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World Cup 2018 presentation Floor 5 of Dir 1020.
Congratulations to PHILIPPE and to FRANCE.
Birgit World Cup 2014 competition winner, presenting the "International Football Expert" trophy to Philippe who correctly predicted
FRANCE as champions and CROATIA as vice-champions in 2018.
Thanks to everyone for taking part!
Bill Thomas Patrick (Organising committee).
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=========== WORLD CUP 2018 COMPETITION - GAME OVER
Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
World Cup 2018 ended yesterday evening.
To put it mildly, it was a difficult tournament to predict!
The order of the first four teams was:
CHAMPIONS: FRANCE
VICE-CHAMPIONS: CROATIA
3rd PLACE: BELGIUM
4th PLACE: ENGLAND
The winner of our competition is therefore PHILIPPE who was the only entrant who correctly predicted FRANCE as champions and
CROATIA as vice-champions.
Congratulations to PHILIPPE and to FRANCE.
We will hold a very short presentation of the "Wanderpokal" and the prize today at 14.30 next to the table of entries
For the records, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH and FIFTH placings were as follows:
SECOND - MILLIE:
FRANCE (CHAMPIONS), ENGLAND (4th PLACE).
THIRD - PATRICE, ELISA, ALIN, PETER, VINCENT, CHRISTIAN:
FRANCE (CHAMPIONS).
FOURTH - BILL, EMMA, PATRICK:
BELGIUM (3rd PLACE).
FIFTH - DAVID
ENGLAND (4th PLACE).
Many thanks to everyone for taking part and looking forward to EURO 2020 spread across the whole of EUROPE.
Bill Thomas Patrick
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Dear Philippe,
Many congratulations on winning the directorate World Cup 2018 competition.
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We plan to send out the following email in the course of today once we have checked that yourself, ourselves and the Wanderpokal can
be present at the short presentation.
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
WORLD CUP 2014 COMPETITION
Dear all in 1554, Dear Millie, Fred, Lorraine,
The order of the first four teams in the World Cup is:
CHAMPIONS: GERMANY
VICE-CHAMPIONS: ARGENTINA
3rd PLACE: NETHERLANDS
4th PLACE: BRAZIL
The winner of our competition is therefore BIRGIT who was the only entrant who correctly predicted GERMANY as champions.
Congratulations to BIRGIT and to GERMANY - both deserved winners.
Our 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings are:
ALIN: ARGENTINA (VICE CHAMPIONS)
KEITH: NETHERLANDS (3rd PLACE)
PATRICK: BRAZIL (4th PLACE).
We plan to hold a very short presentation this afternoon at ... to present Birgit with the "Wanderpokal" and prize.
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
========== EMAIL TO ALL FOR PRESENTATION WINNER BASED ON 2014 EMAIL BELOW
Dear all in 1554, Dear Millie, Fred, Lorraine,
The order of the first four teams in the World Cup is:
CHAMPIONS: GERMANY
VICE-CHAMPIONS: ARGENTINA
3rd PLACE: NETHERLANDS
4th PLACE: BRAZIL
The winner of our competition is therefore BIRGIT who was the only entrant who correctly predicted GERMANY as champions.
Congratulations to BIRGIT and to GERMANY - both deserved winners.
Our 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings are:
ALIN: ARGENTINA (VICE CHAMPIONS)
KEITH: NETHERLANDS (3rd PLACE)
PATRICK: BRAZIL (4th PLACE).
Thanks to everyone who took part.
In terms of football alone it has been an interesting four weeks (!).
We plan to hold a very short presentation tomorrow in the corridor next to the entry table to present Birgit with the "Wanderpokal" and
prize.
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
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Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
The group stage of World Cup 2018 will be officially completed around 21:45 CET on Thursday of this week (28th June).
The knockout stage (round of 16) starts at 16:00 CET this Saturday (30th June).
The pairings for the knockout stage will be entered in the chart down the corridor from Vincent's office (5423) on Friday 29th June.
