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2009 ATP Tennis Tour [Winner: ga7]

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:08 am
by flexmaster33
The World Championship qualifiers have started with the opening four matches...best-of-three on Great Lakes...winner advances...loser is out at this point.

The World Championship bracket and Qualifier stepladder is listed below and will be filled in as players clinch spots...this final tournament decides the winner of this CC event.

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Final money list
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TOURNAMENT WINNERS...
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE/SETTINGS
In qualifiers the 3rd set will be no spoils & fog
In the finalists bracket the 5th set will be no spoils & fog
all other sets are flat, chained, sunny
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TOURNEY RULES/SIGN-UPS
This tourney will replicate the ATP men's tennis tour with players competing at tournaments throughout an 10-week regular season. The goal is to work your way up the money list to gain a spot in the 16-player season ending World Championship event.

The season starts with the Australian Open and will also feature the other grand slam events -- French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. In between these majors, players will tour the world at various other events -- the top players will play majors (more prize money), while the lower-level players will battle in satellite tournaments (less prize money)

An additional phase of this tourney is the Davis Cup where four-player teams will square off in a battle for national pride. (this tourney will run throughout the regular tour season). When you sign-up, please add which country you would like to represent in the Davis Cup. Prize money for this event will be largely based on team results. (Two players will play a pair of singles matches, while the other two on the team will team up in a doubles showdown...the country that wins the best-of-those five bouts advances to the next round).

All of these events allow players to collect prize money, leading up to the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP tournament, which will decide the champion for this tournament. The top 12 players on the final money list will gain an automatic spot into this event, while the remaining 20 players will battle through stepladder qualifying to decide the last 4 spots.

Play will be best-of-3 sets (maps) throughout the regular season, but will move to best-of-5 sets for the World Championship tournament.

Maps are predetermined for each tournament based largely on geography...Aussie for the Australian Open...Montreal for the Quebec Classic...etc.

Sets 1 & 2 will be played with settings...chained, flat, sunny, while the third set will be chained, no spoils, foggy. Once we get to the World Championship...the first four sets will be chained, flat, sunny and any fifth sets will be chained, no spoils, foggy.

Tournament is open to all players (freemium or premium)...just keep 2-3 slots open if your a freebie. I expect this tourney to last into the fall, so be prepared to stick it out that long.

I'm working to finalize the season schedule and prize money breakdowns, but those will be posted as soon as I'm finished.

Sign-ups will be in Davis Cup format, but remember that is only a small phase of this tourney...this is an individual tournament with one winner at the end. For the Aussie Open (first event) players will be ranked according to CC points...after that seedings will be based on the money list with CC points breaking any ties.

SIGN-UPS (CC pts.)
(listed for Davis Cup purposes...individual rankings posted when sign-ups are complete)

Team USA

1. flexmaster33 (1652) -- doubles
2. Frito Bandito (1218) -- singles
3. Night Strike (1727) -- doubles
4. WPBRJ (1745) -- singles

Team Germany
1. vykingsfan64 (1497) -- doubles
2. danryan (1802) -- singles
3. danfrank (1963) -- singles
4. PabloDejaunopl (1213) -- doubles

Team France
1. ga7 (2216) -- doubles
2. clegge67 (936) -- doubles
3. Hopscotcher (1653) -- singles
4. sportsgod24 (1486) -- singles

Team Spain
1. GreenBaize (1612) -- singles
2. gambler21210 (1573) -- doubles
3. scottishleaf (1477) -- singles
4. xstu78x (1453) -- doubles

Team Croatia
1. markec (1069) -- singles
2. Atheist (1471) -- singles
3. coacheberhardt (1103) -- doubles
4. cletus (998) -- doubles

Team United Kingdom
1. heyheymymy (1193) -- doubles
2. plash.ricrem (1709) -- doubles
3. negoelen (2283) -- singles
4. General Flashman (1855) -- singles

Team Chile
1. HighlanderAttack (1919) -- singles
2. Sun Tzup (1863) -- singles
3. olkok (2046) -- doubles
4. b00060 (2013) -- doubles

Team Sweden
1. pimphawks70 (1905) -- doubles
2. Tupence (1194) -- doubles
3. NotNowKato (1417) -- singles
4. DBandit70 (2419) -- singles


Davis Cup maps
Quarterfinals -- Singles (Classic Shapes); Doubles (Civil War)
Semifinals -- Singles (Midkimil); Doubles (Prohibition Chicago)
Finals -- Singles (WWII Western Front); Doubles (Siege!)

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 1/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:28 pm
by Frito Bandito
I'm in, team usa.

btw flex, do you play tennis? I'm playing tonight in Newberg

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 1/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:34 pm
by flexmaster33
Very cool...but no I don't really play...enjoy watching it though.

Last summer I did a similar "money-list" tourney with boxing, and thought I'd switch up the sports this year, especially being in the heart of tennis season right now.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 2/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:52 pm
by heyheymymy
Count me in for team uk

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 3/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 5:12 pm
by Night Strike
I'll play in Team USA.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 3/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 5:30 pm
by WPBRJ
in usa plz

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 3/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 5:49 pm
by ga7
France please =)

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 3/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 5:52 pm
by markec
in for Croatia please

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 3/32)

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:37 pm
by vykingsfan64
Germany for me.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 8/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:40 am
by GreenBaize
In plz, Spain

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 8/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:42 am
by HighlanderAttack
in for italy

also joining italy will be

olkok
Sun Tzup
b00060

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 10/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:56 am
by Sun Tzup
in with highlander

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 11/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:42 am
by Athiest
Sign me up for croatia.

cheers
Athiest

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 11/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:48 am
by negoeien
team uk then but I'd preferred a team Belgium ^^

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 11/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:15 am
by gambler21210
am in plz

team spain

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 11/32)

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:17 am
by plash.ricrem
Sign me up, Flex! I'll take a spot on team U.K.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 14/32)

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 4:36 pm
by flexmaster33
bump...where are all the tennis fans?

I'll give it into this week a bit and if sign-ups stall out, I'll see what I can make work with fewer players.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 14/32)

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 4:41 pm
by General Flashman
CAn I sign up for UK?

Thanks

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 14/32)

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:58 pm
by danryan
Germany pls.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 14/32)

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:34 pm
by pimphawks70
I'm in as sweeden... after all a sweed just beat rafa

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 14/32)

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:46 pm
by flexmaster33
Sweden and tennis have a long tradition.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 20/32)

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:23 am
by flexmaster33
sign-ups updated through here...a dozen spots still open...more if we have the interest.

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 20/32)

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:10 pm
by danfrank
sounds like fun!!!. im in .. since i closely resemble boris becker :lol: Germany it is

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 21/32)

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:50 pm
by clegge67
sign me up please

Re: 2009 ATP TENNIS TOUR (taking signups -- 21/32)

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:51 pm
by clegge67
sign me up please, Team France