But if someone signed up with good intentions, but life didn't allow them to participate in the tournament – they didn't have enough real time?
In this regard, they should just warn the organizer, and that's it. It's not a big deal... Just don't say: "I'll show you..." - they will get penalized...
In this regard, your approach isn't very good. And if you offend even one such person with your good intentions because of the carelessness of others, will that be right from a purely human point of view??? Start thinking from this perspective, and not from the perspective of how to punish the careless even more. Ok?
However, this might discourage a newcomer from participating in the tournament (I just thought about this...), i.e., there aren't many people in the 4-player mode anyway... Yes, there's something to think about...
Optimal, here you go:
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