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2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Welcome, one and all to the 2017 Betway United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

The 2017 UK Championship marks the tenth anniversary of the first Snooker prediction contest held on Snooker Island and the preceding sites back to the old 606 sports forum.

Format
Each entrant may make 30 predictions during the Prediction Contest. These can be on any 30 matches of the entrants choice - however at least one prediction must be made in each round. Should a player not predict for a round it will count as two incorrect predictions

The 128 Players competing at the event will be seeded into four groups, (1) players seeded 1-32, (2) 33-64, (3) 65-96 ,(4) 97 and below.

Match Predictions: Best of 11 Frames Correct winner 2 points, Correct score 1 point

Match Predictions: Best of 19 Frames Correct winner 4 points, Correct score 2 points

The value of the match will be the points scored multiplied by winning players seeding group

E.g. Predicting a player ranked 50th to win their match by 6-3 would have their score multiplied by two.

Entrants may nominate two players to score points for them during the championship. 1 point per match won (again multiplied by seeding group)

2 Jokers can be used during the event, and can be used on any match - players to be treat as if in seeding group four for that fixture.

-1 point for any predictions left over at the end of the UK Championship after predictions have been taken away, e.g someone who has used 27 of their 30 predictions will lose 3 points

Tie-breaker rule, correct predictions out of 30, followed by correct scores

GOOD LUCK!!!

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6-6 RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]
6-6 THEPCHAIYA UN-NOOH [2] v ELLIOT SLESSOR [3]
6-6 RORY McLEOD [2] ZHAO XINTONG [3]
6-6 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]
6-6 MIKE DUNN [2] v FANG XIAOMAN [3]
6-6 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]
6-6 NOPPON SAENGKHAM [2] v ZHANG ANDA [3]
6-6 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-6 KYREN WILSON [1] v SEAN O'SULLIVAN [4]
6-6 YU DELU [2] v IAN PREECE [3]
6-6 YAN BINGTAO [2] v ZHANG YONG [3]
6-6 BEN WOOLLASTON [1] v LI YUAN [4]
6-6 TIAN PENGFEI [2] v CAO YUPENG [3]
6-6 JOHN HIGGINS [1] v CHRIS TOTTEN [4]
6-6 STEPHEN MAGUIRE [1] YUAN SIJUN [4]
6-6 DAVID GRACE [2] v JAK JONES [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-6 RICKY WALDEN [1] v DUANE JONES [4]
6-6 JAMIE JONES [2] v CRAIG STEADMAN [3]
6-6 SAM BAIRD [2] v ADITYA MEHTA [3]
6-6 LUCA BRECEL [1] v SOHEIL VAHEDI [4]
6-6 MARK DAVIS [2] v XU SI [3]
6-6 ZHOU YUELONG [1] v PETER LINES [4]
6-6 HOSSEIN VAFEI [2] v JAMES WATTANA [3]
6-6 ANTHONY McGILL [1] v ASHLEY HUGGILL [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-6 PETER EBDON [2] v ALLAN TAYLOR [3]
6-6 ANTHONY HAMILTON [1] v LU HAOTIAN [4]
6-6 SHAUN MURPHY [1] v HAMZA AKBAR [4]
6-6 DANIEL WELLS [2] v LIAM HIGHFIELD [3]
6-6 JIMMY ROBERTSON [2] v ALEX BORG [3]
6-6 JUDD TRUMP [1] v MATTHEW BOLTON [4]
6-6 ROBBIE WILLIAMS [2] v MARTIN O'DONNELL [3]
6-6 MARTIN GOULD [1] v JOE SWAIL [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDYA 29th NOVEMBER
6-6 MARK SELBY [1] v BASEM ELTAHHAN [4]
6-6 SCOTT DONALDSON [2] v JOHN ASTLEY [3]
6-6 JACK LISOWSKI [2] v WANG YUCHEN [3]
6-6 JOE PERRY [1] v BILLY JOE CASTLE [4]
6-6 OLIVER LINES [2] v MEI XIWEN [3]
6-6 MARK ALLEN [1] v LUKAS KLECKERS [4]
6-6 MICHAEL WHITE [1] v ROSS MUIR [4]
6-6 MATTHEW SELT [2] v IAN BURNS [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
6-6 MARK WILLIAMS [1] v PAUL DAVISON [4]
6-6 ANDREW HIGGINSON [2] v SAM CRAIGIE [3]
6-6 MARK JOYCE [2] v THOR CHUAN LEONG [3]
6-6 DAVID GILBERT [1] v CHRISTOPHER KEOGAN [4]
6-6 GRAEME DOTT [1] v JOSH BOILEAU [4]
6-6 LIANG WENBO [1] v SANDERSON LAM [4]
6-6 STUART CARRINGTON [2] v MITCHELL MANN [3]
6-6 FERGAL O'BRIEN [2] v AKANI SONGSERMSAWAD [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm THURSDAY 30th NOVEMEBER
6-6 GARY WILSON [2] v KEN DOHERTY [3]
6-6 NEIL ROBERTSON [1] v ROD LAWLER [4]
6-6 ALAN McMANUS [1] v ROBIN HULL [4]
6-6 CHRIS WAKELIN [2] v LEE WALKER [3]
6-6 DOMINIC DALE [2] v ADAM DUFFY [3]
6-6 KURT MAFLIN [2] v ALEXANDER URSENBACHER [3]
6-6 ALLISTER CARTER [1] v JIMMY WHITE [4]
6-6 MICHAEL HOLT [1] v NIU ZHANG [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
6-6 LI HANG [1] v GERARD GREENE [4]
6-6 ROBERT MILKINS [2] v CHEN ZHE [3]
6-6 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN [1] v JACKSON PAGE [4]
6-6 ALFIE BURDEN [2] v MICHAEL GEORGIOU [3]
6-6 BARRY HAWKINS [1] v KURT DUNHAM [4]
6-6 MATTHEW STEVENS [2] v HAMMAD MIAH [3]
6-6 XIAO GUODONG [2] v CHEN ZIFAN [3]
6-6 TOM FORD [1] v EDEN SHARAV [4]

