peachy Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I would not have picked Bulgaria to be in the top 8, but towards the end of the round robin, I believe they will be in the QF.This is a late entry, but had I made prediction at the beginning, for BB it would have been1-2. Netherlands, Norway 3-4. Italy, USA2. 5-8. China, USA 1, Russia, Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Poland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i think there is at least one person who wishes he was still playing for Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Europeans show in BB good performance, all teams in the top8 at the moment. Robert Well, of the 24 quarter final places across the 3 competitions, (if I've got all the details right) Europe has got 15 of its 18 teams through, the US has got 5 of its 6 teams through, China has got its 2 teams through - and the final slots are Egypt and Indonesia - which I guess really tells you what parts of the world have most of the top talent at the moment. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 All the entries can be seen on Google Docs at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mvfqkp (a google account is not required). I will update the spreadsheet when we reach the quarter-finals.The spreadsheet has been updated with the points awarded for reaching the quarter-finals. This highlights the folks who have predicted the quarter-finalists with greatest accuracy, but with a lot more points available for the later rounds most are still in with a chance. The leaders have correctly predicted 14 of the 16 Open and Women's qualifiers, plus six of the Seniors. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterGill Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 With USA2 due to play Netherlands in the BB Q/F, many of us who chose both to win medals will be wrong. In the BB, at least one of Norway, China, Bulgaria and Germany must win a medal. In the Women's, I wonder if China will regret picking the dangerous young Sweden team instead of Italy or Spain as Q/F opponents? In the Seniors, one of England, Egypt, Belgium and Indonesia must reach the Grand Final, with the other half of the draw being four tough teams. Lasut - Manoppo have played every board for Indonesia, which might make tiredness a factor. If the WBF changed the BB and VC to 24 teams with 8 instead of 6 from Europe, then Denmark and Iceland would have been in the BB field, and Poland and either Netherlands or England (tied 8th in Pau) in the VC. Including an extra team from Zone 6 (Pacific Asia) would probably have just added an extra team to the middle of the field. I mentioned that as follow-up to recent discussions in these forums. Peter Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 congrats to Martin, Karlson and Roland Wald who were the only ones to predict USA1 wouldn't make it through :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Spreadsheet updated again! The crowd is not doing so well, sitting in 9th place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 not doing well? it is doing better than you! :P I will quickly drop points, my winners and runner's up on BB are already gone, and my finalists on VC are palying against each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Assuming my calculations are correct, the following still have a chance of winning: gwnn, ant590, maggieb, petergill plus Iain Sime (not a BBF-er). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 brutal, maggieb and I have the same picks left and shes 3 ahead of me, guess that's why I can't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Final result:Player BB VC SB TOT POSmaggieb 51 48 22 121 1Jlall 48 48 22 118 2Ant590 33 54 28 115 3Walddk 39 54 18 111 4PeterGill 39 48 22 109 5bidule4 36 48 22 106 6= Wisdom of 36 48 22 106 6=the Crowd Congratulations to Maggie whose strategy of taking Peter Gill's Venice Cup and Seniors Bowl answers and attempting to beat him on the Bermuda Bowl proved successful. Maggie lives in the US so getting the prize there will be a challenge, but perhaps possible on one of my US trips or one the other way. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 F my life, I almost put bulgaria in the semis and almost put germany in the quarters :o GG maggieb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Congratulations to maggieb, it could not have happened to a nicer person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 MAGGIEB CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Pictures of the real winners at the medal ceremony can be seen on Mike Yuen's blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieb Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Well, I won't say no to a prize, but I can hardly say I deserved it. Thank you for your excellent picks Peter Gill! B) :D Congratulations to Zia for winning his first Bermuda Bowl! I'm thrilled to see one of my biggest idols win what he deserved for so long. Also congratulations to all the other champions! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 WD MaggieB. Where'd the final doc go? Link is dead :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 The link still works for me. Document has not moved and is still readable by all. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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