wide consultation with the playing members?


2. If a qualifier is good enough for the Silver Medal why not have one for the Gold Medal too? The numbers issue clearly applies to the Gold.


3. Is it disrespectful to players in general to expect them to learn four set tunes, arrange time off work and commit to competing in the SM, to then give them one chance to qualify for two separate competitions, in essence telling them they are not good enough to eat at the top table?


4. If there is an argument that there are too many good players to be accommodated in the Silver Medal then surely there should be some assessment of the overall standard of both the Gold and SilverMedal contests to see where


the benchmark should be drawn. And if this fails to resolve matters and there are 45 players good enough to play in the SilverMedal then they should all get a chance to qualify. ‘In summary, there appears to be


elitism built into the system from the top down. A chance to compete in the SilverMedal without qualifying is only for those lucky enough to have been competing in the SM last year and getting a prize, many of whom were regularly bested in open competition by players relegated to the qualifier system. This is not a meritocracy.This is


unfair. This approach does not promote ceol mor playing,


it


promotes an elitist status for the big gatherings. The blame lies with the CPA, the association meant to represent the competing piper.’


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