Appeals Committee. Disputed situations in tournaments.

How does withdrawing Bishop differ from a regular withdrawal from a tournament at his own request?

The difference is that Bishop is currently one of the top players, possibly even the best (definitely in the top 3).

Regarding everything else you wrote, I have no objections. It's quite obvious, and I'm not insisting that the situation has a perfectly ideal solution.
The point is that losing to the main contender for victory in the Factions Battle, who doesn't even need this selection process, is unpleasant and doesn't directly relate to the selection among the other contenders.
And now he's going to ruin our odds because he won't finish the tournament. Is that a "fair selection"? :smile54: