Sports Predictions Competition 2020

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Welcome to 24th running of the annual sports predictions competition, now being brought to the good folk of FISO for the first time en masse.

How does the competition work
- each player predicts the outcome of 30 sporting events due to take place throughout 2020
- points are earned for correct predictions
- bonus points can also earned for unusual correct predictions
- entry costs £10 and must be received by midnight on Friday 31st January
- the player with the most points at the end of 2020 wins the competition and takes the top prize
- there are also prizes for closest to the tiebreak and winner of the cup competition
- all entry fees are distributed as prizes during the year
- there have been two previous winners from FISO in 2015 and 2017
- there are two FISO moderators (Spencer4 and Ashers) amongst the recent entrant list
Prize pool totalled £460 in 2019 with the winner collecting £385.
Regular updates will be posted on this thread throughout the year.

Participants are advised to study this message from FISO admin regarding private prize leagues:
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116472

If interested in playing
- PM me with email address so I can send you the competition details and entry form on Excel

Let me know if you have any questions

[Vid]

Good luck with this, any chance of seeing some (or all) of the 30 events included, might give some of us more of an incentive to enter, might also put a few off ....

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I'll post the 30 categories shortly

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Preview of Categories

All the information required to select an answer on categories 2,3,4,12,18,19,23,27,28 is available on the entry form - just PM me for a copy

1. Which team will win Superbowl LIV?
2. What will be the outcome of the first (if more than one) fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder?
3. Which (of the listed) horses will win the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival?
4. Which of these events will occur first during the Men's Six Nations season?
5. How many of the nine British football teams will progress to the next round of the Champions League/Europa League?
6. Which university will win the Men's Boat Race?
7. Which player will be the best placed European at the US Masters?
8. Which player will make the highest break of the World Championship (televised stages only)?
9. Which of these four player will progress the furthest in the Premier League darts season? Cross, Gurney, Price or Wright
10. Which team will win the European Rugby Champions Cup?
11. Which team will win the Championship play off final?
12. Which jockey will ride the most winners at the Royal Ascot festival; Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore or Daniel Tudhope?
13. In which Euro 2020 group will the most goals be scored?
14. Which country will win Euro 2020 Group F?
15. Which (of the listed) players will win the Women's Wimbledon Singles?
16. Which country will win Euro 2020?
17. Which player will be best placed American (no exclusions this year) at the Open?
18. Which (of the listed) riders will win the Tour de France?
19. Which medal will Katerina Johnson-Thompson win in the Olympic heptathlon?
20. Which Men's franchise will win the inaugural The Hundred tournament?
21. Which England bowler will take the most wickets during the summer's six Test matches?
22. How many different players (both male and female) will win a Grand Slam tennis singles title during 2020?
23. Which (of the listed) players will score the most points during the Ryder Cup?
24. Which team will win the Super League Grand Final?
25. Who country will win the Men's T20 World Cup?
26. Which country will win the Davis Cup?
27. How many different drivers will win a Grand Prix during the Formula 1 season?
28. Which sport will the BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner represent?
29. Which team will be in the middle position in the Gallagher Premiership/Greene King Championship hierachy on Christmas Day; Bath, Bristol or Gloucester?
30. Name a sports personality to be named in the Queens Honours lists during 2020?

[sportsmeister]

The entries are beginning to come in now

Don't forget the deadline for entry is midnight on Friday 31st January

[Vid]

bumping for the sake of it, well actually checking a couple of issues as well

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The 2020 competition is up and running and the first event is already complete

There are 50 entrants this year so a decent prize is on offer

Event 1 - Superbowl

33 opted for Kansas City so start their campaign with 2 points.

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Event 2 - Result of the first (if more than one fight) between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in 2020

Options and number of selections

Wilder beats Fury on points - 8
Wilder beats Fury by knockout -14
Fury beats Wilder by knockout - 9
Fury beats Wilder on points - 18
No bout takes place during 2020 - 1 which would be worth an additional 2 bonus points

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Event 3 - Winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Options and number of selections

Al Boum Photo - 8
Lostintranslation - 9
Kemboy -7
Santini -2 which would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
Presenting Percy - 2 which would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
Clan Des Obeaux - 4 which would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
Delta Work -3 which would be worth an additional 1 bonus point
Any Other Horse -15

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Event 4 - What happens first in the Six Nations

Options and number of selections

An England player gets sent off (not sinbinned) in a match -12
An England player scores 3 or more tries in a match - 7
England score 50 or more points in a match -10
England concede 5 or more tries in a match - 1 **
England complete a Grand Slam - 2 *
The final match of the Six Nations is completed - 18

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

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Event 5 - How many British teams (of 9) progress to the next round of the Champions League/Europa League?

Options and number of selections

4 - 3 *
5 - 17
6 - 26
7 - 4 *

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

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Event 6 - Who wins the University Boat Race?

Options and number of selections

Cambridge - 36
Oxford - 14

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Event 7 - Who will be the top European at the US Masters?

