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Counter-Strike Source: EverLAN sees first controversy

By: Marc Turner - Published January 21, 2006 at 3:48 PM EST - Writer Archive
Most big tournaments have some form of controvery and EverLAN is no exception. This time all ends well for all parties involved.
In what was first ruled as a forfeit win for Team Ministry over Devastation, an agreement has been reached by the teams and tournament admins and the match will now be played. Devastation has been penalized 3 rounds for not showing up for their match at 8am local time due to a misunderstanding. The initial ruling by tournament admins was that all teams were expected to show up at 8am and in not doing so Devastation was to forfeit the match. Ministry then left the tournament area and the forfeit was reported. At 10:20am, Devastation arrived and was informed of their forced loss.

Although all teams were informed to be at the venue at 8am in the pre-tournament team meeting with EverLAN admins, Devastation believed thier first match to be at 10:20am. Devastation argued that the original time for the match had been 10:20am and the team had left the venue the night before with this schedule and had no way of knowing the schedule had been changed. Team Ministry argued that they arrived at the appointed time and should not be penalized valuble practice time by rescheduling the match. The debate over the forfeit became heated but in the end a show of good sportsmanship by Team Ministry and an understanding tournament admin allowed for the match to be rescheduled to noon local time.

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thats the organisers job to inform the teams if theres a change like that. You can expect the teams to stay still at stare at the game schedule all day long for changes.
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well they played and dev wrecked...
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rofl. serios business
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rofl. gotta love controversy!
Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.
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Good that it got rescheduled. I'm sure players on the team feel different about it, but having it be played anyway is good.
I AM LEGEND
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Dun Dun Duuunnnn.............Drama yo mama
hee hee
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the drama!
word.
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cute
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Yeah it's good it was worked out. Nobody wants a cheap win.

lolololol pooor ministry gonna lose now prob :x
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devastation always gettin in trouble and disputing and stuff!!!
#devastation
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devastation.....
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I believe devastation should have been here on time because they were indeed informed at the "NIT Meeting" and had no excuse for showing up at 10:20 when EverLAN admins specifically told every team to be here at 8:00
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cool im glad devastation won.
Asif
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woah 8am for a match is sooo early but anyways no one wants to see teams forfiet at such a big tourney. Even if devastation knew the match was at 8, why would they skip a match knowing that they would forfiet. So im guessing they didnt know and so um yea...

This comment was edited at 01/21/2006 8:15 PM
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lol kurridge
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lol practice time, wouldnt a match be practice?
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they were trying to get a easy win
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why would you post your irc channel?
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you had to rat him out in #gotfrag didnt you?
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zak's snoring probably made everyone sleep horribly
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So every team at everlan showed up at 8.00 except for devestation? Comon now, who they fooling. Shoulda gives the ff win and moved on. They wasted time dealing with devestations stupidity.
Can I keep you?
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yeah, i did. so what? im a gotfrag-asskiss.
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i dont think they drove up there for nothing.
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devastation always complaining
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#25 you're a worthless narc; get shot
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playa dont be hatin
areS 8>< #bwn0x
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Well we did lose and we did not want a cheap win. We went to learn and gain friends and I know I did. But if it was any other LAN we know the FF win woulda stayed. A top 10 seeded team should be a lil more professional
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The fact remains that they were late. However, I do beleive Baker made the right call in the end. Devastation try not to be late at another LAN, most other admins wouldn't be as forgiving. :)
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