Templates for 2:30pm and 7:30pm sessions 30th November - to follow


Please delete when posting predictions matches you are not predicting on.


NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Player 1
Player 2

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby SnookerFan

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6- 4RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]
2-6 THEPCHAIYA UN-NOOH [2] v ELLIOT SLESSOR [3]
6-5 RORY McLEOD [2] ZHAO XINTONG [3]
6-2 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]
6-1 MIKE DUNN [2] v FANG XIAOMAN [3]
6-0 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]
4-6 NOPPON SAENGKHAM [2] v ZHANG ANDA [3]
6-2 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

Please delete when posting predictions matches you are not predicting on.


NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Player 1 Ding
Player 2 Marco Fu

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby Badsnookerplayer

SnookerFan wrote:FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6- 2RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]


6-2 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]

6-2 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]

6-0 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

Please delete when posting predictions matches you are not predicting on.


NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Player 1 Mark Selby
Player 2 Shaun Murphy

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby eraserhead

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6-3 RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]
6-4 THEPCHAIYA UN-NOOH [2] v ELLIOT SLESSOR [3]
3-6 RORY McLEOD [2] ZHAO XINTONG [3]
6-1 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]
6-4 MIKE DUNN [2] v FANG XIAOMAN [3]
6-2 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]
3-6 NOPPON SAENGKHAM [2] v ZHANG ANDA [3]
6-2 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-1 KYREN WILSON [1] v SEAN O'SULLIVAN [4]
6-3 YU DELU [2] v IAN PREECE [3]
6-3 YAN BINGTAO [2] v ZHANG YONG [3]
6-5 BEN WOOLLASTON [1] v LI YUAN [4]
4-6 TIAN PENGFEI [2] v CAO YUPENG [3]
6-2 JOHN HIGGINS [1] v CHRIS TOTTEN [4]
6-3 STEPHEN MAGUIRE [1] YUAN SIJUN [4]
6-4 DAVID GRACE [2] v JAK JONES [3]

NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Ronnie O’sullivan
Judd Trump

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Just a quick reminder that you can only make 30 predictions for the whole contest. Eraserhead and Snookerfan are you definitely making 16 and 8 of your predictions?

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby kolompar

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-1 RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]
6-4 RORY McLEOD [2] ZHAO XINTONG [3]
6-3 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-3 YU DELU [2] v IAN PREECE [3]
6-3 YAN BINGTAO [2] v ZHANG YONG [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-4 HOSSEIN VAFEI [2] v JAMES WATTANA [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
4-6 ANTHONY HAMILTON [1] v LU HAOTIAN [4]
6-1 SHAUN MURPHY [1] v HAMZA AKBAR [4]
6-4 JIMMY ROBERTSON [2] v ALEX BORG [3]
6-0 JUDD TRUMP [1] v MATTHEW BOLTON [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDYA 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 MARK SELBY [1] v BASEM ELTAHHAN [4] JOKER
6-4 JACK LISOWSKI [2] v WANG YUCHEN [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
6-2 MARK JOYCE [2] v THOR CHUAN LEONG [3]
6-0 DAVID GILBERT [1] v CHRISTOPHER KEOGAN [4]
6-2 GRAEME DOTT [1] v JOSH BOILEAU [4]
6-2 LIANG WENBO [1] v SANDERSON LAM [4]


NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Selby
Trump

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby eraserhead

I didn't give the rules a good read before I posted, as I got in late last night. :emb:

I'll stick with those earlier predictions if I have to, but if I can start again I would have used these.

3-6 RORY McLEOD [2] ZHAO XINTONG [3]
4-6 PETER EBDON [2] v ALLAN TAYLOR [3]
4-6 ANDREW HIGGINSON [2] v SAM CRAIGIE [3]
4-6 FERGAL O'BRIEN [2] v AKANI SONGSERMSAWAD [3]

NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Ronnie O’sullivan
Judd Trump

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby gallantrabbit

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6-1 RYAN DAY [1] v JAMIE CURTIS-BARRETT [4]
6-1 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]
6-1 MARK KING [1] v BOONYARIT KAETTIKUN [4]
6-1 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]
6-1 JOHN HIGGINS [1] v CHRIS TOTTEN [4]
6-2 HOSSEIN VAFEI [2] v JAMES WATTANA [3]
6-4 ANTHONY HAMILTON [1] v LU HAOTIAN [4]

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby Andre147

What do you mean by "2 Jokers can be used during the event, and can be used on any match - players to be treat as if in seeding group four for that fixture."

