Sports, PIX&MIX - POTW for Q3#014

Aaaannd here it is, your Prediction of the Week for Q3#014 on Monday 21 September.

If you want to start with 4 points on Monday, pick 4 of the following fixtures and predict the winner (or, in case of football, potential draw)
Deadlines are the respective KO times (note: 2 of the snooker QFs start FRIDAY morning at 8.30am). Send me your predictions by mail or leave comments here, or in the fb group.

HAVE FUN. BE LUCKY. BE RIGHT.

Football, mixed

• Sat 19/09, 1.45pm Chelsea - Arsenal
• Sat 19/09, 3.30pm HSV - Eintracht Frankfurt
• Sat 19/09, 3.30pm Wolfsburg - Hertha
• Sun 20/09, 3.30pm Stuttgart - Schalke

Rugby Union World Cup, Group stage

• Sat 19/09, 1pm Tonga - Georgia
• Sat 19/09, 3.30pm Ireland - Canada
• Sun 20/09, 1pm Samoa - USA
• Sun 20/09, 5.45pm New Zealand - Argentina

Snooker Shanghai Masters, Quarter Finals

• Fri 18/09, 8.30am  Bingham - Gould
• Fri 18/09, 8.30am  Trump - Williams
• Fri 18/09, 1.30pm  Ding - Wilson
• Fri 18/09, 1.30pm  Davis - Allen

Silenced lambs, Summer Rain & Cidermen - Season 16, Q3#013

Klein aber fun, that was Q3#013. The new season started with old champions bagging the first first ;) and two Graces taking second. Much fun was had by all, especially P&A-A in the music round :) .. looks as if they're worthy successors to Quizzicals (who were missed, massively)

But.. we said HELLO!!! to newbies Cidermen (aka Spidermen or Cybermen) who fit in just nicely and enjoyed the evening so much that, despite (or because of?) Yogi, they decided to return next week and give it another go. (They also picked a lovely Yogi topic ;) which many other teams are going to like, too)

POTW comes in separate post, CL table is not much use yet after one week, so here's the points and places.

1. DAQ******* 90,5
2. Amazing Graces* 76,5
3. Fietscherings***** 70,5
4. Pünktchen +/- Arno 68,5
5. 4-2-Won 68,5
6. Cidermen 38

And before I forget it - Saturday 19 September is International 'Talk like a pirate' Day so we're gonna have the annual PIRATE ROUND on Monday 21 September. Arrrrrrrrrrrgh. Piratey costumes or accessories not mandatory but might get bonus points.

Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel - POTW for Q3#013

After our little quiz break, we are back in action on Monday 14 September. CL sason 16 starts with Q3#013. If YOU want to start with 4 points, send me your predictions.

Pick 4 of the 7 games, predict win/draw (deadline=KO times)

Wählt 4 der 7 Spiele aus und sagt Sieg/Unentschieden voraus. Einsendungen an quiz_miz@hotmail.com, Einsendeschluß sind die jeweiligen Anstoßzeiten.

• Friday 7pm            Hansa - Cottbus
• Friday 8.30pm       Mönchengladbach - HSV
• Saturday 3pm        Tennis Borussia - Malchower SV
• Saturday 3.30pm    Hertha - Stuttgart
• Saturday 6.30pm    Manchester Utd. - Liverpool
• Monday 8.30pm    St. Pauli - Duisburg
• Monday 9pm         West Ham - Newcastle

First lines, Fun Direction, Florida leftovers, & Fietscherings Fünfter Ftern - Q3#012

QUEOPS!

Apologies for the lack of updates but RL has been very demanding lately and I've only just now got round to sorting points and pictures of last week's Season 15 Grande Finale.
Right then - before the new CL season starts next Monday, round-up of CLS15. 

After Great BallZ* were on fire for almost the entire first half of the season, Fietscherings*****, DAQ*****, and even Amazing Graces* (who got the only century break of the season) mounted a really exiting comeback in the last 6 weeks and made the S15 title race a proper thriller. The final  Q3#012 was a real nail-biter, as expected, and in the end it was the tightest win since... I can't remember.

1. DAQ******* 77,5
2. Cannonballs* 75,5
3. Let's Get Quizzical 72
4. Fietscherings***** 71,5
5. Pünktchen & Arno 66
6. Obelix 65
7. Lancashire Hotpots 62,5
8. Asterix 61
9. 4-2-Won 51,5

NEW CHAMPIONES (by 0.5 points) are FIETSCHERINGS*****!!! Congratulations on the fifth star, and a season well-played (that goes to ALL TEAMS!!) and good luck dodging the hunters in season 16 :D
Congrats also to runners-up DAQ******* who almost bagged their 8th title.. I look forward to your picking up the gauntlet next season.
All in all it was a fun night, as reiterated by our French and English guests, and as soon as the weather returns to 'normal' it should be a bit more comfortable in the back room too.

Buuuuuuut.. not only did we cheer new champions, we also bade farewell to Quizzicals who crowned their last appearance with a well-deserved 3rd place (despite sticking to round 1) and who are now going their (quizless) ways, at least for some time. I m truly gonna miss you guys, it's always been fun. Who knows, maybe we'll meet again one day.
Pünktchen +/- Arno will take their place, or at least their table.

Last but not least - CL Season 16 starts Monday 14 September, and 4-2-Won have Yogi (Friday 8pm). Till then - have a good quizless week (unless we meet at Hasenquiz).
‪#‎POTW‬ - tonight or tomorrow, have to find somet to predict... (suggestions?)