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appaling behaviour from shinya, very dissapointed.

[cRSenSei]

Originally Posted by IrisAnother

appaling behaviour from shinya, very dissapointed.

Really guys? Cmon it's not like this is the first time this has happened. I remember not too long ago tgun had to go out to watch a movie and bailed from a tournament when he was in UB finals, and he even got given the win. All he wanted to do was play in the tournament and go as far as he could - he wanted to forfeit after beating mafia and let mafia go through to keep playing but I convinced him to keep going, and he made 2 more rounds vs deth and jookto in really intense games which would take it out of anyone let alone at 6am in the morning.

[iM tgun]

Originally Posted by cRSenSei

Really guys? Cmon it's not like this is the first time this has happened. I remember not too long ago tgun had to go out to watch a movie and bailed from a tournament when he was in UB finals, and he even got given the win. All he wanted to do was play in the tournament and go as far as he could - he wanted to forfeit after beating mafia and let mafia go through to keep playing but I convinced him to keep going, and he made 2 more rounds vs deth and jookto in really intense games which would take it out of anyone let alone at 6am in the morning.

Big difference with my issue. I'm not going to comment on this tournament (as I have no idea what actually happened) but with my tournament, it was a qualifying tournament and everyone didn't care about seeding -- this one, only first gets seeding (iirc).

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by UHF

Hmmm. I guess it's just a bit sucky that he knocked out a bunch of players that would have stayed until the end, denying them the opportunity to challenge PiG for the qualification spot instead of giving him a free final set.

Regardless, he won the position fair and square so he rightfully can forfeit it. Some good games by him and the other players - excited for the next two!

I agree, while it sucks that he didn't contest the final spot. The second paragraph sums it up. He won his position fair and square. He is entitled to forfeit it.

I was talking to him after he forfeited - he regrets not playing the final but realised that he had hit his wall in what he could do. He was well over tired. He admits that in his state - PiG would have beaten him. So he felt he would best serve himself by forfeiting. The player has the right to give up and throw in the towel. He earnt his spot in the final, it was his choice not to contest the final. I don't see what was wrong in this.

shinyA wants to be more active in the SEA community - he is from HK, but lives in the US. He wanted to show some entertaining games and when he'd found out he'd made a few prizes - his time was well spent and he was happy to see one of SEA's best (PiG) take the seed into the final tournament.