to pick my way through the draw challenge. Murray, given his current form, has a lot of early land mines. I don't think his first round is easy, and he could get DelPo 3rd round. Struff v. Berdych? Struff has a nice clay game. The top 1/8th is going to be tough to pick, imo.

Also noted: Kokkinakis is making a cameo appearance via protected ranking.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Is this part of Tennis Channel's draw challenge (with a separate group for us) or is it totally different.

 

[Moxie]

This is a different draw challenge. We haven't formed a group for the Tennis Channel one. Should we start one? Do you like it?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

This is a different draw challenge. We haven't formed a group for the Tennis Channel one. Should we start one? Do you like it?

No, their system is not nice, especially when you form a subgroup. But, they give real prizes. I assume the board's draw challenge is just for bragging rights.

 

[Moxie]

No, their system is not nice, especially when you form a subgroup. But, they give real prizes. I assume the board's draw challenge is just for bragging rights.

I do remember it being terrible to navigate. Yes, the one we're doing is purely for fun and bragging rights.

 

[Moxie]

Do make your picks soon, people. I hope a lot of you will play.

 

[mrzz]

Done! Mine and RankingsOffset (for the ones who does not know/remember, I created one account for which I pick only the higher ranked player, just to give an offset) ... could not think more than two seconds for each of my picks...

 

[Moxie]

@mrzz...I love the RankingsOffset. Great idea. I'm going to revisit all of my picks now, over a glass of wine.

 

[britbox]

Draw Challenge Standings after Day 2.

 

[mrzz]

As always, I am on the top spots on the early rounds. I will probably keep there until midway round 3. From then on, all way down to the last quarter.

 

[britbox]

As always, I am on the top spots on the early rounds. I will probably keep there until midway round 3. From then on, all way down to the last quarter.

Don't worry, Dude will catch you in his arms as you plummet down the ladder.

 

[mrzz]

Don't worry, Dude will catch you in his arms as you plummet down the ladder.

Hands off! I will come down swinging!

 

[El Dude]

Man, I really suck at this.

By the way, why am the only one who uses my actual forum name? Did I mess a memo?

 

[Moxie]

Man, I really suck at this.

By the way, why am the only one who uses my actual forum name? Did I mess a memo?

You're not. There are just some people in who aren't on the forums, I think.

 

[britbox]

You're not. There are just some people in who aren't on the forums, I think.

Yeah, quite a few were from the old DT Twitter and there are one or two with different names than the forum, like @mrzz who calls himself RankingsOffset at weekends when he dons his high heels.

 

[britbox]

Draw Challenge - Day 3

Federerfan, @mightyjeditribble and yours truly, currently occupying the medal positions.

@mrzz premonition about dropping down the ladder like a stone, seems to be coming true. @kskate2 carefully moving up the ladder, like a Lion stalking it's prey... ready to pounce on the contendors.

@El Dude and @Moxie locked in talks at the bottom of the cellar.

 

[mrzz]

Yeah, quite a few were from the old DT Twitter and there are one or two with different names than the forum, like @mrzz who calls himself RankingsOffset at weekends when he dons his high heels.

Where is the "hate" button when you need it? Luckily I did not name the "RankingsOffset" Priscilla...

 

[mrzz]

Man, I really suck at this.

Man, you follow tennis closely and is no stranger to stats. You know the game. It is not the first time I have seen your name down there.The probable and rational answer is bias. I bet you always go for the young gun, and that must be killing you...

 

[mrzz]

@mrzz premonition about dropping down the ladder like a stone, seems to be coming true. @kskate2 carefully moving up the ladder, like a Lion stalking it's prey... ready to pounce on the contendors.

Not so fast.... I told you to wait until round 3.