From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Tue Oct 22 22:49:14 1996 Received: from thistle.csv.warwick.ac.uk by clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk with ESMTP id TAA17622; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:23:46 +0100 (BST) Received: by thistle.csv.warwick.ac.uk id TAA26083; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:19:57 +0100 (BST) Received: from amsta.leeds.ac.uk by thistle.csv.warwick.ac.uk with SMTP id TAA26070; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:19:40 +0100 (BST) Received: from statlog.amsta.leeds.ac.uk (statlog.leeds.ac.uk [129.11.36.11]) by amsta.leeds.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA23216 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:21:08 +0100 Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:21:08 +0100 From: S J Hill <amtsjh@amsta.leeds.ac.uk> Message-Id: <199610221821.TAA23216@amsta.leeds.ac.uk> To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: The need to qualify ? Sender: owner-britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Status: RO Hi Speaking for Catch 22 (rather than as Director of Competitions - who surely should not be seen to say the following....) > Well folks, in addition to all these ramblings about seedings etc. one has > to question the wisdom of requiring the top teams to take part in > qualifiers. We would surely agree with this. Not least because we lost a player this w/e to a stupid ankle injury whilst playing a team (no dis-respect meant) who could not hope to challenge us. This guy has been working hard for ages to be ready for Nationals and now finds himself sidelined. I don't know if this is relevant or not - but it is to us. Regionals was set up a couple of years ago to respond (at last minute) to an increase in teams. I don't think the people "responsible" for the idea would cling to it... With the amount of interest generated this w/e we can surely work out a solution that will be best for most people - at least for another few years... So email me with TOURNEY_GUIDELINES in the subject heading so that we can have the debate without grinding BritDisc to a halt... Si ps - We did at least have an exciting final - a luxury that neither of the other regions were able to achieve! pps - Don't get me wrong - I had a good time this w/e - but I (we) question the wisdom!