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Shoo...nothing to see here. - zeio
To be precise, it's "from Jan 2018 onward". However, I didn't go with that because of Kurashima's explanation. By "2018年1月以降", they clearly meant "1年間", literally "1 year during". I don't know why they chose to write that way but they could be just as quirky as the CNT when it comes to wording.Btw Zeio, on your analysis, maybe it is the translation but results after 2018 are results after 2018. And I think on the final analysis of potential, Hayata playing the way she did in a variety of situations including Portugal, T-league and the internal trials should have opened the coach's eyes.
I have no doubt that the coaches tried to be as fair as possible. And this is why I tell people that when selecting the best player, using one match rather than using all the evidence available will lead to worse decisions. After all, you can mandate that everyone play the trials but still make choices not based on trial rankings purely but using trials as one input amongst many.
In any case, I hope Hayata will at least enable the Japanese to rethink what is possible if the goal is to field the best team.
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倉嶋洋介 男子監督
「2018年1月以降の主要国際大会での実績と内容、国際競争力向上への高い潜在性、その2点を評価して吉村和弘を選出した。吉村は香港オープンで優勝したが、日本選手でワールドツアーで優勝したのは張本と吉村のみ。その実績を評価した。またワールドランキング30位以内に勝利した数が、張本が14勝、水谷が8勝、その次に吉村が4勝、その後に丹羽が3勝、大島祐哉(木下グループ)と吉村真晴(名古屋ダイハツ)が2勝。特筆すべきは、4勝のうち、トップ10の選手に2勝を上げている。これらが国際競争力への高いポテンシャルがあるというところに繋がっている。吉村和弘以外にも大島、吉村真晴も検討した。彼らにも出場してもらいたい気持ちはあったが、選考基準どおり、1年間の国際大会での実績、内容を総合的に評価した結果、吉村和弘とした」
I agree with what you and many are saying here. In case it's not obvious, I made the "all hail democracy" post to highlight its potential flaws and present the JNT's case as a prominent counter-example to those who preach a transparent, fair, and democratic selection process and won't settle with anything less, yet desire the selection system of other associations that is often labeled opaque, unjust, and undemocratic when the results don't go their way.
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