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That's fair, but it doesn't address my point, which is that the qualifier's role is to determine who does and who doesn't get to go.
The UKHBPA has already asked for 'teams who don't think they have a realistic chance of qualifying' (paraphrasing) to not enter, on the grounds it makes it fairer for everyone else. He even went as far as naming the kinds of teams he'd expect to come along.
How is it different to say 'teams who are almost certainly going to qualify shouldn't enter to make it fairer for the people in the cut-off zone'?
I understand everyone wants to play, because it'll be a great tournament, and valuable practice, but it's different to other tournaments in that who wins is inconsequential, but the 10th/11th place cut off decides who gets to go. Moreover, it'll likely be a team who solely represents a city who narrowly misses out.