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Thought I would start a thread where we can discuss the matches, results, players and everyone's picks in the lil robot's competition wink
A lot will depend on who will win the tournament I feel...if it's Rafa or Fed then I fancy Backhandpass will grab the victory.. but if it's Nole then it looks like a shoot-out between Don and Guga....the Isner v Troicki match could be the key match between these guys...a lot of great match ups still to come in this tourney smile Fed v Tsonga, Djokovic v Delpo/Cilic, Isner v Troicki, Gasquet v Almagro etc etc

At least if Rafa makes the final then there is no chance of me holding the "Wooden Spoon" wink we can't have the YODA CUP CHAMP with any "wood" in his mouth now can we. wink lol lol

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Re: THE R2D2 CROWN "2011"!!

Wow!!!!!!!!
Rafa dumped out in his first match by Ivan Dodig.....UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Berdych or Wawrinka to make the final now???

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How about Fish to make the final!?  I pick him.

It may require him to "swim upstream" a bit though, eh? [/obligatory fish pun]

What I think I'll do also is, if I have the time, I'll tally everyone's Win/Loss% from each round as each round finished up.  Hopefully I have time to post the 1st round results here in a little bit.

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First Round Montreal Picks:

1. Don: 19W - 5L (79%)
2. CrossCourt: 18 - 6
3. Tono, Kuerten, and Aiur: 17 - 7
4. BackhandPass and Arvis: 16 - 8
5. Beebo: 14 - 10

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Re: THE R2D2 CROWN "2011"!!

Interesting stats there Arvis smile
I have just had a thought....do we need a points table for R2D2???
I was thinking along the lines of something like this...
1st - 20pts
2nd - 15pts
3rd - 12pts
4th - 10pts
5th - 8pts
6th - 6pts
7th - 4pts
8th - 2pts

Of course if Wolmas decides to join us then it could be :
1st 20pts, 2nd 16pts, 3rd 13pts, 4th 11pts, 5th 9pts, 6th 7pts, 7th 5pts, 8th 3pts, 9th 1pt.

What do ya'll think, is it even necessary or shall we just use the ATP room as our points table???

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Why not just use cumulative points from the tourneys starting now?  Is there something wrong with the simple approach?

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lol ....not at all Don..thanks for your feedback smile
Of course it will be better when the new season starts bcoz then we can have individual tournament winners and a cumulative overall leader in the race for the R2D2 Crown...im more than happy with the simple approach smile

I think in some ways we are all looking forward to next season bcoz we will start fresh and have an entire year ahead of us which will determine a Yoda Guru...a Lord Vader..and a hat wearing R2D2 Champ!! smile
But we still have some bragging rights left in this season yet huh!! wink

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Just when I thought tennis couldn't get more addictive.... I run into all you fantasy folks... wink

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It's great that we have all these different formats to enjoy and compete in with one another smile
I hear the Djoker is carrying a slight shoulder injury!!

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Just for fun, here's an early look at the Cincy picks at ATP.  As we all remember, finals wins are 32 points, semis wins 16, etc.

5 have Nole to continue his streak and win, Aiur & BHP have Nadal to win, and Wolmas has Fish to win.

Wolmas & CrossCourt have Fish in the final.  Wolmas & BHP have Federer in the final; everybody else has Djokovic.  Arvis has Tsonga in the final.

Wolmas & BHP are either going to look great or go down very hard.

Tono, Guga & Don: Djokovic over Nadal
Arvis: Djokovic over Tsonga
CrossCourt: Djokovic over Fish
Aiur: Nadal over Djokovic
BHP: Nadal over Federer
Wolmas: Fish over Federer

That's it, folks!  Good luck!

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Lots of different outcomes there huh Don....who.. if any of us are going to be correct I wonder??

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Thanks for putting that together, Don!  Always interesting to see the information put together concisely.

I took a big risk putting Tsonga in the final, but I just didn't believe his phantom arm pain was anything serious.

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It looks like you could be right there Arvis...I should have picked him for at least a couple of wins.....looks like I've missed out on a few points there with Jo-Wilfred sad

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Cincinnati 1st Round Pick Success:

1. Kuerten: 18-6 (75%)
2. Arvis, Tono: 17-7
3. BHP, Don: 16-8
4. Aiur, CrossCourt: 15-9
5. Wolmas: 13-11

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Nice stats there Arvis smile ....slight improvement for me although I should have taken Tsonga instead of Cilic which would have aided my cause a lil!!

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Quarterfinalists lost after Round 2:

Arvis: 1 (Tsonga)
Aiur: 1 (Tsonga)
Don: 1 (Tsonga)
Kuerten: 1 (Roddick)
Tono: 1 (Roddick)
BHP: 2 (Tsonga, Anderson)
CrossCourt: 2 (Tipsarevic, Tsonga)
Wolmas: 1 (Tipsarevic)

No one has lost more than 2 Quarterfinalists.  We're still in really good position to score some mega points!

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I just need Nole to beat Berdych and the Cincy "Shield" is mine!! smile

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Congratulations, Tono.  Very nicely done! 

Murray did me in.  I did not see that coming after his humiliation at the hands of Kevin Anderson last week.

Congratulations also to Guga for taking the points lead after two Masters Series tourneys.  You're ahead of me by two points.  Good job thus far!

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You are all cordially invited to join me for the US Open Bracket challenge.  I have created a group for us and here is the link.  Join me in the pursuit of sweet victory at

Obi Wan Cannoli

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Joined!  Love the name... big_smile
Who will win "The Obi Wan Cannoli?"

I don't care for cannolis so I don't have much motivation... wink

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Thanks for the congrats Don smile
LOL.....I joined up the Obi Wan Cannoli, I'll have to remember to make my picks with all these challenges we have going smile

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Re: THE R2D2 CROWN "2011"!!

I really appreciate that you guys made a table for the R2D2 crown.It's great to see both the general standings and the average points.

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Yes, Guga, I too am digging all the stats Tono and Don are putting together!  Very cool! big_smile

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For my part, you're certainly welcome.  Glad you found it interesting.

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Nice to know they are appreciated smile
I did them for all of us to keep track of things....Don you can continue with the average points in R2D2 if you like....will be better next year when the ATP site will automaticaaly track our points table smile