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2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Hello and welcome to the 2013 World Championship Qualifying Prediction Championship! Over a hundred players, with a mix of potential future stars, seasoned old pros and the former top players will be aiming to be one of sixteen players who make it to the Crucible for the biggest event of the season.
Pre-qualifying

Winners= 6 points
Correct Score= 3 points

Qualifying: Last 96 and Last 80

Winners= 6 points
Correct Score= 6 points
Correct Score±1 = 3 points as predicting the scoreline of a best of 19 is more difficult. If the match goes to a decider, you will only receive these points if you predicted the winner to win 10-8.

Qualifying Last 64 and Last 48
Higher ranked player winning= 6 points
Lower ranked player winning= 8 points
Correct Score= 6 points
Correct Score±1 = 3 points

Bonuses

Look at the draw HERE.
Pick the 16 players who you think will qualify. You receive 1 point for each player who makes it from the last 64 onwards, 2 points for each player who makes it from the last 96 onwards and 4 points for each player who makes it from pre-qualifying. A bonus 16 points will be given if you predict all 16 correctly.

Other Rules

1. All predictions must be given on or before the deadline.
2. I will give templates in the form Player X v Player Y/Z in the case that the Player Y v Player Z hasn't finished when the template is put up, however I will accept it if you make two predictions, one for X v Y, one for X v Z.
3. Predictions can be PM'd to me if you are unavailable to predict, however your predictions for the day will be put up immediately after the template is. Also in conjunction with the next rule, can you tell me in advance if you are unavailable and can't predict, and give a reason why.
4. Withdrawals are permanent. There will be no threats to withdraw and then asking to come back if you think you have a chance of winning. Three days without predicting (non-consecutive) counts as withdrawal, unless you stated beforehand that you couldn't predict that day.

Good luck to all entrants! Templates will be up shortly.
Last edited by Skullman on 02 Apr 2013, edited 1 time in total.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-5 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-5 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 5-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-5 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-5 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-5 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 5-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-5 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-5 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-5 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 5-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-5 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
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Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Smart

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-1 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 5-2 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-4 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-2 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 3-5 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 5-3 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-1 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-2 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-3 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 3-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woollaston
2. Andrew Higginson
3. Matthew Selt
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Jamie Cope
6. Michael Holt
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Liang Wenbo
11. Mark King
12. Marcus Campbell
13. Joe Perry
14. Dave Harold
15. Peter Ebdon
16. Robert Milkins
:gag: :wave: :gag: :wave: :gag: :gag: :gag: :gag: :gag: :wave:

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby TheCleaver

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 4-5 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 4-5 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 2-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-3 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-2 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-3 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 4-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-2 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 4-5 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 5-2 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woollaston
2. Andrew Higginson
3. Matthew Selt
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Liu Chuang
6. Michael Holt
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Liang Wenbo
11. Mark King
12. Marcus Campbell
13. Rory McLeod
14. Alfie Burden
15. Peter Ebdon
16. Robert Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Smart wrote:can we have an early TD ruling on the Lucky Vatnani match, as he has failed to show for loads of matches.....is that match going ahead. Can you phone world snooker, phone the EISS, phone Lucky and if all that fails can you phone Barry Hearn personally ?? :wave:


EISS say they're pretty sure he's going to be there but I called Barry to make sure and he said that if Lucky doesn't show up to just void the match.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Smart

Skullman wrote:
Smart wrote:can we have an early TD ruling on the Lucky Vatnani match, as he has failed to show for loads of matches.....is that match going ahead. Can you phone world snooker, phone the EISS, phone Lucky and if all that fails can you phone Barry Hearn personally ?? :wave:


EISS say they're pretty sure he's going to be there but I called Barry to make sure and he said that if Lucky doesn't show up to just void the match.


so if its voided, NO POINTS FOR ANYONE....confirm or deny <ok>

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby GJ

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-2 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-2 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 2-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-2 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-2 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 3-5 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 4-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-1 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-2 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 3-5 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 4-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-1 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woollaston
2. Michael White
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Jamie Cope
6. Pankaj Advani
7. David Gilbert
8. Tom Ford
9. Luca Brecel
10. Liang Wenbo
11.Yu De lu
12. Jamie Jones
13. Sam Baird
14. Dominic Dale
15. Peter Ebdon
16. Xiao Guodong

