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APAT European Amateur Team Championship
APAT:
Update:
I"m pleased to announce that Alan Lake has accepted the post of Captain of the English team for the European Team Championship.
Similarly, long time APAT member Len Collin has been appointed Captain of the Irish team.
On the European front, Viktoria Szilasi has been appointed Captain of the Hungarian team while Jean-Michel Ballocchi has been appointed Captain of the French team and Stephan Kalhamer has been appointed Captain of the German team.
Further appointments will be announced in the near future.
morlspin:
Good Luck Alan!
How your gonna pick the team from the amount of decent players we have is beyond me, best of luck tho!
--- Quote from: APAT on August 07, 2008, 21:04:26 PM ---
Update:
I"m pleased to announce that Alan Lake has accepted the post of Captain of the English team for the European Team Championship.
Similarly, long time APAT member Len Collin has been appointed Captain of the Irish team.
On the European front, Viktoria Szilasi has been appointed Captain of the Hungarian team while Jean-Michel Ballocchi has been appointed Captain of the French team and Stephan Kalhamer has been appointed Captain of the German team.
Further appointments will be announced in the near future.
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RioRodent:
--- Quote from: morlspin on August 07, 2008, 23:29:26 PM ---
Good Luck Alan!
How your gonna pick the team from the amount of decent players we have is beyond me, best of luck tho!
--- Quote from: APAT on August 07, 2008, 21:04:26 PM ---
Update:
I"m pleased to announce that Alan Lake has accepted the post of Captain of the English team for the European Team Championship.
Similarly, long time APAT member Len Collin has been appointed Captain of the Irish team.
On the European front, Viktoria Szilasi has been appointed Captain of the Hungarian team while Jean-Michel Ballocchi has been appointed Captain of the French team and Stephan Kalhamer has been appointed Captain of the German team.
Further appointments will be announced in the near future.
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Thankyou and you"re right it will not be an easy task. I will certainly be leaving all decisions until the conclusion of the season 3 online and live ranking events.
The following was added to APAT's original post on this thread, and is quoted here for the benefit of those who have not seen it...
--- Quote from: APAT on August 02, 2008, 14:17:31 PM ---
In a change from the original announcement, Captains will be able to pick four players of their choosing but it is anticipated that they will choose (at least) their leading compatriot from the APAT National Rankings. APAT will provide Captains with performance based information where requested.
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I happen to believe that this is absolutetly a fair and proper thing to do. And so, subject to that individual wanting to take part in the event, that is one of the four places taken care of. Note: At this moment in time I have not studied the rankings to see who is top, or who may be well placed to move into top spot... nor do I know the nationality of any of them!
As for the selection process for the remaining three places... well, I shall be using a mixture of scientific analysis and other tried and tested selection methods... I am currently scouring ebay for a set of Runes and a crystal ball.
Cheers,
8)
linziwan:
--- Quote from: APAT on August 03, 2008, 12:41:34 PM ---
Firstly, with regards to the 4 additional countries.....this will improve the tournament and I cannot see any negatives around this for any of the UK / Irish teams. Secondly, a bit of respect for these players please, no more talk about Hungarian grandfathers etc.
With regards to the makeup of the UK / Irish teams, looking at the most recent published rankings, I can see that the highest ranked English player that has won an APAT National event is ranked in 16th position and way off the top 4 English players. I expect the Captains to be mature enough to look at all of the factors in determining their final selections. I would include Rankings very much in that. But it does lessen the hand of a Captain if they cannot choose players strategically. That said, it would not surprise me at all if each of the UK / Irish teams are picked solely on Rankings.
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Des
I was looking forward to representing England at this event and have been playing all year to get my ranking position within the top 10..... Missed out on the team challenge as I was out of the country when invited to play so can I MAKE SURE SOMEBODY KNOWS THAT I WANT TO PLAY THIS !!
Chipaccrual:
--- Quote from: linziwan on August 08, 2008, 12:19:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: APAT on August 03, 2008, 12:41:34 PM ---
Firstly, with regards to the 4 additional countries.....this will improve the tournament and I cannot see any negatives around this for any of the UK / Irish teams. Secondly, a bit of respect for these players please, no more talk about Hungarian grandfathers etc.
With regards to the makeup of the UK / Irish teams, looking at the most recent published rankings, I can see that the highest ranked English player that has won an APAT National event is ranked in 16th position and way off the top 4 English players. I expect the Captains to be mature enough to look at all of the factors in determining their final selections. I would include Rankings very much in that. But it does lessen the hand of a Captain if they cannot choose players strategically. That said, it would not surprise me at all if each of the UK / Irish teams are picked solely on Rankings.
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Des
I was looking forward to representing England at this event and have been playing all year to get my ranking position within the top 10..... Missed out on the team challenge as I was out of the country when invited to play so can I MAKE SURE SOMEBODY KNOWS THAT I WANT TO PLAY THIS !!
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Linda,
I would hope that the above would be a sufficient announcement of your wishes. Good luck in making the team.
Leigh
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