Who do you think is going to win Champion of Champions?

[Jennifer Steadman]

IT BEGINS BROADCASTING TOMORROW!! GEE WHIZZ THIS IS EXCITING



So obviously it's poll time. Tournament structure is here so you can work it out all scientifically n shit

Post predictions, whether they're about the game outcomes or scores, or just completely random, below. Or justify who you chose. Or post who you want to win (as opposed to think will win).

DO NOT VOTE IF YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO WINS! THAT JUST RUINS IT FOR EVERYONE

(I have not voted)

[Gavin Chipper]

Some predictions have already been made - see discussion here.

I think I'm going to do a full prediction as well.

Round 1

1. Tom Cappleman beats Glen Webb
2. Giles Hutchings beats Heather Styles
3. David Barnard beats Andy Platt
4. Dylan Taylor beats Tracey Mills
5. Jen Steadman beats George Ford
6. Callum Todd beats Samir Pilica
7. Dan McColm beats Paul James
8. Mark Murray beats Antoinette Ryan

Quarter finals

1. Giles Hutchings beats Tom Cappleman
2. Dylan Taylor beats David Barnard
3. Callum Todd beats Jen Steadman
4. Dan McColm beats Mark Murray

Semi-finals

1. Giles Hutchings beats Dylan Taylor
2. Dan McColm beats Callum Todd

Final

Dan McColm beats Giles Hutchings

By the way, based on xicount scores, the top few seeds would be

1. Dan McColm - 1291
2. Giles Hutchings - 1276
3. Tom Cappleman - 1259
4. Mark Murray - 1191
5. Paul James - 1098

Then

6. Callum Todd (champion, not octochamp)
7. Dylan Taylor (reached final, scored 1319!)
8. Andy Platt
9. Antoinette Ryan
10. Tracey Mills
11. Heather Styles (7-11 all octochamps that reached final in order of score)
12. Glenn Webb
13. Samir Pilica (Samir and George both scored 999 but Samir had a higher highest score)
14. George Ford
15. David Barnard (12-15 semi-finalists by score)
16. Jen Steadman (Must be rubbish)

[Johnny Canuck]

I think putting Dylan as 7th out of 16 just because he didn't win a grand final (in particular, that grand final) is underestimating him a little. I've actually got him down as overall champion based on his record aggregate score and his longtime occupancy of the #1 Pro Rank spot on That-Weird-Online-Thing-Completely-Unrelated-To-Countdown. However, if anyone is going to be a Grand Slam Winner, my bets are on Dan too.

[Dan McColm]

Someone should ask Martin Sinclair for his views.

[Steven M. McCann]

I'm using an old browser that won't let me vote (I feel disenfranchised!) for what it's worth, I would have voted for Jennifer.

[Gavin Chipper]

I think putting Dylan as 7th out of 16 just because he didn't win a grand final (in particular, that grand final) is underestimating him a little. I've actually got him down as overall champion based on his record aggregate score and his longtime occupancy of the #1 Pro Rank spot on That-Weird-Online-Thing-Completely-Unrelated-To-Countdown. However, if anyone is going to be a Grand Slam Winner, my bets are on Dan too.

Well, I wouldn't put him as 7th favourite, just 7th seed. It's difficult to work out a balance otherwise. Going by points, he'd be top and that would be too far.

Also Jen would not be 16th favourite. And she takes the "Nash" position of having posted this thread. Graham Nash famously went online with his own odds of who would win his CoC after it had been filmed. And guess what - he won. Not that I'm saying I think Jen will win necessarily.