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[casperBGD]

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Well some organizations like Liquid have teams in both sports. Think of it like Barca having both football and handball squad plus some more. Definitely don't pick Gaimin, they don't exist as CS:GO team and that choice is bad enough to give you -1 penalty point.

thanks for heads-up, then no Gaimin here
will have to check roster and pick some

regarding next week questions, there is a Waterpolo championship, and grand finale is next Sunday, so maybe it could be included
most probably many people not familiar with it, but I presume that Cro2 is following since you are good in that one

[buwaytress]

Cool round of questions, Cro2! F1 is the trickiest for me, and I think whomever ends up on podium will win it for their country, but a couple of them bunched up together near the top also does the job. Tricky, tricky! BTW, is it strange that the team names in this round sound eerily familiar? I feel like I've heard of Faze and Vitality even though this is surely my first time even looking up this tourney. I've a feeling I heard a lot of CS mentions in my youth is why.

Golf, of course, will be a four-sided die. I don't think anyone can call the favourite a strong one. Looking forward to this already!

Jeremypwr submitted 2 questions, one for MMA and one for box.

Represent!

regarding next week questions, there is a Waterpolo championship, and grand finale is next Sunday, so maybe it could be included
most probably many people not familiar with it, but I presume that Cro2 is following since you are good in that one

It's where people on horseback try to smack a ball with some kind of long stick, except splashing around in water, right?

[Jinetics1111]

Sorry about the penalty win Jinetics111 but that was literally a coinflip.

Didn't do so well to get a draw but as long as we progress it's all that matters.

@notblox1 yes please submit a UFC question! jeremypwr already sent one, so maybe we get 2

The volleyball and Golf are a bit hard to find, but good luck everybody searching, I'll let everyone flex hehe

All good bro no need to be sorry, a win for you is a lesson for myself as always I just gotta do better going forward.

Congrats hope you go far.

[Trofo]

Hey guys, new article is up - latest recap from cup round plus a short preview of round to come.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/soccer/news/bitcointalk-sports-fanatics-league-cup-round-1

And here is the one from last week that never ended on Sportsbet page, at least I couldn't find it. All of us were in Montenegro and by the time I was finished with the article, Steve was playing cricket and afterwards it sort of fell trough the cracks. I just remembered today to check about it. Very late, but better late than never

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[b]Round 5 – Recap[/b]
Round 5 is over and this one was a bit strange since we had some people with excellent scores getting 8 correct picks and some barely making 2 correct picks. I guess we should have expected it since the questions had much more fringe sports than usual. There was some football of course, but it was all on youth tournaments, then we had a lot of tennis due to Wimbledon, some F1 action, DOTA and cricket. This was cricket first inclusion in the BSFL but not the last for sure. Sportsbet guys are really big on cricket and maybe it rubs on me a little, maybe I’ll even start to understand the rules soon   
We also had first usage of VAR in this round, Omikifuse decided to use one challenge and change his answer on cricket question but even that wasn’t enough to get him win in his match.

[i]Division 1[/i]
It is getting a bit boring writing about perfect streak from Cls63 but he managed to get another win, Igebotz provided good test but still lost 6:5 to division leader. Buwaytress and jeremypwr are the only ones able to somewhat match his pace and it seems like we will find our new champion between these guys. Slissy and casperBGD with huge wins, both getting 8 correct picks and giving no chance to their opponents.
[i]Division 2[/i]
Still the is most competitive division on the top with 5 of us inside 3 points. Cryptofrka the only dropping the points in this round with 6:6 draw against strongkored which was a cause for celebration for the rest of us. LFC_Bitcoin still the only player among all divisions with negative points. Come on man we know you are much better than this, time to buckle up and start winning some games.
[i]Division 3[/i]
Saint-loup is running away with title in Div 3A, his perfect score of five wins in five games gives him 15 points and runner up has only 9 points. This is already very respectable lead and with the form Saint-loup is showing it will probably get even bigger soon. Hakan2217 is leading Div 3B even with one game less played then most teams and this round he had another great performance in his duel against Jinetics which he won 7:4.

