Vodacom Super 14
Can anyone unhitch Pitbull?
2010-03-15 09:08
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It's Monday and it's Super14, so it's time to feature the Sport24 SuperBru Megapool leaderboard and pool leader.
With 2040 “Brus” having now signed up to play in the Sport24 SuperBru Megapool, this is a pool in which you have to be on top of your game ...
This was no tough prediction weekend with several people getting the full six out of six, those players then all enjoying a bonus two Grand Slam Points, so it was down to margin points to decide the overall leaderboard.
But given the match scores on the weekend, these were quite tough to come by. Wayne van der Merwe, better known as "Pitbull" to his SuperBru fans, again only pulled in one margin point, but his haul of 8.5 points was enough to keep him at the top of the leaderboard.
Sport24 leaderboard after Round 5:1 Pitbull - 42.00
2 Hainesy - 41.00
3 Jarrett - 40.75
4 stivvler - 39.50
5 Bulldozer - 39.00
6 Luigi - 39.00
7 Cecil - 38.50
8 Volstruis - 38.50
9 Badprop_za - 38.50
10 Primate - 38.25
11 Corkop - 38.25
12 Greegs - 38.00
13 Gilla - 38.00
14 Tarquin - 38.00
15 Speedy - 37.75
16 Para - 37.50
17 reecos - 37.50
18 Ronaldinho - 37.50
So who is this Pitbull?Name: Wayne Van Der Merwe
Pools: Men Vs Woman, Sport24, Wayne's Supa Rugger
Status: Veteran (8 tournaments)
Caps: 137 (lifetime non-default SuperBru picks made)
Supports: Bulls
Nationality: South Africa
Location: Barberton, South Africa
Vintage: 1986
School: Barberton High
Day job: IT Technician
SuperBru Honours: Pool Runner-Up, Wayne's World II, End of Year Tours 2009 [pool size: 8]
Pitbull’s performance in round five:Reds 50-10 Western Force (Pitbull: Reds by 14)
Stormers 37 - 13 Hurricanes (Pitbull: Stormers by 13)
Bulls 50 - 35 Highlanders (Pitbull: Bulls by 24)
Brumbies 24 - 22 Sharks (Pitbull: Brumbies by 11)
Waratahs 73 - 12 Lions (Pitbull: Tahs by 9)
Chiefs 19 - 26 Crusaders (Pitbull: Crusaders by 9)
For a solid return of 8.5 points ..
Sport24 editor and former Western Province prop, Tank Lanning, only managed a disappointing 4 point haul, not getting a single margin point for his four correct predictions, and this sent him plummeting down to an unflattering 1461st spot on the leaderboard. The big man is yet again in desperate need of a big weekend …
Feel you have what it takes to give the likes of Pitbull and Tank a run for their money.
CLICK HERE to join the Sport24 SuperBru Megapool.
And to conclude, a breakdown of the SuperBru Scoring system:The fundamental goal of SuperBru is to score as many points as possible, by making as many accurate predictions as possible. Here's what you'll predict, and how points are allocated for those predictions:
What you must predict
For every game in the series, you must pick:
1) The game outcome (team 1 win, draw or team 2 win)
2) The margin of victory (i.e. score difference)
Points allocationSuperBru features several different kinds of points …
Win Point - Scored by all players correctly predicting the game outcome. Values:
1.0 (league games)
2.0 (semi-finals)
3.0 (final)
Margin Point – Value of 0.5 Scored by every player whose margin prediction is within 5 points of the real margin, taking into account winning team
In the case of close games where the real margin is less than 5 points, players will qualify for a Margin Point if their prediction was for the incorrect team but within 5 points of the real margin. E.g. Player predicts Team A by 2 and Team B wins by 1 - player's prediction is within the 5 point range and a Margin Point is awarded. A Margin Point will not be awarded outside of this range. E.g. Player predicts Team A by 90, Team B wins by 84, no Margin Point is awarded.
Bonus Point – Value of 1.0 The Bonus Point will appear in pools only and not on the Global Leaderboard because it is a relative point. It is scored by player(s) whose margin prediction(s) is/are the closest to the actual margin. Players must get the game outcome right in order to qualify. If more than one player qualifies, the point is split down to a minimum split of 0.25 pts per player:
1 qualifying player: 1pt
2 qualifying players: 0.5 pts each
3 qualifying players: 0.33 pts each
4 or more qualifying players: 0.25 pts each
If a player joins a pool after the first game of the season has been played, they will not qualify for Bonus Points in this pool for the games played prior to their joining.
Grand Slam Point - Value of 2.0 During the round robin stage (i.e. not for semi-finals or final), if you predict all the winners correctly in a round, you will qualify for a Grand Slam Point. If you default on any game in the round in question, you will lose qualification for the GSP.