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I reckon there's a 95% chance those 'top 4' will qualify, even with subs, injuries etc. The lower 4 (or so) all probably have a 50/50 chance of getting the bottom few spots. I'm arguing that it's more important for those bottom teams to have as fair a crack as possible, than it is for the top teams to needlessly validate their position in the top ten.
Of course, this is far from perfect: 2 day round robin, or maybe the French system would be better. I'm assuming it's too late for the latter though, and if the solution is the former, then let's do that and everyone's happy!
We have a whole 10+ months to make the system as fair as possible for next year, but this year we have to accept certain limitations (2-days seems unlikely?) and make it as fair as possible for as many teams as possible.
Disclaimer: I'm not playing, but I think RR would be fairer on my team, so that's the position I'm supporting.