So, it seems early, but I want to have this all completely sorted BEFORE I go to Hawaii, so:
The UK Ultimate Tour 2002 Rules say: >1. B. UK Ultimate National Finals > > 1. The format for 2002 Nationals is based on a simple knockout > system. This gives an equal chance for any qualifying teams to > win the tournament. and > 4. Nationals format will be based on (at least) a sixteen team > basic knockout format (i.e. no pools), seeded according to the > tour finishing positions. The tournament will try and be > expanded to 32 teams should a venue big enough and demand allow > it but this cannot be guaranteed. How set in stone are these rules? The venue is likely able to provide 16 pitches. Whilst this makes somewhat simple scheduling for a 32 teams, especially in a knockout format, field availability gives scope for more teams to play. However, more than 32 teams doesn't make for a particularly sensible knockout format. I guess that somewhere between 16 and 32 teams would result in a 16 team knockout, and a Division 2 for the rest? Or do top teams get byes in a 32-knockout format? Wayne Retter UKU Nationals TD ---------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Retter
