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[slaman29]

I really really really really needed Sabalenka to win today because that would push me with Strongkored on our tennis H2H then still give me a chance to snatch a draw with Tottenham.

So it was a big phew when she won her 2nd set now have to hope she doesn't make a mess of the 3rd. Weird for me to watch tennis now but its actually showing on a screen at work, but now they switched to something else so I have to pray without watching lol

[Harkorede]

For people who say womens tennis is weird, well, Djokovic is only 3.2x to beat Alcaraz wtf

Because Alcaraz can be less clinical than Sinner, Alcaraz often get more sloppy than Sinner does, I'd have said Sinner had a better chance to defeat Djokovic than Alcaraz, but the only thing is that Alcaraz is better player when it comes to playing for longer duration.. Bookies learnt their lesson with how the semifinals went.

I really really really really needed Sabalenka to win today because that would push me with Strongkored on our tennis H2H then still give me a chance to snatch a draw with Tottenham.

Sabalenka is in trouble, after she had won the 2nd set and went a break up to lead 3-0, Rybakina have since then won the last 4 games with a break advantage.

[hosemary]

Thank you so much, Rybakina. I really needed you to win.

The last time I checked the live score, Sabalenka was leading 3-0 in the third set and her odds were 1.06.
I just checked the final score while feeling totally hopeless and surprisingly, I saw Rybakina won the third set 6-4.

[buwaytress]

Damn haha. I took an acca on Saba after she trailed. Thought it was good value to pair it with Liverpool tonight. Boom. Out. But good for Ryba. What happened here? Self mistakes? Tennis seppuku?

[Strongkored]

I really really really really needed Sabalenka to win today because that would push me with Strongkored on our tennis H2H then still give me a chance to snatch a draw with Tottenham.

So it was a big phew when she won her 2nd set now have to hope she doesn't make a mess of the 3rd. Weird for me to watch tennis now but its actually showing on a screen at work, but now they switched to something else so I have to pray without watching lol

I couldn't watch the second and third sets, just monitoring from live score. Sabalenka was almost certain to win, leading 3-0 in third set, but Rybakina took five straight games before finally closing the match with a score of 6-4.

Answering four No in H2H tennis was a good choice, as it secured my win for this round, although there was still one different answer, but that's no longer important.

Good luck for you in the next round.

[Jinetics1111]

Damn Saba lost, anything can truly happen in sports she was in great form but Ryba overcame her in the end such is life right. Good thing I didn't need that since we drew in that question thanks to Musetti WD earlier dammit but I thought Saba would've won this match but ah well on to football later on today.

[Slissy]

Well done to jayce who won against vd309 in this round.. Finally it was time for him to lose his first match for the season. But he are also lucky because It looks like this was a bad round for all top 5 players in div 1 because no one has a chance to win 3 points😂

[hosemary]

Well done to jayce who won against vd309 in this round.. Finally it was time for him to lose his first match for the season.

I just checked their answers and I see jayce has secured his win with a very big margin. Jayce is now leading 6-2.

But he are also lucky because It looks like this was a bad round for all top 5 players in div 1 because no one has a chance to win 3 points

Top 6, to be more accurate.
cryptofrka has also secured his win against darxiaomi.

If City wins and Haaland Scores, I will draw with mv1986 and it will be top 7.

[cryptofrka]

Needed Sinner for LMS but what can you do - when Djoko saved 3 break points in the 5th set I knew it was over.
I expect him to lose the momentum for 3-4 years already but he just keeps on winning - seems impossible at his age but somehow isn't.

Most of the handball H2H's have been graded - considering that most have Denmark as the winner and not many have Germany as a finalist it was possible before the last game of the tournament.

[slaman29]

Effff you Sabalenkaaaa. GG @Strongkored

SINNER OUT wow!! Djokovic old man showing young boy how to win tennis!!

It's no news that Sinner just can't playout a 5 set tennis, and I still don't understand why, if he can't see you off in 3 straight sets he always struggle badly...

When I saw how much of an underdog both Djokovic and Zverev were, I had small bet on both of them two win as doubles, stupid me should played it single, I didn't think either would have won, though, just wanted to try my luck.

That seems to be the case but this is a guy 15 years older than him and its not golf or snooker, its tennis. I'm actually less surprised Sinner couldn't last, more surprised Djokovic didn't get injured playing over 4 hours!

I don't know if we'll get a great final but now I'm rooting for the old man in the final

[Rikafip]

I'm actually less surprised Sinner couldn't last, more surprised Djokovic didn't get injured playing over 4 hours!

Chances are he would get injured if he was losing 0-2, and he didn't think that he can win the match.  

Its going to be a very interesting weekend as there are 3 different answers left between me and Jinetics1111. I am hedging like there's no tomorrow so I'll either win this round, or make a decent amount out of the loss.

[Koal-84]

I am currently one point ahead of my competitors. It will be close, but after a long time, I could once again secure a victory and three very important points. However, I am not counting my chickens before they hatch, as there are still points to be awarded.

[Jinetics1111]

Well it just had to be this way now didn't it, Liverpool turns up at the wrong time and now wants to play fancy, Newcastle scored that first goal I leave and comeback its 2-1 like WTF just can't catch a break I'm so used to it by now anyway. With that said here's the complimentary GG for Rikafip good luck on your next round.

And yeah I know we still have questions left but to me the writing is on the wall already so don't bother say there's still questions left.

