Does the gentleman understand that the tournament is a team event, sensitive to the number of players, and now we either change the format or urgently find a replacement? At a minimum, this will result in a ban from all my future tournaments if I organize anything else.
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I don't want to scare you, but there will definitely be more withdrawals. Vic was very right about having a reserve. Just be prepared, don't panic, and calmly sort everything out; fortunately, reserves are starting to show up.
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