Nothing left for me to warch for except the issue of the freebet, but for once I can enjoy the remainder of this round with gnashing of teeth. Let's make it a good fight, CLS63!
@slam leea's not won yet. mv is hot on his heels with a win!
If I don't win that point, buwaytress and me will be tied for the last rounds freebet again. I don't remember what is the second rule to settle the freebets. I checked the first page but I can't seem to find this new rules for settling the freebets.
It was discussed and now freebet tiebreak is decided by the person who submitted first. In this round, that's you, so if we really do end up on a draw, well done to you, double whammy for me =) I like this, we always wanted to see more advantage for early submissions, and I think it's a great outcome =)
Is the "first submit - tiebreak auto-win-rule" already in effect?
I am not sure whether it is the best way to go about the tie-breaker issue. It is a bit against what we as a community here want the participants to do. Take some time, do some analysis, also familiarize with a new or rather unknown sport. I am not against the idea, but I am trying to figure out whether this is really the best option we have.
The situation with Trofo vs. cryptofrka was really an outlier, wasn't it? I haven't looked into the details, but weren't most of the h2h duels solved relatively quickly?
I think having some time to research info for the questions should not come at a cost. But again I see that there is an implicit cost anyway. Submitting early means foregoing additional info, which could then be rewarded by the advantage to win the free bet. I liked the system so far even when duels for free bets carry over to the next round. I think it is ok, but am also ok with the early submission solution.
Disappointed that Alcaraz failed to reach the final. Medvedev could screw the excitement for this final. If he has one of those days, then this is going to end in a quick 3-0 for Djokovic, unless he himself has some struggles to cope with.