 | Fiona T hmm, definite advantage to going second here - you know what you need to win a hole. Maybe players could take it on trust not to look at their opponents game before playing their own? |
 | Dave Kempshall I had considered - once we reach the later stages - moving to human v human matches (early rounds v Prune was purely a tactic to get matches played promptly). On the flip-side, if someone who plays second falls behind early, they will be more minded to take risks to get back into it and that could unravel. Let's see, but if I recall it didn't really affect Martin's Ryder Cup tournament a few years ago. |
 | Thomas Carey i guess the other option could be not revealing the draw until everyone has played, but yeah fair enough. switching to human v human makes it a very different game - i feel like the point of this format is that there's always going to be some holes you can't win (if the other person gets an 8 and my max is 7 etc) which makes it a bit more interesting imo. i simply won't look at my opponent's game :) |
 | Dan Spinks while it is an advantage to go first it is not an unfair advantage as no one is made to go first or second. it is a level playing field, you can choose to play early and give up the advantage or you can hold your nerve and hope your oppo goes before you or you can just crack on and not worry about what they've done |
 | Adam Latchford Or maybe instead of holes 19/20 being the tiebreaker, whoever goes first would win in event of a tie |
Tourney round: APGA Tour 2024: 11. World Matchplay: R32
Notes from the organizer: The prelims are now done and we move into R32.
Matches, as always, will be played against Prune - this time in a Standard Letters Attack.
Your score will be compared to your drawn opponents score in the corresponding round and whoever scores higher will win that hole and score 1 point in the match. Tied rounds see each players get 1/2 point. The person with the most points after 18 rounds of the attack (18 holes of golf) will win the match. If a match is tied after 18 holes, then rounds 19 and 20 will act as play-off hole 1 and 2 respectively. If matches are still level, a replay across the same format is scheduled.
Deadline for R32 is 5th August.
R32 feeds into the R16 so I will schedule R16 once they become know.
The random draw:
Match 1 : Stu Harkness vs Mark O'Regan
Match 2 : Damian McEvoy vs Archie T R
Match 3 : Mike Lee vs Ben H
Match 4 : Luke S vs Tom Cappleman
Match 5 : Ian Volante vs Liam O
Match 6 : Sean D vs Ross Allatt
Match 7 : Wesley Barton vs Thomas Carey
Match 8 : Andy SC vs Dave Kempshall
Match 9 : Chris Hare vs Dan Spinks
Match 10 : Colin Thompson vs Martin Thomas
Match 11 : Martin Hurst vs Matthew Tassier
Match 12 : Dave Robjohns vs James C
Match 13 : Steven Oldham vs Andres S
Match 14 : Jason Turner vs Adam Latchford
Match 15 : Florence C-L vs Dan Byrom
Match 16 : Fiona T vs Adrian Fletcher
Schedule - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13uskP03HX3ksRAYRoCZso2K__WUMEL0q/edit?gid=600575225#gid=600575225&range=A1:W1
Good luck everyone!
Ran from: 29 July – 5 August 2024. Format: Letters Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.
Fixtures: 32. Completed: 31.
Results and fixtures
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)
This website is not endorsed by or affiliated with Channel 4, the makers of Countdown, or any person associated with the aforementioned in any way whatsoever at all, never has been, never will be, and moreover is proud not to be. Yep.
Page generated in 0.0313 seconds. It's 11:26:44 on Friday 18 October 2024 here at Apterous Towers. Design and all good stuff copyright © Charles Reams 2008–2024. In memory of Phillip Harcort Collinge, never forgotten. Some graphical and aesthetic elements by Matt Morrison and Jon O'Neill.