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Topic: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Hello everybody!

As the picks are now closed, here  are the picks of all the Yoda Crew members (22) participating in this 2020 Roland Garros Yoda Cup, 9th edition.

MEN'S

Seeds 1-16:
Nadal (22) [everyone] {OUT, W, +168}
Djokovic (22) [everyone] {OUT,F, +120}
Thiem (21)[everyone except Spotec] {OUT, QF, +64}
Tsitsipas (12) [everyone except Tenedab, Dwight, Edu, Snolly, Wimbo, Dtrain, Charles, Mike, Oz, Johnny ] {OUT, SF, +88}
Zverev (12) [Charles, Dwight, Drivers, Tono, TE, HTS, Spotec, Marco, Murree, Snolly, Mike, Oz] {OUT, 4th, +48}
Medvedev (4) [Oz, Snolly, Charles, Don,] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Berrettini (1) [ Dwight,] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Rublev (7) [Spotec, Johnny, Dtrain, Cross Court, BHP, Edu, Tenedab] {IN,OUT, +64}
Schwartzman(5)[Tenedab, Edu, Adunar, Wimbo, Arvis] {OUT, SF, +88}
Shapovalov(3)[Wimbo, DTrain, Mike] {OUT, 2nd, +16}


Seeds 17-32:
PCB (10)[Johnny, Cross Court, Mike, Dtrain, Snolly, Marco, HTS, TE, BHP, Adunar] {
OUT, QF, +64} {4th,  Bonus, +16}
Dimitrov (8) [Edu, Tono, Murree, Charles, Oz, Johnny, Adunar, HTS] {OUT, 4th, +48} {4th,  Bonus, +16}
Garin (7) [Drivers, Arvis, Edu, Tono, TE, Marco, Cross Court] {OUT, 3rd, +16}
Coric (7) [Spotec, Don, Mike, Tenedab, Dwight, Dtrain, BHP ] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Lajovic(3) [Drivers, Arvis, Snolly] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Ruud(3) [Oz, Tenedab, Dwight] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
FAA (2) [Don, Snolly] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Krajinovic (1) [Murree] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Fritz (1) [Charles] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Struff (2) [Spotec, Wimbo] {OUT, 2nd, +16}

Unseeded players:
Humbert (10) [Tenedab, Dwight, Adunar, HTS, Murree, Snolly,Wimbo, Dtrain, Mike, Don ] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Nishikori (2) [Drivers, Edu] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Koepffer (2) [Spotec, Arvis] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Sinner(2) [Johnny, Cross Court] {OUT, QF, +64} {4th,  Bonus, +32}
Nishioka (1) [Johnny] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Cecchinato (1) [Tono ] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Londero (1) [BHP] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Coria(1) [TE] {OUT, 3rd,+32}
Monteiro (1) [Marco] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Pella (1) [Charles] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Sonego(1) [Oz] {OUT, 4th, +48} {4th,  Bonus, +32}

Finalists:
Djokovic (22) [everyone] {F, Bonus,+32}
Thiem(2) [Oz, Murree]OUT, QF
Nadal (20) [All except Murree and Oz] {F, Bonus,+32}



Winners:
Djokovic (11) [ Tenedab, Drivers, Tono, Adunar, BHP, Spotec, Arvis, Murreee, Wimbo, Dtrain, Mike]OUT, F
Nadal (10) [Johnny, Snolly, Dwight, Edu, TE, HTS, Marco, Charles, Don, Cross Court] W, Bonus +64
Thiem (1) [Oz]OUT, QF


Formats:

Everybody picked the standard format: 5 (1-16) - 2 (17-32) - 1 (unseeded) and Johnny went 4-2-2.