Revision of the selection of the teams for an extra 10 € (independent of the number of changes to the four teams) will be possible before
our deadline for the start of the knockout stage which is 15:00 CET on Saturday 30th June.
In addition, "joining late" is also possible for a fee of 20 € for anyone who has not yet entered their names in the table and wishes to take
part.
To revise the selection or join at this stage use the adhesive white labels to cover over your previous (no longer valid) entries and:
EITHER - revise or insert your selections in the table of entries on the glass door at the junction of the directorate’s two main corridors
on floor 5.
OR - send your revised or "joining late" selections by email to wmason@epo.org, or prouault@epo.org (but not to Thomas Müller as he
is absent).
In both cases payment can be made later.
Note:
The optimum time for revision or "joining late" (working through the knockout phase) is between:
21:45 CET on Thursday 28th June (group stage finalised).
15:00 CET on Saturday 30th June (our deadline for amendments for the KO phase).
Kind regards and best of luck,
Bill Thomas Patrick
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Revision of the selection of the teams, for an extra 10 €, will be possible before the knockout stage (round of 16) starts at 16:00 CET
(17:00 in Moscow) on Saturday 30th June. This revision may involve any number of team selections made before 15:00 CET on
Saturday 30th June (for example by email to Bill, Thomas or Patrick).
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Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
In response to enquiries (resulting i.a. from sacking of managers immediately before the tournament):
You may revise, in any way, the previous selection you made in the table up until 16:00 CET today.
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
=========== FINAL REMINDER - WORLD CUP 2018 COMPETITION
Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
Again at the risk of appearing more annoying than we actually are ...
The World Cup 2018 kicks off this afternoon at 17:00 CET.
If you would still like to take part in the competition, please make your entry in the table before 16:00 CET today.
Thanks for your patience (especially those not keen on football).
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Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
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Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
At the risk of appearing more annoying than we actually are, the World Cup 2018 in Russia kicks off the day after tomorrow, Thursday
14th June at 17:00 CET.
Please enter your prediction in the table of entries on the glass door at the junction of the directorate’s two main corridors on floor 5.
Winning the competition, is of course not a matter of money, but the honour of keeping the "International Football Expert" trophy for two
years (until Euro 2020)
The selection should not include more than 2 teams from the same group (A-H) since only two teams from any group can survive the
group stage.
Participation fee of 10 € to either Bill, Thomas or Patrick.
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
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Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
The World Cup 2018 competition is not about money (this can simply be donated to the organising committee).
This is what it's really all about.
The honour of keeping the "International Football Expert" trophy for two years (until Euro 2020 - to be held in 12 different European
countries)
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Günther Hartrampf; William Mason; Patrick Rouault; Thomas Müller; Alexandra Huenges; Alin Filipas; Bernhard Strohmayer; Birgit
Fenzl; Christian Hanisch; Christof Sauerer; Daniela Consalvo; David Meacher; Davide D'Alessandro; Dorothee Kratz; Douglas Purdie;
Elisa Stussi; Emma Dedman; Eric Duijs; Erich Politsch; Erich Uttenthaler; Farida Flentje; Francesca Pisani; Jan Brauer; Joanna
Richards; Johanna Meltaus; Katharina Melzer; Lieven Van De Maele; Marc-Oliver Klein ; Marion Salaün; Markus Zwerger; Martin Gangl;
Michel Bravin; Nicolas Ruchaud; Patrice Roetsch; Peter Komenda; Philippe Riblet; Ricarda Hoogen; Richard Michalitsch; Rita De Masi;
Stephan Knoll; Thomas Witte; Thorsten Weinberger; Vincent Marembert; Zala Lazar; Fred Meyer; Brigid Delaney; Millie Condron
Email header: World Cup 2018 competition - Directorate 1020 - Floor 5
Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
The World Cup 2018 in Russia starts next week, Thursday 14th June at 17:00 CET.
The initial selection of 4 teams, should be made before 16:00 CET on Thursday 14th June.
