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General Banter / AM Worlds Query.....and possibly Pro.....
« on: July 21, 2014, 09:32:28 AM »
Maybe it's because I knew I wasn't going this year, due to already committing to going to Japan, that I barely paid any attention to any of the Worlds sign-ups. I just looked at the sign-ups/divisions on the site, and this has probably already been beatin' to death at some point, but, is it just me or is there a trend going on with who, or what divisions, they're allowing to sign-up for this tournament now? I noticed a bazillion Advanced players signed up, and barely what I would consider a "Worlds Competition" list of players in most all of the other divisions. With exception to the Advanced division, it looked like an A or B Tier event. I haven't looked back at the last 3 or 4 years of sign-ups, but, if I remember them correctly, every division is trending downward in "allowed participants" since Charlotte (with exceptions to the allowed women at that particular event). Maybe it's the PDGA just looking to see who the latest and greatest up and coming Advanced player(s) to possibly go Pro will be, and all other divisions be damned, but....
Is it a possibility that maybe the sites presenting the event just don't have enough courses to handle it, or, some other factor that I'm missing? It just seems to me that if you're going to have a Worlds competition, all divisions should have ample slots available, to even be considered "Worlds".
Just curious, and I like starting new...umm...threads.
Is it a possibility that maybe the sites presenting the event just don't have enough courses to handle it, or, some other factor that I'm missing? It just seems to me that if you're going to have a Worlds competition, all divisions should have ample slots available, to even be considered "Worlds".
Just curious, and I like starting new...umm...threads.
