This is why I'm starting to hate handicap tournaments altogether. There is nothing wrong with a lower player rising up his game during a match, I mean great for him. I think player b advances, done deal. Player A simply lost. In our team tournaments, they are handicapped and we have to shoot well, shoot smart and finish or we will lose as the handicap is so lopsided between different operators, you think they would be embarrassed in giving the x amount of teams that just whine. Of course, you see better teams whine after losing a match because of the handicap, as I agree, Player A should have dealt with his own rating before the match began or he could have asked for his money back and left. Why put player b through this.
Here's one that is similar and I know there is a lot of APA players around the country, but, a friend of mine from Florida was playing in the state championship and a team mate of his shot really well, actually ran a few tables and the team they beat complained that he shot over his average ?? ( I am not an apa player and have no interest in becoming one ), but, they disqualified the guy for having a few great games, my friend went and blew his stack and they threw him out of the tournament as well.
What the heck, I guess the player should have ducked the eight ball by a pocket for a few shots? I am a weak master player and when lower ranked guys do defeat me, I am a gentleman about it, I may go to the room and beat the bed with a pillow for about ten minutes, but, I'm not going to take away the complete situation of the match, as when I defeat a top master player, I am showed respect and am sure they are doing the same thing in there room.
I've seen strange things in tournaments, but, this one is about as bad as it gets. Seen one worse, though