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I think that is fine. There have been times, especially in IOC6 where the US teams have been outscored by not only one international team, but by several.I really like this idea!
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I think that is fine. There have been times, especially in IOC6 where the US teams have been outscored by not only one international team, but by several.I really like this idea!
Oh no, I agree with you on that point (where some US teams could easily place 4th, 5th etc). But I also agree that there are plenty of teams who make it from the US who are on the same level OR below international teams. If it's REALLY an issue about 'the best of the best', we can be trimming from our own numbers as well..but we know that already :)I don't think anyone has suggested that all US teams should necessarily make it in. They should still have a high enough score to qualify. I think the discussion was mainly in reference to the potential that some strong US teams could be the 4th, 5th, 6th highest score in semi-finals, but still be eliminated in favor of teams that finished 20 places lower than them. This is not uncommon in IOC5.
I would suggest perhaps as a compromise taking the top 3 per country, plus the next highest 3 scoring teams (if they had finished in the top 25% of the division)
I don't think anyone has suggested that all US teams should necessarily make it in. They should still have a high enough score to qualify. I think the discussion was mainly in reference to the potential that some strong US teams could be the 4th, 5th, 6th highest score in semi-finals, but still be eliminated in favor of teams that finished 20 places lower than them. This is not uncommon in IOC5.
I would suggest perhaps as a compromise taking the top 3 per country, plus the next highest 3 scoring teams (if they had finished in the top 25% of the division)
So simple, yet, so brilliant.I would suggest perhaps as a compromise taking the top 3 per country, plus the next highest 3 scoring teams (if they had finished in the top 25% of the division)
I think this is like we look like we're arguing but we're actually agreeing with each other lol.Nowhere did I suggest that every US team is better than every non-US one. That is obviously not true. Bangkok is but one example. They build pyramids better than any US cheerleading team in history, period.
My overall point was that country affiliation should not affect final placement in a gym vs gym competition. The address of your gym should neither help nor hurt you. Your results should depend exclusively on the performance that your team puts on the mat.
It was named that because that more closely matched the age ranges of most non-US teams.
I assure you that the vast majority of the athletes in the division are well aware of the names of the gyms when the results are announced.
I am not following your point. If they treated "International" like the other divisions, there would typically be FAR more US teams in finals.
In my opinion, the "club" division system is by far the fairest. Once those teams arrive in Orlando, their gym's mailing address makes absolutely no difference to the results or who gets to advance. They are judged purely by their performances and ability. I can't see how that is unfair to any team.