Hmm, thanks for the feedback.

Anyway, I will stick to my considered prediction that Maia and Gabi will be top 500 ( later this year indeed ). I wasn't going into the what / so what of the whole system, just simply making a rankings prediction ( though I am less pessimistic than you about the accumulated effect of available tournaments etc while agreeing with some of what you say )

In the race so far from November : Gabi ( in running ) has 19 points from 4 counters, Maia 18 points from 5 counters, and one would hope that they are continuing to improve. WR 500 is on 56 points. I see top 500 later this year as a very reasonable prediction, especially as both paulisi and I suggested there could be some clear outriders ( say in the grass season ) such as Freya's 31 points from her Shrewsbury 25K runner up spot all the way from qualifying, which helped her sail into the top 500. One or two outrider weeks ( Gabi already has one 10K title ) don't half help rather than necessary looking at it as looking for 4 points week upon week, although as I have pointed out above the girls are already on decent track even on an averaging basis. Like Gabi this week and next week I would hope and expect them both to play quite a number of tournament abroad and still reach a decent quota.

Anyway, we shall see ...