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The greatest sports event in the world is upon us all. Starting Friday the 31st of May, the World Cup 2002 will be underway. This challenge will affect your NCAABBS Cup standings so even if you don't know the first thing about soccer, it's worth taking a chance at it, and who knows, you might do better than you think.

Here's how the challenge works, there are 8 starting groups(A-H) with 4 teams each. The top two teams advance in each group from a round-robin style(every team plays each other) first round. From then on, the winners of each round are determined just like the sweet 16 and on in the NCAA Basketball Championship.

What you'll do is pick the two teams you want to advance per group, the group winner, and the group runner-up. Then following the directions as to which groups play-off, pick the winners of the subsequent games.

Scoring is as follows:
First Round: 10 points per team correctly picked(160 points possible)
Second Round: 20 points per team correctly picked(160 points possible)
Quarterfinals: 35 points per team correctly picked(140 points possible)
Semi-Finals: 65 points per team correctly picked(130 points possible)
Consolation Match: 100 points if winner is picked
Final Match: 150 points if winner is predicted(just becuase it's special)
Perfect Bracket=840 points

So anyway, here are the groups...

Round One

Group A(pick two)
France
Denmark
Uruguay
Senegal

Group B(pick two)
Paraguay
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain

Group C(pick two)
Brazil
China
Costa Rica
Turkey

Group D(pick two)
Poland
Portugal
USA
South Korea

Group E(pick two)
Cameroon
Ireland
Germany
Saudi Arabia

Group F(the "group of death")(pick two)
England
Argentina
Nigeria
Sweden

Group G(pick two)
Croatia
Ecuador
Italy
Mexico

Group H(pick two)
Belgium
Japan
Russia
Tunisia

Round 2
(examples)
(A1=Group A winner)
(F2=Group F runner-up)
Game #1
A1 vs. F2

Game #2
C1 vs. H2

Game #3
F1 vs. A2

Game #4
H1 vs. C2

Game #5
E1 vs. B2

Game #6
G1 vs. D2

Game #7
B1 vs. E2

Game #8
D1 vs. G2

Quarterfinals

Game #1
winners of 2nd rd. games 1 & 2

Game #2
winners of 2nd rd. games 3 & 4

Game #3
winners of 2nd rd. games 5 & 6

Game #4
winners of 2nd rd. games 7 & 8

Semifinals

Game #1
winners of QF games 1 & 2

Game #2
winners of QF games 3 & 4

Consolation Match

Semifinal loser of game #1 vs. game #2

Championship Match

Semifinal winners of game #1 & #2

I wish you all the best of luck in the challenge. Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or corrections. I've spent alot of time on this and I'd hate for it to go to waste.

All entries need to be posted on this thread by 12:00 am, May 30th. ABSOLUTELY NO late entries will be allowed. EDITED POSTS are admissable unless edited after deadline.

Thanks all,
THB
E-mail: gregpad@aol.com
AIM: gpgk15
PM: TheHumanBullet

Current Players(will update as I see entries):
Definitely Nobody right now

[ May 16, 2002, 10:32 PM: Message edited by: TheHumanBullet ]

bttt

WHY DONT YOU JUST USE MY FANTASY GROUP...IT WILL BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER

here....

<a href="http://www.ncaabbs.com/forums/ncaa/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=000148" target="_blank">http://www.ncaabbs.com/forums/ncaa/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=000148</a>

[ May 16, 2002, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: DamascusTerp2 ]

The challenge first posted is the only World Cup challenge for NCAABBS Cup Points. Submit entries here.

[ May 16, 2002, 10:30 PM: Message edited by: TheHumanBullet ]

THB....I will try to fill out a form little later on today...can't do it at the moment but I will fill one out later on...not that I will get any of the games right but I want to at least try <img border="0" alt="[Cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/cheers.gif" />

i'll sign up later today

want to do research

I'll also be filling one out when I get home. It's only for example as it wouldn't be fair for me to run and participate in the challenge.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DamascusTerp2:
WHY DONT YOU JUST USE MY FANTASY GROUP...IT WILL BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER<hr /></blockquote>definitely would be easier... (especially since i already did it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> )

This one is for cup points however. Is there another language I can explain that in for you DT?

yes please

THB...why don't you ask LT and/or pooh if the fantasy group can be for cup points...just a thought

I suppose if everyone keeps complaining I may have no other choice. I just hate the fact that I put alot of time into making the challenge and then everybody all of the sudden wants to do something else.

Why did you do that when you knew that there was already a group created specifically for NCAAbbs???

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by TheHumanBullet:
It's only for example as it wouldn't be fair for me to run and participate in the challenge.<hr /></blockquote>that is a stupid thing to say

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DamascusTerp2:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by TheHumanBullet:
It's only for example as it wouldn't be fair for me to run and participate in the challenge.<hr /></blockquote>that is a stupid thing to say<hr /></blockquote>Not at all

Then yet another reason to use the fantasy group...then you could participate THB.

i gotta agree with Baked, I already signed up for the Fantasy group, and I appreciate the effort you took with this, but I really dont feel like setting and doing all of that again for right here

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