Q-BALL
A game to play on Friday's (or whenever the Qualifying Draw is released)

Guess who the qualifiers are and who they beat in the final round of qualifying (through analysing the draw)


Points are awarded for:

7 - for guessing each correct qualifier and the player they beat to qualify
5 - for guessing each qualifier (but not the beaten finalist)
4 - for guessing both players in each final qualifying match
(but not the correct winner)
2 - for guessing one correct player in the final qualifying match


As of now you can play more than one event a week, but your ranking will only count your best score that week!

Please ensure that you submitt your picks before the start of the qualifying tournament; any picks posted after will not be counted.

Scores will be posted at the completion of the qualification event

Enjoy the game and Good Luck everyone.

RANKINGS AS OF 7TH JULY 2008

1. [1] Fire_Fox = 231
2. [2] sugi = 228
3. [3] JujulCactus = 224
4. [4] FORZA PENNETTA = 207
5. [5] Y.J.CHANfan = 203
6. [6] Geo_Tennis Fan = 196
7. [6] jonny84 = 194
8. [8] Meelis = 168
9. [9] libre83 = 162
10. [10] chrono = 148
11. [12] Fretchap = 146
12. [13] Dorien = 145
13. [11] Loose = 137
14. [14] TatiNovic = 136
15. [21] bhebhe = 116
16. [15] In_The_Zone = 114
17. [18] Adrian1992 = 110
18. [16] Experimentee = 107
19. [17] rated_next = 105
=20.[19] Chris C Horse, denjis = 99
22. [22] Buitenzorg = 96
=23 [23/24] Strastib, slavicpower = 87
25. [25] CCCP1 = 72
26. [26] Bart = 69
27. [27] heart = 68
28. [28] korben = 65
29. [32] ganymedyu = 64
=30.[29] dodoboy, Tomek = 62
32. [31] *hingisforever* = 61
33. [33] Vengeanceus = 52
34. [36] Catriel = 51
35. [34] Michaelz = 50
36. [35] Emiel Goelen = 48
37. [40] black_fire = 47
38. [37] maxomax = 44
39. [38] JAMESYBABY = 37
40. [39] Norts11 = 33
41. [41] dulkogii = 27
42. [42] Jamie RS = 16
43. [-] James = 13
44. [43] kolan = 11
45. [-] Karat0589 = 10
46. [-] wimbledonwinner = 8

NEW PLAYERS STATISTICS THREAD:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=349623


Listing all Q-Ball players' highest rankings and number of singles titles.

QUALIFYING DRAW

Viktoriya Kutuzova [UKR] [1] vs Stamatia Fafaliou [GRE]
Andrea Hlavackova [CZE] vs Nicole Rottmann [AUT]
Franziska Klots [AUT] vs Eva Pigova [CZE]
Natascha Bredl [AUT] vs Liana Ungur [ROU] [6]

Sesil Karatantcheva [2] vs Kim Grajdek [GER]
Sandra Zahlavova [CZE] vs Anja Poglajen [SLO]
Natasa Zoric vs Petra Martic [CRO]
Dominika Nociarova [SVK] vs Lucie Hradecka [CZE] [8]

Greta Arn [HUN] [3] vs Astrid Besser [ITA]
Yi-Fan Xu [CHN] vs Anastasija Sevastova [LAT]
Lyuitifya Velieva [BUL] vs Tereza Hladikova [CZE]
Hyuliya Velieva [BUL] vs Yevgenia Savranska [7]

Shaui Zhang [CHN] [4] vs Janina Toljan [AUT]
Anne Priska Schaefer [GER] vs Joanna Sakowicz [POL]
Xinyun Han [CHN] vs Millica Tomic [SUI]
Jeannine Prentner [AUT] vs Polona Hercog [SLO] [5]

[B][U]Qualifying starts at 10:00am in Austria
Please post your picks before start of play (9am GMT)

