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Previous Fantasy Sports Newsletters (FSN) by FISO - subscribe here For this week's Daily Telegraph Fantasy Football Password - Go to our Forum FISO - Fantasy & Interactive Sports Online Fantasy Sports Newsletter - FSN 68 - 7 May 2003 ================================= In This Issue: - Welcome! - TELEGRAPH FANTASY CRICKET (TFC) 2003 - FANTASY CRICKET CLUB 2003 ONE DAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Telegraph Fantasy Football (TFF) - The leading teams - Fantasy Cricket Forum - Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com - Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum - The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner Welcome! Welcome to FISO's Fantasy Sports Newsletter. You are one of over 3,000 worldwide fantasy sports fans who have subscribed to this newsletter. To update your profile please use the link at the end of this email. Today we cover the leading Fantasy Cricket games starting later this month and show you the make-up of the three leading teams in the Telegraph's newspaper Fantasy Football game (TFF). Check out the latest news on our Fantasy Sports forums! http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_latest.asp TELEGRAPH FANTASY CRICKET (TFC) 2003 TELEGRAPH FANTASY CRICKET (TFC) 2003 - Reviewed by Sam David Provider: Daily Telegraph, with GFM Services Website: http://www.fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk Summary - Telegraph Fantasy Cricket is split into two separate leagues this season - the Test & County League and the One-Day League. - With your one entry you can choose one team to compete in both leagues or select a separate team for each league. - Your must pick 4 batsmen, 1 wicket keeper, 2 all-rounders and 4 bowlers whose total player rating EXCEEDS 40. - The object of the game is for each of your teams to accumulate the highest fantasy points total in either individual league. - The cricketers you select will earn fantasy points based on their performances during the 2003 English domestic cricket season. - Entry costs £5 and there is a prize of £10,000 for winning either individual league. - The closing date for online registration is 10am on Sunday 18 May. How To Play - Details This year, Telegraph Fantasy Cricket (TFC) gives you the opportunity to manage two teams for a single fee of £5. There are two separate leagues - for One-Day matches and for Test & County fixtures. Both teams use the same selection criteria: - choose 11 different players from the list provided - FOUR batsmen (five last year), ONE wicket keeper, TWO all-rounders (one in 2002) and FOUR bowlers. Each player is rated between 1 and 9 (1 being the best) and the total rating of your team must be 41 or more. There is no restriction on the number of players you may pick from any one county or country. Choose one of your eleven players to be your captain; this player will score double points throughout the season. Alternatively, you can click the Auto Team Select box if you want to be involved but not pick your own team. If you are selecting two individual teams then you need to create a name for each team. Entry deadline The closing date for registrations to score from the first round of matches is first post on Sat, May 17 or, if entering online, 10am GMT on Sun, May 18. Scoring Points There is a separate scoring system for the Test & County League and the One-Day League. Points are awarded for each player's performances on the field of play. The more runs, wickets and catches they make and take, the higher the points they will receive. Player points and leaderboards will be printed in The Daily Telegraph every Friday from May 23 until the end of the season. Selectors may also view their individual and Super League scores and positions online from May 23 until the end of the season, updated every Friday. For the Test & County League, your team will score points in all County Championship and Test Matches. For the One-Day League, your team will score points in all National League, Twenty20, C&G Cup, Natwest Series and Natwest Challenge matches. Points are doubled for Test matches and one-day internationals, plus domestic semi-finals and finals. Transfers Twelve per team. Once your initial XI has been officially confirmed, it cannot be changed BEFORE the start of the TFC season. The only way to modify a team thereafter is by making transfers. These may be used at any time during the season from Monday 26 May up to Monday 15 September. You can make 12 changes to both your One-Day and to your Test & County League teams. An additional four changes can also be made to your choice of captain for each team - the Captain scores double points. Transfers come into effect on a weekly basis. All transfers made up to midnight on Monday each week become effective on the following Tuesday. Entry Fee: Five pounds for a pair of teams. You can enter as many teams as you like. Prizes £30,000 in total. The One-Day champion (the highest points scorer in the One-Day league) will win £10,000. The second and third placed selectors will win £1,000 and £500 respectively. Likewise, the top three in the Test & County League will win £10,000, £1,000 and £500 respectively. There are special prizes each week for the selectors in each separate league who score the highest amount of points. Overall winners' names will be published in the Telegraph on Friday 26 September. Mini league option Super