Dear viewers and community members! In the following post we will detail an unfortunate admin decision that had to be taken. The following decision was made as a result of discussion with multiple notable community members, admins and tournament hosts. The post also contains spoilers about the outcome of the Quarterfinals.
By rule, the two semifinals would have been played at the same time starting 15GMT, to allow the same amount of rest for the teams before the Grand Finals. Unfortunately on Saturday, GamerLegion A informed us that due to unforeseen circumstances, they are not going to be able to field a team between 12 and 19 GMT Sunday.
A 19 GMT start for the second Semifinals would be quite late, as it would require the finals to be played very late (probably 21:30GMT+), which would already be very late for Suomi if they make it to the finals. Playing earlier is not possible due to the time zones of aM B. Postponing the Semifinals and Grand Finals are not possible as it interferes with the RBW5 preparation of the players. The GamerLegion A players took full responsibility for the happenings and claimed the following: “We will accept any admin decision as it's our fault.” Since we weren’t able to work out a solution on Saturday, and wanted to make sure everything that can be done is tried to resolve the issue, we came up with the following decision:
We decided that we will give time until Sunday 11GMT for GamerLegion to see if they can get any kind of arrangement done to have at least 2 players available for a semifinals start no later than 18GMT. If not, then the best option is that GamerLegion A is replaced by Vietnam Strategy B, the team GL A defeated in the Quarterfinals. Vietnam Strategy B has agreed to play if GL A cannot.
Unfortunately, it was not possible for GamerLegion to make any arrangements, and as such, Vietnam Strategy B is taking the place of GamerLegion A in the Semifinals.
While the situation is unfortunate, we believe we listened to multiple opinions and made the most reasonable decision. Furthermore, we would like to ask everybody to remain respectful when wording their opinions.
By rule, the two semifinals would have been played at the same time starting 15GMT, to allow the same amount of rest for the teams before the Grand Finals. Unfortunately on Saturday, GamerLegion A informed us that due to unforeseen circumstances, they are not going to be able to field a team between 12 and 19 GMT Sunday.
A 19 GMT start for the second Semifinals would be quite late, as it would require the finals to be played very late (probably 21:30GMT+), which would already be very late for Suomi if they make it to the finals. Playing earlier is not possible due to the time zones of aM B. Postponing the Semifinals and Grand Finals are not possible as it interferes with the RBW5 preparation of the players. The GamerLegion A players took full responsibility for the happenings and claimed the following: “We will accept any admin decision as it's our fault.” Since we weren’t able to work out a solution on Saturday, and wanted to make sure everything that can be done is tried to resolve the issue, we came up with the following decision:
We decided that we will give time until Sunday 11GMT for GamerLegion to see if they can get any kind of arrangement done to have at least 2 players available for a semifinals start no later than 18GMT. If not, then the best option is that GamerLegion A is replaced by Vietnam Strategy B, the team GL A defeated in the Quarterfinals. Vietnam Strategy B has agreed to play if GL A cannot.
Unfortunately, it was not possible for GamerLegion to make any arrangements, and as such, Vietnam Strategy B is taking the place of GamerLegion A in the Semifinals.
While the situation is unfortunate, we believe we listened to multiple opinions and made the most reasonable decision. Furthermore, we would like to ask everybody to remain respectful when wording their opinions.