Sports Prediction Competition 2022

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Event 15 - Who wins the Women's Singles at Wimbledon?

Options and number of selections

Ashleigh Barty - 34
Emma Raducanu - 7
Aryna Sabalenka - 3*
Coco Gauff - 2*
Naomi Osaka - 1**
Petra Kvitova - 1**
Simona Halep - 1**
Any Other Player - 4*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Unsurprisingly, top ranked and defending champion Ash Barty was the most popular pick in this category.

More surprisingly, at the tender age of 25, she announced her retirement with immediate effect this week

Mind you she has stepped away from professional tennis before so a tiny glimmer of hope remains for the 34 Barty picks

Naomi Osaka withdrew through injury whilst Aryna Sabalenka was banned from entering leaving the category with 5 options.

3 of the players; Kvitova, Halep and Goff have all been drawn in the same quarter

Emma Raducanu was beaten in the 2nd round (has she got further than the 2nd round in any tournament since the US Open?) today leaving just the 3 players in the same quarter plus the Any Other Player option as the only remaining selections

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Event 15 - Who wins the Women's Singles at Wimbledon?

Options and number of selections

Ashleigh Barty - 34
Emma Raducanu - 7
Aryna Sabalenka - 3*
Coco Gauff - 2*
Naomi Osaka - 1**
Petra Kvitova - 1**
Simona Halep - 1**
Any Other Player - 4*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Unsurprisingly, top ranked and defending champion Ash Barty was the most popular pick in this category.

More surprisingly, at the tender age of 25, she announced her retirement with immediate effect this week

Mind you she has stepped away from professional tennis before so a tiny glimmer of hope remains for the 34 Barty picks

Naomi Osaka withdrew through injury whilst Aryna Sabalenka was banned from entering leaving the category with 5 options.

3 of the players; Kvitova, Halep and Goff have all been drawn in the same quarter

Emma Raducanu was beaten in the 2nd round (has she got further than the 2nd round in any tournament since the US Open?) today leaving just the 3 players in the same quarter plus the Any Other Player option as the only remaining selections

Petra Kvitova and Coco Gauff were both defeated in the 3rd round leaving 2019 champion, Simona Halep as the last named player. With Any Other Player being one of the options, the category is now a straight race between Halep and the field.

We are now at the semi final stage with Halep due to face Elena Rybakina later today.

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Event 15 - Who wins the Women's Singles at Wimbledon?

Options and number of selections

Ashleigh Barty - 34
Emma Raducanu - 7
Aryna Sabalenka - 3*
Coco Gauff - 2*
Naomi Osaka - 1**
Petra Kvitova - 1**
Simona Halep - 1**
Any Other Player - 4*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Unsurprisingly, top ranked and defending champion Ash Barty was the most popular pick in this category.

More surprisingly, at the tender age of 25, she announced her retirement with immediate effect this week

Mind you she has stepped away from professional tennis before so a tiny glimmer of hope remains for the 34 Barty picks

Naomi Osaka withdrew through injury whilst Aryna Sabalenka was banned from entering leaving the category with 5 options.

3 of the players; Kvitova, Halep and Goff have all been drawn in the same quarter

Emma Raducanu was beaten in the 2nd round (has she got further than the 2nd round in any tournament since the US Open?) today leaving just the 3 players in the same quarter plus the Any Other Player option as the only remaining selections

Petra Kvitova and Coco Gauff were both defeated in the 3rd round leaving 2019 champion, Simona Halep as the last named player. With Any Other Player being one of the options, the category is now a straight race between Halep and the field.

We are now at the semi final stage with Halep due to face Elena Rybakina later today.

Rybakina was too strong for Halep winning in straight sets on her way to her first Grand Slam title.

There were only 4 selections for Any Other Player each earning 3 points (including one bonus point)

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Event 20 - How many different players (men and women) win a Grand Slam singles title

Options and number of selections

4 - 3*
5 - 23
6 - 26
7 - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Back in January, this category kicked off with a couple of very popular winners in Melbourne.