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Smart wrote:
Skullman wrote:
Smart wrote:can we have an early TD ruling on the Lucky Vatnani match, as he has failed to show for loads of matches.....is that match going ahead. Can you phone world snooker, phone the EISS, phone Lucky and if all that fails can you phone Barry Hearn personally ?? :wave:


EISS say they're pretty sure he's going to be there but I called Barry to make sure and he said that if Lucky doesn't show up to just void the match.


so if its voided, NO POINTS FOR ANYONE....confirm or deny <ok>


Confirm.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

I'll let it go this round as I can't prove there is any copying. However, it is very unlikely and if I see anyone having exactly the same predicts as another in the future, I will ask them to re-predict.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Simple. I don't believe in retroactive punishment, so I'll overlook Jewell's transgression today. In future, if a day's predictions are exactly the same, you will be asked to repredict. If they refuse to repredict I'll treat it as if they haven't predicted at all.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby nice_shoes_ken

Won this two years ago, bring it on!!!

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-2 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-3 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 3-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-0 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-1 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 4-5 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 3-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-1 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-3 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 5-3 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ryan Day
2. Cao Yupeng
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Liu Chuang
6. Michael Holt
7. Marco Fu
8. Nigel Bond
9. Martin Gould
10. Mark Davis
11.Mark King
12. Marcus Campbell
13. Joe Perry
14. Dominic Dale
15. Kurt Maflin
16. Xiao Guodong

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Roland

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-4 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 1-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 3-5 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-0 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 2-5 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 5-4 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-2 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-0 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-1 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 3-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-3 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woollaston
2. Michael White
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Liu Chuang
6. Pankaj Advani
7. Marco Fu
8. Aditya Mehta
9. Martin Gould
10. Liang Wenbo
11. Ian Burns
12. Jamie Jones
13. Joe Perry
14. Dave Harold
15. Kurt Maflin
16. Martin O'Donnell

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-1 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 3-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-1 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-0 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-4 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 4-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-1 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-0 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-3 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 4-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woolaston
2. Cao Yupeng
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Liu Chuang
6. Pankaj Advani
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Mark Davis
11. Mark King
12. Jamie Jones
13. Rory McLeod
14. Dominic Dale
15. Kurt Maflin
16. Robert Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

List of Entrants at end of Tuesday

GJ
Jewell (Reigning German Masters and Welsh Open Champion)
Nice Shoes Ken
Skullman (Reigning Wuxi Classic, Masters, World Open, PTC Grand Finals and defending champion)
Smart (Reigning UK Championships and China Open Champion)
Sonny
The Cleaver (Reigning Australian Open Champion)

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby vodkadiet

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 3-5 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 2-5 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 1-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-3 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-0 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-4 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 3-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-3 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-2 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 3-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ryan Day
2. Andrew Higginson
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Anthony Hamilton
6. Michael Holt
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Mark Davis
11.Jamie Burnett
12. Jamie Jones
13. Joe Perry
14. Alfie Burden
15. Kurt Maflin
16. Robert Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Andre147

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 4-5 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 3-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-1 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-0 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-3 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 4-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-4 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-2 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-3 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 5-4 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woolaston
2. Cao Yupeng
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Jamie Cope
6. Michael Holt
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Liang Wenbo
11. Mark King
12. Jamie Jones
13. Joe Perry
14. Dominic Dale
15. Kurt Maflin
16. Robert Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-3 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 3-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-1 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-0 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-2 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 4-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-3 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-2 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-2 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 4-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-3 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Day
2. M.White
3. Selt
4. Lisowski
5. Hamilton
6. Joyce
7. Fu
8. Ford
9. Gould
10. M.Davis
11. King
12. Jones
13. Perry
14. Dale
15. Ebdon
16. Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Wildey

won't be entering this competition for personal reasons, but i will be back to become a world champion again

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby king.kauto

Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-3 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 2-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 1-5 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-4 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-3 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 2-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-3 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 3-5 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 2-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-3 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Day
2. Higginson
3. Lisowski
4. Chuang
5.Holt
6.Fu
7.Wells
8.Gould
9.R. Williams
10.King
11.Jamie Jones
12.Perry
13.Burden
14.Ebdon
15.Milkins
16.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby king.kauto

[quote="king.kauto"]Thursday 4th April

Template (all matches best of 9)

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-3 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 2-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 1-5 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-4 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-3 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 2-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-3 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 3-5 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 2-5 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-3 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

All deadline times are for the day of the matches.

