User blog comment:Staw-Hat Luffy/Too Many Participants/@comment-6971349-20130403212748

I think everyone is missing the point of all the named characters being introduced... Maybe not all of them are significant, but

As it is, most of them have names just to make their defeats in the first round more than just another group of nameless ***holes who get their faces pulverized by Luffy and the crew. Plus, what might matter more is the respective countries, crews, etc. they are listed from. All the while, Oda is hiding the new crewmates' identity in plain sight. If said new crewmate has been named or introduced or even seen as of yet.

Look at what we know...

1- Burgess is in the final 4 for round 2 from Block A

2- Luffy is in Block C (Of course he's going to make it to round 2)

3- Rebecca is in Block D (NOT C, nor A, thus my money is on her winning the D's slate)

4- Neither the Prince nor Bellamy were listed in a block therefore one of them will likely take the B slot, if not, then if they are in C they'll lose to Luffy right off the bat, and if in D they'll be against Rebecca whom again I highly hope/believe will make it.