The whereabouts of Peng, a former doubles world No 1, became a matter of international concern nearly three weeks ago, Peng having disappeared after alleging that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli had sexually assaulted her. "Maybe it [smaller Japanese media presence] was something that his team might look at in the future. We need to try and taper this [attention] down a little bit and it obviously worked for him having less pressure off the course." The European team contains nine automatic qualifiers and three captain's picks which were announced by Harrington following the BMW PGA Championship. There is plenty of experience in the team to face a youthful American line-up which contains six rookies, with Team Europe largely consisting of the 'old guard' although there are three newcomers. "It wasn't a personal thing and, as much as it impacted me greatly, I was always aware that the ITF as a governing body has a responsibility to look after the classification code in the sport. Now all I care about is moving forward and what they're doing for the sport is great.