--- david.birdling@... wrote: > Hi Andrew
>
> Quite simple, they didn't show for the second round, thereby cutting
> other quartets out who did have four songs prepared. I think we will
> have to add a rule that Open quartets who don't have four songs
> prepared are disqualified and the place passes to the next highest
> qualifier. That would be fair enough wouldn't it?
>

First of all, thanks for your reply, I wondered why they got 0.
Secondly, No, I don't think that they should be disqualified. Getting a
forfeit as a score is punishment enough. They sang well enough in their
first set to get to the finals, and deserve their right to be in the
finals.
Just because they didn't have two 'more' songs to sing, doesn't mean they
should have their first two songs deleted does it?
(I don't agree!)

Looks like a little bit of debate on this one.

Bye
Andrew