12StonesScott
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- Sep 16, 2007
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Seriously? The online registration page has notes that FJ2 and FJ3 are both filled. Didn't think much about it until I went and looked at the actual registration list. Two girls in each of those divisions. That's it. Two. Granted, the girls divisions never have a large field (and no more than one in each in Rochester), but that's still pretty insulting to set it up that way. Why even offer a division in a tournament if you're only going to have two spaces available? Seems a bit cold to send out 15+ invitations for 4 spots.
Situation's not much better for adult women -- only 8 FM1 spots, already filled with one on the wait list. I'm guessing since FG1 has 5 registered and isn't full yet that there's also 8 slots in that division. There were 14 and 13 in the field respectively in Charlotte. I'm hoping that at least if FG1 doesn't fill they'll open up more slots in FJ2/3, as I can think of at least 3 more girls that I would imagine might be expecting to play.
I get that they want to maximize the opportunities for people who really do want to play, and that protecting slots for female players that may not be used might keep one of the other divisions from filling, but realistically the way pools/course assignments work it's not going to really change anything for MA1/MM1 if they have 4 slots each rather than 2 for FJ2/3. Having only two in each does pretty clearly say "Girls Keep Out", though.
Looks like they seriously understimated interest in MS1 also -- at least 6 or 7 guys on the waitlist there also.
Situation's not much better for adult women -- only 8 FM1 spots, already filled with one on the wait list. I'm guessing since FG1 has 5 registered and isn't full yet that there's also 8 slots in that division. There were 14 and 13 in the field respectively in Charlotte. I'm hoping that at least if FG1 doesn't fill they'll open up more slots in FJ2/3, as I can think of at least 3 more girls that I would imagine might be expecting to play.
I get that they want to maximize the opportunities for people who really do want to play, and that protecting slots for female players that may not be used might keep one of the other divisions from filling, but realistically the way pools/course assignments work it's not going to really change anything for MA1/MM1 if they have 4 slots each rather than 2 for FJ2/3. Having only two in each does pretty clearly say "Girls Keep Out", though.
Looks like they seriously understimated interest in MS1 also -- at least 6 or 7 guys on the waitlist there also.
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