This isn't some weekend regional tournament or a weekly bar tournament. This is a professional tournament and this is their livelihood. Whoever moves forward from the match is one step closer to recouping their costs to be there in the first place. I don't think it is fair to hang Corey by the short hairs for this.It's an interesting situation... Ralph has car accident, is physically fine, but stuck doing police reports, paperwork, etc. Tournament Director asks Deuel if he'd like to play at 3pm to accommodate Ralph's faultless situation. Corey says nope, playing at 12:30. Ralph didn't get there by 12:45, forfeited match.
So... question: Is Corey scared of Ralph and took this opportunity bypass the match? Or is this nothing personal, and just the way of playing in a tournament... a big jelly roll through an entire match?
Do you think Ralph would've moved the match for Corey?
If Corey was playing someone considerably less threatening, do you think he would've moved it?
It's an interesting situation... Ralph has car accident, is physically fine, but stuck doing police reports, paperwork, etc. Tournament Director asks Deuel if he'd like to play at 3pm to accommodate Ralph's faultless situation. Corey says nope, playing at 12:30. Ralph didn't get there by 12:45, forfeited match.
So... question: Is Corey scared of Ralph and took this opportunity bypass the match? Or is this nothing personal, and just the way of playing in a tournament... a big jelly roll through an entire match?
Do you think Ralph would've moved the match for Corey?
If Corey was playing someone considerably less threatening, do you think he would've moved it?
This isn't some weekend regional tournament or a weekly bar tournament. This is a professional tournament and this is their livelihood. Whoever moves forward from the match is one step closer to recouping their costs to be there in the first place. I don't think it is fair to hang Corey by the short hairs for this.
There are only a small number of players that might agree to wait. I think the more money someone is out of pocket to be at a tournament will be a large deciding factor in whether or not they would wait.
This could not have been avoided by Ralf.
I really think it depends on the situation. If the person doesn't show up on time because they overslept or didn't pay attention then that is a personal issue and they should be more responsible. This was a situation most likely beyone Ralf's control, and I would have had to give him a little slack.
If the roles were reversed and you (or Corey) were in a car wreck, wouldn't you hope that your opponent would wait for you. I believe this is a situation where Corey should have went by the spirit of the law and not the letter of it. The rules are there to keep the people responsible for their conduct. This could not have been avoided by Ralf.
Maybe I am a sucker, but I consider it the right thing to do. I would have waited.
It's an interesting situation... Ralph has car accident, is physically fine, but stuck doing police reports, paperwork, etc. Tournament Director asks Deuel if he'd like to play at 3pm to accommodate Ralph's faultless situation. Corey says nope, playing at 12:30. Ralph didn't get there by 12:45, forfeited match.
So... question: Is Corey scared of Ralph and took this opportunity bypass the match? Or is this nothing personal, and just the way of playing in a tournament... a big jelly roll through an entire match?
Do you think Ralph would've moved the match for Corey?
If Corey was playing someone considerably less threatening, do you think he would've moved it?