paulg Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 The 2012 European Team Championships will be held in Dublin next month and, once again, I will be running a prediction competition. First prize this year is an evening's bridge with me at the Russell Cup in Edinburgh or an evening at Berwick-upon-Tweed Bridge Club (second prize two evenings?) or two 12-board BBO tournaments. I will pay the table money but you have to make your own travel arrangements. I appreciate that prizes are reaching a nadir, but there is always the kudos of winning. Each entry should specify the top 6 teams, in placing order, for each of the three competitions (Open, Women, Senior). You can only have a single entry, but you may change your selection at any time before the entry deadline. Points will be awarded as follows: First place = 32 pointsSecond place = 16 pointsThird place = 8 pointsFourth place = 4 pointsFifth place = 2 pointsSixth place = 1 point for a maximum of 189 points. Revised scoring (7 June 2012) First place = 10 pointsSecond place = 6 pointsThird place = 4 pointsFourth place = 3 pointsFifth place = 2 pointsSixth place = 1 point for a maximum of 78 points. Entry Deadline: Monday 11 June, 2012 Each team will score the minimum of your placing for them and their final position, for example:if you place a team in fourth place but they win the event, then you get the points for fourth placeif you pick a team as the winner but they finish second, then you get the points for the runner-up.Information on the participating teams and the format of the competitions is available at http://eurobridge.or...Information.htm. Publish your entries in this thread or message me if you prefer to keep your opponents in the dark! Good luck. PS The decision of the organiser is final in all aspects of this competitionPPS All entries will be published following the closing datePPPS The organiser is eligible to win the competition!PPPPS nadir, noun, the lowest point of anything, especially the absolute depths, e.g. of despair or degradation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Open: 1 Italy2 Netherlands3 Sweden4 Poland5 Iceland6 Germany Rest: 1 Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Open: 1 Italy2 Netherlands3 Sweden4 Poland5 Iceland6 Germany Rest: 1 Later What? Monaco doesn't place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 As usual Poland hasn't revealed their team yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 What? Monaco doesn't place?good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 First prize this year is an evening's bridge with me at the Russell Cup in Edinburgh or an evening at Berwick-upon-Tweed Bridge Club (second prize two evenings?) or two 12-board BBO tournaments. I will pay the table money but you have to make your own travel arrangements. I appreciate that prizes are reaching a nadir, but there is always the kudos of winning. PPPS The organiser is eligible to win the competition! So if you win do you get to play with yourself? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 your scoring format favours too much winners IMO. A winner is better than all 2-6th together. The same goes for all places compared to all the places below. Something close to a 1.5 ratio between places is IMO more appropiate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Open: 1. Netherlands2. Italy3. Monaco4. Israel5. Sweden6. Bulgaria Women: 1. France2. Netherlands3. England4. Sweden5. Italy6. Austria Seniors: 1. Poland2. Denmark3. Germany4. Italy5. France6. Netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 your scoring format favours too much winners IMO. A winner is better than all 2-6th together. The same goes for all places compared to all the places below. Something close to a 1.5 ratio between places is IMO more appropiate. But it's all about winning Fluff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi2 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 OK my try Open:1Monaco2Italy3Netherlands4Israel5Poland6Sweden Ladies:1France2England3Netherlands4Poland5Sweden6Italy Seniors:1Poland2France3Germany4Italy5Denmark6England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Open:MonacoItalyPolandIsraelNetherlandsSwedenLadies:ScotlandEnglandItalyGermanyFranceNetherlandsSeniors:ScotlandItalyFranceEnglandGermanyPoland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Open:1. Italy2. Monaco3. Netherlands4. Sweden5. Poland6. Denmark Women:1. France2. Sweden3. England4. Netherlands5. Norway6. Denmark Seniors:1. England2. Italy3. Poland4. Germany5. Denmark6. France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu D Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Open:MonacoItalyPolandNetherlandsIsraelSweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Entries for my European Team Championships prediction competition have to be submitted in the next week. You can also enter and elect not to be eligible for a prize, as some have suggested that they'd prefer not to win :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Open:1. Italy2. Monaco3. Netherlands4. Israel5. Poland6. Bulgaria Women:1. France2. England3. Sweden4. Netherlands5. Poland6. Italy Seniors:1. Poland2. England3. Germany4. Denmark5. France6. Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Open: 1. Italy2. Monaco3. Netherlands4. Israel5. Poland6. Sweden Ladies1. France2. England3. Netherlands4. Poland5. Italy6. Sweden Seniors1. Germany2. Poland3. England4. Italy5. France6. Denmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I am willing to bet (€) that Monaco will NOT place in the top 2. Message me if interested. :P Edit: Already taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 what kind of odds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Open1 Italy2 Netherlands3 Monaco4 Sweden5 Poland6 Iceland Women 1. France2. Netherlands3. Sweden4. England5. Poland6. Italy Seniors1. Poland2. England3. Italy4. France5. Germany6. Denmark Blatant plagiarism of some preceding predictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Since I am playing the championship I cannot participate or I might go to jail for side-betting :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahh Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Open Italy Netherlands Monaco Israel Poland Bulgaria Womens France England Netherlands Sweden Poland Denmark Seniors England Poland France Germany Denmark Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olegru Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Open:ItalyMonacoRussiaNetherlandsGermanyPoland Women:EnglandSwedenFranceIsraelNetherlandsPoland Senior:PolandItalyEnglandNetherlandsBulgariaSweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Open: 1. Netherlands2. Israel3. Italy4. Monaco5. Poland6. Ireland Ladies1. England2. France3. Netherlands4. Sweden5. Poland6. Italy Seniors 1. England2. Germany3. Poland4. Italy5. Denmark 6. France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2008 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 As there is no KO match for european cup, Italy always knows how to get 25 VP from some small countries. My guess is Open 1 Italy2 Monaco3 Netherlands4 Israel5 Iceland6 Poland Women1. France2. England3. Netherlands4. Italy5. Poland6. Germany Seniors1. Poland2. France3. Italy4. England5. Germany6. Denmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 As there is no KO match for european cup, Italy always knows how to get 25 VP from some small countries. ......but if the small countries you mention do not make it to the second stage, Italy's results against them do not count in the final ranking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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