Netherlands should produce more great teams than Alaska and Latvia more than Sudan... what is the point in comparing countries and sizes? Bridge is not equal everywhere.
All countries can send a team, same as in olympic games where we are in admiration to see some hopeless-medal athletes doing their ...
players are more enclined to vote for their country fellows because they know them better than other strong teams/players. In fact many teams have similar skills...
I wonder how many of you would have bet on France in the top 8 or even top 4 few days ago.
I am very impressed by the Indian performance, very good news to see new countries performing
There are no video for national competition and for regional qualifications.
Any possible decision for the FFB should be based on international (EBL/WBF) decisions or if FN officially agree.
Anyway the silence from FFB is not a good sign.