SoCal Regional -- 5.14.05
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ToysRUsKid
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yeah, i was there, and i did say hi, but i ran away for some odd reason shortly after -_-..
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BLiZzArD
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Just made it back to the Hot of AZ and I have to say I'm disappointed nobody mentioned my overwhelming abuse of Exploud and Exploud paraphernalia oh well gonna have to bring even more to worlds. Thanx to all my Cali friends for making the Heat feel welcome thanx to the great judging staff and thanx to all "victims" I mean people that signed the cards for me.
EXPLOUD RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLiZz
EXPLOUD RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLiZz
Cs-God-Poke-Master
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When it comes to coin flips we now know who cant flip to save his life X_X
Rulemaster
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Did SD Pokemom make top cut?
)v(ajin_ipg21
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Topcut?
She was staff... working to MAKE the event run as smooth as possible...
She was staff... working to MAKE the event run as smooth as possible...
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She was out there playing heated battles with all the players. She was so determined that I could see fire in her eyes. Her Zapdos deck really destroyed all of the competition, and she moved lightning fast. She was always the first person out to the pairings and would run to her table because she was so eager to play. I wonder how she did, I haven't heard a thing about her ranking at the tournament since I left.
:lol:
(joking, btw)
:lol:
(joking, btw)
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DukeFireBird
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yah, i went 3-3, then dropped to play in side events. I'm kinda dissapointed that Chrisbo didnt't guess I was Max until round 4...man, can it be more obvious, the shirt, glasses and Jirachi? yah, i also think my sudden flash attack was better than the other one! Thank you for all the new friends I made from team LA and the other teams. The NPPA only had 1 place, Rachel B 4th in the 11-14 with Zap-turn-dos. Great job for all the prize winners!!! Hope to see you all again at Nationals/Worlds!!! (ps. ill be max again!!!)
I was very disapointed in the way this event was ran to be honest. I have too much respect for PTE games to start an argument over this, but fact of the matter is, having 2/3 game times changed in MID top 16 was simply appaulling.
Now, my step brother Sharif was in a top 16 game in round 1, and with a minute and a half left on the clock drew his last card. He had the prize lead 1-3 against a Shendinja deck. After drawing his card, he was literally forced by the HJ who we will call Mr. X (You know who you are dude) to end his turn. He lost the game because of this, and I guess, well that is how the cookie crumbles. This was during the 60 minute time limit for 2/3.
In the next round of top 16, Judge Mr. X was watching my game only throughout the entire time of top 8. Only my game mind you, which is funny because he did this nearly the entire tournament. I didn't play a single match the whole tournament without having this guy watch me like a hawk. Is it because I am the most talented player on the West Coast? Probably.
It was announced because of time constraints that the 60 minutes in 2/3 was to be changed to 45 minutes. This is simply sickening if you ask me. That is 45 minutes to complete 3 games? If you divide by 3, that's 15 minutes a game, HALF the time a normal game should normally take.
Well, as my top 8 match was going on, I was facing a Dragtrode deck which btw was played by someone who seemed to be a very good player, I had the game lead the entire match. As the time was at 35 minutes Judge Mr. X told me and my opponent that he was going to limit me and my opponents turns to two minutes a peice. This is an obscure ruling, but since I knew I had the game won regardless, I could care less. When I drew my card the next turn, this judge immediatly told me that I had 1 minute to complete my turn. One minute? That is the same legal amount of time to given to shuffle your deck, and I had to complete a turn in that? I coulden't believe it. Anyway, after a few brilliant plays, I ended the match in a victory, and went on to my final 4 game for the trip.
In final 4 it was a heated battle between me and this guy I forgot his name, but he looked like the Karate Kid or something. He was playing some Zapdos deck, and since I AM the King of the West, I knew I should be able to pull this game out regardless. Game one came down to a 1-1 prize thing, and I fell short and folded game one to conserve more time for game two. Game two started with 13 minutes left on the clock, I had a quick start and began taking prizes like nothing (I'm facing a Zapdos, what else would happen?) as the prize came to 2-6 in my favor, my opponent started taking 4+ minute turns, ending with him sending up 3 consecutive Claw fossils for me to knock out. With the time being almost up and me remembering being hounded in top 8, I asked Judge Mr. X (Since he was watching my game, of course) if he was going to shorten our turns like he did to me in my top 8 game, he simply said to me "No. He is doing nothing wrong". Two minutes later time was called and the whole match was given to my opponent for winning game one. I lose the invite to Worlds.
