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on the move · 02-12-2009, 21:52

There were two hosts last time as well.

Last time, there were 7 qualifying groups. 6 had 7 teams, 1 had 8 teams. 7x2 = 14, +2 hosts = 16 spots. Straight forward.

The same could have been used for the next championships. Instead there'll be 6 groups of 6 teams, and 3 of 5 teams. The best runner up will qualify, the rest will be tossed into the playoff lottery again.

I don't think we'll be "best" runner up somehow.

02-12-2009, 21:52	#46
on the move Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 176	There were two hosts last time as well. Last time, there were 7 qualifying groups. 6 had 7 teams, 1 had 8 teams. 7x2 = 14, +2 hosts = 16 spots. Straight forward. The same could have been used for the next championships. Instead there'll be 6 groups of 6 teams, and 3 of 5 teams. The best runner up will qualify, the rest will be tossed into the playoff lottery again. I don't think we'll be "best" runner up somehow. __________________ "We'd like to apologise for..."