(1) KUTUZOVA, Viktoriya UKR v FAFALIOU, Stamatia GRE
HLAVACKOVA, Andrea CZE v ROTTMANN, Nicole AUT
(WC) KLOTZ, Franziska AUT v PIGOVA, Eva CZE
(WC) BREDL, Natascha AUT v (6) UNGUR, Liana ROU

(2) KARATANTCHEVA, Sesil BUL v GRAJDEK, Kim GER
ZAHLAVOVA, Sandra CZE v POGLAJEN, Anja SLO
ZORIC, Natasa SRB v MARTIC, Petra CRO
NOCIAROVA, Dominika SVK v (8) HRADECKA, Lucie CZE

(3) ARN, Greta HUN v BESSER, Astrid ITA
XU, Yi-Fan CHN v SEVASTOVA, Anastasija LAT
VELIEVA, Lyutfiya BUL v HLADIKOVA, Tereza CZE
VELIEVA, Hyuliya BUL v (7) SAVRANSKA, Yevgenia UKR

(4) ZHANG, Shuai CHN v (WC) TOLJAN, Janina AUT
SCHAEFER, Anne Priska GER v SAKOWICZ, Joanna POL
HAN, Xinyun CHN v TOMIC, Milica SUI
(WC) PRENTNER, Jeannine AUT v (5) HERCOG, Polona SLO

Ungur d. Kutuzova
Karatantcheva d Zoric
Arn d. Savranska (Though if she'll withdraw, Savranska d. Sevastova)
Schaeffer d. Hercog

Kutuzova def. Ungur
Zoric def. Karatantcheva
Arn def. Savranska
Han def. Zhang

Hlavackova d Ungur
Zoric d Karatantcheva
Besser d Hladikova
Hercog d Sakowicz

Kutuzova beats Klots
Hradecka beats Karatantcheva
Hladikova beats Xu
Han beats Schaefer

OMG I picked Priska :help: Thanks for thetip, Meelis! :D

I change that quarter to Hercog d. Zhang

HLAVACKOVA, Andrea CZE def. (WC) BREDL, Natascha AUT
(2) KARATANTCHEVA, Sesil BUL def. (8) HRADECKA, Lucie CZE
(3) ARN, Greta HUN def. (7) SAVRANSKA, Yevgenia UKR
SAKOWICZ, Joanna POL def. HERCOG, Polona SLO

I remembered to play here. I want to improve on my last place in the rankings. Wish me luck!

Kutuzova beats Ungur
Karatantcheva beats Zoric
Arn beats Hladikova
Han beats Zhang

I remembered to play here. I want to improve on my last place in the rankings. Wish me luck!

Kutuzova beats Ungur
Karatantcheva beats Zoric
Arn beats Hladikova
Han beats Zhang

Good luck :D

Kutuzova def. Ungur
Karatantcheva def. Hradecka
Arn def. Savranska, but if Arn withdraws, I think Savranska def. Besser
Han def. Sakowicz

[1]Kutuzova def. [6]Ungur
[2]Karatantcheva def Zoric :p
[3]Arn def. [7]Savranska
Han def [4]Zhang

Kutuzova def. Ungur
Hradecka def. Karatantcheva
Arn def. Savranska(If Arn withdraws, Savranska def. Xu)
Hercog def. Sakowicz

Kutuzova def. Ungur
Hradecka def.Zahlavova
Arn def. Savranska
Han def. Sakowicz

Kutuzova over Ungur
Karatancheva over Hradecka
Arn over Savranska
Hercog over Zhang

Kutuzova Def Ungur
Zoric Def Karatantcheva
Sevastova Def Savranska
Hercog Def Sakowicz

Please no more picks.
Thank you everyone for playing.

