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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Thu 18, 2018 3:40 pm

Round 2 is fait accompli. Highlights:

*SpaceBarSlam holds the lead with 584 points, followed by Sharapovalov at 576 and PingPong0_ at 574

*30 of 91 teams are still fully intact. Very commendable given the widespread carnage

*Best performers: Pliskova [15 teams]; Kerber [bandwagon 50 teams]; Nadal [45 teams]; Dkovovic [47 teams]

*Worst performers: Venus [13 teams]; Raonic [3 teams]; Coco [14 teams]; Wawrinka [5 teams]; Cibulkova [1 team]

*Sharapova has also been a rewarding pick, already picking up Q points for 9 teams. Bencic also did that for 3 teams in R1, but her flame-out in R2 has made her a liability rather than an asset.

*Rumour has it Djokovic pickers sweated as much as he did in the win over Monfils
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Post by Ace2Ace » Jan Fri 19, 2018 2:19 pm

meanwhile, it's not easy managing this District RU90. Now I know why the mayor is MIA. lol lol
Tough place to live.

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Post by djmm1962 » Jan Fri 19, 2018 6:16 pm

So bad ...

Shameful :(

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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Sat 20, 2018 6:15 pm

Round 3 is carved in stone. Highlights ....

*we are down to 20 fully intact teams after three rounds. I say that's a pretty high number, all things considered. Still anybody's ball of wax ...

*rex has bounced back into first place, somewhat unusual for the SKAN. rex leads with 975 points, followed by patrick [964] and Pingpong0_ [963].

*rex' leading team comprises:

1. Nadal
2. Federer
3. Kerber
4. Djokovic
5. Wozniacki
6. Pliskova

*the weakest fully intact team is Tier 3 member Ejay [39th place overall] with:

1. Federer
2. Dimitrov
3. Kyrgios
4. Halep
5. Pliskova
6. Garcia

*kudos to Pyotr, who despite being in 81st place, leads all contestants with 49 Quality Points. Go figure!

*the points range by tier are:

1. [top 10]: "Getting The Best of It": from 975 down to 931
2. [next 27]: "Git her Done": from 930 down to 811
3. [next 27]: "Get to da Choppah": from 799 down to 652
4. [bottom 27]: "Gotterdammerung": from 648 to RandomSkan's 129
go firmly to the window
and listen with deep emotion,
but not with the whining, the pleas of the coward;
listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Post by Ace2Ace » Jan Sun 21, 2018 10:04 am

When the power players are not winning, I am out, settling in District RU90.. What a shame !!!!
Come on Keys, Garcia, Pliskova, Mertens ... Save the world from pushers !!! LOL LOL LOL

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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Mon 22, 2018 5:27 pm

Round 4 is a wrap. Highlights ....

*no more fully intact teams! That went down fast! But now we have 18 that have 5 of 6 still active, including all top tier contestants.

*new leader Omegadoom also leads the domination category with 750 points. The Quality category leader is Texasniteowl with 65 points [thanks to the efforts of

Federer 2
Kerber 0 [well, not so much on her account]
Wozniacki 14
Kyrgios 18
Pliskova 14
Dimitrov 17

*As mentioned, Omegadoom leads [1394 points], followed by Hash [1378] and Windsongs [1367] as the other podium contenders.

*Omegadoom's leading team comprises:

Name D V Q Total

Federer 168 110 2 280
Svitolina 215 110 0 325
Nadal 160 110 7 277
Kerber 115 110 0 225
Wozniacki 69 110 14 193
Djokovic 23 60 11 94

Total 750 610 34 1394

*the points range by tier are:

1. [top 10]: "The Choicest Cut": from 1394 to 1335
2. [next 27]: "Cut and Dried": from 1330 to 1126
3. [next 27]: "Cut From The Team": from 1123 down to 884
4. [bottom 27]: "Cut Throat": from 877 to RandomSkan's 225

*RandomSkan still has Keys. Will she be enough to pull him out of last place?
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but not with the whining, the pleas of the coward;
listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Tue 23, 2018 8:22 am

Only 3 contestants have Cilic. On the women's side, only 5 have Keys. Watch out for them.
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listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Tue 23, 2018 8:24 am

Oh yeah ... and no one has Edmund!
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Post by PeterSkan » Jan Tue 23, 2018 8:25 am

... or Chung!
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and listen with deep emotion,
but not with the whining, the pleas of the coward;
listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Re:The 2018 Aussie Skan is here

Post by 93tennisroyalty » Jan Tue 23, 2018 10:09 am

I'm number one at the moment and it makes no sense! I thought I was done after losing Anderson on day 1. But could have definitely used a Svitolina win yesterday.
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