2014 Super Bowl

Canadian Grand Prix
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Kimi Raikkonen
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Jenson Button
10. Felipe Massa

1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Romain Grosjean
3. Jenson Button
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Kamui Kobayashi
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. that guy from Russia
10. Adrian Sutil

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Fernando Alonso
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Kevin Magnussen
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Valtteri Bottas
9. Jenson Button
10. Felipe Massa

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Fernando Alonso
5. Kevin Magnussen
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Valtteri Bottas
9. Jenson Button
10. Felipe Massa

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Kimi Raikkonen
7. Kevin Magnussen
8. Jenson Button
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Felipe Massa

Here I am—count me in if you guys are still taking entries.

MY PREDICTIONS

1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Fernando Alonso
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Valtteri Bottas
7. Felipe Massa
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Jenson Button
10. Hulkenberg

Just my predictions, which basically counts as my entry for the 2014 Super Bowl

1.Lewis Hamilton------------ Mercedes-Benz
2.Nico Rosberg-------------- Mercedes-Benz
3.Sebastian Vettel---------- Red Bull Racing

4.Fernando Alonso---------- Ferrari
5.Daniel Ricciardo----------- Red Bull Racing
6.Valtteri Bottas------------ Williams Racing
7.Kevin Magnussen---------- McLaren
8.Kimi Raikkonen------------- Ferrari
9.Felipe Massa-------------- Williams Racing
10.Jenson Button------------ McLaren

Don't even think about copying this!!!

William Bennett53 said:1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Romain Grosjean
3. Jenson Button
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Kamui Kobayashi 6th
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. that guy from Russia
10. Adrian Sutil

Just a minor correction here...

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Kevin Magnussen
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Jenson Button
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. Felipe Massa

Are we going with four groups, or just two where the top four advance?

2?
A little change of pace?

The tournament regulations don't explicitly account for a field of fewer than 12 players. However, if everyone involved is willing, I see no reason why we couldn't just follow swifttiger75's suggestion and split into two groups, with the top four from each advancing. 🙏

I'm all for two of them myself.

I'm with you on this—let's just run it with two groups where the top four move on.

Jamie Hall said:Two?
A little change of pace, maybe?

Look, we don't have enough people for four groups of three—it just doesn't make sense.
If we go with two groups, we could have three teams advance from each (3/6)—the group winners would head straight to the semifinals to wait for the winners of the 2A-3B and 2B-3A quarterfinals.

Or we just stick to the classic format and...

Let the organizer and William Bennett53 make the call; this needs to be settled today.
When are results coming out?

swifttiger75 said:There aren't enough of us for four groups of three, so what's the point?
If we go with two groups, we could have three teams advance from each (3/6). The group winners would get a bye straight to the semifinals, where they'd meet the winners of the quarterfinals (2A vs 3B and 2B vs 3A).

Or we just stick to the classic format...

Let the organizer and William Bennett53 make the call; we need a decision today.
When will the results be out?

Not a bad idea..

gentlecobra23 is making the call here, but speaking as someone actually competing, I find myself in agreement with both versions of the game format if we split them into two groups. We could either have four teams advancing to create those quarterfinal matchups—1a vs 4b, 2a vs 3b, 3a vs 2b, and 4a vs 1b—or we could go with the three-advancement model that swifttiger75 is currently suggesting. Is it possible the first option is actually superior? It would certainly allow more people to get a taste of the elimination phase. 😉

I'll have the results ready tonight once I finally get home.

If we run two groups, we're looking at roughly six people per group—though there's always a chance the turnout increases. Either way, I agree that splitting into four groups just doesn't make sense in this format.

Both suggestions have merit, but they both carry potential issues. If four players advance from a single group, it makes qualifying far too easy... back during the 2014 tournament, we had four groups of six, where only two moved on from each. The second suggestion brings up another question: does the winner actually deserve a direct ticket to the semifinals? Plus, if we go that route, the groups won't overlap much, meaning a semifinalist might end up playing nothing but people from their own group all the way to the finals.

Still, I'm leaning toward the Templar idea. The whole point of these groups should be to minimize the headache... Philip, William Bennett53, remember how much trouble we had in our group 😁 just trying to move forward.

I'll make the final call tonight after I get home and crunch the numbers. If anyone has a valid counterargument for either option, speak up in the next two hours or don't bother at all. 😁

William Bennett53 said:gentlecobra23 is making the call here—but personally (speaking as a competitor)—I’m fine with either format. We could go with four advancing per group, which sets up those standard quarterfinal matchups: 1a vs 4b, 2a vs 3b, 3a vs 2b, and 4a vs 1b. Or, we stick to this three-advancement idea that swifttiger75 is pushing for. Honestly? The first option might actually be better if we want to keep more people involved in the knockout stage. 😉

I’m on board with this proposal from William Bennett53 and swifttiger75.

Count me in, I'm always down for this!
😁

I’m all for the water polo system