EPL Prediction League Match Weekend 16 - 17 Aug 2008

Just a gentle reminder that we have moved to PangPuarLiap for the start of yet another new season of the EPL Prediction League.

See you there!

Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Game 31

Do not think that the one point from Goal Bonuses is insignificant for in this case, it was enough to decide who wins the Prediction League.

Congrats to Delay for the 5-point haul to make a last minute jump over 4 places only to fall short of the win by the solitary point.

Congrats also to myself for winning by the skin of my teeth. Had I not gotten the Spain side of the goal right, I would have lost to both Necroastr and Delay on account of the tie breaker where both would have gotten the 0.5 points for correctly guessing Spain to be the side to score first. However, it would be Delay to score the extra 0.25 points given that his time difference between his predicted first goal and actual first goal is closer than that of Necroastr.

Anyway, thanks once again to everybody for playing. We look forward to seeing everybody again when the next season of the EPL starts in August.

Reminder: We will be at the new site at http://PangPuarLiap.blogspot.com. Bookmark us and tell all your friends!

Housekeeping Notes:

All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.


SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of Fame
Perfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.

1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)
2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)

WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)
5 Games - edwinsng
4 Games - Necroastr, Delay
3 Games - NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros
2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp
1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arc

Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

SPUG Blackout
The SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Prediction League Past Winners

Copa America 2004 - WeiMeng
EPL 2004/2005 - Friday13
EPL 2005/2006 - ianrush
World Cup 2006 - EdwinSng
EPL 2006/2007 - Voxeros
EPL 2007/2008 - Cool402
Euro 2008 - Voxeros

As usual:

1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.
2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.
3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table.

Moving To A New Blog

Dear Friends,

I shall be writing my last entry here tomorrow when I announce the result of the SPUG Euro 2008 Prediction League. It would mark the end of yet another fun prediction league but also the end of my writing here.

I will be moving over to http://PangPuarLiap.blogspot.com as I feel that since our Prediction League players support a wide range of different clubs, it is only right to have it on neutral ground.

Over at PangPuarLiap, we will have Cool402, ihawk98, Bedokian and myself covering ManUtd and Spurs games while on the lookout for more friends to cover other EPL clubs should they be interested to join in the writer's pool.

The SPUG Prediction League will also be moved there.

The new site right now is still under construction and we will publish our first entry nearer to the Community Shield game.

We hope to see you there.

Once again, a big thanks to our readers who have been faithfully following us all these while.

- Jay "Voxeros" Walk

Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 31

It's the final game of the Euro2008 and I may be the first in SPUG Prediction League history to win the league twice.

However, it won't be easy considering the fact that we have a very packed group at the top and any one of us have an equal chance of clinching the title with this last game.

As such, I am introducing a tie breaker rule which is as follow:

1) Predictions are to be made as per normal (90 minutes) except that we have to also predict (i) which side scores the first goal and (ii) the time of the first goal scored e.g. at 37th minute.

2) 3 points will be awarded for a correct outcome and 1 point each for correct score on each side.

3) If after (2) we have a tie, then the person who predicts the correct side to score the first goal gets an additional 0.5 points. If not, we have a winner decided.

4) If after (3) we still have a tie, then the person who predicts the correct time (or closest) of the first goal will get an additional 0.25 points. If not, we have a winner decided.

• 4.1) There will be a Before-Over-After rule should the difference in predicted time of players who are tied (between predicted and actual time of first goal scored) be identical, the timing before actual time shall trump the timing after actual time.
  
  Example: A predicts first goal scored at 40th minute. B predicts first goal scored at 50th minute. If actual score is scored at the 45th minute i.e. both A and B timing difference is 5 minutes, A win B with the Before-Over-After rule.
  

5) If after (4), we still have a tie, then all players still in the tie shall be declared as joint winners.

6) Prediction Format: Example: 1. Voxeros 2-1, Spain, 37th minute.

Euro2008 31: MON 30/06 Spain vs Germany at 02.45 am SIN/HKG

Good luck!


EURO2008 Prediction League Rules

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

Blog Blackout
The EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 29 - 30

What happened with Greece when they won the Championship was a freak result as I firmly do not believe in fairy tales.

And right I was with the powerhouses of Spain and Germany prevailing and meeting in the Final according to script.

Cool402 finally got it right with his tinkering but with only 1 game to go, I'm afraid it's a tad too little too late.

Anyway, I am sitting at the top with a 2-point cushion and all eyes will be on me if I am able to hold off everybody for the win as well as on the 4 challengers within strike zone.

Tomorrow, I shall be releasing the Final match for predictions. Stay tune and please note the tie-breaker rules that I will be introducing.

Housekeeping Notes:

All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.


SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of Fame
Perfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.

1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)
2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)

WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)
5 Games - edwinsng
4 Games - Necroastr
3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros
2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp
1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arc

Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

SPUG Blackout
The SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Prediction League Past Winners

Copa America 2004 - WeiMeng
EPL 2004/2005 - Friday13
EPL 2005/2006 - ianrush
World Cup 2006 - EdwinSng
EPL 2006/2007 - Voxeros
EPL 2007/2008 - Cool402

As usual:

1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.
2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.
3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table.

Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 28 - 30

This is the Semi-Final round and as such only 1 game per day at 02:45am (GMT +8). Thereafter, there will be a 2-day break before the Finals commence, of which I am introduce a tie-breaker system.

Predictions are for 90 minutes only.

Euro2008 29: THU 26/06 Germany vs Turkey at 02.45 am SIN/HKG

Euro2008 30: FRI 27/06 Russia vs Spain at 02.45 am SIN/HKG

Good luck!


EURO2008 Prediction League Rules

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

Blog Blackout
The EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 27 - 28

A real shocker to see Netherlands eliminated by unfancied Russian as we see yet another episode of the Greek fairy tale.

This round only 5 of us got 3 points and surprisingly these 3 points seems to propel us higher than usual.

So will this be the year of the underdogs like Turkey or Russia? Or would it pan out as plan to go to the power houses like Germany or Spain?

Stay tuned.

Housekeeping Notes:

All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.


SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of Fame
Perfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.

1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)
2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)

WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)
5 Games - edwinsng
4 Games - Necroastr
3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros
2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp
1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arc

Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

SPUG Blackout
The SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Prediction League Past Winners

Copa America 2004 - WeiMeng
EPL 2004/2005 - Friday13
EPL 2005/2006 - ianrush
World Cup 2006 - EdwinSng
EPL 2006/2007 - Voxeros
EPL 2007/2008 - Cool402

As usual:

1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.
2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.
3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table.