[i]BSFL Cup – Qualifying round[/i]
This week there isn’t a lot of top tier sports being played except Wimbledon so we decided to opt for cup qualifying round. Due to amount of registered players in BSFL, first 12 players from Div 1 are already in the main draw while qualifying round will get us another 20. That will make for a nice knockout cup bracket with 32 teams.
There is only 6 questions this week covering just tennis and football. They are already live and deadline is approaching fast. Go place your answers if you haven’t already.
Maybe cup competition will finally be the place where some of the best players will miss the step. Looking forward to seeing how league leaders Saint-loup and hakan2217 will perform here. Maybe this is the chance for some of those that aren’t doing so well to get some glory trough another competition.

[Woodie]

There are the full cup results:
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Hi cryptofrka/Trofo last season we had almost the full schedule of the cup games which isn't the case with season 2

are we likely to be getting one anytime soon or maybe waiting for the competition to advance to say the last group of 16 or something

Hey guys, new article is up - latest recap from cup round plus a short preview of round to come.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/soccer/news/bitcointalk-sports-fanatics-league-cup-round-1

BSFL Cup – Qualifying round
This week there isn’t a lot of top tier sports being played except Wimbledon so we decided to opt for cup qualifying round. Due to amount of registered players in BSFL, first 12 players from Div 1 are already in the main draw while qualifying round will get us another 20. That will make for a nice knockout cup bracket with 32 teams.

Not sure if the above text is part of the BSFL CUP sports summary or not
But seeing this is a bigger group than the last, how is the format of this Qualifying round being run...considering you have mentioned 12 players are already in the main draw..

So for us coming from other divisions like Div 2,3A & 3B how will players be qualifying to proceed to next round?

[Trofo]

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Damn man, you are mixing thing up pretty badly or we aren't communicating them clearly enough.
That last part you quoted is from an article I wrote for Sportsbet 7 days ago. Just posted it here since it wasn't published. Now I have put the whole thing in code tag so I hope it will not confuse people but it is much harder to read.

We had a round 1 of the cup where 40 teams played and 12 got automatic pass to next round. You are the one of the teams that won and that means you will play in the next round. Next round will have 32 teams, 20 that won plus those 12 that got free pass. I think it is really very simple and don't know how to tell it in other words. From this stage onwards there is no free passes, you proceed to next round by winning matches. Simple as that.

Cup schedule does not exists yet. We will make it before the next cup round and then it will be available all the way to the final.

[slackovic]

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regarding next week questions, there is a Waterpolo championship, and grand finale is next Sunday, so maybe it could be included
most probably many people not familiar with it, but I presume that Cro2 is following since you are good in that one

It's where people on horseback try to smack a ball with some kind of long stick, except splashing around in water, right?

No, waterpolo has nothing to do with horses That's just polo. At least I think. But casperBGD is right... Waterpolo is a world championship and if we had cricket, I think that waterpolo needs at least one question for the finals. The sport is similar to football, the only thing different is that the ball is played by hands and it's in a pool (that's where the "water" in the name comes from). It's not very popular sport, but Croatia and some other European countries are quite good in it so we all know the sport.

[Harkorede]

Jeremypwr submitted 2 questions, one for MMA and one for box. Thanks for that jeremy. That will probably be more than enough for upcoming week. We can't have multiple questions from fringe sports. Multiple questions are reserved for football and sometimes tennis. Everything else is usually limited on 1 question per week.

I knew that jeremy will likely have you covered with potential MMA and Boxing questions, now at least it shows everyone is getting a shot at selecting a sport of their choosing, and still not have any edge with it because they'll still have no clue with what the exact question would be.

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regarding next week questions, there is a Waterpolo championship, and grand finale is next Sunday, so maybe it could be included
most probably many people not familiar with it, but I presume that Cro2 is following since you are good in that one

It's where people on horseback try to smack a ball with some kind of long stick, except splashing around in water, right?

No, waterpolo has nothing to do with horses That's just polo. At least I think. But casperBGD is right... Waterpolo is a world championship and if we had cricket, I think that waterpolo needs at least one question for the finals. The sport is similar to football, the only thing different is that the ball is played by hands and it's in a pool (that's where the "water" in the name comes from). It's not very popular sport, but Croatia and some other European countries are quite good in it so we all know the sport.

with these varieties of questions coming up, only time will tell if I won't get relegated this season  

[famososMuertos]

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6.   famososMuertos vs. leea-1334
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Feel bad for you, really, but if it were me, I'd want a rematch immediately. Bite down on the pain and lose twice to purge it out of the system, or get revenge. Either way, someone has to do something against the Div 2 leader -- I'll do my best against CLS63, as will jeremypwr, not that there was ever any doubt there....
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Well...!!

