by djarvik » Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:18
Just to be clear. The score stands. The decision was made and feedback from 6 different hosts was collected and taken into account.
Let me take this opportunity to clear something up: "Cheese tactics"
Note that I say "tactics" not "shots". There are no cheesy shots in context of one shot data sample. Everything goes, yes. The shot becomes cheesy when it is a part of the tactic to accomplish an agenda. Lets take this case as an example:
Player makes a forehand power slice when stretched wide on defense, opponent doesn't react and it ends up as a winner? Is this sounds cheesy? The answer is no. If that player would resort to that power slice 2-3-4 times at crucial points throughout the match, as an attacking tactic - then we can analyze this and say that this player engages in cheesy tactic to win the matches/important points. At that point this shot becomes cheesy.
We need to also understand "what is important points"? You can theoretically call any point of the match important, because that one lost point can become a decider. A 0-15 can mean a break, a set or even a match. With that in mind, if we are to call a point important, then we NEED to draw a distinction between that and non-important, or less important. With so many points in between there is no clear answer, but in my opinion, the most important points are: Break points, Mini-break in tie breaks, set points and match points. In this case this was an ADV point - a game point. Losing it will bring the game to a deuce, thus a mid point - not as significant as others.
To the point of PMing mid match. In our opinion, no one is responsible/obligated to answer mid match PMs. All the communication should be done before or after the match. While I don't like the fact that Adri decided to ignore Sh0 here, I certainly cannot condemn him for doing it. The first PM to him from Sh0 was calling him a cheat, not a good way to solicit mid match response in my eyes. Basically, you can do want you want - send PMs, but don't expect the opponent to reciprocate till the end of the match.
In order for us to property track players that are using cheesy tactics, you need to finish the match and file a complaint with the host. This complaint goes on players record that is accessible to all hosts. At that point, if that player has a few similar complaints host can make a decision, a right decision and either award you a WO or order a match replay or any other appropriate decision for that case. That is why it is important that the match is finished. We need to know that "that" shot was in context of ones tactic, rather that a press/release a wrong bottom at the wrong time.
I hope it is a bit clearer now, let me know if you have any questions, I'll do my best to respond.
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