Don't understand this part.

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby Andre147

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER

6-2 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-3 KYREN WILSON [1] v SEAN O'SULLIVAN [4]
6-2 JOHN HIGGINS [1] v CHRIS TOTTEN [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 LUCA BRECEL [1] v SOHEIL VAHEDI [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 JUDD TRUMP [1] v MATTHEW BOLTON [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDYA 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 MARK SELBY [1] v BASEM ELTAHHAN [4]

NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
MARK SELBY
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby Deewee

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
4-6 THEPCHAIYA UN-NOOH [2] v ELLIOT SLESSOR [3]
6-3 MARCO FU [1] v NIGEL BOND [4]
6-2 DING JUNHUI [1] v LEO FERNANDEZ [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
6-2 YAN BINGTAO [2] v ZHANG YONG [3]
6-0 JOHN HIGGINS [1] v CHRIS TOTTEN [4] JOKER PICK


NOMINATED PLAYER PREDICTION - DEADLINE 2:30pm TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Mark Selby
Ronnie O'Sullivan

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Andre147 wrote:What do you mean by "2 Jokers can be used during the event, and can be used on any match - players to be treat as if in seeding group four for that fixture."

Don't understand this part.


Let's say you use a joker on Selby to win a match, then for that match, Selby is scored as if he was in group four rather than group one so would get four times the points instead of one.

It also means that placing a joker on a group 4 player isn't necessary as they already get four times the points

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Andre147 wrote:So basically I already 1 joker by placing it on a group 4 player lol...


Will give you the benefit of the doubt unless there is any serious objection

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby sundaygirl

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 RICKY WALDEN [1] v DUANE JONES [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
4-6 DANIEL WELLS [2] v LIAM HIGHFIELD [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-2 JACK LISOWSKI [2] v WANG YUCHEN [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
4-6 ANDREW HIGGINSON [2] v SAM CRAIGIE [3]


FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
6-2 MATTHEW STEVENS [2] v HAMMAD MIAH [3]

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby Andre147

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDYA 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 MARK SELBY [1] v BASEM ELTAHHAN [4] JOKER PICK

Thanks PL. I'm then removing my first Joker (only the joker, not the match prediction) and place on this Selby v Basem match.

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Here is the table following the afternoon session.

11 SNOOKERFAN 4 - 2 (8/30)
7 BADSNOOKERPLAYER 3 - 1 (6/30)
6 ERASERHEAD 1 - 0 (4/30)
6 GALLANTRABBIT 3 - 0 (7/30)
4 KOLOMPAR 2 - 0 (16/30)
2 DEEWEE 1 - 0 (5/30 [1 Joker])
0 SUNDAYGIRL 0 - 0 (5/30)
0 PLTHEREF 0 - 0 (0/30)
0 ANDRE147 0 - 0 (7/30 [1 Joker])


The numbers in brackets show how many picks out of 30 and how many jokers have been used so far. These include matches which have been predicted on but are yet to take place, e.g. Andre147 making a prediction on Mark Selby v Bashem Eltahhan

With entrants required to make one prediction per round, the maximum number of predictions used at the end of the First round is 24/30

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

Here is the table following Day One (16/127 Matches)!

14 DEEWEE 3 - 0 (5/30 [1 Joker])
12 KOLOMPAR 4 - 0 (16/30 [1 Joker])
11 SNOOKERFAN 4 - 2 (8/30)
9 GALLANTRABBIT 4 - 1 (7/30)
7 BADSNOOKERPLAYER 3 - 1 (6/30)
6 ERASERHEAD 1 - 0 (4/30)
4 ANDRE147 2 - 0 (7/30 [1 Joker])
0 SUNDAYGIRL 0 - 0 (5/30)
0 PLTHEREF 0 - 0 (0/30)

Re: 2017 United Kingdom Championship Prediction Contest

Postby PLtheRef

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 9:30am WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
6-1 LUCA BRECEL [1] v SOHEIL VAHEDI [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
5-6 ANTHONY HAMILTON [1] v LU HAOTIAN [4]
6-2 JUDD TRUMP [1] v MATTHEW BOLTON [4]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm WEDNESDYA 29th NOVEMBER
6-0 MARK SELBY [1] v BASEM ELTAHHAN [4] [b]JOKER
4-6 OLIVER LINES [2] v MEI XIWEN [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 2:30pm THURSDAY 30th
NOVEMEBER
5-6 GARY WILSON [2] v KEN DOHERTY [3]
4-6 KURT MAFLIN [2] v ALEXANDER URSENBACHER [3]

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF 11 FRAMES - DEADLINE 7:30pm THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER
6-0 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN [1] v JACKSON PAGE [4]
6-4 XIAO GUODONG [2] v CHEN ZIFAN [3]