 It was not easy, but it was achieved and suffering; 2-2 to yield, 3 - 2(penalties)  like any good leader defending "tooth and nail,"  says a proverb around these parts

[notblox1]

You've got 2, the 3rd green one is your name highlighted as the winner

Oh you are right, I see now 

Wanna try to make a question for it? Come on, break the ice!

I don't think this would be fair to all other participants and I would have advantage, but I can do if if you insist and I can send you few options in PM.
If Trofo can do it for D0TA, than I can do it as well if needed
I will think of something and send you questions in next days.

It's where people on horseback try to smack a ball with some kind of long stick, except splashing around in water, right?

Interesting concept but NO that is not it 
I would love to see bunch of horses doing this in water, but they would need very large pool or sea for that.

[darxiaomi]

I didnt submit my answer yet, but seems like its gonna be a very tought round.... again. Well i have again the resposabilitie to kill the giant? i go for you CLS63. WE need to cut your run  right now before it was too late.

The good thing we are not so far from the return of big leagues on football, only a few more weeks guys, be patience.

[ralle14]

I already sent my answers, and this time I feel good about most of them aside from the golf and Tour de France question. I'm so clueless about these two questions that I had to check the odds on the outright market before locking in my answer.  

The golf question, I don't even know how to calculate the points to determine the champion in this sport

The choices at least gave us a hint about the point system of the tournament.  

[slackovic]

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with these varieties of questions coming up, only time will tell if I won't get relegated this season  

You know, I was thinking the same thing the other day. It's much easier (at list I look at it that way) to predict result in a sport that you are familiar with. But when you have to do the research in a sport that you know nothing about, it's hard and it comes down to pure luck.

[Harkorede]

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with these varieties of questions coming up, only time will tell if I won't get relegated this season  

You know, I was thinking the same thing the other day. It's much easier (at list I look at it that way) to predict result in a sport that you are familiar with. But when you have to do the research in a sport that you know nothing about, it's hard and it comes down to pure luck.

The only difference with sports you're familiar with is that sometimes you get a bit cocky, and you barely depend on research and can just tell like let's say it's football for instance, you know that a team is only have decent run of for form while you can decide that the form is just a fluke and confidently pick against them, however, for sports that you need to research on, it's usually a games of odds vs their form, and you really don't know if there is an important factor that could make them win or lose a game, we mostly just go with flow and trend.

[slackovic]

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with these varieties of questions coming up, only time will tell if I won't get relegated this season  

You know, I was thinking the same thing the other day. It's much easier (at list I look at it that way) to predict result in a sport that you are familiar with. But when you have to do the research in a sport that you know nothing about, it's hard and it comes down to pure luck.

The only difference with sports you're familiar with is that sometimes you get a bit cocky, and you barely depend on research and can just tell like let's say it's football for instance, you know that a team is only have decent run of for form while you can decide that the form is just a fluke and confidently pick against them, however, for sports that you need to research on, it's usually a games of odds vs their form, and you really don't know if there is an important factor that could make them win or lose a game, we mostly just go with flow and trend.

I don't know... Look at me. In the last season I was invincible and in the season I have only one win if I remember correctly. I agree that some of you sport fanatics maybe get a little cocky when answering football questions but I don't follow sport that much (at least I didn't before this competititon), but somehow I always managed to win in the last season. Maybe it's just a matter of the "big boys" division this time so I'm up against the best Anyhow, I hope I don't get relegated in the first season in division 1

[Harkorede]

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with these varieties of questions coming up, only time will tell if I won't get relegated this season  

You know, I was thinking the same thing the other day. It's much easier (at list I look at it that way) to predict result in a sport that you are familiar with. But when you have to do the research in a sport that you know nothing about, it's hard and it comes down to pure luck.

The only difference with sports you're familiar with is that sometimes you get a bit cocky, and you barely depend on research and can just tell like let's say it's football for instance, you know that a team is only have decent run of for form while you can decide that the form is just a fluke and confidently pick against them, however, for sports that you need to research on, it's usually a games of odds vs their form, and you really don't know if there is an important factor that could make them win or lose a game, we mostly just go with flow and trend.

