I believe it was for collusion, wasn't it.
Not sure, but I think that does fall under the umbrella of cheating.
Thanks for the post. Like I said, I don't disagree that Pablo was genuinely apologetic of his actions and actions, but what made me bring up this "7 year" incident is the fact that right now the same thing is happening to someone right now and the only thing he can do is throw personal attacks at them. Whether or not it's taking another thread too personally (by the way his comments are it sure looks like it), there is no need for him to act like this.
Do I feel that what happened at Canadian Nats is wrong? Sure, now that I looked at the videos and heard both sides. However prior to this situation if somebody did that to me at a tournament would I have done anything? No, because I wouldn't know it to be wrong. I've been playing with both Curtis and Zach for a long time now, and I can confidently speak for Curtis (since I playtest and chill with him a lot more than I do Zach) that if either myself or he would know that this shuffling habit was prohibited, we would let the other know immediately and stop it from ever happening in our tournaments.
*Whether or not the Canadian pokemon community wants to step up and agree or disagree on this next paragraph is completely up to them, but I'll stand by it 100%*
In the last few years, the Canadian Pokemon community in Ontario has gone through a lot of changes, which has positively increased our attendance (at least in the Masters Division). These changes were made possible due to the Canadian judges who day in and day out dedicated a part of their life in making tournaments run smoother, increasing the tournaments around Ontario, and sacrificing their time to make new players welcome at league and at tournaments. Not only were the judges involved, but the players started pitching in too. I started helping seniors and juniors become more competitive in the scene by taking time to teach them basic strategies, how to trade properly so they don't get ripped off, and most importantly sportsmanship in the game. On the other side of town, Curtis has been doing the same thing for the community there. Reed M has begun judging this year at tournaments to help the staff out, while helping new players establish a foundation in the game out in Toronto. Zach and Dakota out in Barrie have been bringing more players from that area to more central Ontario for tournaments providing rides and cards for them. Zach has come a long way in maturing and growing up since his last suspension, because he realized that our community was in trouble. Whether these players wanted to or not, they became a role model for juniors, seniors and even masters in how they play and especially how they handle themselves at tournaments. No matter how POP rules, these players will forever be thanked for their contribution to the game and to the player base here because when they realized their game was in trouble, they did everything they could to keep it alive. They would never destroy everything that we have worked so hard for by intentionally cheating. If they knew this was cheating, then I'm the first to admit that it's as much as their fault as it is mine because I did nothing to stop them. Maybe some of you who blindly let them do this should reflect on that too.. or maybe you thought the same as them that there was nothing wrong with it? That's all I'm writing on this as it has been beaten to death already.
PS, Sebastian you openly admit that you have come to a tournament a year and that you are no longer connected to the community, yet you have known for a long time that these players stack and cheat... If that wasn't bad enough, you start trolling about Blastoise and Rayboar matchups....you must have something better to do? Please tell me you do...