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Originally Posted by offstump
but i could figure it out after the 2009 WC.
this is how it works.
champions- seed 1
runners up seed 2
semi finalists with higher relative place in 2nd group round - seed 3
semi finalist with lower relative place in 2nd group round - seed 4
5-6-7-8 are the teams that qualified to 2nd round but missed semifinals in the order of relative position in the 2nd group round
9-12 are the teams did not qualify for second round.
BUT ACTUALLY ONLT THE TEST TEAMS ARE RANKED, NOT THE ASSOCIATES as only test teams are sure to play WC. associates have to qualify.
thats why u wont find ireland in the top 8 seeds although they finished in the top 8.
now bd and aussies both were unable to win a game last season and u may find out that bd had a better run rate. thats why bd are ranked 8th and aussies 9th.
in short, test teams are ranked 1-9 according to their relative position in the last tournament
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The above analysis tells me if we had won against Ireland--it would've eventually come down to net RR--there would've been a 75% chance of having one of the so called minnows (Ireland, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan) in our group. In other words we're still paying the price for our stupid mistakes in the last world cup.
