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Brian Swartz · 11-10-2022, 03:47 PM

Year 100 Final Country Rankings

1. Greece - 2,720
2. Germany - 2,439
3. Spain - 2,264
4. United States - 2,155
5. Mexico - 2,081
6. Cyprus - 2,052
7. France - 2,048
8. Canada - 2,008
9. Ireland - 1,954
10. Italy - 1,945

55. Sri Lanka - 1,026

Greece has a stranglehold at the top, but Germany and Spain are the ones to watch. Both have a raft of talented young players coming up, and it seems almost certain they will battle annually before too long.

Year 101 Preview

We ... have nothing. Sri Lanka has been dealt the ultimate insult; we have been removed from the World Team Cup entirely, deemed not even good enough for Level 4.

On the basis of national ranking, only 7 of the countries participating at the bottom level this year are higher. That doesn't seem fair. But Manoj Datar's singles ranking has recently plummeted to about 600th, and Anant Sankait is even lower, leaving Srivastava as our only quality competitor. This is a more likely basis for our exclusion, but I still cry foul:

- Egypt finished last in their group last year, and their best are 543rd and 724th. They are still in.

- Bosnia finished last as well. They have 110th and 1511th for their best two; one much better and one much worse, so meh.

- Peru was activated this year after a 4-year hiatus. 322nd and 432nd for their best, which is better than we can muster.

- Algeria was activated as well, and they'd been out for 8 years. With players at 99th and 221st, one has to wonder why it didn't happen sooner.

- Morocco was the other nation kicked out, 316th and 454th for their best.

All of which is to say I don't really understand how this works. We will get another chance eventually, and probably can increase the chances of it being sooner by improving our players, but Sri Lanka is now at the whim of the inscrutable system. For all I know it may just swap a pair of nations every year at random with one who hasn't had a chance in a while, although there at least was a time in the past when it appeared to be more merit-based than that. And every year we're not in the World Team Cup, we lose the potential development we could get, most notably right now for Sushant Srivastava.

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11-10-2022, 03:47 PM	#1318
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Year 100 Final Country Rankings 1. Greece - 2,720 2. Germany - 2,439 3. Spain - 2,264 4. United States - 2,155 5. Mexico - 2,081 6. Cyprus - 2,052 7. France - 2,048 8. Canada - 2,008 9. Ireland - 1,954 10. Italy - 1,945 55. Sri Lanka - 1,026 Greece has a stranglehold at the top, but Germany and Spain are the ones to watch. Both have a raft of talented young players coming up, and it seems almost certain they will battle annually before too long. Year 101 Preview We ... have nothing. Sri Lanka has been dealt the ultimate insult; we have been removed from the World Team Cup entirely, deemed not even good enough for Level 4. On the basis of national ranking, only 7 of the countries participating at the bottom level this year are higher. That doesn't seem fair. But Manoj Datar's singles ranking has recently plummeted to about 600th, and Anant Sankait is even lower, leaving Srivastava as our only quality competitor. This is a more likely basis for our exclusion, but I still cry foul: - Egypt finished last in their group last year, and their best are 543rd and 724th. They are still in. - Bosnia finished last as well. They have 110th and 1511th for their best two; one much better and one much worse, so meh. - Peru was activated this year after a 4-year hiatus. 322nd and 432nd for their best, which is better than we can muster. - Algeria was activated as well, and they'd been out for 8 years. With players at 99th and 221st, one has to wonder why it didn't happen sooner. - Morocco was the other nation kicked out, 316th and 454th for their best. All of which is to say I don't really understand how this works. We will get another chance eventually, and probably can increase the chances of it being sooner by improving our players, but Sri Lanka is now at the whim of the inscrutable system. For all I know it may just swap a pair of nations every year at random with one who hasn't had a chance in a while, although there at least was a time in the past when it appeared to be more merit-based than that. And every year we're not in the World Team Cup, we lose the potential development we could get, most notably right now for Sushant Srivastava. Welcome (back) to Rock Bottom, Population Us. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 11-10-2022 at 04:01 PM.