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Old 15-01-2016, 21:35
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The usual thanks to everyone who has organised it previously: JustWonderful, davethecue, EPY and fab cesc.

RULES
Each day, you must pick one player from the WTA and ATP singles main draw who are scheduled to play that day. (The order of play will be updated daily).
Once you have chosen that player, you cannot pick them again for the remainder of the tournament. So picking Novak or Serena in the earlier rounds could cost you the chance of winning the competition further down the line... but it's entirely up to you!
I'd like all picks to be chosen before the day's play begins. This way everybody has the same players to choose from. If you forget to pick a player before the day's play begins, you will be out of the tournament. (I may allow for some discretion if the first match of the day is midway through the first set. )
If your player wins their match, you'll be able to continue in the competition the next day. If your player loses the match, you will be eliminated.
If your first choice withdraws before the match begins, or is the beneficiary of a walkover, you must provide me with a back-up pick. Please make sure you provide me with a back-up pick the same time as your first choice pick.
If your player's match is suspended until the next day of play, that still counts as your pick for that day. If he loses the next day you will be eliminated. However, you must still provide a pick for the next day's scheduled matches. Eg. if your Day 5 pick's match gets suspended, you should assume that he/she will win and pick from the Day 6 scheduled matches.

Your picks should look something like this:

ATP: Novak Djokovic
Back-up: Roger Federer

WTA: Serena Williams
Back-up: Victoria Azarenka

For any new players, here's the comps from 2015 for an idea of how it goes:
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open

Previous Winners

Australian Open
2013 ATP : JustWonderful
2013 WTA : Mr E! / topgooner
2014 ATP: javjamoll84 / yakutz / Cuishla / omgwtfbbq
2014 WTA: Cissy Fairfax / jake1981
2015 ATP: Cissy Fairfax
2015 WTA: davethecue

French Open
2013 ATP : Magpie11 / fatsi
2013 WTA : Dizzle
2014 ATP: Mike Teevee
2014 WTA: EPY
2015 ATP: Janielovesyou / Hayden / dean michael
2015 WTA: charlieparr

Wimbledon
2013 ATP: Mike Teevee / Bhaveshghor
2013 WTA: EPY / Cuishla / ellieb123 / javjamoll84
2014 ATP: fab cesc
2014 WTA: Cissy Fairfax / Stunty
2015 ATP: Darren Lethem / DimSum / MinkyJoe
2015 WTA: Nathers7 / Department_S / topgooner100 / Hayden / EPY / MinkyJoe

US Open
2012 ATP : dean michael
2012 WTA : DimSum
2013 ATP: tso
2013 WTA: Mike Teevee
2014 ATP: dean michael
2014: WTA: Janielovesyou
2015 ATP: seansnotmyname@ / DimSum / Department_S / Hayden
2015 WTA: Department_S

Time to set up for another year

I'll post the schedule when it's up (normally it's out tomorrow about midday). Play starts at 0:00 on Monday so remember to get picks in by Sunday night.
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Old 15-01-2016, 21:38
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Nathers, you top man. Thank you
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Old 16-01-2016, 12:07
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Good stuff Nathers
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Old 16-01-2016, 12:28
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Day 1:

http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/index.html
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Old 16-01-2016, 15:20
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ATP: David Goffin
Back-up: Nick Kyrgios

WTA: Sam Stosur
Back-up: Sara Errani
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Old 16-01-2016, 16:38
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ATP Dolgopolov
b/u Paire

WTA Ostapenko
b/u Wozniacki
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Old 16-01-2016, 21:34
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ATP:

1st pick: Jiri Vesely

Back-up: Grigor Dimitrov

WTA:

1st pick: Eugenie Bouchard

Back-up: Andrea Petkovic
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Old 16-01-2016, 21:36
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Nice one Nathers

ATP Cilic
Back up Karlovic

WTA Suarez Navarro
Back up Bencic
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Old 16-01-2016, 22:27
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atp tour gilles Simon
back up Marian cillc

wta tour Sara erranni
back up Belinda benic
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Old 17-01-2016, 09:56
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ATP: Dodig
Back-up: Dolgopolov

WTA: Niculescu
Back-up: Bouchard
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Old 17-01-2016, 10:05
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ATP: Goffin
Back-up: Vesely

WTA: Stephens
Back-up: Kvitova

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Old 17-01-2016, 10:26
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ATP: Dominic Thiem
Back-up: Nikoloz Basilashvili

WTA: Sara Errani
Back-up: Camila Giorgi

Thanks for running the competition.
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Old 17-01-2016, 10:55
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Happy New Year to one and all and thank you again for one of the best DS comps going.

Day 1

ATP Borna Coric
Back Up Nicolas Almagro

WTA Carla Suarez Navarro
Back Up Monica Nicolescu
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Old 17-01-2016, 11:25
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ATP: Jiri Vesely
Back-up: Benoit Paire

WTA: Monica Puig
Back-up: Daria Gavrilova
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Old 17-01-2016, 11:45
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ATP Ivo Karlovic
Back Up Benoit Paire


WTA Sloane Stephens
Back Up Kurumi Nara
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Old 17-01-2016, 12:17
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ATP: Goffin
Back-up: Karlovic

WTA: Gavrilova
Back-up: Stephens

Thanks Nathers
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Old 17-01-2016, 13:13
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Day 1

ATP: Vesely
Back-up: Dodig

WTA: Niculescu
Back-up:Suarez Navarro
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Old 17-01-2016, 13:43
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ATP Austin Kraijcek
Back up Nicolas Almagro

WTA J Ostapenko
Back up : M Nicolescu

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Old 17-01-2016, 15:25
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ATP: Vesely
Back-up: Goffin

WTA: Puig
Back-up: Gavrilova
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Old 17-01-2016, 15:51
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Back-up: Borna Coric

WTA:
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Back-up: Yafan Wang
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Old 17-01-2016, 17:59
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Day 1
ATP:
David Goffin
Back-up: Borna Coric

WTA:
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Back-up: Monica Niculescu
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Old 17-01-2016, 18:39
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ATP: Alexandr Dolgopolov
Back up: Ivan Dodig

WTA: Daria Gavrilova
Back up: Mariana Duque-Mariņo
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Old 17-01-2016, 18:54
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ATP Kyle Edmund
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Cheers Nathers
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Old 17-01-2016, 19:52
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ATP: Andujar.
Back-up: Haase

WTA: Ostapenko
Back-up: Puig

Thanks Nathers!
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Old 17-01-2016, 19:57
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Cheers Nathers

ATP: Benoit Paire
Back-up: Nick Kyrgios

WTA: Andrea Petkovic
Back-up: Sara Errani

Good luck everyone!
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