I am not sure that this is really relevant to this thread but had to say it anyway:
I do think that a lot of people are missing the point around the whole CMAS vs WAA thing.
I do know for a fact that the WTD was very excited about the original proposal around the CMAS games. However the WTD and the UWH commission were not excited about how CMAS continued to orgnaise it against their recommendations i.e. when, where, format etc.

It now seems to have escalated to a point where neither party is willing to compromise and work together on a plan. It is a shame that it is got to this point. So we are now looking at two rival competitions going ahead at the same time of year. Everyone knows that this can't be good for the sport. (WAA WORLD CHAMPS vs EUROS) I know a lot of players that would be interested in playing in the CMAS games if they were run professionally and organsied in a realistic manner i.e. not in the same continent every year, not a knock out tournament and as many teams as possible allowed to participate. I know that CMAS were talking about only having the top 8 countries participate in the CMAS games. This would mean that going off current rankings that France would have been the only country that played in Bari that would have actually been qualified. I am not saying the rankings will stay as is by any stretch of the imagination and it would be great to see countries such as Turkey who came 2nd in Bari in the top 8 at a true world class UWH tournament. It does however seem to me that CMAS do not have the best intentions of the smaller UWH countries in mind when they talk about their CMAS games and it is these smaller countries that seem to be supporting the CMAS games.

I know that a lot of the smaller countries are not able to attend non CMAS events as they will loose their funding. It will be a great shame not to have countries like Turkey, Spain, Belgium and Italy etc in Durban next year. I do however have to say that Australian players along with many other countries have had to completely fund their own trips for years. Personally I do not regret a cent of the 10’s of thousands of $ I have spent, because above all else I love to play. So where there is a will there is a way…so I hope that the money reason is not the only reason some countries will not be attending the World Championships in Durban.