There's not very much British representation in the top half. Teams flagged as English or Scottish
57. Tata Consultancy Services Europe (RtgAvg:2035 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Vikhram Ravi
84. Kindred (RtgAvg:1860 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jasper Tambini
contains Magnus Carlsen, Jasper and a couple of much lower rated players.
185. Ringcentral (RtgAvg:1433 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ben Purton
188. M&G Investment Management (SCO) (RtgAvg:1420 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Michael Payne
198. Refinitiv (RtgAvg:1388 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Laura Sartenaer
199. Hazeltree (RtgAvg:1383 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Tibor Laczo
215. Vodafone Europe (RtgAvg:1334 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Hesham Azab
216. Airbus (UK) (RtgAvg:1333 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Praveen Rajendran
231. Vodafone UK (RtgAvg:1270 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Sarah Dudley
237. M&G Investment Management (ENG) (RtgAvg:1237 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jc Le Saux
272. Engys (RtgAvg:1099 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: De Villiers, Eugene
282. Atmos (UK) (RtgAvg:1000 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Mario Fernandez
287. Bellrock (RtgAvg:990 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Steven Power
The days of strong Company based chess teams are long past. Fifty years ago, there could have been dozens.
Did the ECF give this event much publicity? Today was the first time it's been mentioned on this forum.