Predicted Qualfiers
1. Day
2. Higginson
3.Selt
4.Lisowski
5 Chuang
6.Holt
7.Fu
8.Wells
9.Gould
10.R. Williams
11.King
12.Jamie Jones
13.Perry
14.Burden
15.Ebdon
16.Milkins

I missed out SELT as qualifier 3, ive amended it above. Is that OK?

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby roy142857

Deadline 09:59

Ali Barissiri 5-3 Surinder Gill
Del Smith 5-3 Barry Stark
Paul Wykes 0-5 Robin Hull
Stephen Ormerod 5-2 Bill Kelly

Deadline 14:29

Andrew Norman 5-1 Phillip Minchin
Les Dodd 5-2 Ali Bassiri/Surinder Gill
David Morris 3-5 Joe Swail
Stephen Rowlings 5-4 Del Smith/Barry Stark

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 5-3 Paul Wykes/Robin Hull
David Singh 5-2 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly


Predicted Qualfiers
1. Ben Woollaston
2. Andrew Higginson
3. Ken Doherty
4. Jack Lisowski
5. Liu Chuang
6. Mark Joyce
7. Marco Fu
8. Tom Ford
9. Martin Gould
10. Mark Davis
11. Ian Burns
12. Marcus Campbell
13. Joe Perry
14. Dominic Dale
15. Steve Davis
16. Robert Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

Updated List of Entrants at end of Wednesday

Andre147 (Reigning Shanghai Masters and UK Championship Qualifiers Champion)
GJ
Jewell (Reigning German Masters and Welsh Open Champion)
King Kauto (Reigning International Championship and PTC Champion)
Nice Shoes Ken
PLtheRef (Reigning Premier League and Shootout Champion)
Roy142857
Skullman (Reigning Wuxi Classic, Masters, World Open, PTC Grand Finals and defending champion)
Smart (Reigning UK Championship and China Open Champion)
Sonny
The Cleaver (Reigning Australian Open Champion)
Vodkadiet

Only ten hours (well nine hours and fifty minutes) until play starts, after which I will stop accepting any entries.

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby randam05

Deadline 19:29

Justin Astley 5-1 Tony Knowles
Lucky Vatnani 3-5 Paul Wykes
David Singh 5-3 Tony Chappel
Patrick Wallace 5-2 Stephen Ormerod/Bill Kelly

Predicted Qualfiers
1.Ben Woolaston
2.Andrew Higginson
3.Ken Doherty
4.Jack Lisowski
5.Anthony Hamilton
6.Mark Joyce
7.Marco Fu
8.Tom Ford
9.Martin Gould
10.Mark Davis
11.Mark King
12.Marcus Campbell
13.Joe Perry
14.Dominic Dale
15.Peter Ebdon
16.Rob Milkins

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby randam05

Skullman wrote:Updated List of Entrants at end of Wednesday

Andre147 (Reigning Shanghai Masters and UK Championship Qualifiers Champion)
GJ
Jewell (Reigning German Masters and Welsh Open Champion)
King Kauto (Reigning International Championship and PTC Champion)
Nice Shoes Ken
PLtheRef (Reigning Premier League and Shootout Champion)
Roy142857
Skullman (Reigning Wuxi Classic, Masters, World Open, PTC Grand Finals and defending champion)
Smart (Reigning UK Championship and China Open Champion)
Sonny
The Cleaver (Reigning Australian Open Champion)
Vodkadiet

Only ten hours (well nine hours and fifty minutes) until play starts, after which I will stop accepting any entries.


Oh wait is it too late to enter at all?

Re: 2013 World Qualifying Prediction Contest

Postby Skullman

I'll accept your predicts for the evening session.

I'm not that happy to take the draw because the tournaments technically started, but as there are no players from pre-qualifying I'll let it slide, as otherwise there's little chance of you winning. You're in.