I don't know... Look at me. In the last season I was invincible and in the season I have only one win if I remember correctly. I agree that some of you sport fanatics maybe get a little cocky when answering football questions but I don't follow sport that much (at least I didn't before this competititon), but somehow I always managed to win in the last season. Maybe it's just a matter of the "big boys" division this time so I'm up against the best Anyhow, I hope I don't get relegated in the first season in division 1

I guess that mean my analogy is right because for most football question, I don't even open any sportbook to decide more often than not, the only time I usually do is when we are asked to guess the line up or the players to score a goal or make any an assist, but I can't complain because it put other opponents on their toes as well, and we can't rely on just a general analogy, we'll get more contrast responses for with these questions.

I'm really just looking to pick up points against opponents that are the potential favorites for the 1st position, and that's why it really is a must win affair for me versus jeremy, I'd say.

[slaman29]

Great article Trofo as usual. Does cryptofrka help write this or is he usually too drink?

Saintloup, I only realized, is gone from cup, from reading this (somehow I missed!).

All good bro no need to be sorry, a win for you is a lesson for myself as always I just gotta do better going forward.

Congrats hope you go far.

Thank you bro! Whoever wins deserves it. I believe I was 3rd place in cup last season but that was with less people so it is much harder now for sure. But back to the league of course for a time being. GL!

I don't know... Look at me. In the last season I was invincible and in the season I have only one win if I remember correctly. I agree that some of you sport fanatics maybe get a little cocky when answering football questions but I don't follow sport that much (at least I didn't before this competititon), but somehow I always managed to win in the last season. Maybe it's just a matter of the "big boys" division this time so I'm up against the best Anyhow, I hope I don't get relegated in the first season in division 1

I guess that mean my analogy is right because for most football question, I don't even open any sportbook to decide more often than not, the only time I usually do is when we are asked to guess the line up or the players to score a goal or make any an assist, but I can't complain because it put other opponents on their toes as well, and we can't rely on just a general analogy, we'll get more contrast responses for with these questions.

I'm really just looking to pick up points against opponents that are the potential favorites for the 1st position, and that's why it really is a must win affair for me versus jeremy, I'd say.

Trust me guys, this is more about luck. Same experience as slackovic, last season I just couldn't get a single win, and so far this season I am a little bit comfortable. My understanding of sports did not change at all, just the luck. For example in one round I managed only to score 2 points and yet so did my opponent and I managed a draw.

Last season I believe one round I scored 6 points, which was a round only 3 or 4 people got that much, and I of course also met that same fellow lol

It seems we are all the same, football we don't even look at odds, we already know who to pick in our hearts, but still good to look up news about injuries or who's playing depending on teams. Like some teams you know almost all 11 plays all the time, but Chelsea and City have 3 squads, that's something I still have to look up and guess.

[Trofo]

Great article Trofo as usual. Does cryptofrka help write this or is he usually too drink?

Articles and chat on Sportsbet page are just me. It is a continuation of what I was doing for fantasy and we just continued in the same way after Sportsbet decided to go all in on BSFL rather than fantasy. Maybe it will change one day but for now any mistakes or opinions voiced there are mine and I am the only one to blame Must admit it was easier to write about FPL, here it is usually winging it until inspiration hits while with FPL I always had an idea what I would write about.

[casperBGD]

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Last season I believe one round I scored 6 points, which was a round only 3 or 4 people got that much, and I of course also met that same fellow lol

there is that H2H momentum, two rounds ago I scored 5, and most people were 4 or less, but I had to play Igebotz that only scored 6 and got free-bet along with a win
but that is what makes it interesting

agree that there is a lot of luck here, but would not say that it is only luck, one has to know what to put, no luck will pull you up if you put Nepal to pass cricket group, as some had in spreadsheet

just noticed that I am playing slackovic this round, good luck

[slackovic]

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just noticed that I am playing slackovic this round, good luck

Yeah, good luck to you too. This round will be a wild one because there is golf, women's football (two questions!!), volleyball... I managed to research a bit about volleyball and women's football, but I have no idea where to start with golf. I don't even know what does -15 to par mean If I looked at the list of players right, there are many players and I have no intent to check the nationality of each of them. I'll just go with a wild guess on that one. Btw, I think that I have never submit my answers this close to the deadline