Hmm, ok. Well, even knowing that I'm still going to limit my selection to those players on the first page. They've shown their dedication to the event by playing and posting their scores and they deserve to not be overlooked.
I can't honestly select a player that only has 1 score posted (or no scores posted). I'll have a riot on my hands. Besides, there's always next year for those players that missed out or just joined.
However, I feel that anyone who hasn't yet played in July should get the chance to still enter. At least they'll have 2 events under their belts.
With that being said I think that immediately after this event is over you should start the qualifying process for next year. That way there's a full 9 to 11 months worth of tournaments to get involved in and people could sign up (late or not) up until maybe 3 months left.