Friday 27 July 2012

Fantasy Team GB

With the Olympics starting today, I have challenged my friend Josh Heffernan, who has appeared on this site before, to a Fantasy prediction game. As you will see from my picks, I have a very select knowledge of the events (mainly cycling), whilst Josh knows something about everything. So who will win, Jack-of-all trades? Or the single tracked mind?

So here are the rules, 20 picks, 3 points for correct medal, 1 point if they medal. 5 'Garaunteed Golds', if they win Gold, 5 points. Anything else, nil point.  ]
The flop is picked as tiebreaker, if its a draw on points, the person who's flop does the worst wins.
Scott's Picks

Guaranteed Golds:
Tom Stalker – Light-welterweight – Gold
Mark Cavendish – Road Cycling – Gold
Chris Hoy – Keirin – Gold
GB Men’s Team Track Cyclists – Team Sprint – Gold
Anthony Joshua – Super-heavy – Gold

Others:
Louis Smith - Pommel Horse - Gold
Mo Farah – 5000m - Gold
Savannah Marshall - Middleweight Boxing – Gold
Bradley Wiggins – Time Trial – Gold
Victoria Pendleton – Track Sprint  – Gold 
Anthony Ogogo – Middleweight boxing – Silver
Dai Green – 400m hurdles – Silver
Andy Murray – Tennis – Silver
Jessica Ennis – Heptathlon - Silver
Nicole Cooke – Women's time Trial – Silver
Jason Kenny – Track Sprint – Silver
Women's Team Track Cyclists – Team Sprinters – Silver
Tom Daley – Individual Diving – Silver
Tom Daley & Peter Waterfield – Bronze
Women's Team GB Football – Bronze


Team GB flop of the games -  Rhythmic Gymnastics. This is the only part of the team that did not qualify outright for the games. They only got into the games because of an appeal to the BOA. If they don't come dead last, I'll be amazed.

Josh's Picks:

Guaranteed Gold:
Shanaze Reade (BMX Cycling)
Dai Greene (400m Hurdles)
Alistair Brownlee (Triathlon)
Anthony Joshua (Boxing, Super heavyweight)
Katherine Grainger & Anna Watkins (Women’s Double Sculls)

OTHERS
Gold: Tim Brabants (Men’s Kayak 1,000m)
Gold: Lightweight Men’s Four (Rowing)
Gold: Ben Ainslie (Sailing, Finn Class)
Gold: Ian Percy & Andrew Simpson (Sailing, Star Class)
Gold: Peter Wilson (Men’s Double Trap Shooting)
Gold: Mark Cavendish (Cycling Road Race)
Silver: Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
Silver: Women’s Hockey
Silver: Sarah Stevenson (Taekwondo, -67kg)
Silver: Mo Farah (5,000m)
Silver: Jonathan Brownlee (Triathlon)
Bronze: Women’s 4x200m Relay (Swimming)
Bronze: Tom Daley & Pete Waterfield (Synchro 10m Diving)
Bronze: Men’s Hockey
Bronze: Holly Bleasdale (Pole Vault)

Olympic Flop: Men’s Water Polo - Definitely not the worst part of Team GB, but looking at their group, it'll be impressive if they get a point.

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