WOMEN'S

Seeds 1-16:
Halep (21) [everyone except Johnny] {OUT, 4th, +48}
Muguruza (20) [everyone except Charles & Oz] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Svitolina (16) [everyone except Drivers, HTS, Snolly, Wimbo, Charles, Johnny] {OUT,  QF, +64}
Azarenka (15) [everyone except BHP, Spotec, Arvis, Snolly, Don, Johnny, Cross Court] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Pliskova Ka (9) [Oz, Johnny, Cross Court, Charles, Snolly, Drivers, Dwight, BHP, Don] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Williams (12) [Drivers, Charles, Johnny, Edu, BHP, TE, HTS, Marco, Murree, Dtrain, Don, Cross Court]{ OUT, 2nd, +16}
Martic (6) [Tono, Arnaud, Spotec, Arvis, Wimbo, Mike] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Rybakina (3) [Arvis, Spotec, Tenedab]{OUT, 2nd,+16}
Kvitova (2) [Snolly, Oz] {OUT, SF, +88}
Mertens (1) [Snolly] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Keys(2) {HTS, Wimbo,] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Kenin (1) [Charles] {OUT, F, +120}





Seeds 17-32:
Sakkari (10) [Drivers, Edu, Adunar, BHP, Spotec, Arvis, Murree, Snolly, Mike, Don] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Putintseva(4) [ Dwight, Drivers, Spotec, TE,] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Yastremska (4) [Tenedab, BHP, Snolly, Oz, ]  {OUT, 1st, -16 }
Stephens (4) [Tenedab, Dtrain, Charles, HTS,] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Brady (4) [Dwight, Charles, Oz, Murree] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Kontaveit (3) [Johnny Marco, Don] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Vekic(3) [Wimbo, Tono, HTS] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Kerber (3) [Cross Court, TE, Edu] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Kuznetsova (2) [Cross Court, Dtrain] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Muchova(2) [Marco, Mike] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Linette (1) [Arvis] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Anisimova (1) [Tono] {OUT, 3rd, +32


Unseeded players:
Hercog(6) [Tenedab, Tono, BHP, Marco, Charles, Mike] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Siniakova (5) [Arnaud, HTS, Arvis, Wimbo, Murree] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Cornet (3) [Drivers, Adunar, Oz] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Peterson (1) [Johnny] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Rus (2) [Johnny, Spotec,] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Giorgi(1) [Johnny,] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Ferro(2) [Don, TE] {OUT, 4th, +48} {4th,  Bonus, +32}
Bouchard (2) [Johnny, Dtrain] {OUT, 3rd, +32}
Rogers (1) [Dwight] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Hibino (1) [Cross Court] {OUT, 2nd, +16}
Kostyuk(1)[Edu] {OUT, 1st, -16}
Kasatkina(1) [Snolly] {OUT, 2nd, +16}

Finalists:
Halep (19) [Everyone except Johnny, Oz, Charles ]OUT, 4th
Muguruza (17)OUT, 3rd [Everyone except Oz, Charles, Snolly, HTS, Spotec ]
Kenin (1) [Charles] {F, Bonus, +32}
Kvitova (1) [Oz] OUT, SF
Plíšková Ka (1) [Snolly,] OUT, 2nd
Azarenka(2) [Charles, Oz] OUT, 2nd
Keys(1) [HTS] OUT, 1st
Martic(1) [Spotec] OUT, 3rd
Bouchard(1) [Johnny] OUT, 3rd


Winners:
Halep (18) [ Everyone except Johnny, Oz, Murreee, Charles]OUT, 4th
Muguruza (2) [Johnny, Murree] OUT, 3rd
Azarenka (2) [Charles, Oz] OUT, 2nd




Formats:

Everyone picked the standard format 5 (1-6) - 2 (17-32) - 1 (unseeded),  except Arnaud went 5-1-2 and Johnny went 3-1-4

Number of players still in competition:

0: Everyone. Tournament over.

-16 competition TOTAL: 54

0:Drivers,
1:TE, Arvis, Adunar, Tono.
2:BHP, Marco, Cross Court, Charles, Edu, Spotec
3:Tenedab, Dtrain, Mike, Oz, Murreee, Wimbo, HTS,
4:Snolly, Johnny,
5:Don, Dwight,


Possible bonus points:

Tenedab: Ruud (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Dwight: Ruud (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
TE: Garin (+16), PCB (+16), Coria (+32), Ferro (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Charles: Fritz (+16), Dimitrov (+16), Kenin, F (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),        
Johnny: Dimitrov (+16),  PCB (+16), Sinner (+32), Bouchard (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Cross Court: Garin (+16), PCB (+16), Sinner (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Tono: Garin (+16), Dimitrov (+16),  Cecchinato (+32), Anisimova (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Marco: Garin (+16), PCB (+16), Monteiro  (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Oz: Dimitrov (+16), Ruud (+16), Sonego (+32), Kvitova, F (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Thiem, F, (+32), Thiem, W, (+64),
Edu: Sakkari (+16), Garin (+16), Dimitrov (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Drivers: Sakkari (+16), Garin (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Adunar: Dimitrov (+16),  PCB (+16), Sakkari (+16), Siniakova (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
BHP: Sakkari (+16), PCB (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Spotec: Sakkari (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Arvis: Sakkari (+16), Garin (+16), Siniakova (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Murreee: Sakkari (+16), Siniakova (+32), Dimitrov (+16),  Djokovic, F, (+32), Thiem, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W, (+64),
Snolly: Sakkari (+16), PCB (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Mike: Sakkari (+16), PCB (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
HTS: Dimitrov (+16), PCB (+16), Siniakova(+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Wimbo: Siniakova (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),
Don: Sakkari (+16), Ferro, (+32), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32), Nadal, W, (+64),
Dtrain: Bouchard(+32), PCB (+16), Djokovic, F, (+32), Nadal, F, (+32),  Djokovic, W,  (+64),

Last edited by Drivers (Oct. 11, 2020 11:35am)

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Awesome POA, Jenny!  Thanks!

I'm really regretting picking Rogers instead of Sakkari... What was I thinking???

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Thanks Charles. I struggled with both my unseeded this time - Nishikori was always going to be dodgy but I reasoned that Dan says he doesn’t ‘get’ clay court play. I didn’t see the match but the scores looked much closer than I’d thought it would be. I had Rogers in my sights for a while, and Hercog, especially as she could beat Linette. I ended up with Cornet in the hope that she might win v Keys.

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Both your teams look super solid, Drivers.  I was going to go for Nishikori myelf but the Evans match scared me off.  And I think Lajovic is a brilliant pick - he could go really deep in a quarter full of young guns who are still finding their feet on clay.

I considered Cornet too, that might be a brilliant pick, but Keys was too unpredictable for me.

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Drivers, your PoA work is amazing as always!

So, for fear of being rude, Nishikori would be on my list of Picks I Hate.  What is the upside there?  He's in awful form and needs to beat Rafa to be BPs.  He happened to avoid the -16, but that was a huge risk for almost zero chance of BPs.
But what the crap do I know?

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Great job! Thanks!

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Drivers - thanks for doing this again. I always enjoy it.

When you get a minute, please add me to the 'number of players still in competition list'. Thanks.

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Will  do Wimbo l. I was a bit brain dead by the time I got to that bit!
Also, I think I’ve missed 1 of the Womwn’s 17-32 or unseeded  so if anyone spots it, please  let me know....

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Arvis wrote:

Drivers, your PoA work is amazing as always!

So, for fear of being rude, Nishikori would be on my list of Picks I Hate.  What is the upside there?  He's in awful form and needs to beat Rafa to be BPs.  He happened to avoid the -16, but that was a huge risk for almost zero chance of BPs.
But what the crap do I know?


tonguetongue Haha, after my dismal performance at the US Open I was just hoping for someone who would go a couple of rounds Arvis. smilesmile

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Thanks Drivers!
Some really interesting/unique picks this time round. Let the red commence!

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Thanks as always for making sure that we all have our POA fix. ')

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I just realized my Bouchard pick for the final is not listed

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Thanks Johnny - I knew I’d missed one....

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The Men's Winner picks need to be looked at as well.  Wish we could all help with this. '^__^

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Okay-will do! I left it until Monday morning as it was after midnight. Then I forgot! smile
Done now! Thanks Arvis.

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

BHP and I are killin the WTA and ATP brackets respectively on the TDC site. Just figured I'd throw that out there wink

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

it's pretty much irrelevant, but i have only two live players left, not three...

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Re: 2020 Roland Garros YODA Cup

Johnny_Incognito wrote:

BHP and I are killin the WTA and ATP brackets respectively on the TDC site. Just figured I'd throw that out there wink


Nice job, Johnny!  You will still take this if Nadal wins it all!

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