2011 IFBB Prediction Challenge: British Grand Prix

[DavisForman]

I know this post is fairly long, but in order for this to run smoothly, please read it in its entirety. If you know you won't, at least read the "Rules" and "Making your picks!"

If you don't read these, you will very likely make a mistake, which happened for the Flex Pro and Arnold Classic predictions.

What is it?

If you frequent this section, you have probably seen this thread more than once:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=129106401

A few members of this section, most notably valiantmiller16, the-craig, Darren in Gym, and myself, have come up with sort of a ‘Fantasy League’ for the IFBB. However, this is not typical of most sports, because as you could imagine, it wouldn’t be very interesting when many guys only compete once a year. So what it really is, is what the title says. A prediction challenge!

For every show this year, participants will make a predetermined number of picks (For example: 7 picks for the Flex Pro Show, 10 picks for the Arnold Classic). Based on how well these picks place at the show, participants will be given a set amount of points. At the end of the 2011 season, the points from all the shows will be added up, and the overall winner will be announced.

Prize?

There had been talk about a Paypal account with every competitor chipping a small amount of money in, or possibly a supplement company offering a supplement package, but it was not heavily looked into.

So instead, the prize for the winner is having the satisfaction of knowing that you are the smartest member in this section on modern bodybuilding, and of course, bragging rights!

How is it going to work?

One week before every show, a thread like this will be made where participants will make their predictions. Then, after the results from the show are announced, Darren in Gym will calculate the points and post them up in an Official Points thread that will hopefully be stickied.

All you (as a participant) have to do, is make your picks in this thread, or the next appropriate thread for the following show.

Time Frame

As was said above, a thread like this will be made exactly one week before each show of the 2011 season. Participants will have from when the thread is posted until exactly 24 hours before the pre-judging of the show to make their picks (A total of 6 days). This is to prevent anyone from making predictions during part of the show as this would obviously be a huge advantage.

For the British Grand Prix: The time for pre-judging hasn't been announced yet. I will post it up as soon as it is, so if you are planning on waiting until later in the week, stay current with this thread so you don't accidentally miss the deadline.

Rules

There are not many rules for this event, and many have already been discussed above.

- ****In this thread, you will post your predictions and ONLY your predictions. This is one of the most important points made in this post! ONLY POST YOUR PREDICTIONS! This is to allow Darren to easily pick out people's predictions and calculate points. If this becomes a discussion thread he may miss some****
- Time: You will have until 24 hours before pre-judging to make your prediction
- Editing your post with your predictions is prohibited. Once you have made your predictions, you cannot change them. This is to prevent anyone from editing them after pre-judging or even after the finals. NO EDITING!
- Suggestion: Late entry competitors may be added to the official competitors list a day or two out from the show. If this happens, you may regret making your predictions so soon. But, as was stated above, there is NO changing your predictions once they are made. So if you think this might happen, hold off on making your predictions until later in the week
- If someone begins posting anything other than their predictions, ignore them. Any responses to them will only clutter the thread more.
- Should you need to discuss something about the Prediction Challenge or clear up a confusion, you may do so in this thread:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...fantasy+league

Point System

The point system for this has been kept as simple as possible. They are as follows:

- One point will be given for each successful pick that makes the top 7. For example, at the British Grand Prix, 7 picks are required. So if 3 of your picks make the top 7, you will be given 3 points.
- Two bonus points are given for each successful placing of a pick. For example, if one of your picks placed top 7, and he also places in the spot you predicted, you will be given a total of 3 points for that competitor.
- Based on the above two criteria, should all 7 of your picks place in the correct order, 21 points can be achieved from the Arnold Classic.

Making your picks!

This is another, VERY important point. The way Darren is calculating the points is by a number method. Therefore, when you make your picks, DO NOT write the names of the competitors. Instead, write out the number that they are associated with.

Here is the current competitor's list for the British Grand Prix and the numbers associated with each athlete. Should the list be updated, I will either update this post, or add it in another post, so pay attention to this thread:

(1) Dainius Barzinskas
(2) Thomas Benagli
(3) Toney Freeman
(4) Paul George
(5) John Hodgson
(6) Johnnie Jackson
(7) Michael Kefalianos
(8) Hennie Kotze
(9) Ian Morgan
(10) Essa Obaid
(11) Ronny Rockel
(12) Michael Sheridan
(13) Alvin Small
(14) Mario Vansteenberghe
(15) Ian Wadley
(16) Branch Warren
(17) Roelly Winklaar

Note: The official IFBB list was updated on March 11th. The list is likely to be updated again sometime next week, so if you would like to make sure you are not missing anyone with the potential of cracking the top 7, hold off on making your picks until a little later in the week.

Your predictions MUST be in the format below! It is the easiest way for Darren to collect them.

Example:

4
5
2
7
1
6
3

Understood?

Let the Predictions Begin!

That's about it. Again, if you have any questions, they can be asked in the thread that has been linked twice in this post. Good luck!

[the-craig]

Top few spots shouldn't be too bad to judge especially since we've already seen a lot of them the past couple weeks at the Aus pro and the Arnold.

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I feel fairly confident of this outcome but who knows what might happen, I feel bad for not throwing any English guys in the mix.

[drooks10]

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[BaGeL23]

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Every other forum I've visited has listed Lee Priest and Flex Lewis as two "confirmed" competitors...some even have Gary Strydom down. If Lee or Gary shows up it would be too epic for words

[backlash278]

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[ThaWeezord]

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[ZionNYC]

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[BOUNTYHUNTERMK2]

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[Rambo26]

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I'm gonna be there!

[mdude1]

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[Darren in Gym]

Alright guys. Im subbed in for this, so keep ur posts coming. But for now im off to read 2 chapters of carbohydrates!! fun fun!

[bballbrett5]

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[jiveinhere]

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[Rocky-Balboa]

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[valiantmiller16]

hoping for another perfect score! lol

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[Portsmouth UK]

you guys have 202 guys in there

paul george
john hodgson

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[pinjo]

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[mehdimu]

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[purdey]

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edit: only had 6

[zmcdole]

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[Noah Stevens]

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[redlinedrummer]

Branch for the win and Roelly has zero chance of beating Branch Warren at the British.........

[SeanRector]

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[Deano87]

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[germanyt]

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[LiftIsLife]

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[red_cat]

Pretty easy to pick a top 7...a bit tougher to pick who's after Branch and JoJ.

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[btintb]

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[Pilcher1]

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