Leagues (SL) give you the opportunity to compete against friends or colleagues in your own private leagues. There are no Super League prizes this year. A minimum of five team selectors must join. Each fortnight, the chairman will receive a breakdown of the league's performance by post or weekly via e-mail. Once a selector has joined a Super League it is not possible for that entry to be moved into another Super League. FISO SL options This season, FISO will operate two super leagues. The general one offers unlimited entry: FANTASYCRICKET@FISO.CO.UK S/L number: 8000082 For an extra competition, FISO readers can also submit ONE team each to: League Name: ONETEAM@FISO.CO.UK League PIN: 8000167 See this FISO forum link for more news on the FISO Super League - http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3170 There's still plenty of time to decide on your Telegraph cricket selections. Note that once your team has been officially confirmed back to you it cannot be changed BEFORE the start of the TFC season. Some useful Cricket news and statistic links can be found here - http://www.fiso.co.uk/cricnews.htm Good luck! Click here to access the TFC website http://www.fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk FANTASY CRICKET CLUB 2003 ONE DAY CHAMPIONSHIP FANTASY CRICKET CLUB 2003 ONE DAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Reviewed by Sam David Provider: Fantasy Cricket Club, with cleverTV Limited Website: http://www.fantasycricketclub.com Summary The 2003/4 Fantasy ODI Cricket World Championship runs from Saturday 10 May until Spring 2004. It is played over four Fantasy ODI Phases of approximately three months each. Simply select a team of 11 from the published Player List for each Phase. Each player is listed in a specific Category. The total rating of your selected team must not exceed 100 points and must conform to the following format: 5 Batsmen, 1 All-Rounder, 1 Wicket-Keeper & 4 Bowlers The Player Lists and Ratings for each Phase are published on the website. New players will be added to the list when their selections are announced. There is no restriction on the number of players that you may select from any one country. Every One Day International played anywhere in the world will count. Entry deadline: Midnight on Friday 9 May. Scoring for the first Phase starts on 10 May. Transfers Until 10 May, you may make up to 20 free transfers to your selected team. During each Prize Period, you will be able to make a maximum number of free transfers. The amount of transfers allocated to each manager per Prize Period is dependent on how many ODI Matches are scheduled to be played in that particular Prize Period. Transfers activate on a daily basis at 00.01 UK time, e.g. a transfer made on 11 May will become live and start scoring from 12 May. All transfers must be made online. Entry Fee The Entry Fee is £5 per team per Fantasy ODI Phase. A maximum of 25 teams can be registered to one household address and/or email address per Fantasy Phase. If you enter five teams during one registration process then the fifth team will be free. The parallel 2003/4 Fantasy Test Cricket World Championship also costs £5. Prizes Total £25,000. As well as cash prizes for the top four points scorers at the end of each Phase, there will also be £250 for the highest score in each of the three Prize Periods during a Phase and a £500 prize for the top Challenge League. Six entrants per Phase will qualify to play-off against one another - during the summer of 2004 - for the title of 2003/4 Fantasy ODI Cricket World Champion and a cheque for £3,000. Mini League Option: This is available, with £500 for the top challenge league. The game is now live at: http://www.fantasycricketclub.com Telegraph Fantasy Football (TFF) - The leading teams For those following the conclusion to the TFF title, the make up of some of the leading teams should be of interest. For those intent on challenging next year then we've also included information on the original starting line-ups and transfers for the teams in 1st and 3rd overall. Starting with the Original and moving towards the Current line up: Chris King - Fantasy7 which is 1st on 1,550 points: 1. Dudek - Barthez - Dudek 2. Hyypia - Harley - Lauren 3. Henchoz - Traore - Barry 4. Riise - Silvestre - Le Saux 5. Xavier - Carragher - Geremi - O'Shea 6. Benarbia - Inamoto - Djorkaeff - Malbranque - Lampard - Pires 7. Acimovic - Redknapp - Fernandes 8. Kewell 9. Henry 10. Zola - Van Nistelrooy - Hasselbaink - Van Nistelrooy - Wiltord 11. Anelka - Saha - Anelka Mr Grossman - Forget About It which is 2nd overall on 1,535 points 1. Niemi 2. Lauren 3. Luzhny 4. Geremi 5. Melchiot 6. Pires 7. Kewell 8. Djorkaeff 9. Henry 10. Van Nisterooy 11. Anelka Tony Murnaghan - Tangerine Dream which is 3rd overall on 1,532 points: Current 11 1. Cudicini 2. Gallas 3. M.Svensson 4. Bridge 5. G.Neville 6. Kewell 7. Juninho 8. Djorkaeff 9. Henry 10. Van Nistelrooy 11. Beattie Original 11 1. Schwarzer 2. Riise 3. Cole 4. Carr 5. Stockdale 6. Kewell 7. Dyer 8. Djorkaeff 9. Henry 10. Van Nistelrooy 11. Lua Lua Others who were included at various times in Tangerine Dream were R. Wright, M.Taylor, Neill, Samuel, Geremi, Bowyer, C. Jensen, Van Bronkhorst, Shearer, Rb Keane, Zola, Anelka & Yorke. These teams (and others) are disclosed and commented on in this FISO forum thread - http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3222 Click here to access the FISO forum