Ash Barty claimed the women's title and Rafa Nadal came from 2 sets down to win his record breaking 21st Grand Slam title

The French Open titles were both claimed by pre tournament favourites Iga Swiatek and the invincible Rafa Nadal.

This leaves us on 3 different winners with 2 more Grand Slam events to come

Iga Swiatek was a first week casualty at Wimbledon which guaranteed a different 2022 Grand Slam winner for the Wimbledon ladies singles.

An abdominal tear forced Rafael Nadal to withdraw from the tournament also guaranteeing another different 2022 Grand Slam winner in the Wimbledon mens singles.

This leaves us on 5 different winners with just the US Open to come in September

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Event 16 - Who will finish as top US player at the Open

Options and number of selections

Collin Morikawa - 19
Xander Schauffele - 8
Brooks Koepka - 8
Dustin Johnson - 4*
Jordan Spieth - 4*
Bryson DeChambeau - 3*
Tony Finau - 2*
Rickie Fowler - 1**
Phil Mickelson - 1**
Scottie Scheffler - 1**
Patrick Cantlay - 1**
Will Zalatoris - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Of the 12 selected golfers, only Rickie Fowler failed to qualify for The Open.

The remaining 11 players are covered by just 5 shots after the first round so all still in contention.

unselected Cameron Young leads on -8 followed by

D. Johnson, Scheffler on -4
DeChambeau, Schauffele on -3
Cantlay on -2
Spieth on -1
Mickelson, Morikawa on E
Koepka, Finau, Zalatoris on +1

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Event 17 - How many (rughy union) Tests will England win against Australia

Options and number of selections

none - 6
1 - 27
2 - 15
3 - 5*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

Australia overcame a first half red card to win the first Test 30-28.

England raced into a 19 point lead in the second Test before a couple of quick Aussie tries got them within one score but England held on for a 25-17 victory.

This leaves the series neatly poised at 1-1 but eliminates the "nones" and the 3's from the category

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Event 16 - Who will finish as top US player at the Open

Options and number of selections

Collin Morikawa - 19
Xander Schauffele - 8
Brooks Koepka - 8
Dustin Johnson - 4*
Jordan Spieth - 4*
Bryson DeChambeau - 3*
Tony Finau - 2*
Rickie Fowler - 1**
Phil Mickelson - 1**
Scottie Scheffler - 1**
Patrick Cantlay - 1**
Will Zalatoris - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Of the 12 selected golfers, only Rickie Fowler failed to qualify for The Open.

The remaining 11 players are covered by just 5 shots after the first round so all still in contention.

unselected Cameron Young leads on -8 followed by

D. Johnson, Scheffler on -4
DeChambeau, Schauffele on -3
Cantlay on -2
Spieth on -1
Mickelson, Morikawa on E
Koepka, Finau, Zalatoris on +1

Of the remaining 11 players, 3 failed to make the cut; Koepka, Mickelson and most selected Morikawa

9 shots separate the remaining 8 players after 2 rounds with the unselected Cameron Young still leading the way on -11 followed by

Dustin Johnson on -9
Scottie Scheffler on -8
Patrick Cantlay on -7
Xander Schauffele on -5
Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris on -4
Bryson DeChambeau on -1
Tony Finau on E

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Event 17 - How many (rughy union) Tests will England win against Australia

Options and number of selections

none - 6
1 - 27
2 - 15
3 - 5*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

Australia overcame a first half red card to win the first Test 30-28.

England raced into a 19 point lead in the second Test before a couple of quick Aussie tries got them within one score but England held on for a 25-17 victory.

This leaves the series neatly poised at 1-1 but eliminates the "nones" and the 3's from the category

In the series decider, England moved into a 21-10 lead with a couple of tries either side of half time and then hung on for the final whistle only conceded one score.

The final score of Australia 17 - 21 England gave England the series but more importantly the 15 selections for 2 wins all earn 2 points each, including TheWidds who score their first points of the competition.