Options and number of selections

Tommy Fleetwood - 6
Bernd Wiesberger - 1 **
Matthew Fitzpatrick - 1 **
Justin Rose - 6
Jon Rahm - 21
Rory McIlroy - 5
Lee Westwood - 2 *
Viktor Hovland - 2 *
Francesco Molinari - 3 *
Eddie Pepperell - 1 **
Paul Casey - 1 **
Sergio Garcia - 1 **

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

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Event 8 - Which player makes the highest break (televised stages only) at the World Championships?

Options and number of selections

Ronnie O'Sullivan - 7
Ding Junhui - 4 *
Neil Robertson - 9
Stuart Bingham - 3 *
Mark Selby - 3 *
Allister Carter - 2 *
David Gilbert - 2 *
Judd Trump - 16
John Higgins -1 **
Shaun Murphy - 2 *
Jack Lisowski - 1 **

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

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Event 9 - Which of these players progresses furthest in Premier League darts?

Options and number of selections

Peter Wright - 27
Rob Cross - 6
Gerwyn Price - 14
Daryl Gurney - 3 *

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

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Event 10 - Which team wins the European Rugby Champions Cup?

Options and number of selections

Leinster - 27
Saracens - 6
Exeter - 5
Toulouse - 9
Clermont Auvergne - 2 *
Racing 92 - 1 **


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

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Event 11 - Which team wins the Championship play-offs?

Options and number of selections

Fulham - 22
Leeds - 3 *
Bristol City - 2 *
Nottingham Forest - 7
Brentford - 11
Blackburn - 1 **
West Brom - 1 **
Cardiff - 2 *
Swansea - 1 **

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

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Event 12 - Which of the (listed) jockeys rides the most winners at Royal Ascot?

Options and number of selections

Ryan Moore - 28
Frankie Dettori - 9
No Outright Winner - 7
Daniel Tudhope - 6

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Event 13 - In which of the Euro 2020 groups will the most goals be scored?

Options and number of selections

A - 2 *
B - 7
C - 12
D - 14
E - 6
F - 9

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

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Event 14 - Who wins Euro 2020 Group F?

Options and number of selections

France - 30
Germany - 14
Portugal - 6

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Event 15 - Who wins the Wimbledon Ladies singles?

Options and number of selections

Serena Williams - 10
Ashleigh Barty - 9
Simona Halep - 13
Any Other Player - 11
Karolina Pliskova - 1 **
Petra Kvitova -2 *
Bianca Andreescu - 1 **
Angelique Kerber - 3 *


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

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Event 16 - Who wins Euro 2020?

Options and number of selections

England - 14
France - 13
Belgium - 12
Netherlands - 5
Italy -2 *
Spain - 2 *
Germany - 1 **
Portugal - 1 **


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

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Event 17 – Who finishes as top US golfer at the Open?

Options and number of selections

Brooks Koepka - 17
Jordan Spieth – 3 *
Dustin Johnson - 11
Justin Thomas – 3 *
Tony Finau - 3 *
Rickie Fowler - 7
Bryson DeChambeau - 1 **
Xander Schauffle - 1 **
Gary Woodland - 1 **
Patrick Reed - 1 **
Tiger Woods - 1 **
Patrick Cantlay - 1 **

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

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Event 18 – Who wins the Tour de France?

Options and number of selections

Egan Bernal - 29
Tom Dumoulin – 1 **
Chris Froome - 8
Thibaut Pinot - 7
Geraint Thomas - 3 *
Any other cyclist - 2 *

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

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Event 19 – What medal does Katerina Johnson-Thompson win in the Olympic heptathlon?

Options and number of selections

Gold - 26
Silver - 17
Bronze – 3 *
No Medal – 4 *

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

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Event 20 – Which Mens franchise wins the inaugural Hundred?

Options and number of selections

Southern Brave - 13
Northern Superchargers - 10
Oval Invincibles - 6
Trent Rockets - 3 *
Birmingham Phoenix - 1 **
Welsh Fire - 9
Manchester Originals - 3 *
London Spirit - 5


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

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Event 21 – Which England player takes most wickets during the 6 Test matches this summer?

Options and number of selections

Stuart Broad - 14
Chris Woakes – 4 *
Mark Wood - 9
Jofra Archer - 15
Ben Stokes – 2 *
Jimmy Anderson – 3 *
Sam Curran – 1 **
Dom Bess - 2 *

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

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Event 22 – How many different players (men and women) will win a Grand Slam tournament during 2020?

Options and number of selections

4 - 6
5 - 17
6 - 24
7 – 3 *

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

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Event 23 – Which player will win the points at the Ryder Cup?

Options and number of selections

Tommy Fleetwood - 5
Justin Rose - 5
Rory McIlroy – 3 *
Any other European player - 14
Dustin Johnson - 3 *
Brooks Koepka - 4 *
Tiger Woods - 1 **
Any other US player - 15

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

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Event 24 - Who wins the Super League Grand Final?

Options and number of selections

Leeds – 4 *
Warrington - 6
Wigan - 7
St. Helens - 31
Castleford – 1 **
Catalans Dragons – 1 **

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