Oh well, that's a shame 'cause I like both of the players, but yeah, a 4 hour waiting period when you woke up at 4am not only shows july'd desire to play this game, but to actually do it fairly since from what I understand, according to the NASL rules he could have taken the win after a 45 minute wait.
I don't think we'll know the reasons for WR's desertion, but yeah, I'm guessing he had to be somewhat pissed for losing the final and not getting a penny.

And, I can't complain, 5/6 for Liquibet thus far then :D

Dubpace

United States251 Posts

April 13 2011 20:45 GMT

#103

Not to derail this thread or anything...but can you imagine trying to wake up July at 4am? I bet that guy sleeps like a friggin' rock!

Glad I'm not the ST coach.

Drake

Germany6146 Posts

April 13 2011 20:45 GMT

#104

well problem is that was the best game in that group

perhaps even the best of the whole season and thats w.o. is rly harsh

Belano

Sweden657 Posts

April 13 2011 20:45 GMT

#105

aww man... This really sucks.

Silvanel

Poland4733 Posts

April 13 2011 20:45 GMT

#106

Seems fair, but still is very unfortunate.

Stiver

Canada285 Posts

April 13 2011 20:46 GMT

#107

Looking from July's perspective, screw that. Sorry, 4 hours of waiting after waking up at 4am? Naw, I would always take the win from that position.

Otherwise, it is a reasonable decision from the NASL.

Dragonite.

Japan62 Posts

April 13 2011 20:47 GMT

#108

Wow props to July for waking up at 4 AM AND staying up for 4 hours...
I know I would've fallen asleep within 30 minutes of waking up xD

Sucks that they didn't get to play their game but that's life...

garbanzo

United States4046 Posts

April 13 2011 20:47 GMT

#109

That is really sad to hear, that would have been a great match. Props to July for waiting 4 hours after waking up so early. I hope that White-Ra did indeed not have another choice on the matter, e.g. having to fly out immediately after Dreamhack, and it wasn't something silly like he forgot or assumed something else. If White-Ra's reputation is any indication, he probably feels really bad about the whole thing.

leo23

United States3075 Posts

April 13 2011 20:47 GMT

#110

damn, this would have been a beast match, but well it is quite reasonable.

raga4ka

Bulgaria5679 Posts

April 13 2011 20:47 GMT

#111

Although i'm kinda dissapointed , this is good news for me as a July fan . I'm kinda scared after Rainbow lagged a lot against Morrow and since July is his team-mate he could probably lag also . July must make top 16 by any means necessary !

TemplarCo.

Mexico2870 Posts

April 13 2011 20:48 GMT

#112

NOOO!!! This totally sucks!! I wanted to see those games so badly!!!!

EZjijy

United States1039 Posts

April 13 2011 20:48 GMT

#113

I expect to see more similar problems in the future as the number of large tournaments increase and the higher tier players are forced to chose what tournaments they wish to participate without getting to ambitious.

tezul

United States9 Posts

April 13 2011 20:49 GMT

#114

Wow the nasl was a wasted of money i want my money back

Zeke50100

United States2220 Posts

April 13 2011 20:50 GMT

#115

Gah, Dreamhack finals were spoiled for me in this thread D:

Anyway, this really sucks. I don't necessarily blame White-Ra for not picking up on the LAN center, nor for not responding to the calls (he could have been mid-flight, for all we know), though. I'm assuming he is aware of the situation?

Mahs

Netherlands171 Posts

April 13 2011 20:50 GMT

#116

Doh, this was the game I had been waiting for, what an unfortunate situation. The measures taken seem very fair though, thanks for quickly communicating about the issue like this. Thumbs up for the organization.