Now, in an event as big as regionals, is it right to change the time limits MID tournament? I mean, fact of the matter is, if given a full 60 minutes I would of won this event, however, I guess they just had to clear everyine out of the Gym and cut our time, even though people were still there hanging out and trading till like 9 pm.
I am not going to discredit the winners, since they did play a long day, but the simple biased rulings I was given all day just bothers me, which is why I think our PTO should do something about. I hope you guys can fix these problems before you have other players get screwed by judges who hold personal grudges. People always say how nobodys always win California events, but with incidents like this, how are us Pro's supposed to stop it?
Now, my step brother Sharif was in a top 16 game in round 1, and with a minute and a half left on the clock drew his last card. He had the prize lead 1-3 against a Shendinja deck. After drawing his card, he was literally forced by the HJ who we will call Mr. X (You know who you are dude) to end his turn. He lost the game because of this, and I guess, well that is how the cookie crumbles. This was during the 60 minute time limit for 2/3.
In the next round of top 16, Judge Mr. X was watching my game only throughout the entire time of top 8. Only my game mind you, which is funny because he did this nearly the entire tournament. I didn't play a single match the whole tournament without having this guy watch me like a hawk. Is it because I am the most talented player on the West Coast? Probably.
It was announced because of time constraints that the 60 minutes in 2/3 was to be changed to 45 minutes. This is simply sickening if you ask me. That is 45 minutes to complete 3 games? If you divide by 3, that's 15 minutes a game, HALF the time a normal game should normally take.
Well, as my top 8 match was going on, I was facing a Dragtrode deck which btw was played by someone who seemed to be a very good player, I had the game lead the entire match. As the time was at 35 minutes Judge Mr. X told me and my opponent that he was going to limit me and my opponents turns to two minutes a peice. This is an obscure ruling, but since I knew I had the game won regardless, I could care less. When I drew my card the next turn, this judge immediatly told me that I had 1 minute to complete my turn. One minute? That is the same legal amount of time to given to shuffle your deck, and I had to complete a turn in that? I coulden't believe it. Anyway, after a few brilliant plays, I ended the match in a victory, and went on to my final 4 game for the trip.
In final 4 it was a heated battle between me and this guy I forgot his name, but he looked like the Karate Kid or something. He was playing some Zapdos deck, and since I AM the King of the West, I knew I should be able to pull this game out regardless. Game one came down to a 1-1 prize thing, and I fell short and folded game one to conserve more time for game two. Game two started with 13 minutes left on the clock, I had a quick start and began taking prizes like nothing (I'm facing a Zapdos, what else would happen?) as the prize came to 2-6 in my favor, my opponent started taking 4+ minute turns, ending with him sending up 3 consecutive Claw fossils for me to knock out. With the time being almost up and me remembering being hounded in top 8, I asked Judge Mr. X (Since he was watching my game, of course) if he was going to shorten our turns like he did to me in my top 8 game, he simply said to me "No. He is doing nothing wrong". Two minutes later time was called and the whole match was given to my opponent for winning game one. I lose the invite to Worlds.
Now, in an event as big as regionals, is it right to change the time limits MID tournament? I mean, fact of the matter is, if given a full 60 minutes I would of won this event, however, I guess they just had to clear everyine out of the Gym and cut our time, even though people were still there hanging out and trading till like 9 pm.
I am not going to discredit the winners, since they did play a long day, but the simple biased rulings I was given all day just bothers me, which is why I think our PTO should do something about. I hope you guys can fix these problems before you have other players get screwed by judges who hold personal grudges. People always say how nobodys always win California events, but with incidents like this, how are us Pro's supposed to stop it?
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)v(ajin_ipg21
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Even the best have days they just cannot win... =/
*tho you did beat an OLD friend of ours... in the TOP cut...
Ce'st la vie... can seem the whole world can be against you... esp to the most HUMBLE of people and players... right?
So that is how it transpired?
I was busy seeing someone run across a wall...
There is PUI OP... feel free to contact them... what can a humble board like the pokegym do?
*tho you did beat an OLD friend of ours... in the TOP cut...
