The 55 & Over 7.0 was played in Orlando and the women had two 4-0 teams in Midwest and Southwest, then a huge 6-way tie at 3-1 for two spots. SoCal and Hawaii were 9-3 on courts so got the spots ahead of Southern and Texas (both 8-4), Eastern (7-5) and PNW (6-6). PNW is probably a little bummed as they went 3-1 and beat Hawaii, but had to play 4-0 / 11-1 Midwest and lost 3-0. Should head-to-head be higher up on the list of tie-breakers? Two of those teams were favorites in the simulation.
The men also had two 4-0 teams in Southern and SoCal, then a 5-way tie at 3-1. Caribbean got the 3rd spot at 9-3 on courts, then Eastern and Middle States were 8-4 and Eastern lost fewer sets to take the last spot. Southern was a surprise, but the other three were favorites or contenders in the simulation.
The 55 & Over 9.0 was also in Orlando and the women had two 4-0 teams in Eastern and SoCal, then a 4-way tie at 3-1 with Florida and New England both 9-3 on courts to take the spots over 8-4 Southern and 7-5 Middle States. Three of those were favorites and another one a contender in the simulation!
The men had a 6-way tie at 3-1! SoCal, Eastern, NorCal, and Middle States were all 3-1 or better to take the spots over 7-5 Missouri Valley and 6-6 Texas. Two of those teams were favorites in the simulation.
The 40 & Over 4.0 was in San Diego and the women had three 4-0 teams in Southern, Midwest, and SoCal and then just two teams at 3-1, Florida being 11-5 on courts to beat out 10-6 Middle States. Two of these teams were favorites and one was a contender in the simulation.
The men had one 4-0 team in Texas, then a 6-way tie at 3-1. Midwest was 12-4 and then 11-5 teams Middle States and Mid-Atlantic rounded out the semi-finalists ahead of NorCal and Southern (10-6) and SoCal (9-7). NorCal was 3-1 / 10-6 and beat Midwest 3-1 head to head, but they were a court back so didn't get the spot. Should head-to-head be higher up on the list of tie-breakers? Three of the semi-finalsts were favorites or contenders in the simulation.
The 18 & Over Mixed got started in Arizona and the 6.0 level had a nice and tidy four 4-0 teams in Southern, NorCal, Middle States, and PNW. The simulation nailed this one, these teams being the top-4 teams expected to make the semis!
The 8.0 level had two 4-0 teams in New England and SoCal and then three 3-1 teams for two spots. Florida was 9-3 getting one spot, and PNW at 8-4 beat out Southern with the same record due to beating them head to head. Three of the semi-finalists were in the top-6 of the simulation.
Last, the 10.0 level had five 3-1 teams for the four spots and SoCal, PNW, Mid-Atlantic, and NorCal were all 8-4 or better to beat out Eastern at 6-6. Eastern did beat NorCal head to head but had to play Mid-Atlantic which hurt their court record. Should head-to-head be higher up on the list of tie-breakers? Three of those teams were the top-3 in the simulation, and the other was a contender.
Good luck to all the teams on Sunday!
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