'08 Spingold/Wagar Pool
#1
Posted 2008-July-22, 07:06
Pick the outcome of the main events at this year's Summer NABC and win big prizes... After all, what greater prize is there than bragging rights and the adulation of your bridge peers?
Submissions should be posted to this thread so everyone can see who's in. If you really want, you can PM your submission to me instead. If you submit via the thread and change your mind before the deadline edit your original post to reflect the change, please.
Submissions must be made/received by 1pm PDT (20:00GMT) on Wednesday, July 23rd since that's when cards hit the table in Las Vegas.
SPINGOLD
* 4 losing quarterfinalists (3 points each)
* 2 losing semifinalists (6 points each)
* Runner-up (12 points)
* The winner (24 points)
WAGAR
* 2 losing semifinalists (4 points each)
* Runner-up (8 points each)
* The winner (16 points)
For a total of possible 92 points.
When you list your teams, please list the LASTNAME of the first person on the roster and the teams seed #, just so there's no confusion. For example:
Gordon (#38) or Gordon (#22)
Team rosters and (eventually) brackets can be found here.
Tiebreaker: What will be the margin of victory (in IMPS) in the Spingold Final on Sunday?
Results will be posted to no later than Monday morning (EST).
Good luck and happy VuGraphing!
#3
Posted 2008-July-22, 09:53
HeavyDluxe, on Jul 22 2008, 01:06 PM, said:
* 4 losing quarterfinalists (3 points each)
* 2 losing semifinalists (6 points each)
* Runner-up (12 points)
* The winner (24 points)
Quarters: O'Rourke #3, Ekeblad #9, Lynch #12, Mahaffey #16
Semis: Strul #4, Cayne #2
Runner up: Nickell #1
Winner: Gromov #5
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* 2 losing semifinalists (4 points each)
* Runner-up (8 points each)
* The winner (16 points)
Semis: Yalan #5, Jacobs #6
Runner up: Bjerkan #3
Winner: Fireman #1
Tie breaker = 43.
Most probably I will score nothing!
Nick
#4
Posted 2008-July-22, 10:53
NickRW, on Jul 22 2008, 10:53 AM, said:
Yeah, that's the reason I thought give ppl 'til tomorrow to submit. At least by that point you're down to 32 teams to choose from...
If we extended the deadline into Thursday, we basically 'lose' the Wagar. I'm no opposed to that. Then you're picking from 16 teams in the Spingold.
If the group feels strongly, we can extend the picks into Thursday. Thoughts?
#5
Posted 2008-July-22, 12:46
HAPPY VU-GRAPHING?
There's no mention of the Spingold on the BBO VuGraph schedule for 2008!
(Or anywhere)
See thread in BBO Forum "Vu-Graphs"
#6
Posted 2008-July-22, 13:18
Cayne (2) to win by 26 imps from Strul (4), then Brogeland (17) and O'Rourke (3), followed by Mahaffey (16), Shi (45), Diamond (24) and Kamil (23).
Notable omission: Team 1, because I think some players in Teams 16 and 17 have good form, making Team 1's draw too tough. Better to be seeded 2 or 3 this time.
Wagar
McCallum (2) by 1 imp from Fireman (1) then Yalan (5) and Bjerkan (3)
followed by Jacobs (6), Westheimer (8) , Mancuso (4) and Sulgrove (7).
Peter Gill.
#7
Posted 2008-July-22, 13:27
There will be Vugraph from the Spingold, but they didn't know when it would start because of not knowing the number of teams. I think they're trying to start it today, but since I'm being a bridge player at least for another day and hopefully longer, I don't actually know. I promise they're planning to cover from the Round of 32 at least.
#8
Posted 2008-July-22, 15:24
HeavyDluxe, on Jul 22 2008, 04:53 PM, said:
If the group feels strongly, we can extend the picks into Thursday. Thoughts?
Nah, them that post late can enter for half points is my idea.
Nick
#9
Posted 2008-July-22, 15:31
#10
Posted 2008-July-22, 17:13
hrothgar, on Jul 22 2008, 04:31 PM, said:
I suppose ACBL will publish it after todays round is finished.
