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S4 WCOAP World Amateur Team Championship 2010
Chipaccrual:
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--- Quote from: TheSnapper on May 17, 2010, 20:53:58 PM ---
I strongly agree with with Stuarts point, The ranking points are over such a small sample as to be a meaningless indication of playing ability. Also, the Team Championship format is vastly different to those included in the ranking system and thus calls for a very different and specific player type.
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I agree with that too. ;D
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good - does that mean it"s going to change?
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Not my call alone, but as you guys know, sensible discussion on the APAT forum is always welcomed, and where necessary changes can be made to reflect the views of players.
AMRN:
It doesn"t seem right to me to be forcing selection based on rankings at such an early stage in the season...... personally, I"ve only been able to play one event this season so far (family commitment clashed with the Welsh and will again with the Scottish, and couldn"t afford to go to Austria).... and in the one event I have been able to play I suffered a horrible bad beat exit early on.... but I don"t believe that set of circumstances should make me any less eligible for a place..... yet forcing half of the team"s selection based on rankings would significantly dampen my chances. I"m sure this goes for a whole host of others, and given the huge number of English players, it has an even greater impact on England specifically.
Last season, the team event came toward the end of the season, but even then the rankings weren"t a mandatory consideration.
[I think last year"s rankings should be taken into account though :D ]
APAT:
Stuart, your points are very valid and we"re certainly willing as always to listen to feedback on this. Ultimately I would want to ensure we can continue to incentivise players to play APAT National events and this is one very good way to do so. We"ll await further feedback before finalising the position.
MintTrav:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on May 17, 2010, 20:53:58 PM ---
I strongly agree with with Stuarts point, The ranking points are over such a small sample as to be a meaningless indication of playing ability. Also, the Team Championship format is vastly different to those included in the ranking system and thus calls for a very different and specific player type.
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Damn, thought the rankings were going to force me in by default but it looks like the Captain has other ideas...........
Waz1892:
--- Quote from: APAT on May 17, 2010, 22:54:48 PM ---
Stuart, your points are very valid and we"re certainly willing as always to listen to feedback on this. Ultimately I would want to ensure we can continue to incentivise players to play APAT National events and this is one very good way to do so. We"ll await further feedback before finalising the position.
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Then could it be set now for S5 that national events and points standing at the end of S4 will dictate some Team positions next year. Everyone knows the score...so you have the incentivisation (its a word!) your looking for, but without closing the door for this years selection, with it being unannouced, and only possible to include the small sample of events so far.
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