Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Decklist and privacy

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clockworkfurnace

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Hi, I'm sorry if I'm not posting in the right place.

Have a TO the right to give the decklists from one of his tournaments ?

Can we ask a TO to give us back our decklists after the tournament to avoid the first question?

Thanks!
 
Well here is an excerpt from the Play! Pokemon General Event Rules

5. Publishing Tournament Information
Tournament Organizers, judges, players, and spectators are free to publish details of play and/or the results of a tournament, subject to local, state, and national laws.

Decklists or team data should be retained by the Tournament Organizer for two months unless otherwise instructed by POP.
Pokémon Organized Play reserves the right to publish tournament information, including but not limited to the items listed above, transcripts, audio and/or video recordings or other recounts, player penalties, awards, or any other resultant information from the tournament.

So the answer to the second question is a definite no. The TO is required to hold onto those. The first one has always seemed to be a bit of gray area for me. It is clear that the larger Pokemon Organized Play can publish deck lists. They did so in the middle of larger tournaments like Nationals and Worlds, if I remember right. If you consider the contents of the deck to be details of play, then it looks like a TO would be able to share that information if they so chose.
 
TO's are obliged by Pokemon to keep decklists for a certain length of time after each tournament (that length of time varies depending on the tournament). TO's are also obliged to send copies of some decklists (which ones and how many varies by the size of the tournament) to Pokemon for their records. TO's (and Pokemon themselves) will share decklists with streaming commentators to enhance their ability to speak about the match. Decklists should be protected from sharing with other competitors in the active tournament (although again, they may be revealed by streaming). In truth, there is no longer a "reasonable expectation" that your decklist will remain 100% secret after it is turned in. (Even during a tournament, players discuss their opponents with each other - which can reveal portions of your decklist).

However, if you mean that a TO is sharing the list privately with friends or offering it for sale - that does not seem appropriate.
 
Thanks for your answers.

What can I do, if the TO do not care about the rules about the decklists privacy, and is willing to continue? Is there a "report" system for this kind of problems?
 
You can contact Customer Service at the bottom of Pokemon.com.
 
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