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Round 1 Summary - No surprises

Authored by: Jarren
on Tuesday, August 12 2014 @ 10:45 am ACST

I do not think we are at the point of not letting teams come just yet. The last thing you want to be doing is telling new leagues with a small number of teams that are able and willing to come that they cannot. Many countries outside Europe struggle to get any international games outside the IC, so telling them they cannot come condems them to years of playing against the same couple of teams in the league, and with no possibility of anything further. Much more dispiriting them coming to the IC and getting a thrashing from NZ.

I also think people are doing the players a disservice, I think most come with a realisitic expectation of where they are at. Been on the end of a few good thrashings myself, i was able to cope, and I do not expect less of the Chinese or Indonesians etc.

Divisions will also not eliminate 1 sided smashings, although it will reduce them a bit. Amateurs have literally dozens of divisions, and still get thrashings.

2 Divisions with the second division of whatever size is required for the teams that want to come.

I like the idea expressed above of the top teams of 2nd div playing the bottom teams of 1st, but given the vagueries of ranking I think it doesn't go far enough.

I would start with only 4 teams in div 1 (top 4), and div 2 would be all teams outside the top 12.

This gives you effectively 3 divisions, 1, 2 and indeterminate. Initial rounds pits top 4 against each other, and tier 2 against each other for seedings in later rounds. The indeterminates play for 'promotion or relegation;. Top team from this round becomes 5th seed in div 1, 5th team becomes top team div 2 etc. Then progress to finals.

Top 4 have the goal of staying top 4, 5th to 12th ranked teams have the goal of making top 4, teams below want to make the indeterminate group.

Thats a quick idea, I am sure other could do it better.

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