Quote (ferdia @ Dec 5 2013 04:47am)
lee this is the 2nd time you are giving him an outright win instead of even trying to duel vs him. im ignoring your withdrawal for the time being, can you not just talk to him and try to arrange to duel?
i dont know if you can win vs him if you duel him, but i do know you can't win if you dont duel him. would ask you to please try to catch him.
i acknowledge that he was afk for 24 days and only completed his duels in the 11th hour, but as the previous tournaments winner he does get a bit of protection where otherwise he would not. i have asked him to try to catch you asap, and i am reversing my decision to give either player the possibility at this point of a tko win.
you won't know unless you try, and would note that if you are vs him in a similar situation again in the group stage, its in your interest to duel vs him in the hopes of even taking a point off him, as we saw in this tournament that a single point can change your position sothat your in a better shape @ KO phase vs a weaker opponent. make him fight for the points, position and advancement.
Dueling pate really isnt the problem to be honest I like pate and like a challenege my arguement is that you give him a excuse not to duel as he would get win anyway. Not too bothered with the tour tbh but if you would prefer me to duel thats fine ill do that.