2023 Multi Sport Competition

[ArmaniJeans]

Well, 7 people Liked Post 245 to indicate they'd go again, plus me, & Rigger has told me he'll defend his title (said something about being happy to keep taking money off people for as long as they are willing to donate). That'd be 9 people. Ideally a few more would be good as people get better at it and selections have less differences. I'll work on shrap and Solks, bound to get one of 'em anyway. And some moderate pimping in the BBV might get a newbie.

So I've spent a cursory 10 minutes looking at a list of initial events. Usual thing of adding a further ~23 events in July, with heavy use of the Olympics team events and athletics starting on the 24th July.
Conscious that people are getting better, I've dropped a few events from recent years. Leinster Hurling has been a Galway/Kilkenny flip, and Rugby 6N winner been a France/Ireland flip. Both gone.
I'd like to include cycling but TDF has an odds-on fav. And all the big events at Cheltenham have an odds-on fav, no good.

So here's a tentative list. Happy to take any feedback, anything I've missed, any gimmicks that might work etc. Would intend to run it much the same, usual points, 4/5 changes etc.

This is just a drill, will make a new thread ~Wednesday with links to events etc The GAA football league starts 27th January so that would give you 10 days.

Event #	Sport	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1	GAA Football	NFL Division ONE	4	2	1
2	GAA Football	Ulster Championship	4	2
3	Hurling	NHL Division ONE A	4	2
4	Soccer	UEFA Conference League	4	2	1	1
5	Soccer	Euro 2024 Winner	4	2	1	1
6	Soccer	Euro 2024 Top Goal Scorer	4	2	1
7	Soccer	EPL LAST Place 31/12/24	4	2	1
8	Rugby	6 Nations (Top Tryscorer)	4	2	1
9	Golf	US Masters	5	3	2	1	1
10	Golf	US Open	5	3	2	1	1
11	Golf	British Open	5	3	2	1	1
12	Snooker	World Championship	4	2	1	1
13	Ice Hockey	Stanley Cup	4	2	1	1
14	Basketball	NBA 2024	4	2	1	1
15	Baseball	World Series	4	2	1	1
16	Horses	Epsom Derby	4	2	1
17	Cricket	T20 World Cup	4	2	1	1
18	Cricket	T20 Blast	4	2	1	1
19	Aussie Rules	2024 Season	4	2	1	1
20	Darts	World Cup of Darts (Country)	4	2	1	1
21	Tennis	French MEN	4	2	1	1
22	Tennis	Wimbledon WOMEN	4	2	1	1

[RichieM]

Well played lads and sorry again for the extra hassle AJ.

[Keane]

Great comp, glad to come third. Thanks a mill for running AJ

[limpwhacker]

WP Rigger and Strew and Lao Lao. Thanks as always for organising AJ particularly the added work my bright idea caused. Will send that small horse by bank transfer Strew.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 45/45
Darts World Championship
1st Luke Humphries. 4 points - Rigger, Keane.
2nd Luke Littler. 2 points - no-one.
Semi Rob Cross. 1 point - no-one.
Semi Scott Williams. 1 point - no-one.

Final Leaderboard
Rigger dropped back to IPB under cover of dark cloud one late January evening a year ago, and proceeded to steal a bunch of €50s from our wallets. Will he return again?

Rigger (1)	74.33	€400.00
Lao Lao (5)	73.33	€150.00
Keane (3)	62.33
shrapnel (1)	62
Strewelpeter (1)	62
luckforsome	58.83
ArmaniJeans (3)	53.33
limpwhacker (4)	44.5
pokerhand (2)	41
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67

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Conference League (and apologies for the childishness of the occasional renaming I gave it)

Strewelpeter (1)	62
limpwhacker (4)	44.5
pokerhand (2)	42
Solksjaer! (4)	40

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So that's a wrap for 2023.
Congrats Rigger and Lao Lao, and I'll contact you Saturday for bank details for transfer of winnings.
That's also the window for anyone else to shout if they think there's a mistake which would get them into the money.
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Cautiously hopeful about 2024. 6 people thanked my earlier post (#245) so far plus me which would be 7.
I'll give it another week and if the numbers look like hitting 10 I'll start thinking about a plan, maybe a start around about the GAA leagues at the end of January, or the 6N in February.

Happy New Year.

[Lao Lao]

Frank Gibney - Well played and congratulations on the win. Some super selections from you and for it go to the very last event made it so much better. Hopefully you get a lovely tea or two from the winnings!

ArmaniJeans Thanks a million for organising as always. Regardless of finishing position, I always love the competition each year - It's such a great idea.

Here's to 2024!

[Strewelpeter]

Never in doubt WP Rigger

Thanks for all the effort AJ Super competition.

[Solksjaer!]

Well played AJ., legendary officiating.

NOW SP send on deets for loot collection.

