• Tono
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Interesting ideas there Aiur...no idea is a silly one in here really, they all deserve consideration! smile
I'll have to ponder your points suggestions Aiur...they have some merit but I must admit, initially anyway, I'm leaning Dragan's way of thinking.

I take your point Aiur that we didn't have a full season as a Yoda Crew, a few others have mentioned that also, but you obviously like the idea of having awards so the question now is do you want them to start this year at the end of the ATP Finals or would you prefer to wait until the end of the full season next year.
If you are keen to make your picks this year then fire away on here but if the majority want the awards to start next year when we have our first full year that is totally cool with me too smile

So far its 3 for the I's and 2 for the No's...c'mon Thomas, CC and BHP let us know your opinions guys smile

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I share the same opinion as Aiur; I like the awards, I just think some of them would be better for a full year - such as "Most Improved Player".  All in all, I don't have a strong opinion for or against it for our half year, otherwise I would have spoke my peace much sooner.  I'll say you can count me as a yes, it's a fun little tribute to cap the year. 


Aiur, your point system idea has merit, perhaps as an additional award for those who scored the best in each format?  By the way, what are you doing in Norway?

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Thanks Thomas smile...so we have 4 "I"s and 2 No's now...we almost have the awards idea passed as a group then.
If those who have said yay to the idea want to leave the idea till next year I'm all good with that...maybe we can treat this year's awards as a bit of fun then as Thomas has suggested and leave the INAUGURAL Awards to next year when we have a full season...up to the group, what do ya'll think??

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The GSFT Yoda Crew now contains:

1... Administrator (charles)
2... Grand Slam Champions (Don, Tono)
1... Top 50 player (Arvis)
4... Professionals (Aiur, Dragan, CrossCourt, Thomas)
2... Challengers (Adrian, the_lost_scot)
1... Amateur (backhandpass)

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I'm in favor of the awards, and in favor of the idea that the inaugural awards should be held next year.

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I will respect your decision as a majority of our group and I will participate in the awards proces in the next season too.

But PLEASE don't establish this overall points system.

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I'm a sucker for stats and points, so I like Aiur's idea. smile

But I don't like that other people don't like it, so I don't know if we should bother making it an "official" thing.  If I had the time, I would calculate and keep track of all the points myself next year, just for fun.  But I really don't have the time, sadly.

-Arvis

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Thanks for your feedback CrossCourt smile
It's looking more and more like the "INAUGURAL" awards are set for the end of our first full season next year then, that will give us 12 months to set in stone exactly what type of awards everybody wants, which I think is a good idea bcoz then everybody gets to throw their thoughts and ideas in the ring.
The main criteria must be that any award can be judged and given out on an annual basis.
I do think Arvis' suggestion that you can't vote for yourself should be voted in as a rule though...good idea Arvis smile

Actually after mulling it over I suggest we try and lock in the type of awards we all want before the Aussie Open kicks off in mid January...what do ya'll reckon??
We probably only need 4 or 5 anyway so lets have everyone's idea's then.....the player of the year and most improved player are certain no brainers IMO, we gotta have those two...I still like the Crew Favourite Player Award but it will need group consensus like any other suggestion, I think somebody's favourite player could change each year thats why I like that one...Don's suggestion of having a Sportmanship Award also has some merit...although I would prefer it to be called something along the lines of Yoda Crew Best & Fairest Award, that way it could encompass the game and our posts etc.
Best Individual Performance or Outstanding Performance is another good one, whatever suggestions we all make needs a Yoda Crew majority to rule over anyway so throw some in the pot if you desire guys. smile

Speaking of awards here are the WTA awards given out recently....

Lisicki, Radwanska, Schiavone win WTA awards
Ticker - Monday, November 14, 2011

Petra Kvitova wins four 2011 WTA fan and media awards. The Wimbledon champion and world No. 2 was voted the Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Breakthrough Player and was honored with the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award.

Sabine Lisicki won the Comeback Player of the Year award. After an injury-marred 2010, the German won two titles in 2011 and reached three other semifinals, including at Wimbledon. She rose to a career-high ranking of No. 15. Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania won the Newcomer of the Year award after rising from No. 214 to No.38. The No. 1 doubles team of Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were named Doubles Team of the Year after winning a WTA-leading six titles, including Wimbledon.

Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska was named Fan Favorite Singles Player; and Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko were named Fan Favorite Doubles Team. Francesca Schiavone won the Player Service Award, which recognizes the player who has done the most to support her fellow players through the WTA Players’ Council. The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart) the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL (Acapulco) were named Tournaments of the Year.

At least Don and I can celebrate something together following Petra's success on scooping 4 awards...awesome recognition for Kvitova big_smile

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Not sure what awards I would like to see. You can pretty much gauge who the "top dog" is by who wins the most events on all three sites. Not really sure if a comeback player type award would be applicable, considering there really aren't any past results to base that award on. Players favorite is a good award I suppose.

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Well with all our competitions now done and dusted for this 2011 season (part season) I am still going to put forward my nominations for our "ghost" awards just for a bit of fun. smile
Next year we will have our INAUGURAL Yoda Crew Awards proper but I think it's still nice to recap how far we have all come by honouring those who have done well in this part season.

My Yoda Crew "ghost" gongs for 2011 would go to.....(Remembering that you can't vote for yourself)

My Yoda Crew Player of The Year - DON....achieved consistent results in all the formats except for the Obi Wan Cannoli, 2nd overall in Yoda points, 2 x R2D2 Crown tourney wins and 3rd overall in Vader after being behind the 8-ball early on...nice effort Don well done smile Honourable mention to yours truly who enjoyed lots of success in this part season...hopefully it continues in 2012 wink
My Yoda Crew Most Improved Player - CROSSCOURT....Has really got a handle on these competitions now after a sluggish start, his obvious improvement saw him win the inaugural R2D2 Crown, nice effort CC smile
My Yoda Crew Favourite Player - ARVIS....Have really enjoyed his humourous posts in this part season and I love his passion and the way he wears his heart on his sleeve during tournaments, keep up the humour in 2012 my friend big_smile Honourable mentions to the whole Yoda Crew for talking tennis! smile
My Yoda Crew Performance Of The Year - AIUR....His performance at the US Open was outstanding and won him the Yoda Cup which he will defend at the Australian Open in January. Honourable mentions to Wolmas for his rise up the Vader rankings to finish 2nd and yours truly for leading from start to finish in The Vader Trophy, my Yoda Cup Wimbledon effort of picking all four finalists and both mens and womens winners wasn't too shabby either wink
My Yoda Crew Best & Fairest Award - WOLMAS....The sportsmanship he showed was second to none in this part season and his comments in the threads were generally always fair and reasonable too, always willing to post information about players etc to help the Yoda Crew out...good on ya Thomas! big_smile Honourable mention to Backhandpass who kindly missed the pick deadline in Vader in Paris to enable Dragan to slip him the "Wooden Spoon" lol