NoPoke
Active Member
unfortunately for anyone in the UK seeking one of the European ratings based invites it is unlikely that UK Nationals will be big enough to provide enough lift to get a player into the running.
Top 4 from last year...
20 city winners including pass downs
40 max from 5 states/regional tournaments
It seems unlikely that more than perhaps five players will make it from the UK ranking invites: These invites dont pass down and are likely to be consumed by all those players who have done sufficiently well to get invites in other ways.
So it looks like UK nationals will be capped at around 70 players in each age group. There will be a few no-shows which puts the attendance perillously close to the 63 player boundary . 6/7 rounds TOP8/TOP16. And that is assuming it all gets underway on time... which would be a first for the UK.
So if you are a UK player and think you will have sufficient rating to be in the running you had better plan on visiting a few tournaments on the other side of the English Channel.
Top 4 from last year...
20 city winners including pass downs
40 max from 5 states/regional tournaments
It seems unlikely that more than perhaps five players will make it from the UK ranking invites: These invites dont pass down and are likely to be consumed by all those players who have done sufficiently well to get invites in other ways.
So it looks like UK nationals will be capped at around 70 players in each age group. There will be a few no-shows which puts the attendance perillously close to the 63 player boundary . 6/7 rounds TOP8/TOP16. And that is assuming it all gets underway on time... which would be a first for the UK.
So if you are a UK player and think you will have sufficient rating to be in the running you had better plan on visiting a few tournaments on the other side of the English Channel.