[ArmaniJeans]

So here we go. After ~350 days and the completion of almost 45 events it comes down to a game of darts.
In Riggers corner is his late change selection Luke Humphries. He needs a win tonight to get the 4 points to scoop first place.
Leader Lao Lao had his own pick MVG eliminated but will be cheering on Luke Littler to prevent Rigger getting those 4 points.

In an interview Lao Lao said he would really like to win to help with the expense of a new house.
A spokesman for Rigger suggested he would quite like the win as he has his eye on something nice for tea.

It's been a cracking contest between the two as they swapped the lead early many times, with Lao Lao having recent ascendancy. Can Rigger take it at the death?

This is how they got here from those heady days of Cheltenham and 6 Nations Rugby.. Scoring often, though had runs of 6 zeroes but the chasing pack could never catch up.

LETS PLAY DARTS
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Sport	Event	Lao Lao		Running Tot	Rigger		Running Tot
Horses	Gold Cup	Noble Yeats	0	0	Galopin D C	4	4
Rugby	6 Nations	Ireland	4	4	Ireland	4	8
Rugby	6 Nations TTS	Penaud	4	8	Mack Hansen	0	8
Golf	US Masters	Rahm	5	13	Rahm	5	13
Soccer	Europa League	Arsenal	0	13	Barcelona	0	13
Snooker	World Championship	Ronnie	0	13	Trump	0	13
GAA Football	Ulster Championship	Armagh	2	15	Derry	4	17
Ice Hockey	Stanley Cup	Carolina H	1	16	Colorado A	0	17
Horses	Epsom Derby	Auguste Rodin	4	20	Auguste Rodin	4	21
Soccer	UEFA Conf League	Lazio	0	20	West Ham	4	25
Tennis	French MEN	Djokovic	4	24	Djokovic	4	29
Hurling	Leinster	Kilkenny	4	28	Galway	2	31
Basketball	NBA 2023	Boston Celtics	1	29	Denver Nuggets	4	35
Darts	World Cup of Darts	Wales	4	33	Netherlands	0	35
Golf	US Open	Scheffler	2	35	Scheffler	2	37
Tennis	Wimbledon WOMEN	Swiatek	0	35	Swiatek	0	37
Cricket	T20 Blast	Somerset	4	39	Yorkshire	0	37
Cycling	Tour de France	Pogacar	2	41	Vinnegard	4	41
Golf	British Open	McIlroy	0	41	McIlroy	0	41
Cricket	Ashes Top Run Scorer	Ollie Pope	0	41	Steve Smith	0	41
Soccer	WWC Top Irish Scorer	Katie McCabe	4	45		0	41
Athletics	Mens 100M	F Omanyala	0	45	F. Kerley	0	41
Hockey	Mens Euros	Germany	0	45	Germany	0	41
Athletics	Medal Table	Kenya	0	45	Jamaica	1	42
Tennis	US Open Men	Djokovic	4	49	Djokovic	4	46
Volleyball	Mens Euros	France	0	49	Poland	4	50
Tennis	Davis Cup Finals	Croatia	0	49	Croatia	0	50
Golf	Solheim Cup	Lilia Vu	0	49	Lilia Vu	0	50
Aussie Rules	2023 Season	North Melbourne	0	49	Geelong	0	50
Horses	Arc de Triomphe	Auguste Rodin	0	49	Equinox	0	50
Golf	Ryder Cup (Top USA)	Scheffler	0	49	Scheffler	0	50
Golf	Ryder Cup (Top Eur)	McIlroy	4	53	Rahm	0	50
Rugby	World Cup minnow	Japan	1	54	Japan	1	51
Rugby	WC Ire TTS	Ryan Baird	0	54	Mack Hansen	0	51
Baseball	World Series	Chicago Wsox	0	54	Yankees	0	51
Rugby	World Cup	NZ	2	56	NZ	2	53
Cricket	World Cup	India	2	58	India	2	55
Snooker	UK	Trump	1	59	Trump	1	56
Handball	World Cup	Norway	2	61	Norway	2	58
Horses	King George Chase	Bravemansgame	2	63	Bravemansgame	2	60
Soccer	Championship	Leicester	4	67	Leicester	4	64
Soccer	EPL LP 31/12/23	Sheffield Utd	4	71	Sheffield Utd	4	68
Soccer	EPL TS 31/12	Salah	2.33	73.33	Salah	2.33	70.33
Basketball	NBA Best 01/01/24	Denver	0	73.33	Denver	0	70.33
			73.33			70.33

[balfejohn]

Humphries into the final.

Rigger is the only person in the world hoping Littler doesn't make dreams come through by winning the World Championship at the tender age of 16 before heading back to school next Monday

He left school to take on the Darts world
like Rodney from fools and horses got a couple of gcse’’s and sharpen his arrows

[Lao Lao]

Mad story , not a huge darts fan but to fly to the top of the game at 16 is a rare thing .

It's pretty epic but he's coming up against Humphries who is the form of his life. I reckon the occasion combined with a world class opponent will be just too much for him.

