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Posted By: Jason Lee In Response To: Embedded comments (Tom Keith)
Date: Monday, 23 February 2015, at 10:35 p.m.
Neil Kazaross: Here's a situation from San Antonio. My pending opp for Speed Gammon chased me around for much of Saturday afternoon/evening wanting to play and frustrated that we couldn't bcuz I was just about to start a conso match. I asked him to talk to the staff to get it explained to him what was going on as I kept winning conso matches. Sure enough when Adrian beat me on Sunday. sending me to the LC, my feed in position was ahead and I had to wait for a couple of matches. But now, my SG opp was no where to be found. He'd gone to lunch without checking on my match nor telling anyone. I waited 40 minutes for him. He crushed me effortlessly, but this still slowed up the conclusion of the SG event.
Tom Keith: This is where you have to take the initiative, Neil. Remember, you are the one who is delaying the match -- your opponent is ready to play and waiting. Trade cell phone numbers and keep your opponent informed about your status. If you continue to have conflicts, consider defaulting one of your matches because you are unable to play. It is not considerate to expect your opponent to follow you around all day. And you should not expect staff to do this for you.
This is absolutely not how it works. Those kinds of incorrect assumptions and conclusions are exactly the type of misguided thought processes that go on in the heads of backgammon tournament players that cause nightmares for tournament directors.
To make it clear: If there is a Capital Classic in 2016, and any of you come out, DO NOT live your life like Tom Keith suggests. That's not how we roll, and I dare say it's not how any other tournament directors roll.
JLee
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