[Fluffy]

I don't even know a single name of senior participants, but hell I voted

[bid_em_up]

BB:
1.USA2
2. China Long
3-4: Italy, USA1
5-8: Brazil, Norway, Egypt, Netherlands

VC:
1. USA1
2. Sweden
3-4: USA2, Germany
5-8: China, Japan, Argentina, Egypt

Seniors:
1. USA1
2. England
3-4: USA2, Australia
5-8: Japan, Poland, Italy, Indonesia

[HRVSSA]

Bermuda Bowl:

Quarter Finals: Usa 1, Brazil, India, China
Semi Finals: Netherlands, Norway
Finals: Italy
Winners: USA 2

Venice Cup:

Quarter Finals: USA 2, Denmark, Italy, Germany
Semi Finals: USA 1, Sweden
Finals: China
Winners: France

Seniors:

Quarter Finals: England, Italy, Sweden, India
Semi Finals: Indonesia, USA 2
Finals: Poland
Winners: USA 1

[Rain]

PeterGill, on Aug 27 2009, 02:27 AM, said:

With bridge being a Mind Sport, teams who do not have to travel far often perform well. Brazil Open has a strong line-up on paper but not the greatest local form,

I think the home field advantage is much decreased in mind sports actually. Personal opinion!

Mind sport - can always combat by going 1-2 days earlier to be well rested for event.

But physical sports, even indoor sports, the new humidity, new climate, the partison crowds all become stressful factors that affect performance much more.

[lsllsl]

Bermuda Cup

Quarter Finals: Swenden, Brazil, France, China
Semi Finals: Italy, Norway
Finals: USA2
Winners: USA 1

Venice Cup:

Quarter Finals: Germany, Brazil, Denmark, Italy
Semi Finals: Poland, China
Finals: USA2
Winners: USA1

Seniors:

Quarter Finals: England, Brazil, Sweden, Indonesia
Semi Finals: Italy, Sweden
Finals: USA 1
Winners: USA2

[cherdanno]

Bermuda Bowl:
Winner: Italy
Finalist: USA2
SF: USA1, Norway
QF: Netherlands, Chile, China, Germany

Venice Cup:
Winner: China
Finalist: France
Semi-finalists: USA1, Germany
QF: Sweden, Italy, USA2, Denmark

Seniors:
Winner: USA1
Finalist: Poland
SF: Canada, Indonesia
QF: England, Sweden, Japan, USA2

I will go out on a limb and claim that lsllsl won't get a single final right. Well, maybe he doesn't need the bottle of wine anyway.

[TimG]

lsllsl, on Aug 28 2009, 10:49 AM, said:

Bermuda Cup

Finals: USA2
Winners: USA 1

Can't happen, but maybe you're just trying to get credit if either end up in the finals?

[bidule4]

TimG, on Aug 28 2009, 11:38 AM, said:

lsllsl, on Aug 28 2009, 10:49 AM, said:

Bermuda Cup

Finals: USA2
Winners: USA 1

Can't happen, but maybe you're just trying to get credit if either end up in the finals?

Neither will sweden or france reach the QF.
(or maybe france will, Guadeloupe is playing)

[the hog]

BB:
1.Italy
2. USA2
3-4: Netherlands, USA1
5-8: China Germany, Japan , Norway, China

VC:
1. China
2. Germany
3-4: USA1, France
5-8: Sweden, Japan, USA2, Canada

Seniors:
1. Poland
2. USA1
3-4: Indonesia, England
5-8: Japan, USA2, Australia, Sweden

[NickRW]

cherdanno, on Aug 28 2009, 04:12 PM, said:

I will go out on a limb and claim that lsllsl won't get a single final right. Well, maybe he doesn't need the bottle of wine anyway.

Hmm, yes - but just because the US teams cannot meet in the finals, doesn't mean to say that the pick will necessarily score badly.

[gwnn]

Oops Ron maybe you were too late:)

[paulg]

Entries are now closed.

All the entries can be seen on Google Docs at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mvfqkp (a google account is not required).

I will update the spreadsheet when we reach the quarter-finals.

Cheers

Paul

[gwnn]

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

[paulg]

gwnn, on Aug 29 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

The Wisdom of the Crowd suggests that Peter Gill will win, closely followed by Jlall.

[Fluffy]

cardsharp, on Aug 29 2009, 09:02 AM, said:

gwnn, on Aug 29 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

The Wisdom of the Crowd suggests that Peter Gill will win, closely followed by Jlall.

yeah whatever, but am I last or is there someone behind?


BTW: Most of the non BBFs have put Spain in the quarterfinals in VC, while no member but me trusted them .

They probably didn't know yet that the third pair was composed with the woman who has read every read ever written and the other who never ever received a lesson let alone read a book and its proud of it. Those 2 are gonna be funny.

[Jlall]

cardsharp, on Aug 29 2009, 04:02 AM, said:

gwnn, on Aug 29 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

The Wisdom of the Crowd suggests that Peter Gill will win, closely followed by Jlall.

Pfft Peter Gill is a fish

[gwnn]

cardsharp, on Aug 29 2009, 11:02 AM, said:

gwnn, on Aug 29 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

The Wisdom of the Crowd suggests that Peter Gill will win, closely followed by Jlall.

Could you post here the crowd picks?

[paulg]

Wisdom of the Crowd:

BB
Winners: Italy
RU: USA 2
Semi: Netherlands, Norway
Quarter: Brazil, China, Germany, USA 1

VC
Winners: China
RU: France
Semi: Germany, USA 1
Quarter: Denmark, Italy, Sweden, USA 2

SB
Winners: Poland
RU: USA 1
Semi: Indonesia, USA 2
Quarter: England, Italy, Japan, Sweden

This entry has been added to the spreadsheet.

[paulg]

Fluffy, on Aug 29 2009, 11:42 AM, said:

cardsharp, on Aug 29 2009, 09:02 AM, said:

gwnn, on Aug 29 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Maybe we should have a 'Wisdom of the Crowd' pick (just to find out what will actually happen).

The Wisdom of the Crowd suggests that Peter Gill will win, closely followed by Jlall.

yeah whatever, but am I last or is there someone behind?

You are in the upper half ... just

[cherdanno]

If the crowd wins, does everybody get a bottle of wine?
Cheers!