Poland looks like a definite favorite to win this one, I am sure they have a big enthusiasm advantage. They certainly proved me wrong and they have an impressive team, and they owe a big thank you to that D4 Polish manager who held on to Wisneiwski's monster salary and kept him in great game shape these last couple of seasons. I am still firmly in the camp that HCA should not be a factor in the Worlds, I think this Worlds was much more entertaining and competitive than the last one and its partly because no one had HCA. Also congrats to France who survived repechage and made a big comeback after starting the second round 1-2.