Quiz_World Cup 2010 ( South Afraica ) Events Special Subject

1.　To play, register as 7m user is for free.
2.　There are total 48 group matches and 16 eliminations for users to participate, starting from 5th Jun and ends on 11th July. (Any changes please refer to actual match schedule)
3.　Handicap rules and aggregate points are applied in this quiz. The person with the highest accuracy rate over the most number of games will be the final winner, and be rewarded accordingly.
4.　Users are not allowed to pick any team once the game kick-off. Each user can only participate once in any game, once a team is picked, the action is not reversible. (Please select with care.)
5.　If there is any fraud, cheat and abnormal practices (Eg. Multiple registries, false registry, cheating with software, etc.), we will take severe action to deal with these. The misbehaved user’s account will be frozen permanently, no prize will be awarded, and be prohibited from participate in any events at our site.
6.　Frequent encountered quiz questions please refer to FAQ page.
7.　We reserve our rights to have the final say in this quiz game.

1.　For all matches without special notice, results are base on standard 90 minutes (including injury time), play-off and penalty result are not counted.
2.　If the match is cancelled, ceased, abandoned or ended due to act of God, the quiz will be cancelled accordingly.
3.　Teams to take note:
　　◎ Handicap: a team receives a virtual head start, effectively leading the game by differing points or goals before it actually kicks off.
　　◎ Underdog: The team that receives a point starts in a handicap.
　　◎ Spread: bookmakers to award a number of points base on teams’ caliber. The stronger team’s net win minus their handicapped points will get the final outcome. Commonly used handicaps: 0, 0/0.5, 0.5, 0.5/1, 1, 1/0.5, 1.5, 1.5/2, 2 etc.
　　◎ Odds: The return a bookmaker offers for a selected team to win.
Example:
　　In a game between South Africa and Mexico, Asian betting starts with South Africa 0.86, Mexico 1.02. Tough South Africa is handicap, while weak Mexico is the underdog.

Example
Team	Odds	Handicap	Odds	Team	0-0	1-0	0-1	2-0	3-0
South Africa	0.86	0	1.02	Mexico	draw	South Africa win	South Africa lose
South Africa	0.86	0/0.5	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa win	South Africa lose
South Africa	0.86	0.5	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa win	South Africa lose
South Africa	0.86	0.5/1	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa win half	South Africa lose
South Africa	0.86	1	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	draw	South Africa lose	South Africa win
South Africa	0.86	1/0.5	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa win
South Africa	0.86	1.5	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa win
South Africa	0.86	1.5/2	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa win half
South Africa	0.86	2	1.02	Mexico	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	South Africa lose	draw	South Africa win

Others odds so on and forth…
Note: draw is not taken into accuracy calculation.

1.　Reward for 64 World Cup matches
　　Note, users must participate in more than 40 group matches and minimum 10 eliminations in order to qualify for the final award.

Reward for 64 World Cup matches

1st prize x 1: Free 108bookie.com account, which have Usd3, 000 or Baht 100,000 credit. And is represented with

2nd prize x 1: Free 108bookie.com account, which have Usd1, 000 or Baht 35,000 credit. And is represented with

3rd prize x 5: Free 108bookie.com account, which have Usd 500 or Baht 15,000 credit each. And is represented with

　　Winners are rank by:
　　Ranking of prediction accuracy;
　　For users of equal accuracy rate, rank by number of participated matches;
　　For users of equal accuracy rate and equal number of participated matches, rank by number of drawing matches, the lesser the higher rank. (User with the least number of draw matches tops, so on and forth)
　　For users of equal accuracy rate, equal number of participated matches, and equal number of draw matches, rank by odds won.
　　Calculation example:
　　User A participated in 55 matches, won 40, drew 5, and lost 10 matches. His accuracy rate is (40÷（40+10）)*100%=80%(draw matches are not taken into account)
Odds Calculation:

Team	Odds	Handicap	Odds	Team	Result
South Africa	0.86	0/0	1.02	Mexico	User A picks South Africa win, outcome: 1-0, odds won 0.86.
South Africa	0.86	0.5/1	1.02	Mexico	User A picks South Africa win, outcome: 1-0 won half, odds won 086/2=0.43.

　　The sum of odds won will be the total of odds won in all the matches the user participated.
2.　Reward for 16 Eliminations
　　Note: the ranking only counts the 16 elimination matches, not counting 48 group matches. Users must participate in minimum 10 matches in order to quality for the reward.

Reward for 16 Eliminations

ONLY 1 WINNER / First prize: 1 month free subscription (on 1 tipster) for the winner (value = 99 € ) and is represented with

FOR 50 WINNERS / Second prize: 7-days free trial (on 1 tipster) and is represented with

NO LIMIT OF USERS / Third prize: as consolation (no limit of users) 15 € voucher (for 70 € purchase) and is represented with

　　Winners are rank by:
　　Ranking of prediction accuracy;
　　For users of equal accuracy rate, rank by number of participated matches;
　　For users of equal accuracy rate and equal number of participated matches, rank by number of drawing matches, the lesser the higher rank. (User with the least number of draw matches tops, so on and forth)
　　For users of equal accuracy rate, equal number of participated matches, and equal number of draw matches, rank by odds won.
　　Calculation example:
　　User A participated in 55 matches, won 40, drew 5, and lost 10 matches. His accuracy rate is (40÷（40+10）)*100%=80%(draw matches are not taken into account)
　　Odds Calculation:

Team	Odds	Handicap	Odds	Team	Result
South Africa	0.86	0/0	1.02	Mexico	User A picks South Africa win, outcome: 1-0, odds won 0.86.
South Africa	0.86	0.5/1	1.02	Mexico	User A picks South Africa win, outcome: 1-0 won half, odds won 086/2=0.43.

　　The sum of odds won will be the total of odds won in all the matches the user participated.

1.　If I’m existing 7m user, do I have to register again for the quiz?
No. You may go direct to the quiz page and start to play.
2.　I forgot my passwords, what should I do?
In the log in box, click on “forget passwords” to reset.
3.　I forgot my security question, what should I do?
You may leave a message to our administrator. We will help you to reset it.
4.　How do I participate in the quiz?
You may log in at the quiz page. There will be a list of matches rank according to kick-off time. Select the match which you would like to predict from here. (For prediction process, refer to new user guild point No.2)
5.　How can I be rewarded?
When World Cup ends, the top 3 users in the rank from the 64 matches and 16 eliminations will be reward respectively.
6.　How do I view historic participation record?
After you logged in, click on your user image or nick name to enter “User center” to view your participation record.
7.　What happen if my user account is stolen?
You may reset your account and passwords through “forget passwords” setting.
8.　Winners get rewards, is there any penalty when I lost?
If you demonstrate your prediction capability in your accuracy rate, we will reward you. There is no charge for wrong prediction.
9.　Why do I need to stick to one email address when I reset passwords?
For security reason, we do not recommend user to change email address when password is stolen, only reset passwords will do.
10.　Why do I need to participate in minimum 40 matches to qualify for reward?
This is to show the strength and continuance of our participants. Accuracy from 40 matches enables us to gauge the capability of the winner and is fairer to all users.
11.　Can I change my user name or user ID?
You cannot change your user ID and user name once set.
12.　After I selected the team, the odds changed. How do I calculate my accuracy?
Accuracy rate is calculated base on the odds when you select the team, not the final odds.

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