I think Luke has a good suggestion here. So far I like the following 2 ideas/options: (note they are just ideas for discussion)
1. A pre-Tour qualifying event that would include the bottom 4 seeds of the A Tour and anyone else that want a crack at being seeded in the A Tour for Tour 1. there needn't be Tour points for the event so people wouldn't feel they have to attend but those ambitious teams that missed nationals & new teams can parade their stuff & get a more accurate seeding. 2. Have a more open format at Tour 1 with more shorter games (as Luke suggests) in the pool stages & crossover then have longer quarters, semis & finals to really iron out the final places. Ed PS. Just for info Karl: There was nothing "unorthodox" about the way Bristol 2's pool was calculated. They beat York by 2 points & lost to Sublime by 10. York then beat Sublime by 2/3 points so Bristol lost out on straight points difference in a 3-way tie. You also say "Im sure they probably walked the bottom half of the draw" but in fact they lost 7-6 to Flyght Club 2 & only made the 17v18 on points difference (as already mentioned by ABH 2). I am just reporting the facts as info for Karl here & have nothing against Bristol 2 who did have some very good players there on the weekend & I did feel that they were a trifle unlucky. -- Regards, ______________ Ed Blockley Devon #4 07974 977313 __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
