BD,
whilst i appreciate that at Mixed Tour 1 it did say in the captains pack that
finishing positions at the tournament didn't guarantee the same position at
Mixed Tour 2 i think it's harsh on those that did send a team to seed a team
that didn't play at that event in the top 16 at Mixed Tour 2. This is in no way
a dig at Leeds Loco but more highlighting the unfairness of the situation.
For teams that compete in the middle rankings there is a huge difference
between starting at 16th and 17th place for the weekend. Having worked hard and
played well to get into the top 16 at Mixed Tour 1 it seems harsh to be bumped
back to 17th and instead of playing against teams in the 9 - 16 bracket playing
against teams in the 17 - 24 bracket. We all play to improve and be challenged
against the best and the reward of breaking into the top 16 is just this. To be
pushed down a bracket for a team that didn't play at Mixed Tour 1 seems very
unfair. Also to consider is the team that was seeded 9th but is now 10th, their
potential crossover up to the top 8 is now against seed 7 rather than seed 8, a
seemingly harder game than they earnt from Mixed Tour 1.
This is also something that would never happen in the Open Tour. Can you
imagine a team not playing Tour 0 or Tour 1 and then being seeded 9th for the
next event and pushing someone down into the B Tour? Surely a fairer
positioning would have been to come in at 17th? Why reward a team that didn't
attend Mixed Tour 1 with a position that teams played for and earnt over a
whole weekend? If they are good enough to be in the top 16 then surely this
will show over the course of Mixed Tour 2, something that the teams at Mixed
Tour 1 have already shown
The Mixed division deserves the same level of respect that other divisions
have, currently the highest accolade the sport in this country has is the GB
World Games Squad - a mixed team. Surely to improve the division it should be
treated with the same rules as Open and Womens would be?
As standard my views and not those of my team
Dave Povey
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