Qualification for the knock-out stages of the Venice Cup is close to being assured thanks to a strong surge on days four and five. This morning, however, our winning streak of seven matches came to an end when we suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of Israel, who did play extremely well.
With five matches of the round-robin remaining, the top eight teams have pulled away from the rest and with France and USA I more than 20 VPs behind eighth place, it looks likely that the finalists from two years ago will not qualify.
Currently, we are lying in second place and the standings after the sixteenth match are given below:
With five matches of the round-robin remaining, the top eight teams have pulled away from the rest and with France and USA I more than 20 VPs behind eighth place, it looks likely that the finalists from two years ago will not qualify.
Currently, we are lying in second place and the standings after the sixteenth match are given below:
| 1 | SWEDEN | 219.94 |
| 2 | ENGLAND | 205.51 |
| 3 | INDONESIA | 202.13 |
| 4 | CHINA | 200.93 |
| 5 | ISRAEL | 197.61 |
| 6 | RUSSIA | 195.13 |
| 7 | POLAND | 192.83 |
| 8 | NETHERLANDS | 190.64 |
| 9 | FRANCE | 169.84 |
| 10 | USA1 | 166.85 |
| 11 | AUSTRALIA | 166.49 |
| 12 | ITALY | 166.16 |
| 13 | USA2 | 162.29 |
| 14 | ARGENTINA | 157.94 |
| 15 | BRAZIL | 143.46 |
| 16 | EGYPT | 143.08 |
| 17 | CHINESE TAIPEI | 133.20 |
| 18 | NEW ZEALAND | 124.37 |
| 19 | MOROCCO | 120.74 |
| 20 | CANADA | 98.67 |
| 21 | INDIA | 85.05 |
| 22 | JORDAN | 74.14 |
No problem with the hiccup against Israel. We only want them to qualify - the winning post comes after that :).
ReplyDeleteA tough day today, ladies, but tomorrow's a new day and qualification is well within your grasp.
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