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Bracket Fraud Or Glitch ???

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 8:49 PM

  I've always wondered why, when I make it to the finals of a bracket, that if I win the bracket, my score and my opponents score are shown. If my opponent's score is not shown, even as time winds down, it's been 100% 2nd place for me. EVERY TIME!!.

  Now I know there's a flaw, bug, or something fishy is going on?

  I posted a 30 in the final round of a bracket (244657) and watched as time ran out for my opponent's score (it was St Andrews B9 in heavy winds). The opp. score never showed, and a few minutes later I was credited 437 creds (for 2nd place).

  I had a gut feeling, so I checked my score vs my opponent's and he/she shot a 33.

  How can I shoot 30, my opponent shoot 33 in same bracket, final round, and I lose?

  Is this why it's impossible to find a bracket once it's finished?

  I have several screenshots AND the video which will be shown here as soon as it uploads, and it's 100% proof that something is amiss!!

  If I am going to lose, let me do it myself. Please don't screw me over.

  I don't usually have problems with WGT, but this is not cool at all.

  I'll post the screenshots and vids soon. 2nd place in any bracket is essentially losing credits.

   

• 1yes1no 223 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 9:16 PM

  

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 9:43 PM

  Video is uploading. Maybe 15 more minutes. Here are 2 of several screenshots. I shot a 30, my opponent shot a 33 (the video shows this very clearly).

  

  

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 9:56 PM

  Update:The problem has been handled, so the video has been taken down.

• TheBigSlink 63 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 10:24 PM

  I just shared screens with Jay and watched the Youtube video. Seen the score history's and something is definitely wrong. The other guy clearly shot a 33 and Jay shoots 30 but he gets second?

• 949 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 10:35 PM

  That is messed up! 

  Thank you for showing that....here we go...absolute proof of cheating something going on that WGT may or may  not be aware of.

   

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 10:45 PM

  I wonder how long it's been going on. I brought this up several weeks ago, in another thread. They should post bracket results just as they do RG results. By not showing them, it looks fishy. I hope it's just some programming glitch, but since it's happened so much, and never been brought up, I am beginning to wonder.

• 2,840 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 11:01 PM

  The only explanation I can come up with is that the score was posted after the bracket had ended.  Knowing you and your attention to detail I really doubt that is the case, but it is a possible explanation.  I watched the video and will have it looked at first thing tomorrow by our QA team.  Once I hear anything I will let you know.

   

  -  WGTdbloshoe

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 11:04 PM

  Just to make one thing clear. The opponents I've faced in all final rounds, and I finished 2nd, have been different players. The video is not aimed at the particular player in this bracket. 

   

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Thu, Jan 21 2016 11:06 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  The only explanation I can come up with is that the score was posted after the bracket had ended.  Knowing you and your attention to detail I really doubt that is the case, but it is a possible explanation.  I watched the video and will have it looked at first thing tomorrow by our QA team.  Once I hear anything I will let you know.

   

  -  WGTdbloshoe

  I appreciate it Shoe. Thanks for acknowledging it.