GP – Schedule of Prediction Threads

[The Statman]

These are the times at which each round's thread will be started, and their deadlines:

First Round (round robin)
Thread to be started morning of 5 October 2006, deadline 11:45a.m. BST on Saturday 21 October.

Second round (last 16)
Thread to be started at close of play on Tuesday 24 October, deadline 1:30p.m. BST on Wednesday 25 October. PLEASE NOTE THE SMALL WINDOW OF TIME FOR PREDICTING ON THIS ROUND

Quarter-finals
Thread to be started at the latest Thursday 26 October at noon, deadline 1:30p.m. BST on Friday 27 October.

Semi-finals
Thread to be started at the latest Friday 27 October at noon, deadline 1:30p.m. BST on Saturday 28 October.

Final
Thread to be started at the latest Saturday 28 October at noon, deadline 2:30p.m. GMT on Sunday 29 October.

[The Statman]

I am sure Scotland puts the clocks back on the same day we do in England.

Otherwise the deadline for the Final is 2:30 BST rather than GMT.

Perhaps one of our Scottish compatriots can confirm this!

[Cessy143]

I am sure Scotland puts the clocks back on the same day we do in England.

Otherwise the deadline for the Final is 2:30 BST rather than GMT.

Perhaps one of our Scottish compatriots can confirm this!

Yeh I think the clocks go back on Saturday 28th October.

[Alex0paul]

I thought the second round started on thursday?

[Alex0paul]

I thought the second round started on thursday?

Forget that.
Why isnt there any play on the Thursday?

[The Statman]

Actually there is play on the Thursday. I was fooled initially by that, but if you look carefully, the booking form says 25th and 26th, 1:30 and 7:30.

They must have only two tables.

[PaulTheSoave]

Great schedule! As I am rather busy at the mo, this is a nice overview to store in my diary!

[Mitsuko]

I'm going to be in New York from the 22nd to the 27th, so will miss the predictions

[cap]

I'm going to be in New York from the 22nd to the 27th, so will miss the predictions

There must be Internet Cafes in big apple, surely. Hotels might have internet access anyway. No excuse!

[Mitsuko]

I don't particularly want to go into a internet cafe when on holiday, how many would I have to predict if I did it before?

[The Statman]

I don't particularly want to go into a internet cafe when on holiday, how many would I have to predict if I did it before?

Well, with 48 people left in the tournament, any of whom could meet any other in one of the rounds between the last 16 and the final, I believe that is 47+46+45+...+3+2+1 = 1128 pairings. You would have to predict each one three times, once for a best-of-9, once for a best-of-11 and once for a best-of-17.

That's a total of 3384 sets of predictions for what will turn out to be 15 matches, not a good economy rate!

[Mitsuko]

maybe I'll just go without

[snookersfun]

or one could put in a 5-2, 6-2, 9-3 regardless for each round. Some people seem to have done just fine predicting like that

[The Statman]

or one could put in a 5-2, 6-2, 9-3 regardless for each round. Some people seem to have done just fine predicting like that

Yes. Why not just predict the results, 5-2, 5-0, 3-5, 4-5, 5-3, 4-5, 5-1, 3-5 for the last 16 and do the same for the quarters, semis and final.

You'd be most unlucky to score nothing!

The Prediction Contest's equivalent of the Lottery's 'Lucky Dip'!

[Mitsuko]

Good idea

I'll do that when I get home