That said, his achievement of just getting to the final is off the charts at 16 - He's defo one to watch for the future.

[Solksjaer!]

Humphries into the final.

Rigger is the only person in the world hoping Littler doesn't make dreams come through by winning the World Championship at the tender age of 16 before heading back to school next Monday

Mad story , not a huge darts fan but to fly to the top of the game at 16 is a rare thing .

[Solksjaer!]

Sorry hadnt read the thread. SP send revolute deets . 25 quid wasnt it ?

[Lao Lao]

Humphries into the final.

Rigger is the only person in the world hoping Littler doesn't make dreams come through by winning the World Championship at the tender age of 16 before heading back to school next Monday

[Lao Lao]

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[ArmaniJeans]

Humphries Evens favourite (11/10 in places) to win it. So we basically have a coin flip for the competition after 44/45 events.

[luckforsome]

...MVG gone!! Rigger back in this!!!

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 44/45
NBA as at 01/01/24
2023–24 NBA season - Wikipedia (Boston 81% winrate beat Minnesota 77% and Milwaukee 75%)

1st Boston Celtics. 4 points - Strewelpeter, luckforsome, limpwhacker.
2nd Minnesota Timberwolves. 2 points - no-one.
3rd Milwaukee Bucks. 1 point - ArmaniJeans.

Leaderboard

			Darts
			Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	73.33	€400.00	MVG
Rigger (1)	70.33	€150.00	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	62		MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	62		Gerwyn Price
luckforsome	58.83		M. Smith
Keane (3)	58.33		Luke Humphries
ArmaniJeans (3)	53.33		Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	44.5		MVG
pokerhand (2)	41		Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		M. Smith

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 42/45
EPL Last Place 31/12
1st Sheffield United. 4 points - Lao, Rigger, shrapnel, luckforsome, pokerhand
2nd Burnley. 2 points - no-one.
3rd Luton. 1 point - limpwhacker.

Result 43/45
EPL Top Scorer 31/12 (excluding Norwegians)
Three-way tie on 12 goals - points 4-2-1 so 2.33 points each.
1st. Salah, Son, Solanke. 2.33 points - Lao Lao, Rigger, Keane, luckforsome, ArmaniJeans.

Leaderboard

			Basketball	Darts
			NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	73.33	€400.00	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	70.33	€150.00	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	62		Denver McNuggets	MVG
Keane (3)	58.33		Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
Strewelpeter (1)	58		Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
luckforsome	54.83		Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (3)	52.33		Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
pokerhand (2)	41		LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	40.5		Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		Denver McNuggets	M. Smith

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I'll close the now irrelevant Basketball tomorrow - think it's 4 points for Boston Celts.
Darts could continue until Wednesday evening.

[Strewelpeter]

Strewelpeter are you playing the 300 in Green isle? If so let me know your seat number and I give you the winnings in cash if you like

Ah sorry, missed this and I actually saw you across the room just as one of the breaks was ending was heading over to say hello but you disappeared and I didn't see you again.

I'll share revolut details later

[pokerhand]

Result 41/45
Championship as at 31/12/23
1st Leicester. 4 points - Lao Lao, Rigger, Strewelpeter, Keane, ArmaniJeans, pokerhand
2nd Ipswich. 2 points - no-one.
3rd Southampton. 1 point - no-one.

Leaderboard
Everything except the darts is irrelevant now. Advantage Lao Lao with MVG safely into the last 8 and Humphries playing his L16 game tonight.

			Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			EPL LP 31/12/23	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	67	€400.00	Sheffield Utd	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	64	€150.00	Sheffield Utd	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	58		Sheffield Utd	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	58		WBA	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	56		Notts Forest	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
ArmaniJeans (3)	50		Notts Forest	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
luckforsome	48.5		Sheffield Utd	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	39.5		Luton	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		West Ham	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	37		Sheffield Utd	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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LDV Vans Trophy

		Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		EPL LP 31/12/23	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter (1)	58	WBA	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	40	West Ham	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	39.5	Luton	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	38	Sheffield Utd	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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Conference is now a confirmed win for Strewelpeter. I don't have the prizemoney for this myself, limpwhacker, pokerhand , Solksjaer! can arrange to pay him whatever was agreed.

Strewelpeter are you playing the 300 in Green isle? If so let me know your seat number and I give you the winnings in cash if you like

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 41/45
Championship as at 31/12/23
1st Leicester. 4 points - Lao Lao, Rigger, Strewelpeter, Keane, ArmaniJeans, pokerhand
2nd Ipswich. 2 points - no-one.
3rd Southampton. 1 point - no-one.

Leaderboard
Everything except the darts is irrelevant now. Advantage Lao Lao with MVG safely into the last 8 and Humphries playing his L16 game tonight.

			Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			EPL LP 31/12/23	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	67	€400.00	Sheffield Utd	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	64	€150.00	Sheffield Utd	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	58		Sheffield Utd	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	58		WBA	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	56		Notts Forest	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
ArmaniJeans (3)	50		Notts Forest	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
luckforsome	48.5		Sheffield Utd	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	39.5		Luton	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		West Ham	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	37		Sheffield Utd	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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LDV Vans Trophy

		Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		EPL LP 31/12/23	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter (1)	58	WBA	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	40	West Ham	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	39.5	Luton	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	38	Sheffield Utd	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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Conference is now a confirmed win for Strewelpeter. I don't have the prizemoney for this myself, limpwhacker, pokerhand , Solksjaer! can arrange to pay him whatever was agreed.

[ArmaniJeans]

Not sure if there's enough petrol in the general IPB tank for a 2024 edition of this?
Numbers have gone 16-13-12-11 over the last four years, and wouldn't want to continue if it's past it's sell-by-date.
OTOH, it's an Olympics year and there's a Euros in football, so it might be a nice one to finish on.

So I guess let me know by replying or 'Liking' if you'd be on for another shot. Or not as the case may be,
I'll see what the numbers are like by early Jan and I guess ~10 players would be my target for continuing.
Newbies/returnees always welcome.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 40/45
King George Chase
1st Hewitt. 4 points - no-one.
2nd Bravemansgame. 2 points - Lao Lao, Rigger, shrapnel, Strewelpeter, luckorsome, limpwhacker.
3rd Allaho. 1 point - ArmaniJeans.

Leaderboard

			Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	63	€400.00	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	60	€150.00	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	58		Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	54		WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	52		Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
luckforsome	48.5		Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (3)	46		Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	39.5		Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	33		Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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LDV Vans Trophy

		Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter (1)	54	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	40	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	39.5	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	34	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

[Lao Lao]

100 on Rigger at 7/1 to green up please

[ArmaniJeans]

Straightforward enough analysis this year.
Leaderboard

			Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (5)	61	€400.00	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	58	€150.00	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	56		Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	52		Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	52		Gerri Colombe	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
luckforsome	46.5		Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (3)	45		Allaho	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	37.5		Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	33		Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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Lao Lao - Leader. Has used changes to nullify the chasing packs differentials. Only fear is Luke Humphries in the darts.

Rigger - 3 point deficit.Failed to respond to Omar Lao slamming the door, disappointing from someone who was generally adequate at werewolf.
Still has a way to victory - Humphries winning the darts with MVG not making the semi-final. Humphries is 7/2 second fav behind 3/1 MVG so it's not a forlorn hope.
Also a possibility of a tie as both players are in the same half of draw. So could happen if Humphries wins out after beating MVG in the semi-final.

shrapnel - 5 point deficit. Was always up there but now can't finish ahead of Lao Lao as only one differential. In hindsight needed to use changes in the KG, Darts and basketball and would have had a chance.

Strewelpeter - 9 point deficit. Boston and Gerwyn Price could feasibly sweep 8 unanswered points. But has nothing after that other than Gabby Jesus scoring a ridiculous amount of goals in the last couple of games. Another for whom a change in the KG was needed.

Keane - 9 point deficit. Could in theory make up 8 on Lao Lao in the KG and Darts, which would leave him one behind LL and 2 behind Riggz. But would then need a Christmas footballing miracle of Burnley, Luton and Sheffield Utd winning enough games before 31/12 to push Notts Forest into the bottom two.

Odds (for novelty purposes)
1/5 Lao Lao, 7/1 Rigger 7/1 tie, 2500/1 Keane.

[luckforsome]

My 3rd change.
King George - change to Allaho in my exciting pursuit of luckforsome for the 6th place honours.

... I have used zero changes not because of lack of interest but lack of knowing what changes to male until I was out of contention, but enjoyed the comp as always... Top 6 the target now!!...

[Lao Lao]

King George Chase - Change to Bravemansgame please

[ArmaniJeans]

My 3rd change.
King George - change to Allaho in my exciting pursuit of luckforsome for the 6th place honours.

[Lao Lao]

Bizarrely, had I not changed the snooker or handball, I'd have this home and hosed by now.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 39/45
Women's Handball World Championship
1st France. 4 points - shrapnel, Solksjaer!
2nd Norway. 2 points- everyone except shrapnel, Solksjaer!, limpwhacker.
3rd Denmark. 1 point - no-one.

Leaderboard

			Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (4)	61	€400.00	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	58	€150.00	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	56		Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	52		Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	52		Gerri Colombe	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
luckforsome	46.5		Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (2)	45		Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	38.67		Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	37.5		Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	33		Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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LDV Vans Trophy

		Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter (1)	52	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	40	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	37.5	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	34	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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King George Steeplechase on St Sboxings Day 26th.
Change deadline 21:59 this Thursday, the 21st.

[ArmaniJeans]

Final Change Deadline
King George Chase Deadline 21/12.

All deadline times 21:59.

