There was an interesting debate on one of the threads about the allocation of 25k-100K around the world and the limited numbers available this year.
I'm halfway through looking at the nations that have female players ranked between 75 and 250 and comparing it to the number of tournaments they have put on in the last six months.
I suspect certain nations are not pulling their weight and heads need banging together.
The top 9 nations in terms of players within the 75-250 ranking range are:
(There are a plethora of countries with 5 including GB)
USA
16
RUS
13
FRA
10
JPN
10
CZE
8
GER
8
UKR
8
ITA
6
NED
6
In total 48 different countries are represented on this list.
I'll try and pull out the second half of the data regarding locations of tournaments this event to see how this compares
Dec 2013
Mexico 4x 25k
India 2x 25k
Brazil 2x 25k
China 1x 25k
Spain 1x 25k
Turkey 1x 50k
Hong Kong 1x 25k
Jan 2014
Aus 1x 50k
USA 3x 25k
France 1x 25k
GBR 1x 25k
Feb 2014
USA 1x 100k & 2x 25k
Aus 1 x50k
France 1x25k
Brazil 1x25k
GBR 1x 25k
India 1x 25k
Russia 1x 25k
Switzerland 1x 25k
Italy 1x 25k
Mar 2014
China 1x 50k
India 1x 25k
France 1x 50k
USA 2x 25k
Colombia 1x50kH
Brazil 2x 25k
GBR 2x 25k
April 2014
Japan 1x 75k
USA 3x 50k, 1x 25k
Korea 1x 50k
Turkey 1x 50k
China 1x 50k 1x 25k
Uzbekistan 2x 25k
Switzerland 1x 25k
Germany 1x25k
May 2014
France 1x100k, 1x50kH
Czech 1x 100kH
Slovakia 1x75k 1x25k
Japan 2x 50k 1x 25k
Korea 2x 25k
Tunisia 1x 25k
USA 1x 25k
China 2 x 25k
Indonesia 1x 25k
Italy 1x 25k
Russia 1x 25k
Uzbekistan 1x 25k