Ce'st la vie... can seem the whole world can be against you... esp to the most HUMBLE of people and players... right?
So that is how it transpired?
I was busy seeing someone run across a wall...
There is PUI OP... feel free to contact them... what can a humble board like the pokegym do?
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Pooka
Master Trainer
45 minutes for 3 games? That is sickening to me. How do you honestly expect anyone to get a fair series out of that? I'm not trying to start an argument either, but that's just wrong. Some regular games go 45 minutes. I've played games that have gone well over an hour before. At Worlds, people in the playoffs were given DOUBLE that time (90 minutes).
45 minutes is simply not enough for an entire best of 3 series. I find it particularly amazing that the judges allowed a player to just blatantly stall with Claw Fossils as well. I'm not sure if that is the case, but I trust Martin on his side of the story.
I know the judges are human and will make mistakes. Hopefully these sorts of things don't happen again. I respect the staff completely and I know they work their hardest to make these events the best they can be, but I truly hope some changes are made. I have gotten numerous reports of bad tournaments down in California.
45 minutes is simply not enough for an entire best of 3 series. I find it particularly amazing that the judges allowed a player to just blatantly stall with Claw Fossils as well. I'm not sure if that is the case, but I trust Martin on his side of the story.
I know the judges are human and will make mistakes. Hopefully these sorts of things don't happen again. I respect the staff completely and I know they work their hardest to make these events the best they can be, but I truly hope some changes are made. I have gotten numerous reports of bad tournaments down in California.
I completely agree with Martin. I was there and saw the ENTIRE THING GO DOWN. I just find it amazing that only CERTAIN PLAYERS notice these things. I have never seen this type of thing happen, but it seems like every socal event has to have some problem. I think Martin is handling this in a very professional way also, I don't know what I would have done if it happened to me.
I play slow naturally, anyone who knows me personally knows why this is. I don't stall, I have never had to stall out an opponent for a game. That isn't to say I would NOT do it strategically. I just find it amazing that I can go to 4 major events last year and never get a caution or something for stalling and then I get 2 in one event this year and seemingly judges watching me like they watch Martin.
This is a travesty, indeed. Martin was 100% screwed out of a trip IMO. How come we heard nothing about how long the time was going to be for matchplay in the top 16 BEFOREHAND? It is almost as if it was set up. Martin and I also seem to be the only ones who noticed that our HJ suddenly DISSAPEARED when it was getting down to top 8. Do what you guys want, that is all I have.
I play slow naturally, anyone who knows me personally knows why this is. I don't stall, I have never had to stall out an opponent for a game. That isn't to say I would NOT do it strategically. I just find it amazing that I can go to 4 major events last year and never get a caution or something for stalling and then I get 2 in one event this year and seemingly judges watching me like they watch Martin.
This is a travesty, indeed. Martin was 100% screwed out of a trip IMO. How come we heard nothing about how long the time was going to be for matchplay in the top 16 BEFOREHAND? It is almost as if it was set up. Martin and I also seem to be the only ones who noticed that our HJ suddenly DISSAPEARED when it was getting down to top 8. Do what you guys want, that is all I have.
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Hmmm. Didn't everyone have to be out of the building by 8 or something? Perhaps everyone was being rushed so you wouldn't be kicked out and would be able to finish the tournament before the time you could be in the building ended. Some things are just unavoidable, and perhaps this was the case. I don't think the judges were trying to be evil to any of you and do what they did on purpose. With a tournament that large, it is kind of hard to have everything run totally on time, and certain cuts probably had to be made so you could all get out of there in time.
Although, I did hate the stalling I saw in some of my final rounds. I wanted to yell at my opponents to hurry up when they were so obviously stalling. "Hmmm, I can't do anything." 4 minutes later... "Your turn!"
Although, I did hate the stalling I saw in some of my final rounds. I wanted to yell at my opponents to hurry up when they were so obviously stalling. "Hmmm, I can't do anything." 4 minutes later... "Your turn!"
I left a little past 9 when Martin was playing for 3rd and it didn't seem like there was any sort of a time problem. That type of thing should also always be planned for, at least announce it or something. An event should be prepared and run like a REAL event, this was a MAJOR event, and I never got that type of feel when I was there. Martin and I were talking about this throughout and after the tourney, it just didn't have that feel, and it should.