*****
France v Norway in the handball final tomorrow. Norway sneaked through in extra time in the semi-final 29-28 v Denmark.
*****
Updated table with recent changes. Note the Darts Final is scheduled for 3/1/24 - even though it's the 2023 Multi-Sport Comp we'll wait around for the couple of extra days for the result of this.

			Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (4)	59	€400.00	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger (1)	56	€150.00	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
shrapnel (1)	52		France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	50		Norway	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (3)	50		Norway	Gerri Colombe	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	Luke Humphries
luckforsome	44.5		Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (2)	43		Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	37.5		Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	34.67		France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	31		Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

[Frank Gibney]

Change darts to Humphries please

[Frank Gibney]

Change darts to Humphries please

[Keane]

Change KGC to Gerri Colombe & darts to Luke Humphries plz

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 38/45
UK Snooker
1st Ronnie O'Sullivan. 4 points - Keane, Solksjaer.
2nd Ding Junhui. 2 points - no-one.
Semi Hossein Vafaei. 1 point - no-one.
Semi Judd Trump. 1 point - Lao Lao, Rigger, Strewelpeter, luckforsome, limpwhacker

Leaderboard

			Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
			Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (4)	59	€400.00	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger	56	€150.00	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
shrapnel (1)	52		France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	50		Norway	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (1)	50		Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
luckforsome	44.5		Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (2)	43		Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	37.5		Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	34.67		France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	31		Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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LDV Vans Trophy

		Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter (1)	50	Norway	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	37.5	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	36	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	32	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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Handball final two weeks from today.

[ArmaniJeans]

December Change Deadlines
Darts World Championship. Deadline 10/12.
King George Chase Deadline 21/12.

All deadline times 21:59.

Last chance saloon. Time to throw darts, literally.

Current Picks

		Darts	Horses
		Worlds	KG
Lao Lao (4)	58	MVG	Shiskin
Rigger	55	MVG	Bravemansgame
shrapnel (1)	52	MVG	Bravemansgame
Strewelpeter (1)	49	Gerwyn Price	Bravemansgame
Keane (1)	46	MVG	Bravemansgame
luckforsome	43.5	M. Smith	Bravemansgame
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	Gerwyn Price	Bravemansgame
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	MVG	Bravemansgame
pokerhand (2)	31	Gerwyn Price	Shiskin
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	M. Smith	Shiskin

[Lao Lao]

You are closing it out with unexpected ruthlessness, even down to the change times.

[ArmaniJeans]

Handball Women's World Cup - Change to Norway please

You are closing it out with unexpected ruthlessness, even down to the change times.

[Lao Lao]

Handball Women's World Cup - Change to Norway please

[Lao Lao]

Oooh, blocker mode initiated.

It was more than Ronnie pulled out of the Champions of Champions event the other week citing mental health issues and while he is due to play the UK Championship, I couldn't find anywhere that he had definetely confirmed he would be there, plus if he comes back, will he be 100%?

No doubt he'll romp it now but hey ho!

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 37/45
Cricket World Cup
1st Australia. 4 points - no-one.
2nd India. 2 points - everyone except ArmaniJeans, limpwhacker, Solksjaer!

Leaderboard
8 events to go, all on this table. Find your path to victory.

		Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Lao Lao (3)	58	Trump	France	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Rigger	55	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
shrapnel (1)	52	Selby	France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	49	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
Keane (1)	46	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets	MVG
luckforsome	43.5	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics	M. Smith
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
pokerhand (2)	31	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith

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		Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball	Darts
		UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am	Worlds
Strewelpeter	49	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics	Gerwyn Price
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	32	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	32	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers	Gerwyn Price

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Snooker starts Saturday, ends the following Sunday December 3rd.

[ArmaniJeans]

Snooker, UK Championship- Change to Trump please

Oooh, blocker mode initiated.

[Lao Lao]

Snooker, UK Championship- Change to Trump please

[ArmaniJeans]

Late November/Early December Change Deadlines
Snooker UK Championship. Deadline 20/11.
Handball Women's World Cup. Deadline 24/11.
Darts World Championship. Deadline 10/12.

All deadline times 21:59

Current Picks

		Snooker	Handball	Darts
		UK	Womens WC	Worlds
Lao Lao (2)	56	Ronnie	France	MVG
Rigger	53	Trump	Norway	MVG
shrapnel (1)	50	Selby	France	MVG
Strewelpeter (1)	47	Trump	Norway	Gerwyn Price
Keane (1)	44	Ronnie	Norway	MVG
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	Selby	Norway	Gerwyn Price
luckforsome	41.5	Trump	Norway	M. Smith
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	Trump	Sweden	MVG
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Ronnie	France	M. Smith
pokerhand (2)	29	Selby	Norway	Gerwyn Price

FYI Remaining events on which your 5 changes can be used.
Above plus
Horses King George Chase.

I'm away to Spain for the weekend. Cricket World Cup Final on Sunday, will update Monday evening.

[Strewelpeter]

Change Womens handball to Norway

[ArmaniJeans]

November Change Deadlines
Snooker UK Championship. Deadline 20/11.
Handball Women's World Cup. Deadline 24/11.

