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Basically, NOCs can attempt to qualify in additional events without gaining athlete quotas. For example, let's say a nation already qualified in the 4- and 4x, they can use the athletes they plan to send in those events and try to qualify in the 8+. That's where the extra coxswains will be used. If a nation intends to attempt to double-up they must let World Rowing know before the final qualifier regatta.
 
There's a good chance the quotas may not be used and will have to be reallocated. Looking at 2024, only  would have been eligible for the men while the women there's . With that said there's no guarantee they would have wanted to double-up their athletes.
 
In reality we are more likely to see the reverse, nations who qualified in the 4x, 4-, or 8+ doubling-up athletes for the 1x, 2x, 2-.

it was all expected, tbh
fencing has now become a truly global sport
if there's a sport that deserves to increase its olympic quota places (both in the team and individual events), that's fencing
ioc can't ignore the elephant in the room 

Qualification system is out: https://t.co/aMH5OBYcJv
 
Very similar to the one in Paris 2024. The ranking will go from June 11th 2026 until June 11th 2028; the 44 best (max 6 per country) on March 31 will move on to the next phase. The park events will be featured on the OQS, while other events will distribute the same number of points on street.

One landed trick from a WCH medal !!!! Holy Moly 
 
Richard my school and housing estate buddy just achieved his best careers result finishing 4th at the WCh.
So. 5th in Paris. 4th now, I love how this pattern is going in direction to LA 
 

 

Totally.
 
but we can also say it was super odd that Japan and Korea had to fly around the world to play in 3 days difference.
I understand it was amazing for part of the first round to be played there: Nippon had full house, it made it easier for Korean, Taiwanese and Australian fans... but perhaps 3 days was a short notice for that.

You're still alive!   A couple of others had  winning that last one, but yours is the last bracket standing.

One day the IOC will allow 12-team tournaments for invited sports and then Canada will have a much better chance at making it.

lol everything for Canada has been disappointing this year. Add on for me being a Maple Leafs, Patriots, Blue Jays and Wolverhampton fan these last few months haven't been great. At least curling has been great.
 
Happy for  the best team qualified and will make for some entertaining games in LA. The fact that Canada were even this close to qualifying is great though and the future is bright.

Totally.
 
but we can also say it was super odd that Japan and Korea had to fly around the world to play in 3 days difference.
I understand it was amazing for part of the first round to be played there: Nippon had full house, it made it easier for Korean, Taiwanese and Australian fans... but perhaps 3 days was a short notice for that.

Totally.
 
but we can also say it was super odd that Japan and Korea had to fly around the world to play in 3 days difference.
I understand it was amazing for part of the first round to be played there: Nippon had full house, it made it easier for Korean, Taiwanese and Australian fans... but perhaps 3 days was a short notice for that.

Congrats
 
Both semifinal matches will be exciting to watch.

I know my fellow Canadians will be upset over this result. I too am also sad to see Canada not get a quota.
 
But at the same time, super happy for  Venezuela. They were given a tough hand being in the same pool as the DR and facing Japan in the quarterfinals but still managed to reach the semifinals. They deserved this quota and if MLB players will be in the Olympics, I'm glad we'll be able to see Acuna and the rest of the Venezuelan superstars at the Olympics.
 
Huge congratulations to them!

Well, despite the completly bullshit qualification system the two best teams from the Americas qualified. Some folks at WBSC are gonna be happy tonight.

Quota for  

Those are runs. Canada and Puerto Rico are both tied.
 
EARNED RUNS are runs that are scored that aren't the result of a fielding error. Canada has allowed 3 fewer earned runs than Puerto Rico.
 
So for example, if a runner gets on base because a shortstop misses a throw to first base and then that runner scores, then that's counted as an UNEARNED run.

Not sure if I'm nagging too much on this, but this actually regards ONLY to a first round tiebreaker. Even on the webpage of MLB referenced by this article it clearly says:
 
"Pool Play and Tie-Breaking Procedures:
First Round"
 
it does't say anything regarding FINAL STANDINGS.
 
My take on this is that MLB probably doesn't care much for that and it didn't realise it would be so important fot Olympic qualification (if so: they're stupid, for sure).
If we had a clear rule, the MLB it would already have posted something regarding that...

EARNED RUNS allowed
 
 Canada - 10
 Puerto Rico - 13
 
Tie-breaker goes to Canada. Puerto Rico is eliminated from Olympic qualification.
 
Dominican Republic clinch LA28 Olympic berth, to face USA in World Baseball Classic semifinal - World Baseball Softball Confederation - wbsc.org

Not sure if I'm nagging too much on this, but this actually regards ONLY to a first round tiebreaker. Even on the webpage of MLB referenced by this article it clearly says:
 
"Pool Play and Tie-Breaking Procedures:
First Round"
 
it does't say anything regarding FINAL STANDINGS.
 
My take on this is that MLB probably doesn't care much for that and it didn't realise it would be so important fot Olympic qualification (if so: they're stupid, for sure).
If we had a clear rule, the MLB it would already have posted something regarding that...

Well, I guess now we can officially say that Dominican Republic has qualified, without any questions.

Who is ahead now, Canada or P.Rico?

At this poin, I'm just hoping Venezuela wins so the second spot is "well-earned".

Actually this is specifically for a group tie-breaker. I'm not sure if it will be used to rank 5-8th.

In case it is, Canada has 24, Puerto Rico 15 (21 now), Venezuela 26 (in case it also reaches 15/135)

If you have the time, Google a guy called Steve Bartman. Guy had has entire life ruined because he interfered with a Chicago Cubs player during one of their playoff games

or not

I cannot find an official document stating the rankings. But we do have examples of how WBSC has done the rankings in past years.
 
From 2023:

Teams eliminated in the same round were further ranked by overall record but there were still ties in the overall standings.
 
From 2017:

In this case, TQB = (Runs Scored/Offensive innings played) - (Runs Allowed/Defensive innings played)
 
Not sure the same thing will be done here.