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Event 16 - Who will finish as top US player at the Open

Options and number of selections

Collin Morikawa - 19
Xander Schauffele - 8
Brooks Koepka - 8
Dustin Johnson - 4*
Jordan Spieth - 4*
Bryson DeChambeau - 3*
Tony Finau - 2*
Rickie Fowler - 1**
Phil Mickelson - 1**
Scottie Scheffler - 1**
Patrick Cantlay - 1**
Will Zalatoris - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Of the 12 selected golfers, only Rickie Fowler failed to qualify for The Open.

The remaining 11 players are covered by just 5 shots after the first round so all still in contention.

unselected Cameron Young leads on -8 followed by

D. Johnson, Scheffler on -4
DeChambeau, Schauffele on -3
Cantlay on -2
Spieth on -1
Mickelson, Morikawa on E
Koepka, Finau, Zalatoris on +1

Of the remaining 11 players, 3 failed to make the cut; Koepka, Mickelson and most selected Morikawa

9 shots separate the remaining 8 players after 2 rounds with the unselected Cameron Young still leading the way on -11 followed by

Dustin Johnson on -9
Scottie Scheffler on -8
Patrick Cantlay on -7
Xander Schauffele on -5
Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris on -4
Bryson DeChambeau on -1
Tony Finau on E

Day 3 saw plenty of low scoring and our selected 8 golfers are still covered by 9 shots although Scottie Scheffler has moved about Dustin Johnson.

The positions going into the final day are

unselected (Cameron Young) on -12
Scottie Scheffler on -11
Dustin Johnson on -10
Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay on -8
Bryson DeChambeau on -6
Xander Schauffele, WIll Zalatoris on -5
Tony Finau on -2

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Tie Break 1 - How many ducks will the England Men's team score during the 12 Tests (to 12th September)

The 12 matches are

v Australia (Sydney) - 4th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v Australia (Hobart) - 14th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v West Indies (Antigua) - 8th March -
v West Indies (Barbados) - 16th March -
v West Indies (Grenada) - 24th March -
v New Zealand (Lords) - 2nd June -
v New Zealand (Nottingham) - 10th June -
v New Zealand (Leeds) - 23rd June -
v India (Birmingham) - 1st July -
v South Africa (Lords) - 17th August -
v South Africa (Manchester) - 25th August -
v South Africa (The Oval) - 8th September -

Total 6 ducks after 2 matches

The 12 matches are

v Australia (Sydney) - 4th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v Australia (Hobart) - 14th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v West Indies (Antigua) - 8th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Barbados) - 16th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Grenada) - 24th March - 2 + 1 ducks
v New Zealand (Lords) - 2nd June -
v New Zealand (Nottingham) - 10th June -
v New Zealand (Leeds) - 23rd June -
v India (Birmingham) - 1st July -
v South Africa (Lords) - 17th August -
v South Africa (Manchester) - 25th August -
v South Africa (The Oval) - 8th September -

Total 11 ducks after 5 matches.

After a couple of decent performances in Antigua and Barbados, England's batting unravelled in spectacular fashion in Grenada.

However, they will still need to go some to match last year's 54 ducks

The 12 matches are

v Australia (Sydney) - 4th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v Australia (Hobart) - 14th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v West Indies (Antigua) - 8th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Barbados) - 16th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Grenada) - 24th March - 2 + 1 ducks
v New Zealand (Lords) - 2nd June - 1 + 0 duck
v New Zealand (Nottingham) - 10th June - 0 + 1 duck
v New Zealand (Leeds) - 23rd June -
v India (Birmingham) - 1st July -
v South Africa (Lords) - 17th August -
v South Africa (Manchester) - 25th August -
v South Africa (The Oval) - 8th September -

Total 13 ducks after 7 matches.

The 12 matches are

v Australia (Sydney) - 4th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v Australia (Hobart) - 14th January - 2 + 1 ducks
v West Indies (Antigua) - 8th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Barbados) - 16th March - 1 + 0 duck
v West Indies (Grenada) - 24th March - 2 + 1 ducks
v New Zealand (Lords) - 2nd June - 1 + 0 duck
v New Zealand (Nottingham) - 10th June - 0 + 1 duck
v New Zealand (Leeds) - 23rd June - 1 + 0 duck
v India (Birmingham) - 1st July - 1 + 1 ducks
v South Africa (Lords) - 17th August -
v South Africa (Manchester) - 25th August -
v South Africa (The Oval) - 8th September -

Total 16 ducks after 9 matches.

