Dream Team Semi final

[mooneye]

Well said,Gen. Everyone should know the truth.
Here is the abstract: We had to play 3 games(1 round 4 game, and 2 round 5 games) within 24 hour without negotiation or little bit flexibility, while the other team can skip round 5 to match us directly. Of course there were huge difference in SKILLs if you have much higher ping in US than those in Europe.

Gentlemen,

The fact of the matter was we wanted the semi-final game played next week; Dream Team had to play 3 games all in one weekend which made it impossible for our core lineup to play the most important game. I was forced to connect from a crappy machince to play as I was not even at home this weekend because we didn't have enough players for game time. A reschedule was refused.

This was the SEMI-FINAL! It did not need to be played immediately.

All previous weeks most teams had 1 or at most 2 games per weekend; not 3. The forced scheduling was unnecessary, ungentlemanlike and dishonorable conduct. We could have easily been accomodated by playing the following week.

Being uncooperative leaves us with a bad impression. Integrity and honor cannot be bought or sold.

I appreciate the effort all the BTT staff went to administer the tournament, but you could have afforded more patience in scheduling the last 3 games. No team deserves to be resented because they live in different time zones, and this bias was clear in the replay chat in the past few games the Dream Team played.

A lot of effort was made on my part to try to ensure we had good communication, even when I was away. It is not a big surprise at least 2 teams flaked at the start, but those team that went the distance should be afforded greater respect and cooperation.

The game should have been left for next week.

- Rob