All deadline times 21:59

Current Picks

		Snooker	Handball
		UK	Womens WC
Lao Lao (2)	56	Ronnie	France
Rigger	53	Trump	Norway
shrapnel (1)	50	Selby	France
Strewelpeter	47	Trump	Denmark
Keane (1)	44	Ronnie	Norway
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	Selby	Norway
luckforsome	41.5	Trump	Norway
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	Trump	Sweden
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Ronnie	France
pokerhand (2)	29	Selby	Norway

.
FYI Remaining events on which your 5 changes can be used.
Above plus
Darts World Championship.
Horses King George Chase.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 36/45
Rugby World Cup
1st South Africa. 4 points - no-one.
2nd New Zealand. 2 points - Lao Lao, Rigger, limpwhacker.
3rd England. 1 point - no-one.

Leaderboard

		Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball
		World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am
Lao Lao (2)	56	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets
Rigger	53	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets
shrapnel (1)	50	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane	Denver McNuggets
Strewelpeter	47	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics
Keane (1)	44	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Denver McNuggets
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah	Milwaukee Bucks
luckforsome	41.5	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah	Boston Celtics
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets
pokerhand (2)	29	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers

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		Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Basketball
		World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12	NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am
Strewelpeter	47	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus	Boston Celtics
limpwhacker (4)	36.5	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane	Boston Celtics
Solksjaer! (4)	32	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford	Denver McNuggets
pokerhand (2)	30	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford	LA Clippers

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Cricket World Cup final 19th November. Just 10 teams in it so points are 4-2. (nothing for beaten semi-finalists)

[limpwhacker]

Go on so. Change cricket to England

Unbefuckinglievable

[Lao Lao]

I've never been so happy that I went with my head over my heart (very unusual for me when it comes to Ireland) for the RWC.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 35/45
World Series
Texas Rangers beat Houston Astros 4-3 in the semi-final and will play Arizona or Philadelphia in the final. No-one has any of the 3 remaining teams so the only relevant bit is

Semi-Final Houston Astros. 1 point - Keane, ArmaniJeans, limpwhacker

Leaderboard

		Rugby	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer
		World Cup	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12	EPL TS 31/12
Lao Lao (2)	54	NZ	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah
Rigger	51	NZ	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Salah
shrapnel (1)	50	France	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Harry Kane
Strewelpeter	47	Ireland	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester	Gabriel Jesus
Keane (1)	44	France	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah
ArmaniJeans (2)	43	France	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester	Salah
luckforsome	41.5	France	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds	Salah
limpwhacker (4)	34.5	NZ	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich	Harry Kane
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Ireland	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds	Rashford
pokerhand (2)	29	Ireland	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester	Rashford

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RWC final on Saturday night, unpicked South Africa against NZ (Lao Lao, Rigger, limpwhacker).
Our end-game here could have been very exciting if Ireland and France had won those close quarter-finals - instead looking like a 2-horse race.
I'm away the weekend, will update Monday evening.

[Strewelpeter]

.Strewelpeter appears to have a lock on this, and has a fighting chance of both trophies. Though failure to change from WBA to a live contender could be a critical mistake..

Ah FFS I thought I'd done that, I remember I had a post ready to send put I may have stalled trying to decide between Bournmouth and Everton

[ArmaniJeans]

Late October/Early November Change Deadlines
Basketball. NBA Best Team at end of year. Deadline 19/10 (coming Thursday)

deadline time 21:59

Current Picks.

		Basketball
		NBA Best record 01/01/24 10am
Lao Lao (2)	54	Denver McNuggets
Rigger	51	Denver McNuggets
shrapnel (1)	50	Denver McNuggets
Strewelpeter	47	Boston Celtics
Keane (1)	43	Denver McNuggets
ArmaniJeans (2)	42	Milwaukee Bucks
luckforsome	41.5	Boston Celtics
limpwhacker (4)	33.5	Boston Celtics
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Denver McNuggets
pokerhand (2)	29	LA Clippers

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Basketball will be the best winning percentage of teams on 01/01/24 at 10am our time. All teams will have played roughly the same amount of games.
I originally said 31/12/23, but there are games throughout this day, some overlapping our midnight, so seems correct to include them.

FYI Remaining events on which your 5 changes can be used.
Above plus
Snooker UK Championships.
Handball World Cup.
Darts World Championship.
Horses King George Chase.

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 34/45
RWC Ireland Top Try-scorer
Points 4-2-1 so a 3-way tie for second is a point each.

1st Bundee Aki. 4 points - no-one.
2nd Tadhg Beirne, Hugo Keenan, Johnny Sexton. 1 point - Strewelpeter.