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Event 16 - Who will finish as top US player at the Open

Options and number of selections

Collin Morikawa - 19
Xander Schauffele - 8
Brooks Koepka - 8
Dustin Johnson - 4*
Jordan Spieth - 4*
Bryson DeChambeau - 3*
Tony Finau - 2*
Rickie Fowler - 1**
Phil Mickelson - 1**
Scottie Scheffler - 1**
Patrick Cantlay - 1**
Will Zalatoris - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Of the 12 selected golfers, only Rickie Fowler failed to qualify for The Open.

The remaining 11 players are covered by just 5 shots after the first round so all still in contention.

unselected Cameron Young leads on -8 followed by

D. Johnson, Scheffler on -4
DeChambeau, Schauffele on -3
Cantlay on -2
Spieth on -1
Mickelson, Morikawa on E
Koepka, Finau, Zalatoris on +1

Of the remaining 11 players, 3 failed to make the cut; Koepka, Mickelson and most selected Morikawa

9 shots separate the remaining 8 players after 2 rounds with the unselected Cameron Young still leading the way on -11 followed by

Dustin Johnson on -9
Scottie Scheffler on -8
Patrick Cantlay on -7
Xander Schauffele on -5
Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris on -4
Bryson DeChambeau on -1
Tony Finau on E

Day 3 saw plenty of low scoring and our selected 8 golfers are still covered by 9 shots although Scottie Scheffler has moved about Dustin Johnson.

The positions going into the final day are

unselected (Cameron Young) on -12
Scottie Scheffler on -11
Dustin Johnson on -10
Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay on -8
Bryson DeChambeau on -6
Xander Schauffele, WIll Zalatoris on -5
Tony Finau on -2

An eventful final day saw Scheffler, Johnson, Spieth , Cantlay, DeChambeau and Schauffele feature on the leaderboard although some were more short lived than others.

Scheffler's putter went cold and he dropped out of contention early on leaving Johnson and Spieth to battle it out on the back 9. Despite making a mess of the 17th, a birdie at 18 confirmed Dustin Johnson as the leading (from our selection) US player to claim this category on countback from Cameron Young who finished in second place; I'm not sure many of us would have known of him at the beginning of this year so, unsurprisingly, he was not selected by anyone

Final positions were

(Cameron Young) on -19
Dustin Johnson on -13
Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth on -12
Xander Schauffele on -10
Scottie Scheffler on -9
Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris on -8

There were 4 selections for Dustin Johnson earning 2 points each; 1 point on countback plus 1 bonus point

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Event 18 - Which relay squad has the best result at the World Championships

Options and number of selections

Women's 100m - 24
Men's 100m - 11
Women's 400m - 11
Mixed 400m - 5*
Men's 400m - 2*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

The Mixed relay competition took place over the first weekend of the World Championships and the GB team failed to qualify for the final; it looks like they would have qualified as a fastest loser from the other heat.

The remaining relay competitions will take place over the next weekend - surely one of the GB teams must be able to better the Mixed 400m result?

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Tie Break 2 - How many goals (including extra time and penalty shoot outs) will be scored at the Women's Euro 2022?

The group stages have now been completed and there have already been 78 goals.

Moving into the knockout stages there are 7 games left.

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Event 18 - Which relay squad has the best result at the World Championships

Options and number of selections

Women's 100m - 24
Men's 100m - 11
Women's 400m - 11
Mixed 400m - 5*
Men's 400m - 2*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

The Mixed relay competition took place over the first weekend of the World Championships and the GB team failed to qualify for the final; it looks like they would have qualified as a fastest loser from the other heat.

The remaining relay competitions will take place over the next weekend - surely one of the GB teams must be able to better the Mixed 400m result?

It doesn't look like the Men's 400m even qualified for the games.

However, the Men's 100m team not only made their final but managed to secure a bronze medal.

