This would probably be accurate. Momii wins the title last year as setter and doesn't get chosen.
Don't you think they've already decided who is invited for this year?
The Jan 27 date of last year's announcement was the day after the V.League Final last year. I figure they wait until then so it doesn't distract anyone, but I don't know.
I mentioned reading about the battery of psychological and character tests the players go through to get chosen. I'm sure they are done with those