The only declared target my friend stated was "whoever I can KO". That's a statement. Your judge prematurely made a comment about the gamestate before damage was dealt, before a stated target was chosen, and before any other action was taken. Defend your inexperienced judge as much as you want, but the judge was half paying attention and missed that the opponent attached two tools to one pokemon for the entirety of the game. Last I checked, the game came down to skill, not who can misinterpret a game winning target, but whatever. He outplayed his opponent and that wasn't taken into consideration at all, instead the player who's attaching double tools, pointing to his own uxie as a target (misleading to opponent) gets the win. Good luck running your next events.
Not noticing a Snowpoint means not being aware of the game state. That shows a lack of skill. If your friend outplayed his opponent the whole game up to that point, he still misplayed that turn and that can cost a game. Also your friend didn't notice the double tool either and it wasn't even a top cut match. Judges don't (and shouldn't) actively chaperone Swiss games; it's up to the players to call them over. Your friend failed to notice so clearly it wasnt that bad of a problem.
Also, been to several events where standings aren't posted between rounds, but the runners all *confirm* match results while both players are at the table. Those tournaments ran just as smoothly. It is humorous that you post standings between every round, but don't do deckchecks....
If your speed gauge is broken I'll still pull you over for speeding. Your deck is your responsibility.
Shell out money for sleeves that PTO's have left over from PR's? PLEEEAAASE make me laugh more. :lol:
If you're hungry and I got two burgers, do I owe you a burger?
My friend left without his packs because of the poor judgement and not really caring to have to do anything with an event with results like that. No matter what, someone was going to be mad over the decision made, but that's what happens.
For what it's worth, Texas States last year was a MUCH worse experience for me, this one just happened to leave a sour taste in my mouth, mostly due to uxie donk scooping to his kid to ruin the integrity of the top cut, IMO.
People scoop to let their opponents in cut, most notably when a worlds player is paired up and can't cut even with their win. If you make it that far I think you should have the right to forfeit your chances at cut and thus deny someone else cut. Kinda like how when passdowns were legal, people didn't have to opt out of rankings even if they couldn't make it to worlds. Doing that well means you can deny someone else their trip (because they almost earned it, but didn't quite make it since you're there; sound like this scenario?). Fair game.
And to all my TX friends, don't worry, we'll be back down next season!