As from 14:00 today:
1) The table for entries of selections of teams will be put on the glass door at the junction of the directorates two main corridors on floor
5, across from the lift, just down from Vincent's office (5423).
2) Tournament plans to work out the progression of your selected teams will be also be available at the above location and can also be
printed from https://www.helles-koepfchen.de/dokumente/spielplan-wm-2018-download.pdf.
3) Team photos of all 32 participants will also be available at the above location - first come, first served.
Feel free to enter your prediction in the table of entries and pay the fee later (or vice versa).
The selection should not include more than 2 teams from the same group (A-H) since only two teams from any group can survive the
group stage.
Participation fee of 10 € to either Bill, Thomas or Patrick.
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Revision of the selection of the teams, for an extra 10 €, will be possible before the knockout stage (round of 16) starts at 16:00 CET
(17:00 in Moscow) on Saturday 30th June. This revision may involve any number of team selections made before 15:00 CET on
Saturday 30th June (for example by email to Bill, Thomas or Patrick).
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
References - see also:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
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Dear all on Floor 5 of Dir 1020,
The World Cup 2018 in Russia will be taking place from Thursday 14th June to Sunday 15th July. For this reason we (Bill, Thomas,
Patrick ...) are again organizing the traditional "directorate" competition to guess the ordering of the first 4 teams. In view of the size of
the directorate, its present separation between floors 4 and 5 as well as historical reasons (tradition) it seems appropriate to limit our
competition essentially to those colleagues on floor 5, especially as colleagues on floor 4 will probably be organising their own
competition.
We will commence preparations in earnest towards the end of next week (7-8 of June), but can already provide the following
information:
The initial selection of 4 teams, should be made before 16:00 CET on Thursday 14th June in view of the opening match at 17:00 CET
on this day (18:00 in Moscow). This selection should not include more than 2 teams from the same group (A-H) since only two teams
from any group can survive the group stage.
Tournament plans to work out the progression of your selected teams will be available outside Bill's room (5416) and Thomas's room
(5441) - see also:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
Team photos of all 32 participants will be available outside Bill's room (5416) and Thomas's room (5441).
The table for entries of selections of teams will be on the glass door at the junction of the directorates two main corridors on floor 5,
across from the lift, just down from Vincent's office (5423).
Participation fee of 10 € to either Bill, Thomas or Patrick.
Revision of the selection of the teams, for an extra 10 €, will be possible before the knockout stage (round of 16) starts at 16:00 CET
(17:00 in Moscow) on Saturday 30th June. This revision may involve any number of team selections made before 15:00 CET on
Saturday 30th June (for example by email to Bill, Thomas or Patrick).
Kind regards,
Bill Thomas Patrick
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TEST EMAIL TO PATRICK AND THOMAS - PUTTING UP STUFF AT 17.00 TODAY
Hi Patrick, Hi Thomas,
Please could you just prima facie check if the following Email is OK (no glaring errors) and let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Bill
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RULES OF WORLD CUP 2018 COMPETITION:
The winner is to be determined by a process of elimination according to the following ordered steps:
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1) Selecting those participants who have correctly predicted the CHAMPION.
2) Selecting from those participants remaining after step 1), those who have also correctly predicted the VICE-CHAMPION.
3) Selecting from those participants remaining after step 2), those who have also correctly predicted the THIRD placed team.
4) Selecting from those participants remaining after step 3), those who have also correctly predicted the FOURTH placed team.
5) IF: Step 1) is not possible because no one has correctly predicted the CHAMPION
THEN: The process of elimination will begin at step 2) ... and correspondingly for the cases where also the VICE-CHAMPION, THIRD
AND FOURTH placed teams have not been correctly predicted by any participant.
6) IF: There is still no winner after step 5)
THEN: The participant(s) with the largest number of correct teams in the first 4 places, irrespective of order, will be considered the
winner(s).
7) If more than one participant remains after step 4) or step 6) they themselves must decide further …
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