gnasher Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Is there an advantage to qualifying as USA 1 rather than USA 2, apart from the prestige? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Is there an advantage to qualifying as USA 1 rather than USA 2, apart from the prestige?Is it possible that the team that qualifies as USA1 is likely to be the better team? EDIT oh I guess that is the same as the prestige thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 One of them can get back to Jen and the baby a day sooner. I assume that would be Gavin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I don't see any real advantage after both teams are picked. If they both make it to the semi-finals of the Bermuda Bowl, then they have to play each other. I guess the world will view USA1 as the better team until proven otherwise at the Bermuda Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkle Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I think it's fairly random whether USA 1 or USA 2 was better. Nickell was USA 1 three times and USA 2 three times, and I doubt that made a difference in how people regard them. In the last ten bermuda bowls, USA 2 did better than USA 1 six times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Do the teams receive the same level of funding from USBF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I don't know if it makes a difference in the BB itself, but maybe USA1 awards more seeding points in other ACBL championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 my impression was, that USA1 was determined earlier, and that you couldtry to qualify for USA2, if you missed to qualify for USA1. Just my impression from loosely following the talk here on BBF. If this is the case, you can make plans for the the BB a bit earlier,if you are USA1. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 my impression was, that USA1 was determined earlier, and that you couldtry to qualify for USA2, if you missed to qualify for USA1. Just my impression from loosely following the talk here on BBF. If this is the case, you can make plans for the the BB a bit earlier,if you are USA1. With kind regardsMarloweA day or two earlier, if you lose the USA1 match, you play 90 boards against the winners of the repechage starting the next day IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Might USA1 get a higher seeding at the BB? Or is that irrelevant based on the competition format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Might USA1 get a higher seeding at the BB? Or is that irrelevant based on the competition format?It's irrelevant as they play a complete round-robin with the top eight making the knockout stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think one of the vugraph commentators yesterday (maybe LC?) mentioned that USA1 gets a bigger subsidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanM Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 I think one of the vugraph commentators yesterday (maybe LC?) mentioned that USA1 gets a bigger subsidy. USA1 and USA2 receive the same stipend from the USBF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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