Leaderboard

		Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer
		World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12
Lao Lao (2)	54	NZ	Chicago Wsox	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester
Rigger	51	NZ	Yankees	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leicester
shrapnel (1)	50	France	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds
Strewelpeter	47	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester
Keane (1)	43	France	Houston	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester
ArmaniJeans (2)	42	France	Houston	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest	Leicester
luckforsome	41.5	France	LA Dodgers	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd	Leeds
limpwhacker (4)	33.5	NZ	Houston	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds
pokerhand (2)	29	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester

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		Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer	Soccer
		World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23	C'ship 31/12
Strewelpeter	47	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA	Leicester
limpwhacker (4)	33.5	NZ	Houston	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton	Norwich
Solksjaer! (4)	32	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham	Leeds
pokerhand (2)	30	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd	Leicester

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RWC Final and 3rd place play-off in 2 weeks.
Baseball semi-finals starting tonight so that could end this week. Only Houston Astros still alive.

[ArmaniJeans]

... Not that it would have made a difference to my chances, but any chance you know when Auguste Rodin became a non runner... thought I checked this recently...

Deadline was Tuesday 26th, he was scratched on the 25th according to the Racing Post. So there definitely was a window of information to make a change.
Ace Impact and Hukum among 15 runners left in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at first forfeit stage | Racing Post

[luckforsome]

Ryder Cup. Europe 2023 Ryder Cup - Wikipedia. Our picks doing well - Rory leads with 3 points from Rahm, Hovland, Hatton all with 2.5 points.
Ryder Cup. USA 2023 Ryder Cup - Wikipedia. Our picks doing badly - Max Homa 2.5, Brian Harmon 2, Wyndham Clark 1.5.
Every player has one point left to play for.

Arc - couple of non-runners in Equinox (Rigger) and Auguste Rodin (Lao Lao, luckforsome). 11/4 fav is Ace Impact, Westover and Hukum 7/1, Feed The Flame 10/1. Longchamp Sunday 15:05 Betting Odds- Winner | Horse Racing | Oddschecker

... Not that it would have made a difference to my chances, but any chance you know when Auguste Rodin became a non runner... thought I checked this recently...

[ArmaniJeans]

Fiji look a certainty to make it there, needing just a losing bonus point against Portugal.

Hmmm, surprisingly minimalist stuff from Fiji as they scrape through to the QFs with that losing bonus point. Italy 10 match-points in the groups & Japan 9 match-points complete the scoring.

Result 33/45
RWC Best Minnow
1st Fiji. 4 points - Strewelpeter, ArmaniJeans.
2nd Italy. 2 points - luckforsome.
3rd Japan. 1 point - Lao Lao, Rigger, Keane, limpwhacker, pokerhand.

Leaderboard

		Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer
		WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23
Lao Lao (2)	54	Ryan Baird	NZ	Chicago Wsox	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd
Rigger	51	Mack Hansen	NZ	Yankees	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd
shrapnel (1)	50	James Lowe	France	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd
Strewelpeter	46	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA
Keane (1)	43	James Lowe	France	Houston	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest
ArmaniJeans (2)	42	Mack Hansen	France	Houston	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame	Notts Forest
luckforsome	41.5	Dan Sheehan	France	LA Dodgers	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame	Sheffield Utd
limpwhacker (4)	33.5	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham
pokerhand (2)	29	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd

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Intertoto Cup. Strewelpeter appears to have a lock on this, and has a fighting chance of both trophies. Though failure to change from WBA to a live contender could be a critical mistake.

		Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses	Soccer
		WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG	EPL LP 31/12/23
Strewelpeter	46	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame	WBA
limpwhacker (4)	33.5	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	England	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame	Luton
Solksjaer! (4)	32	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin	West Ham
pokerhand (2)	30	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin	Sheffield Utd

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Irish Top tryscorer. Unpicked Bundee Aki leads the way with 4 with Hugo Keenan (Strewelpter) in a tie for second with 3. Mack Hansen and James Lowe with 2 could still get involved.
This could end next Saturday against NZ, although if we win there it would guarantee a further two games.

[ArmaniJeans]

The interminably long baseball regular season finally ended yesterday - playoffs start tomorrow with the 'World Series' at the end of the month.
Couple of casualties with Chicago White Sox (Lao Lao) and New York Yankees (Rigger) not making it through. So an opportunity for the chasing pack to close the gap to Lao Lao.
LA Dodgers (4 picks) and Houston (3 picks) have a bye through to the last 8, whilst Toronto (Strewelpeter) have to play a prelim round (kind of a last 12 game).
2023 Major League Baseball postseason - Wikipedia

[limpwhacker]

Result 30/45
Prix de l'Arc
1st Ace Impact. 4 points - shrapnel, Keane, Strewelpeter, ArmaniJeans
2nd Westover. 2 points - Solksjaer!
3rd Onesto. 1 point - no-one.

Result 31/45
Ryder Cup Best USA player
1st Max Homa. 2nd Patrick Cantlay & Brian Harman. No-one picked these.