#11
Posted 2008-July-22, 21:56
hrothgar, on Jul 22 2008, 04:31 PM, said:
ACBL has one up for the Wagar. They have a tendency not to put up[ bracket sheets until the round of 16, so I suspect there won't be one until after completion of play on Wednesday.
#12
Posted 2008-July-23, 04:36
TimG, on Jul 22 2008, 10:56 PM, said:
hrothgar, on Jul 22 2008, 04:31 PM, said:
ACBL has one up for the Wagar. They have a tendency not to put up[ bracket sheets until the round of 16, so I suspect there won't be one until after completion of play on Wednesday.
There are complete Spingolds bracket sheet in Daily Bulletin, pages 6 & 7
PS. Uday faces today the eastern power of team Gromov, good luck for him!
Robert
#13
Posted 2008-July-23, 04:38
Four Losing Quartfinalists:
2: Cayne
4: Struhl
6: Schwartz
8: Meltzer
Two Losing Semi Finalists:
1. Nickell
7. Sadek
Losing Finalist:
3. O'Rourke
Top Dog:
5. Gromov
[Edit: Guess it was a mistake not to have looked at last night's results before picking Struhl to make it into the elite 8... Oh well]
#14
Posted 2008-July-23, 04:54
QF: Brogeland(#17), Konow(#61), Narasimhan(#10), O'Rourke(#3)
SF: Meltzer(#8), Schwarz(#6)
RU: Gromov(#5)
W: Weed(#2)
I had picked Strul instead of Konow before today's bulletin reported the results. MFA is playing in team Konow.
#15
Posted 2008-July-23, 07:55
SPINGOLD
* 4 losing quarterfinalists: ♣ Meltzer (#8), ♣ Sadek (#7) , ♣ Goren (#55), ♣ O'Rourke (#3)
* 2 losing semifinalists: ♦ Lynch (#12), ♦ Schwartz (#6)
* Runner-up: ♥ Weed (#2)
* The winner: ♠ Nickell (#1)
WAGAR
* 2 losing semifinalists: ♦ Mancuso (#4), ♦ Jacobs (#5)
* Runner-up: ♥ Fireman (#1)
* The winner: ♠ Baker (#2)
One FINAL note: Remember you can edit your picks until 1PM Las Vegas time today. At that point, I'll pull all the picks out into a spreadsheet for scoring.
Thanks!
#16
Posted 2008-July-23, 08:14
hrothgar, on Jul 23 2008, 01:38 PM, said:
Four Losing Quartfinalists:
2: Cayne
29: Markowicz,
6: Schwartz
8: Meltzer
Two Losing Semi Finalists:
1. Nickell
7. Sadek
Losing Finalist:
3. O'Rourke
Top Dog:
5. Gromov
[Edit: Guess it was a mistake not to have looked at last night's results before picking Struhl to make it into the elite 8... Oh well]
Since I get to edit my picks still
Four Losing Quartfinalists:
2: Cayne
29: Markowicz,
6: Schwartz
8: Meltzer
Two Losing Semi Finalists:
1. Nickell
7. Sadek
Losing Finalist:
3. O'Rourke
Top Dog:
5. Gromov
#17
Posted 2008-July-23, 12:55
Quarters: Lynch #12, Mahaffey #16, Meltzer #8, Konow #61
Semis: Ekeblad #9, Tuszynski #20
Runner up: Nickell #1
Winner: Gromov #5
Wagar
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Semis: Simon #12, Jacobs #6
Runner up: Bjerkan #3
Winner: Fireman #1
Tie breaker = 43.
#18
Posted 2008-July-23, 14:01
Quarters:
Meltzer, Konow, Sadek, Schwartz
Semis:
Gromov, Weed
Losing finalist:
Nickell
Winner:
O'Rourke
Wagar:
Semis:
Westheimer, Carol Simon's team
Losing finalist:
Jacobs
Winner:
Baker
Spingold final margin: 3 IMPs
#19
Posted 2008-July-23, 16:19
Oh, and I forgot my guess for margin of victory - 10 IMPs in the Spingold.