The phrase "as the qualifying" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness and usability in written English.
It could potentially be used in contexts related to qualifications or criteria, but without additional information, its application is unclear.
Example: "The results were evaluated as the qualifying factor for the next stage of the competition."
Alternatives: "as the determining" or "as the criteria".
Micronesia, who are making their first appearance at an Oceania Football Confederation tournament, were also beaten 30-0 by Tahiti and 38-0 by Fiji at the Pacific Games, which double as the qualifying tournament for next year's Rio de Janeiro's Olympics.
Gregory added the regatta also gives teams the chance to test the water and venue that will host next year's World Championships, which double as the qualifying regatta for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
A new era of US motor racing began in Daytona on Thursday as the qualifying session for the Rolex 24 Hours marked the first competitive session in the new Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
"If the Olympics are supposed to be the pinnacle event, then why aren't the pinnacle events leading up to it going to be recognised as the qualifying events?" laments Chas Guldemond, a professional rider widely thought to have a shot at Olympic gold and the co-founder of We Are Snowboarding, a group lobbying to align the interests of competitors and event organisers.
Both players featured in both matches, but neither was able to prevent the team losing in Cardiff and then in Brussels, as the qualifying campaign stuttered further.
For the Americans, the big two of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have significant points to prove as the qualifying calendar builds to its climax.
Some of the qualifying criteria, such as which fights counted as qualifying events, changed the math of who was selected, officials said.
She was with the team during the 2011 IBSA Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Champions, which served as the Paralympic qualifying tournament.
She competed in the 2011 IBSA Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Champions that were hosted in Turkey, which served as the Paralympic qualifying tournament.
Agudelo's stage this year could be the London Olympics, as long as the United States qualifies.
Crocker and everyone else started cautiously and safely in Friday's preliminary as the United States qualified in first place.
