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@mrkawasaki
Spirit over maths every time!
Seriously, identifying form as close to the actual event must surely be a priority? I could see that there is merit in recognising NS and UK Champs performances from the previous year, but anything more than that I don't see as robust.
Registered or 'recognised' teams could earn ranking points through officially sanctioned events under a 2/3rds ruling that made them eligible for the qualification finals, with new/reformed/teams with 2 subs having to prequalify - thus making two smaller, more manageable events.
There would be zero credibility attached in trying to enforce an already retrospective 'teams already confirmed for Paris 2012 are pre-qualified for next year' - especially if that notion came from one of those more fortunate teams'... ;-)