I'm too late :sad:

(6) UNGUR def. (1) KUTUZOVA
(2) KARATANTCHEVA def. (8) HRADECKA
(3) ARN def. HLADIKOVA (If Arn withdraws, BESSER def. HLADIKOVA)
(5) HERCOG def. SAKOWICZ

How too late? there is still 0-0 in both first matches :o

You can catch livescores at their website if you want to keep an eye on your favourites:

http://www.matchmaker.at/gastein/


Just have to click on LIVESCORES

I'm too late for this. :(

Viktoriya Kutuzova [UKR] [1] def Liana Ungur [ROU] [6]

Sesil Karatantcheva [BUL] def Lucie Hradecka [CZE] [8]

Astrid Besser [ITA]def Tereza Hladikova [CZE]

Joanna Sakowicz [POL] def Jeannine Prentner [AUT]

[1]Kutusova def. [6]Ungur
[2]Kartantcheva def. Zoric
[3]Arn def. Hladikova (if Arn withdraws Besser def. Hladikova)
[5]Hercog def. Schaefer

[1]Kutusova def. [6]Ungur
[2]Kartantcheva def. Zoric
[3]Arn def. Hladikova (if Arn withdraws Besser def. Hladikova)
[5]Hercog def. Schaefer

I'm late. :(

Due to the rain and the incompletion of the qualifying tournament scores and updated rankings should go up tomorrow now.

For those playing Q-Ball in Stanford, scores should be up late evening (weather permitting)

Here is what your picks should have looked like ;)

Ungur beats Kutuzova
Hradecka beats Zahlavova
Hladikova beats Sevastova
Zhang beats Han

Bad Gastein Standings 2008
1. jonny84 = 14
2. Jamie RS = 13
3. bhebhe = 11
4. wimbledonwinner = 10
5. Geo Tennis Fan = 9
TatiNovic = 9
7. Meelis = 8
-sugi- = 8
In The Zone = 8
Bart = 8
11. slavicpower = 6
12. FORZA PENNETTA = 4
13. Adrian1992 = 2

Rankings as of July 14th

1. [2] -sugi- = 236
2. [1] Fire_Fox = 231
3. [3] JujulCactus = 228
4. [5] Y.J.CHANfan = 212
5. [4] FORZA PENNETTA = 211
6. [7] jonny84 = 208
7. [6] Geo_Tennis Fan = 205
8. [8] Meelis = 176
9. [9] libre83 = 173
10. [10] chrono = 148
11. [11] Fretchap = 146
=12. [12/14] Dorien, TatiNovic = 145
14. [13] Loose = 137
15. [15] bhebhe = 127
16. [16] In The Zone 122
17. [17] Adrian1992 = 114
18. [18] Experimentee = 107
=19. [19/20] rated_next, denjis = 105
21. [20] ChrisCHorse = 103
22. [22] Buitenzorg = 96
23. [23] slavicpower 93
24. [23] Strastib = 87
25. [26] Bart = 77
26. [25] CCCP1 = 72
27. [30] dodoboy = 71
28. [27] heart = 68
29. [28] korben 65
30. [29] ganymedyu = 64
31. [30] Tomek = 62
=32. [32/34] *hingisforever*, Catriel = 61
34. [33] Vengeanceus = 52
35. [35] Michaelz = 50
36. [36] Emiel Goelen = 48
37. [37] black_fire = 47
38. [38] maxomax = 44
39. [39] JAMESYBABY = 37
40. [40] Norts11 = 33
41. [42] Jamie RS = 29
42. [41] dulkogii = 27
43. [44] kolan = 20
=44. [43/45] James, Karat0589 = 19
46. [46] wimbledonwinner = 18

So I win my first title at Bad Gastein :bounce:

:yeah: and :bigclap: to -sugi- who reaches the number one spot in the rankings for the first time.

The Number One spot is going to be very tight over the US Open series as there is not a lot between the top three players. So exciting weeks to come

Thanks for playing everyone!

4th. :woohoo: but :sad: am still last in the rankings. Gonna play next week and try and climb!