The Women's 100m team look well placed to match them in their final until Dina Asher-Smith pulled up injured

The Women's 400m team's final takes place overnight - can they match or better the Men's 100m bronze?

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Event 24 - How many different drivers win an F1 GP

Options and number of selections

3 - 2*
4 - 7
5 - 25
6 -16
7 - 3*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

Charles Leclerc is looking good with 2 wins from the first 3 races with Max Verstappen claiming the other race

Number of different winners is currently 2 after 3 of 23 races

Max Verstappen has won both of the recent GPs; Emilia Romagna (didn't this used to be called the San Marino GP?) and Miami.

Number of different winners remains 2 after 5 of 23 races

The Russian GP will not be replaced this year so this year is a 22 race season

Verstappen made it 3 wins in a row in Barcelona leaving us stuck on 2 winners after 6 of 22 races

Sergio Perez won the Monaco GP raising the number of winners to 3 after 7 of 22 races

Verstappen has won the two most recent GPs in Azerbaijan and Canada so the number of winners remains on 3 after 9 of 22 races

Carlos Sainz took the chequered flag at the British GP for his first ever GP win.

Leclerc got his title ambitions back on course in Austria before Verstappen won again in France.

The number of winners is now up to 4 after 12 of 22 races

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Event 25 - Who scores the most F1 points

Options and number of selections

Max Verstappen - 31
Lewis Hamilton - 22

An eventful first race in Bahrain with a late retirement from Verstappen elevating Hamilton into an unexpected podium position.

Latest points

Lewis 15-0 Max

Max won the Saudi GP whilst Lewis struggled to make it into the points.

Another Max retirement in Australia enabled Lewis in 4th spot to overtake him in the standings

Latest points after 3 of 23 races

Lewis 28-25 Max

Massively differing fortunes for the two drivers in the latest couple of GPs with Max securing maximum points including the Emilia Romagna sprint race whilst Lewis is struggling to get to grips with his car.

Latest points after 5 of 23 races

Lewis 36-85 Max

Lewis finished in the points as Max took the chequered flag in Barcelona taking the latest points to

Lewis 46-110 Max

A podium finish for Max in Monaco as he beats Lewis for the 4th race in a row taking the latest points to

Lewis 50-125 Max

Two wins for Max as he moves clear in the drivers' standings whilst improvement for Lewis as he claims a 4th and 3rd taking the latest points to

Lewis 77-175 Max after 9 of 22 races

With a win in the sprint race in Austria and victory at the French GP, Max extends his lead to more than 100 points over Lewis

Lewis 127-233 Max after 12 of 22 races

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Event 18 - Which relay squad has the best result at the World Championships

Options and number of selections

Women's 100m - 24
Men's 100m - 11
Women's 400m - 11
Mixed 400m - 5*
Men's 400m - 2*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

The Mixed relay competition took place over the first weekend of the World Championships and the GB team failed to qualify for the final; it looks like they would have qualified as a fastest loser from the other heat.

The remaining relay competitions will take place over the next weekend - surely one of the GB teams must be able to better the Mixed 400m result?

It doesn't look like the Men's 400m even qualified for the games.

However, the Men's 100m team not only made their final but managed to secure a bronze medal.

The Women's 100m team look well placed to match them in their final until Dina Asher-Smith pulled up injured

The Women's 400m team's final takes place overnight - can they match or better the Men's 100m bronze?

Yes they could - the Women's 400m squad came home in 3rd place so both Women's 400m and Men's 100m are the category winners.

There were 11 selections for each of the bronze medal winning squads worth 2 points each

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Right where were we?

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Event 19 - Who wins the Men's Hundred

Options and number of selections

Southern Brave - 20
Birmingham Phoenix - 12
Oval Invincibles - 11
Trent Rockets - 4*
Northern Superchargers - 4*
Manchester Originals - 2*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

The August cricket schedule has been dominated by the Hundred and the group stages are now complete

Trent Rockets had the best record with 6 victories from 8 matches and go directly into the final

Manchester, London and Birmingham all recorded 5 wins but Manchester and London went through to the eliminator courtesy of a superior run rate.

