With smash receiving more and more exposure and the game having established its reputation in the competitive scene, strict rules need to be complied in order to represent a fair environment for everyone. This is absolutely vital, as there is a lot of money and fame on the line and robbing someone off his victory could result in a person not making his living.
The issue I want to adress in this topic is mid-set coaching. I think its one of the most unfair advantages a player can have, which shouldnt be smiled at but instead getting flat out banned.
The reason why it has such a big influence on the outcome goes beyond the fact that you are actively hinted at your opponents movement flaws, and thus having an initial advantage. It actually constitutes a huge psychological factor hindering the playbablitity of your opponent as it will trigger for him a feeling of being teamed up against which causes a lot of subtile distraction.
It is also one of the most disrespectful things, as the main stage is reserved only for the players. Spectators have their places in the crowd, hence there is absolutely no need for anyone that isnt a participant in the actual set to enter the area of where tournament matches are being played out.
Then there is obviously the issue of having someone point out not only your mistakes but also the ones of your opponent, which must not be the case in a SINGLES event. This whole thing really bugs me as Armada got robbed off his Dreamhack win, costing him a few thousand dollars. If I was in Armadas position I would have definitely called a TO mid-set who would be obligated to send Hungrybox coach away as he was in no way permitted to take part in anyones matches.
If it was for me Hungrybox win should definitely be seen as invalid and should be disqualified retrospectively. This is not even just a new trend, back at Apex 2012, Hungrybox got coached by Seibrik, who made it possible for him to win the first set of Grand Finals. This event should make it clear that we have to establish a strict ruleset in order to ensure a fair environment for everyone. So nobody except the participants and the TOs should be entiteled to enter the main stage so nobody can cause interruptions, preventing unnecessary things like this to happen.
What do you think?
The issue I want to adress in this topic is mid-set coaching. I think its one of the most unfair advantages a player can have, which shouldnt be smiled at but instead getting flat out banned.
The reason why it has such a big influence on the outcome goes beyond the fact that you are actively hinted at your opponents movement flaws, and thus having an initial advantage. It actually constitutes a huge psychological factor hindering the playbablitity of your opponent as it will trigger for him a feeling of being teamed up against which causes a lot of subtile distraction.
It is also one of the most disrespectful things, as the main stage is reserved only for the players. Spectators have their places in the crowd, hence there is absolutely no need for anyone that isnt a participant in the actual set to enter the area of where tournament matches are being played out.
Then there is obviously the issue of having someone point out not only your mistakes but also the ones of your opponent, which must not be the case in a SINGLES event. This whole thing really bugs me as Armada got robbed off his Dreamhack win, costing him a few thousand dollars. If I was in Armadas position I would have definitely called a TO mid-set who would be obligated to send Hungrybox coach away as he was in no way permitted to take part in anyones matches.
If it was for me Hungrybox win should definitely be seen as invalid and should be disqualified retrospectively. This is not even just a new trend, back at Apex 2012, Hungrybox got coached by Seibrik, who made it possible for him to win the first set of Grand Finals. This event should make it clear that we have to establish a strict ruleset in order to ensure a fair environment for everyone. So nobody except the participants and the TOs should be entiteled to enter the main stage so nobody can cause interruptions, preventing unnecessary things like this to happen.
What do you think?