[Slissy]

Thanks to Liverpool and over 2.5 goal in that match, I'm now safe in this round of LMS 😁 But It looks worse for 3 players because only 1 of them can survive in this round.. They need this to happen:

vd309: Tottenham not to lose

VashaUdacha777: City to win, Haaland to score - NO

cryptofrka: City to win, Haaland to score - YES

[cryptofrka]

Yeah, some BSFL picks really amaze me. Liverpool to win + over 2,5 goals was picked by 52 people, the odds on that happening would have been around 3,50 I assume - so not an obvious pick at all.
Wanted to hedge it after Newcastle scored - but Liverpool equalized too quickly.

Will be a fun last day in LMS and to be honest - I like my pick the most.

[notblox1]

Congrtulations ulven and good luck in battle for first place.
There is no more hope for me in this round after losing a point in last handball question, and I am getting closer to relegation 
I think we have six more rounds in this season and I need a miracle to survive in second division.

[paco92x]

Germany was a little more than they could handle today. We were equal for maybe the first 20 minutes; after that, it was all Germany.

I think big difference was GK position. As expected Wolf had another great game while our guys were nowhere to be seen until last 15 minutes. You can't put pressure on opponent without some good saves from GK. That is when panic starts.

Anyway, 3rd place match with our old customer Iceland is coming up, hopefully the lads still have some juice left to get that bronze medal. I don't know if it is because players only complain to local papers but I always hear how our players are tired and carrying injuries while I never hear it for our opponents 

Same thing every year — our GKs are unfortunately never up to the level. The battle for the finals is over now; we just need one more push and to win that bronze, or as we say, bronze with a golden shine  . We managed to beat Iceland once, so hopefully it can happen twice.

Sabalenka somehow managed to lose the final, and there goes my chance of winning a point in the last four rounds. Luck keeps avoiding me at all costs. Not cool  .

[Harkorede]

Thanks to Liverpool and over 2.5 goal in that match, I'm now safe in this round of LMS 😁 But It looks worse for 3 players because only 1 of them can survive in this round.. They need this to happen:

vd309: Tottenham not to lose

VashaUdacha777: City to win, Haaland to score - NO

cryptofrka: City to win, Haaland to score - YES

Variety indeed is the spice of life, too bad there wasn't a fourth option that could happen and have 3 of them all eliminated   In the LMS everyone but myself is a Ops right ?!

The more correct answers I get in this round their angry I get because it's not going to end in a win for me, I mean if Man City should win and Haaland scores, I will also end up with a freebet for the round, but not 3 points, it's just crazy!

[mv1986]

Congratulations @hosemary to an honest point in the tennis question. It wasn't your decision, but I would like to add a few sentences.

If I were to bet against a normal person, let that be at any event, and Musetti takes a 2-0 lead, that normal person and I would settle the bet immediately without any further questions asked and without any further time passing by. Nobody in the world can tell me that two normal people would not settle because the person losing would suddenly argue "if Musetti now faces injury, I can still win because Djokovic made it in less than 4 sets". That is by far the biggest brain stretch I have heard here within the BSFL community. I have read a few now, but this is definitely the most impressive mental gymnastics exercise I have seen here.

You would never do that when you bet with a friend, nor would you do it in a stadium with a stranger. Since this is a closed Bitcointalk community, I thought some reasonable sense might reign over wild sophistical brain stretches. Sophistically, saying that Djokovic made it in less than 4 sets is correct. But guys, I respect you all here, but not for being sophists (even if you are one). This was a sports question and everybody, really everybody understood it. That's preposterous! As if we all here were sitting in our basements, trying to sort out how we can still win that question by legally dissecting it when sportingly, no options were left! It is not like Musetti led 1-0. He led 2-0. It was done. Everyone who followed the result here, accepted it right in that moment. Nobody was hoping for a miraculous exit for the better. I am dead sure about that. This was turned into absurdity a la Wittgenstein:

"The meaning of a sentence lies in how it's used". (replace "sentence" by "question").

If that is how we play BSFL, really...

But hold on.

Now it is argued that bookmakers would void it. True, and I am all cool with that if that is what everyone wants to be applied here. Then it was said that rephrasing the question to a -1.5 handicap would have possibly led to different grading. But why? Bookmakers would still void it (literally all bookmakers to the advantage of the player). Do we go with voiding, or only when it makes sense for some players (a la Wittgenstein)?

If it turns out that in an H2H there is a "delicate" decision (which it is actually not...), void the entire question. Even then it is unfair, but at least you avoid these tipping points where within that question one very decision makes winners and losers. Can still happen in the overall round, but seems to be the less ridiculous way to go.

Since I am convinced that the vast majority of people here operates on common sense grained with respect for the community, I bet that if this had been put up for voting, the majority would have said: Those with "No, Djokovic does not make it", won that answer. If that ever happens again and I am the beneficiary, I will clearly state I will not accept that point.

Everyone else behaving like Zeno of Elea or some Austrian philosopher when it comes to grading sports questions within our closed BSFL community here is quite strange.

[slackovic]

I knew that I shouldn't trust Newcastle. It was good when they scored and when Liverpool equalised (I had Newcastle not to lose and over 2,5). But then Liverpool quickly scored another goal and that was it. Now it all comes down to which country will win the final in handball Euro. If Denmark wins the title, I will win. If Germany wins the title, Kokkee44 wins. I actually like my chances here as Denmark is a favorite, but handball is a sport that is so hard to predict. I hope that Denmark will make use of the fact they are playing in front of their own fans.