This season, Play! Pokémon followed the lead of other successful TCGs, finally introducing Best 2-of-3 into the Swiss rounds of large tournaments. While players enjoy that Best-of-3 gives an opportunity to come back from one unlucky loss and still win a match, the official time limit of just 50 minutes +3 turns prevents players from having enough time to consistently finish a third game, and instead often dooms players who lost one game to a best-case scenario of a tie.
Dear The Pokémon Company International and its Organized Play team,
Without enough time to play three games, Best-of-3 defeats its own purpose. It also creates long, exhausting events, where players are both rushed and stalled out of games. Additionally, 50+3 encourages concession agreements between players that border on collusion and conflict with the Spirit of the Game. Please abandon 50+3 and replace it with a system and time limit that rewards skill, encourages fair play, and is not stressful and exhausting on players and staff.