Forgot about this. Think you can still join.
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The
WBX 121SPORTS 2007 French Open Tennis Tipping Competition runs from the 27th May - 10th June, 2007.
Each entrant in the competition is given a “virtual” bank of 1000 units. Entrants
must bet on
at least two matches per day (but not more than 4 bets per day in total).
Post your day 2 tips on this thread:
Day 2 Tipping
The odds for each match will be provided by 121SPORTS based on early prices provided by a reputable bookmaker. You must wait for the odds to be posted by 121SPORTS in the
Competitions Forum each day before making your selections.
Selections must be made prior to the start of the first match of each day. For those of you who are unfamiliar with sports betting, please click
here for further information.
Selections must have some rationale in order to be considered valid. In other words, you need to provide some reasons for your predictions. Please click
here for guidelines as to what will be considered acceptable rationales. There is a certain element of subjectivity in evaluating rationales. You do not have to write a lengthy paragraph, but a few sentences explaining why you think a player will win or lose, or how a match will unfold is required.
You also need to indicate how many units you are placing on your selections, e.g., Roddick to beat Baghdatis (250 units). Any bets that do not include the number of units will be considered as
50 unit bets by default. You
can bet as much as you like each day but must bet at least 50 units in total for any given day (or the remainder of your bank if you have less than 50 units).
Winners will be determined by the highest banks at the end of the tournament. The £1000 will be divided as follows: £500 1st, £200 2nd, £100 3rd, and 8 x £25 consolation prizes. You prize will be credited to your
WBX account as free bets. In the event that you do not have a
WBX account or are unable to join
WBX, your prize can be transferred to a nominated person. Note also that an additional £150 in free bets is available to all new
WBX members - click
here to learn more about these bonuses.
Each day the leaderboard will be updated, so there is no need to calculate your bank. You can start posting tips for the next day before the leaderboard is updated though but if you bet units that you don't have, your bet will be adjusted accordingly.
Note that all bets will be void (refunded units) for any match that is not completed due to the retirement of a competitor.
Other rules:
If an entrant fails to produce at least 2 tips for a given day, s/he will incur a 100 unit penalty. Invalid tips (i.e. without an adequate rationale) are not considered in scoring and may also incur a penalty at the discretion of the competition managers.
If more than 4 bets are placed on a given day, only the first 4 will be considered in scoring and there will be no further penalty.
Late entrants are allowed until the start of play on the
1st of June but entrants will have a starting bank of 650 units.
Tips that have been edited (as indicated by the time-stamped watermark) after the day starts will be considered invalid.
Any entrant who is penalized for 3 consecutive days will be automatically disqualified, regardless of whether they have remaining units.
Entrants who attempt to sign up using multiple accounts will be immediately banned. If there is more than one person who would like to be included in the competition from your household, please email the
moderator at
moderator@121s.com to ask for an exception.
Betting options: Betting options will include betting on the winner and from the quarter finals onwards, set betting. Set betting will be available for as many matches as possible from the quarter finals onwards. If a player should retire during a match, all set-betting entries for that match will be cancelled. In this case, the units will be returned to the entrants' banks. There will be
no multi-betting or parlay options. If you need help with betting terms, check out the
Betting Guide.
Time zone considerations and final day betting: The daily odds will be up as quickly as possible. If for any reason you are unable to wait for the odds to be posted, you can create a post in the Members Competition specifying which players you wish to bet on and for how many units. Please do not abuse this allowance as it does create more work for the competition managers. If you wish to keep your bets for the
final day of betting private, you are welcome to send a Private Message to
kidd05 with your predictions and he will post them up soon after the start of play.
Exceeding your bank: If for any reason an entrant posts tips that add up to more than s/he has in his or her bank, the competition managers will decrease each bet to bring it within the limit. For example, if you post two tips @ 150 units each, but you only have 200 units in your bank, the competition managers will decrease each tip to 100 units each. Reasonable efforts will be made to take an equal amount out of each bet, but the competition managers reserve the right to use their best judgment in this matter.
121SPORTS reserves the right to modify the rules until the commencement of the competition. Entrance into the competition and posting of tips imply that entrants have read this post and accept these and any additional rules.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to send a Private Message to
kidd05 or the
moderator at
moderator@121s.com.
WBX (New Exchange) _ French Open Competition
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