As SSL Team GBR has led Nations SSL ranking for the last four months, they will go directly to 1/4 Finals of SSL Gold Cup, like the Football World Cup but in Sailing, next November.
The British will be joined by SSL Team Spain , SSL Team Australia , SSL Team Germany , SSL Team Netherlands , SSL Team New Zealand , SSL Team Italy , and SSL Team Denmark .
16 teams in the Last 16 and Last 32
January 2022 SSL Nations ranking also defines the 8 teams qualified directly in Final Series Last 16 round (Top 9-16).
SSL Team France, SSL Team Argentina, SSL Team Norway, SSL Team Poland, SSL Team Sweden, SSL Team Brazil, SSL Team Switzerland, and SSL Team United States.
Here are the 8 teams qualified directly in Final Series Last 32 round (Top 17-24) are SSL Team Austria, SSL Team Oman, SSL Team Hungary, SSL Team Russia, SSL Team Israel, SSL Team Croatia, SSL Team Finland, and SSL Team Japan.
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