Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:50 pm
Well, if it is to go ahead, and under the same format, they will need to decide the qualifying tournament rather soon, surely.
4NCL international congress, presumably? (incidentally a far more satisfactory format for a qualifying event than the 5 round tournaments used previously)*.
Leaves the way free for MikeT to come out of near retirement and clear up at Witney at the same time
*of course this partly assumes, quite possibly incorrectly, that “qualifying places” are a design feature of the tournament, as opposed to the consequence of unavailability of likely invitees. Certainly last year there was a bit of an “at the last minute” impression given by the late announcement of a qualifying place. Put it this way, if Adams, Howell, Short, Jones, McShane, Sadler, Hawkins (?) and, of course, Rowson, were available and wanted to play, then i’m not sure that wouldn’t be the line-up.