CCB 422 Posted September 18, 2019 #21 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Then it's even stranger that some countries didn't send their best teams. But thanks for the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,037 Posted September 18, 2019 #22 Share Posted September 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, CCB said: Then it's even stranger that some countries didn't send their best teams. But thanks for the explanation. Why would any nation send their best team when this team will easily earn a quota for said nation via ranking? Brazil for instance will get 2 pairs each gender in the rankings, so we sent a team that I think is not even eligible for Olympic participation (Angela/Carol), just to participate I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted September 19, 2019 #23 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Just noticed it now, but what's up with this incredibly unfair thing of having a group of four pairs, but each team only playing against two other teams instead of all three other teams? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_Frost 179 Posted September 19, 2019 #24 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Przed chwilą, heywoodu napisał: Just noticed it now, but what's up with this incredibly unfair thing of having a group of four pairs, but each team only playing against two other teams instead of all three other teams? Winners of first matches plays for first place, losers for third. Strange system, I admit. Edited September 19, 2019 by Col_Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted September 19, 2019 #25 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Just now, Col_Frost said: Winners of first matches plays for first place, losers for third. Strange system, I admit. That's fine for some not so important 1-star tournament, but an OQT..? That's just unfair.. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_Frost 179 Posted September 19, 2019 #26 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Przed chwilą, heywoodu napisał: That's fine for some not so important 1-star tournament, but an OQT..? That's just unfair.. The same is in World Tour, even 5-star tournaments, I'm afraid. I learned that yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,536 Posted September 19, 2019 #27 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, heywoodu said: That's fine for some not so important 1-star tournament, but an OQT..? That's just unfair.. yeah, it's the regular format for world beach volleyball...the pairs are seeded according to their world ranking and the best faces the worst (and of course the 2 in between face each other) in the group's semifinals, then the winners are already through to the next ranking (but play for the group win and to have a better seeding in the knockout stage) and the losers play for the 3rd and last qualifying position in the group... now here we have an abnormal situation because only 2 pairs advance to the semis, but in any other tournament all pairs still get 2 chances to go through (but of course you can be safe already at the firstr try, if you win the first match), so it's not so unfair... the idea is to save some time (less matches in the schedule of the tournament without cutting the number of participants) and also to have all pairs playing 1 less match than what would need with a round robin preliminary stage, so to have the top pairs less tired and in better shape for the final phases of the tournament... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,536 Posted September 19, 2019 #28 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Women's Tournament Pairs qualified to the Third Phase Hermannova / Slukova Wang / Xia Schützenhöfer/Plesiutschnig Menegatti / Orsi-Toth Liliana / Elsa Ittlinger / Laboureur Graudina / Kravcenoka Wojtasik / Kociolek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,536 Posted September 19, 2019 #29 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Men's Tournament Pairs qualified to the Third Phase Gerson / Heidrich Nicolai / Lupo Andre / George Berntsen / Mol Semenov / Leshukov Plavins / Tocs Brouwer / Meeuwsen Kantor / Losiak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,536 Posted September 19, 2019 #30 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Women's Tournament Third Phase Draw Pool I Hermannova / Slukova Wang / Xia Liliana / Elsa Wojtasik / Kociolek Pool J Menegatti / Orsi-Toth Schützenhöfer/Plesiutschnig Ittlinger / Laboureur Graudina / Kravcenoka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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