Result 32/45
Ryder Cup Best European player
A tie for second here. So with points of 4-2-1 it means 1.5 points for the tie.
1st Rory McIlroy. 4 points - Lao Lao, Strewelpeter, luckforsome, Solksjaer!, pokerhand.
2nd Tyrell Hatton & Victor Hovland. 1.5 points - limpwhacker.

Leaderboard
New leader alert as Lao Lao takes over at the top

		Rugby	Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses
		WC Best minnow	WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG
Lao Lao (2)	53	Japan	Ryan Baird	NZ	Chicago Wsox	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
Rigger	50	Japan	Mack Hansen	NZ	Yankees	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame
shrapnel (1)	50	Samoa	James Lowe	France	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame
Keane (1)	42	Japan	James Lowe	France	Houston	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame
Strewelpeter	42	Fiji	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame
luckforsome	39.5	Italy	Dan Sheehan	France	LA Dodgers	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame
ArmaniJeans (2)	38	Fiji	Mack Hansen	France	Houston	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame
limpwhacker (3)	32.5	Japan	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	Australia	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Tonga	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
pokerhand (2)	28	Japan	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin

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Intertoto Cup

		Rugby	Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses
		WC Best minnow	WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG
Strewelpeter	42	Fiji	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame
limpwhacker (3)	32.5	Japan	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	Australia	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame
Solksjaer! (4)	32	Tonga	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
pokerhand (2)	29	Japan	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin

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Rugby World Cup best minnow could end next week, unless 2 or more of the minnows make the quarter-finals.
Fiji look a certainty to make it there, needing just a losing bonus point against Portugal.
Japan would join them with a win v Argentina. Italy could also make it with a win v France.

Rugby World Cup Ireland Top try scorer could end next week as well if we lose to Scotland. Just saying like.

And a few hours left for any changes in the Cricket World Cup. Why not come join me on the winning England train.

Go on so. Change cricket to England

[ArmaniJeans]

Result 30/45
Prix de l'Arc
1st Ace Impact. 4 points - shrapnel, Keane, Strewelpeter, ArmaniJeans
2nd Westover. 2 points - Solksjaer!
3rd Onesto. 1 point - no-one.

Result 31/45
Ryder Cup Best USA player
1st Max Homa. 2nd Patrick Cantlay & Brian Harman. No-one picked these.

Result 32/45
Ryder Cup Best European player
A tie for second here. So with points of 4-2-1 it means 1.5 points for the tie.
1st Rory McIlroy. 4 points - Lao Lao, Strewelpeter, luckforsome, Solksjaer!, pokerhand.
2nd Tyrell Hatton & Victor Hovland. 1.5 points - limpwhacker.

Leaderboard
New leader alert as Lao Lao takes over at the top

		Rugby	Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses
		WC Best minnow	WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG
Lao Lao (2)	53	Japan	Ryan Baird	NZ	Chicago Wsox	India	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
Rigger	50	Japan	Mack Hansen	NZ	Yankees	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame
shrapnel (1)	50	Samoa	James Lowe	France	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	France	Bravemansgame
Keane (1)	42	Japan	James Lowe	France	Houston	India	Ronnie	Norway	Bravemansgame
Strewelpeter	42	Fiji	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame
luckforsome	39.5	Italy	Dan Sheehan	France	LA Dodgers	India	Trump	Norway	Bravemansgame
ArmaniJeans (2)	38	Fiji	Mack Hansen	France	Houston	England	Selby	Norway	Bravemansgame
limpwhacker (3)	32.5	Japan	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	Australia	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame
Solksjaer! (4)	30.67	Tonga	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
pokerhand (2)	28	Japan	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin

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Intertoto Cup

		Rugby	Rugby	Rugby	Baseball	Cricket	Snooker	Handball	Horses
		WC Best minnow	WC IRL TTS	World Cup	World Series	World Cup	UK	Womens WC	KG
Strewelpeter	42	Fiji	Hugo Keenan	Ireland	Toronto BlueJ	India	Trump	Denmark	Bravemansgame
limpwhacker (3)	32.5	Japan	James Lowe	NZ	Houston	Australia	Trump	Sweden	Bravemansgame
Solksjaer! (4)	32	Tonga	James Lowe	Ireland	LA Dodgers	Pakistan	Ronnie	France	Shiskin
pokerhand (2)	29	Japan	Caelon Doris	Ireland	LA Dodgers	India	Selby	Norway	Shiskin

.
Rugby World Cup best minnow could end next week, unless 2 or more of the minnows make the quarter-finals.
Fiji look a certainty to make it there, needing just a losing bonus point against Portugal.
Japan would join them with a win v Argentina. Italy could also make it with a win v France.

Rugby World Cup Ireland Top try scorer could end next week as well if we lose to Scotland. Just saying like.

And a few hours left for any changes in the Cricket World Cup. Why not come join me on the winning England train.