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The players behave according to the regulations. I even looked at the first post – it doesn't say anything about not being a jerk, or even who these jerks are. So, disqualification for refusing to play is not provided for in the regulations.

Of course, as always: whoever pays, calls the shots. But then it's easier to just make it a closed registration and invite a limited number of people to the tournament. Otherwise, it seems like the player didn't violate the rules, but still got disqualified :smile32:

The player violated the rule of playing 5 mandatory games. He hasn't played a single mandatory game since September 23rd. Vanya and Zhenya don't have the opportunity to play 5 games in 2 days starting September 29th, as Helen wanted. You don't know about the internal correspondence on ICQ and the attempts to negotiate with him. This is a clear abuse of the rules. I intervened. I gave him 2 days. I scheduled an odd game. The player ignored it.

Or do you think I shouldn't have intervened and forced him to play 4 games in 2 days?
This is a closed tournament for trusted players, for fun, and the prize is just a nice bonus. I won't allow this to turn into a constant search for loopholes in the rules for personal gain. For those who don't want or can't play for fun, turning the tournament into a mercenary thing – the door is closed.

Personally, how would you feel about the situation when, before entering the tournament, it is known that from September 23rd to 30th, you need to play 5 games, with two specific direct competitors, and one of them is avoiding you and says that he can only play after September 29th. And who needs to put up with this nonsense? And for what? Is it normal to behave like this?

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But, in my opinion, there is no right to call participants of your tournament jerks.

I have the right to express my opinion.

But teasing, even insulting, players who won in previous seasons of the tournament is normal behavior.
Everyone has the same right to express their opinion.

Why are you denying me something that you allow yourself?
It's impossible to have a normal dialogue with you. Double standards and evasions.

All of this could have been resolved 3 days ago. Both with Ukraine and with the tired Lutski. There is my message in the thread where I ask you to contact me and give me information that everything is fine. You ignore this message, but respond to something completely unimportant about whether Fts vs. Lutski was a win or a loss.

You also didn't respond to Zhenya. I concluded that you are deliberately delaying. I waited 2 days and issued a red card. Everything is logical and consistent.

Am I that scary?
Just contact me in advance and say, Misha, I will most likely be in the top 3, but I can only play from the 25th to the 30th, starting on the 29th. Lol, I would gladly change the rules for you, lower the bar to 2 games, for example – just so that everyone is comfortable and not stressed. That's what friends and players who respect their opponents do. Unfortunately, your behavior was not like that. I look at the rules, see that I am not formally violating anything, and I keep silent. That won't work.