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Event 20 - How many different players (men and women) win a Grand Slam singles title

Options and number of selections

4 - 3*
5 - 23
6 - 26
7 - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Back in January, this category kicked off with a couple of very popular winners in Melbourne.

Ash Barty claimed the women's title and Rafa Nadal came from 2 sets down to win his record breaking 21st Grand Slam title

The French Open titles were both claimed by pre tournament favourites Iga Swiatek and the invincible Rafa Nadal.

This leaves us on 3 different winners with 2 more Grand Slam events to come

Iga Swiatek was a first week casualty at Wimbledon which guaranteed a different 2022 Grand Slam winner for the Wimbledon ladies singles.

An abdominal tear forced Rafael Nadal to withdraw from the tournament also guaranteeing another different 2022 Grand Slam winner in the Wimbledon mens singles.

This leaves us on 5 different winners with just the US Open to come in September

For the record, the Wimbledon champions were Elena Rybakina and Novak Djokovic

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Event 20 - How many different players (men and women) win a Grand Slam singles title

Options and number of selections

4 - 3*
5 - 23
6 - 26
7 - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

Back in January, this category kicked off with a couple of very popular winners in Melbourne.

Ash Barty claimed the women's title and Rafa Nadal came from 2 sets down to win his record breaking 21st Grand Slam title

The French Open titles were both claimed by pre tournament favourites Iga Swiatek and the invincible Rafa Nadal.

This leaves us on 3 different winners with 2 more Grand Slam events to come

Iga Swiatek was a first week casualty at Wimbledon which guaranteed a different 2022 Grand Slam winner for the Wimbledon ladies singles.

An abdominal tear forced Rafael Nadal to withdraw from the tournament also guaranteeing another different 2022 Grand Slam winner in the Wimbledon mens singles.

This leaves us on 5 different winners with just the US Open to come in September

For the record, the Wimbledon champions were Elena Rybakina and Novak Djokovic

The final Grand Slam is underway in New York and Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina failed to get beyond the first round; with Ash Barty in retirement, French Open champion Iga Swiatek is the only 2022 champion left in the women's draw

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was unable to participate due to vaccine regulations leaving Rafael Nadal as the only 2022 champion left in the men's draw.

If Swiatek and Nadal both win then the category remains as 5 winners
If only one of them win then the category goes up to 6 winners
If neither of them win then the category is settled as 7 winners

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Event 21 - Which England bowler takes the most Test wickets in the summer (7) Test matches

Options and number of selections

Ollie Robinson - 16
Mark Wood - 10
Jimmy Anderson - 10
Stuart Broad - 6
Chris Woakes - 6
Jofra Archer - 3*
Saqib Mahmood - 1**
Dom Bess - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

The "new England" look quite good 2 matches into their red ball reset.

Injuries amongst the bowlers are rife at the minute so from the selected players above, only the stalwarts of Broad and Anderson have played any Test cricket this summer.

After 2 of 7 matches the wickets totals are

Anderson - 11
Broad - 9

Potts is best of the unselected players on 10

Anderson missed the final Test against New Zealand due to injury.

3 wickets for Stuart Broad see him leapfrog Anderson as the leading wicket taker in this category.

However, Matthew Potts took another 4 wickets and Jack Leach claimed 10 wickets in a MotM performance.

After 3 of matches the wickets totals are

(Potts) - 14
(Leach) - 13
Broad - 12
Anderson - 11

No one else has more than 3 wickets

A 5 wicket haul in the rearranged Test vs India moved Anderson level with Potts who moved clear once again with 2 wickets in the big innings defeat against South Africa leaving the standings after 5 of the 7 matches as

unselected (Potts) - 20
Anderson - 18
Broad - 18
unselected (Leach) - 15

Woakes, Wood, Mahmood, Bess are all officially eliminated from the category

For the 2nd Test vs South Africa, Ollie Robinson replaced Matthew Potts

England totally dominated the match with Anderson and Broad sharing 10 wickets leaving the standings with just one more match to go as

Anderson - 24
Broad - 22

with unselected Potts back on 20

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Tie Break 2 - How many goals (including extra time and penalty shoot outs) will be scored at the Women's Euro 2022?

