-- wrote this before win1soon posted & chewed over changing it but I'll just post as it is. Understand your decision w1s but have a read anyhow : Foo --
It's been a fantastic tourney and a great opportunity for us players, as a team, to have a shot at the Dev's. At TECC we've managed to run you pretty close so far and I'm sure we've forced your top players to give it their best game most of the time.
Sadly, as an opportunity to try claim a rare victory over the Dev's team, the contest is over, and I fully respect the reasons and decisions taken by those who have chosen to bow out. It's now a contest with a Dev's team, and there is a significant difference.
Personally, I think the point of principle has been rightly made and the tournament has now changed because of that, and I also hope that other players do not feel the need to withdraw and essentially end a very well organised tourney which has been taken seriously by literally hundreds of committed players from a wide range of CC's, something not seen since the opens.
It just seems wrong that everyone should be penalised because of the (alleged) actions of a couple of players.
Given the situation, I would also propose that Dev's should now be allowed to include the scores of Suncity28 and Win1Soon ( providing they are happy to participate ) for the rest of the tourney.
In order to be seen to be more than fair , Ivietri chose to exempt these two new players despite the fact that any other club could have, and would have, used the scores.
"You can bring players on and start counting them any time you like. This is something that as the host club we feel we should do."
As far as I'm concerned the tourney is now different & I whilst don't know Ivietri , I suspect that it'll take other CC owners to publicly back this idea/insist ? , or not , for it to be considered.
Foo