There "were" 10 teams in the Cincinnati Metro 16u division, including the only Hawks team that chose to participate, not sure how many teams "were" in the Region 9 Qualifier in June.
It's really quite simple, Region 9(2 berths) which encompasses Dayton Metro ASA(1 berth), Cincinnati Metro ASA(1 berth), State of Ohio ASA(5 berths), by ASA Code has 2 berths to award at it's Regional National Qualifiers, and 1 berth to award at it's "open" national qualifier. There was a bit of confusion, and as a result it was thought that there would be only 1 berth awarded at the Region 9 National Qualifier in June in Cincinnati, since there should have been 2 berths awarded and Doom finished 2nd in that qualifier they have been awarded the 2nd berth that was available for that event.
As far as I know all the Region 9 berths at 16u with the exception of the Cincinnati Metro berth have been awarded, with the exception of Cincinnati Metro, which has not completed play, I cannot offer any information regarding the other age divisions.
Since there are still games to be played in the Cincinnati Metro and the Doom has already earned their berth, the Cincinnati Metro will award a berth when play is completed Tuesday evening, based upon finish.