The group stages have now been completed and there have already been 78 goals.

Moving into the knockout stages there are 7 games left.

There were 7 goals in the quarter finals and a further 7 in the semi finals and another 3 in the final which takes the total number up to 95 goals, which finalises this element of the tiebreak

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England only scored about half of them

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Event 24 - How many different drivers win an F1 GP

Options and number of selections

3 - 2*
4 - 7
5 - 25
6 -16
7 - 3*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

Charles Leclerc is looking good with 2 wins from the first 3 races with Max Verstappen claiming the other race

Number of different winners is currently 2 after 3 of 23 races

Max Verstappen has won both of the recent GPs; Emilia Romagna (didn't this used to be called the San Marino GP?) and Miami.

Number of different winners remains 2 after 5 of 23 races

The Russian GP will not be replaced this year so this year is a 22 race season

Verstappen made it 3 wins in a row in Barcelona leaving us stuck on 2 winners after 6 of 22 races

Sergio Perez won the Monaco GP raising the number of winners to 3 after 7 of 22 races

Verstappen has won the two most recent GPs in Azerbaijan and Canada so the number of winners remains on 3 after 9 of 22 races

Carlos Sainz took the chequered flag at the British GP for his first ever GP win.

Leclerc got his title ambitions back on course in Austria before Verstappen won again in France.

The number of winners is now up to 4 after 12 of 22 races

Two more wins for Max Verstappen in Hungary and Belgium leave us on 4 winners after 14 of the 22 races

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Event 25 - Who scores the most F1 points

Options and number of selections

Max Verstappen - 31
Lewis Hamilton - 22

An eventful first race in Bahrain with a late retirement from Verstappen elevating Hamilton into an unexpected podium position.

Latest points

Lewis 15-0 Max

Max won the Saudi GP whilst Lewis struggled to make it into the points.

Another Max retirement in Australia enabled Lewis in 4th spot to overtake him in the standings

Latest points after 3 of 23 races

Lewis 28-25 Max

Massively differing fortunes for the two drivers in the latest couple of GPs with Max securing maximum points including the Emilia Romagna sprint race whilst Lewis is struggling to get to grips with his car.

Latest points after 5 of 23 races

Lewis 36-85 Max

Lewis finished in the points as Max took the chequered flag in Barcelona taking the latest points to

Lewis 46-110 Max

A podium finish for Max in Monaco as he beats Lewis for the 4th race in a row taking the latest points to

Lewis 50-125 Max

Two wins for Max as he moves clear in the drivers' standings whilst improvement for Lewis as he claims a 4th and 3rd taking the latest points to

Lewis 77-175 Max after 9 of 22 races

With a win in the sprint race in Austria and victory at the French GP, Max extends his lead to more than 100 points over Lewis

Lewis 127-233 Max after 12 of 22 races

With 8 of the 22 races remaining, Max's two victories have extended his lead over Lewis

Latest points are

Lewis 146-284 Max

By my reckoning, Max could sew up this category in the next couple of races

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Event 22 - Who wins the Super League Grand Final

Options and number of selections

St. Helens - 35
Wigan - 5*
Catalans Dragons - 5*
Warrington -3*
Leeds - 3*
Hull KR - 1**
Toulouse - 1**

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
** would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

After 4 rounds (of 27) only St. Helens and Wigan have a 100% record


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11 rounds in and St. Helens and Wigan are still leading the pack with Catalans just a couple of points back

Of the other selections, Toulouse and former champions Leeds are struggling at the wrong end of the table

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After 16 of 27 rounds, St. Helens are still holding the top spot with Wigan, Huddersfield and Catalans leading the chasing pack.

In their first season in Super League, Toulouse are finding life difficult with just 2 wins.


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The regular season is now over and St. Helens held on the top spot from Wigan.

Losing 8-0 to Castleford with time running out in the winner takes all play off decider, Leeds stunned Cas by levelling the match and then sneaked in a last minute try to win the match 14-8 and claim a play off berth.

The regular season standings were finalised as

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The play off fixtures are

Catalans vs Leeds
Huddersfield vs Salford

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Event 24 - How many different drivers win an F1 GP

Options and number of selections

3 - 2*
4 - 7
5 - 25
6 -16
7 - 3*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

Charles Leclerc is looking good with 2 wins from the first 3 races with Max Verstappen claiming the other race

Number of different winners is currently 2 after 3 of 23 races

Max Verstappen has won both of the recent GPs; Emilia Romagna (didn't this used to be called the San Marino GP?) and Miami.

Number of different winners remains 2 after 5 of 23 races

The Russian GP will not be replaced this year so this year is a 22 race season

Verstappen made it 3 wins in a row in Barcelona leaving us stuck on 2 winners after 6 of 22 races

Sergio Perez won the Monaco GP raising the number of winners to 3 after 7 of 22 races

Verstappen has won the two most recent GPs in Azerbaijan and Canada so the number of winners remains on 3 after 9 of 22 races

Carlos Sainz took the chequered flag at the British GP for his first ever GP win.

Leclerc got his title ambitions back on course in Austria before Verstappen won again in France.

The number of winners is now up to 4 after 12 of 22 races

Two more wins for Max Verstappen in Hungary and Belgium leave us on 4 winners after 14 of the 22 races

Max made it 4 wins in a row at his home GP so with 7 of the 22 races left we remain on 4 winners

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Event 25 - Who scores the most F1 points

Options and number of selections

Max Verstappen - 31
Lewis Hamilton - 22

An eventful first race in Bahrain with a late retirement from Verstappen elevating Hamilton into an unexpected podium position.

Latest points

Lewis 15-0 Max

Max won the Saudi GP whilst Lewis struggled to make it into the points.

Another Max retirement in Australia enabled Lewis in 4th spot to overtake him in the standings

Latest points after 3 of 23 races

Lewis 28-25 Max

Massively differing fortunes for the two drivers in the latest couple of GPs with Max securing maximum points including the Emilia Romagna sprint race whilst Lewis is struggling to get to grips with his car.

Latest points after 5 of 23 races

Lewis 36-85 Max

Lewis finished in the points as Max took the chequered flag in Barcelona taking the latest points to

Lewis 46-110 Max

A podium finish for Max in Monaco as he beats Lewis for the 4th race in a row taking the latest points to

Lewis 50-125 Max

Two wins for Max as he moves clear in the drivers' standings whilst improvement for Lewis as he claims a 4th and 3rd taking the latest points to

Lewis 77-175 Max after 9 of 22 races

With a win in the sprint race in Austria and victory at the French GP, Max extends his lead to more than 100 points over Lewis

Lewis 127-233 Max after 12 of 22 races

With 8 of the 22 races remaining, Max's two victories have extended his lead over Lewis

Latest points are

Lewis 146-284 Max

By my reckoning, Max could sew up this category in the next couple of races

Another maximum for Max at the Dutch GP whilst Lewis was left less than impressed by his team as he dropped from the lead to 4th.

Latest points are

Lewis 158-310 Max

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Event 19 - Who wins the Men's Hundred

Options and number of selections

Southern Brave - 20
Birmingham Phoenix - 12
Oval Invincibles - 11
Trent Rockets - 4*
Northern Superchargers - 4*
Manchester Originals - 2*

* would be worth an additional 1 bonus point

The August cricket schedule has been dominated by the Hundred and the group stages are now complete

Trent Rockets had the best record with 6 victories from 8 matches and go directly into the final

Manchester, London and Birmingham all recorded 5 wins but Manchester and London went through to the eliminator courtesy of a superior run rate.

Manchester easily beat London in the eliminator reaching the target of 151 with 11 balls to spare.

The final was a low scoring affair with Manchester setting Trent a target of 121 and with just the final "over" (5 balls) left the target was still 11 but a couple of quick boundaries from captain Lewis Gregory took Trent to victory by 2 wickets.

There were just 4 selections for Trent Rockets worth 3 points each including one bonus point