thread on the leading TFF teams http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3222 Fantasy Cricket Forum There are a number of Fantasy Cricket games either in progress or about to start. You can find news on these and on the cricket players to watch on FISO's fantasy cricket forum - http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=5 Click here to access the fantasy cricket forum http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=5 Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com Premiership Injury news courtesy of PhysioRoom.com, the Premier League Sports Injury Centre: Sunderland 9 Reyna (knee 3 weeks) Brown (knee 2 weeks) Myhre (thigh 1 month) McAteer (hamstring 1 week) Rossiter (knee 7 months) Thirwell (hernia 1 week) Babb (groin 2 weeks) Wright (hamstring 1 week) Piper (hernia 1 month) Arsenal 8 Shaaban (broken leg 3 weeks) Aliadiere (hernia 1 month) Edu (knee 1 week) Jeffers (knee 1 week) Ljungberg (ankle 1 week) Cygan (calf 1 week) Vieira (knee [no return date]) Campbell (achilles 1 month) Southampton 7 Pahars (ankle 1 week) Delgado (back 1 week) Draper (ankle 3 months) Ela Eyene (knee 1 week) Delap (ankle 3 weeks) Dodd (ankle & foot 1 month) Marsden (knee [no return date]) Birmingham City 5 Vaesen (knee 7 months) Morrison (dislocated shoulder 1 month) Cisse (ankle [no return date]) Grainger (knee 2 weeks) Cunningham (groin strain 1 week) Manchester City 5 Haaland (knee 1 month) Wanchope (dislocated shoulder 2 weeks) Tiatto (groin 1 week) Mettomo (hernia 1 month) Berkovic (groin 2 weeks) Blackburn Rovers 4 Thompson (knee 1 month) Gillespie (ankle 1 week) Gresko (broken foot 1 month) Short (hamstring 1 week) Newcastle United 4 Speed (groin 1 month) Cort (hamstring 1 week) O'Brien (broken nose 1 week) Shearer (ankle 1 month) Tottenham Hotspur 4 Freund (groin 1 week) Thatcher (calf 1 week) Anderton (knee 1 week) Richards (ankle 1 week) West Bromwich Albion 4 Appleton (knee 4 months) Moore (knee 4 months) Gilchrist (knee 1 month) Jordao (achilles 3 months) Charlton Athletic 3 Rowett (knee 3 weeks) Fish (knee 1 week) Rufus (knee 1 month) Leeds United 3 Bridges (ruptured achilles 1 month) Johnson (knee 1 month) Batty (back [no return date]) Liverpool 3 Kirkland (knee 3 months) Henchoz (calf 3 weeks) Smicer (Achilles 1 week) Aston Villa 2 Delaney (knee 1 week) Edwards (ankle 1 month) Bolton Wanderers 1 Hunt (dislocated shoulder 1 month) Chelsea 1 Terry (thigh strain 1 week) Manchester United 1 G Neville (foot 3 months) Middlesbrough 1 Ehiogu (leg [no return date]) Check on FISO's Injury and Suspension News weblinks http://www.fiso.co.uk/teamnews.htm Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum FISO member, Sam David, has selected a list of hot topics to help you keep up with the current fantasy football topics. - TFF/TFFO points and KCs for last weekend http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3206 - Anyone learn anything this season? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3182 - What changes would you like to see to TFFO? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2970 - What changes would you like to see to Sun DreamTeam? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3018 - The State of British Football http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3177 - Chris Kinnersley wins Strikerama for April 2003 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2901 - Take part in AJC1964's Fantasy Football survey http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3080 - New FISO members – have you introduced yourself yet? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=1518 The FISO fantasy sports forum was launched in August 2001 and with thousands of topics and posts about fantasy sports and averaging approximately 5,000 page views per day, the FISO forum is the place to talk to your fellow players and get an opinion about a game. The latest Fantasy Sports news is posted here so check it regularly. All posts since August 2001 are contained in an archive system accessible from the forum index. There is also a search facility. Why not join in our forum? You do NOT need to join to view the posts but if you choose yourself a password and username, leaving your name and email address, then you're free to post as well. The Forums include Fantasy Football, Cricket, Golf, Formula One, Other Fantasy Sports and Horse Racing Tips (Beat the Bookies!). Click here to see the latest topics on our forums. http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_latest.asp The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner I'm pleased to provide the odd racing tip for FISO members. I'll give a rating to the bet with 5/10 being average. Today's report: Well hopefully we have 25/1 Refuse To Bend for the Derby. My long term fancy for the Oaks has always been Echoes In Eternity. The Guineas meeting threw up no outstanding candidate like Kazzia last year in my humble opinion. Whilst I did have £300 on the current favourite Hi Dubai in the Pretty Polly and she did quicken well. I was not overly impressed and the Guineas produced no outstanding candidate unlike last year. Echoes In Eternity has been well backed the last couple of days and goes for the Musidora at York, I stepped in @ 16/1 today and hope you can still get 14/1 somewhere - not a rock solid bet but the sort of gut feel bet that Striker really likes !! Be Lucky, Andy. |
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