Switzerland’s Roger Federer, left, is congratulated by South Korea’s Hyeon Chung after Chung retired injured from their semifinal at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (Andy Brownbill/The Associated Press)
For download: Australian Open Prediction Challenge! 2018 Semifinals.pdf
Match completed Friday (Australian time):
Roger Federer (SUI) (2) def. Hyeon Chung (KOR) 3-0
Six players had match winner correct
One player (Eva) had match score correct
Eva was the big mover in the Semifinals round earning a near-perfect score of 94. Eva was the only player to have all four match winners correct and was also the only player with three match scores correct. Serene remains our leader, while Michael and Eva occupy the two prize spots, with two game rounds to go.
The next two evenings will feature the women’s and men’s finals; please don’t forget to submit your predictions by 3 PM each of the next two days.
| Overall | ||
| 1 | Serene Ford | 147 |
| 2 | Michael Poplawski | 130 |
| 3 | Eva Kafkova | 118 |
| 4 | John Lo | 100 |
| 5 | Sherri Andrews | 89 |
| 6 | Wes Zetaruk | 76 |
| 7 | Petr Havlik | 38 |
| Semifinals | ||
| Men | Women | |
| CIL 3-0 EDM | HAL 2-1 KER | |
| CHU 0-3 FED | MER 0-2 WOZ | |
| 1 | Eva Kafkova | 94 |
| 2 | Serene Ford | 81 |
| 3 | Michael Poplawski | 78 |
| 4 | Sherri Andrews | 51 |
| 5 | John Lo | 48 |
| Wes Zetaruk | 48 | |
| 7 | Petr Havlik | 14 |
| Quarterfinals | ||
| 1 | Serene Ford | 66 |
| 2 | John Lo | 52 |
| Michael Poplawski | 52 | |
| 4 | Sherri Andrews | 38 |
| 5 | Wes Zetaruk | 28 |
| 6 | Eva Kafkova | 24 |
| Petr Havlik | 24 | |
