Tourney: WHBPC 2010 Berlin - 13-15.08.2010

I've been chatting with Morgan about this, but before they decide how many teams can come from London, they're waiting on numbers from the US. They're talking to the regional reps in the US now.

At present, it looks like London will have a pretty small cap on teams. I wont say numbers cos nothing is concrete yet.

I've been chatting with Morgan about this, but before they decide how many teams can come from London, they're waiting on numbers from the US. They're talking to the regional reps in the US now.

At present, it looks like London will have a pretty small cap on teams. I wont say numbers cos nothing is concrete yet.

So is this being done by cities like the Euros, rather than a quota per country? any idea of how many MCR teams?

Even that isn't clear yet. More info as soon as i hear anything.

Cheers for keeping us in the loop gabes

longer than mitch? Holy fuck.

We've put up a survey on LOBP to determine who is coming from where. Doesn't require an account so play take a moment to fill it out.
http://leagueofbikepolo.com/whbpc2010/survey

Deadline for this survey is Friday (tomorrow). It isn't required or anything but it will really help out the berlin crew who are going to be make decisions in coming weeks about the numbers.

Lori and I might come out and watch... Berlin rules...

From bikepolo.ca, post 32

Due to the crushing number of applications for the available tournament slots, a system has been developed that will hopefully select the 64 teams in the fairest way possible.

From Europe and North America will each have 27 slots, and Australasia 4. This leaves 6 remaining
slots. These slots will be played for in a preliminary tournament to be held in Berlin on August 12th.

The North American entrants will be decided by the North American Hardcourt Committee with help from Kevin and Jake ATL and should be finalized by April 15. All questions or concerns from North American teams should be directed to them.

As the Europeans lack a committee, the Berlin organizers undemocratically dictate this solution. Perhaps at this years Europeans in Geneva we can discuss the formation of a European committee.

The European slots will be allotted as follows:

UK 6
Germany 5
France 4
Switzerland 3
Spain 2
Italy 3
Netherlands 2
Denmark 1
Hungary 1

Each of these countries must select an Ambassador to communicate with us the method for selecting the eligible teams. We ask that all selections be finalized by April 30. Naturally, the proper way to carry out the selection process is to hold a national tournament, as is being done in UK and Italy.

If your team did not make the cut, that does not mean there will be no polo for you this summer in Berlin. Of the four polo courts, two will be dedicated to pickup games.

we need to elect an embasador by the 30th of April

Oooo, there's an implication there that the UK Champs will decide the 6 teams for the worlds.

I can't get over how early this is all happening, UK Champs is in April, World's are in August, that's a whole 5 months for people to get better/worse/injured/disenchanted or for new teams to be formed. Seems crazy.

Rik, I think we need to select the 6 UK teams by April 30th.

nope, read the whole thread in bikepolo.ca
Andy, it seems logical to me. What could be fairest than select it the UK champs?

I totally agree on the method of selection, just the timing seems crazy to me.

It's absolutely not fair. Those who registered or didn't register (more importantly) for the UK Champs had no idea that it was going to be the quali's for the World's.

nope, read the whole thread in bikepolo.ca

Got ya, didn't seem clear from the op, this is what Stefan added -

"we want to know your ambassador and how you organize selecting the eligible teams until [by] then."

It's absolutely not fair. Those who registered or didn't register (more importantly) for the UK Champs had no idea that it was going to be the quali's for the World's.

Hang on Roxy, it's not definite. Just implied by the post.

First we need to nominate an ambassador, then decide on a way to select the teams. If it is via the UK Champs then that will need to be voted on by all interested players.

we can move the UK champs to June...

Hang on Roxy, it's not definite. Just implied by the post.

First we need to nominate an ambassador, then decide on a way to select the teams. If it is via the UK Champs then that will need to be voted on by all interested players.

yep of course. I'm not upset or anything. That would be weird.

was that directed at me? It's total overkill and immature whether it's directed at me or not

no, at lockett.

it seems to me pretty much every team is playing in Manchester, apart from SLAP and spinal tapout.
who else isn't playing?

I don't know about Oxford, Cambridge and the rest...

exactly, I can't see any problem with UK champs being entry for worlds. Doing country allocs is a fuck site better than the retarded city by city system.

And I really hope people don't start aguing about "what if another team wanted to play" if they do, they can speak for themselves. Oxford isn't a team now, etc etc.