Tournament DWCoP V - Discussion Thread

[Frixel]

While there has been a proposal for an Iberian Peninsula team (AKA allowing Portugese players onto team Spain, as opposed to being a part of team Europe), we've felt that this just seems to be a way to let one or two players join Spain, which is already a region quite capable of forming their own roster.

As of right now, there are 8 signups from portuguese players interested in Team Iberia. Surely Spain can form a team of their own, but it would be shame to waste the opportunity for both countries to develop? How are we defining "forming their own roster" here? Collecting a total of 12 players regardless of their previous experience and assuming this will be better for the tour overall?

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Adding a 9th playing slot in playoffs. There is concern here with changing the structure of the roster in playoffs, as well as really shortening the bench, as teams would go from 8 starters and 4 bench to 9 starters and 3 bench players, changing the ratio of starters to bench players from 2 to 1 to 3 to 1.

Whatever the criteria is for playoffs, it should be the same for pools. Moreover, 8 starters in pools + 8 starters in poffs is fine. If it's not feasible, 3 or 5 tiebreaker slots are probably better than anything else.

 

[Shiritu]

We want to propose here (they told me to) the creation of team Iberia (Spain + Portugal). I want to say as arguments:
- Spain + Portugal isnt a random join. These countries are together in a peninsula, they share culture and they have been one in several moments.
- Both countries really want it.
- It will benefit both countries, because Spain lacks experience and Portugal want to play there. This will make the team more competitive, and that's good for the competition. Also this isnt a superteam like the old mediterranean, it's just a way to make both teams better. Europe has enough players to field a roster, so it isnt that bad to lose Portugal for them.



Respect tiebreaks, I think I will make 9 pools + 9 poff if the numbers of team is a divisor of 4. If it isnt, I would make 8 pools + 9 poff.
You have 4 players that are substitute and the most common thing is that they dont play if things go well. If they know a 9 slot is going to be added in poff, it helps them to be active and help more the team and you can reward one sub giving the oportunity to him to play. That way, you make them not disappear and being there when you need it.
About the fact that you will have 3 subs instead of 4 in poff this way, just be real, how many times have you subbed more than 2 players in the same week? With 3 you have more than enough, that is not a problem in my opinion.