| 22 July 2011
The BBR decided to penalize him for underperforming, a yellow-card violation. He already had a yellow card for splitting prize money.
(CLARIFICATION: The incident happened during divisional play, where it was determined he sandbagged to allow another player to get a win and earn a spot in the playoffs)
The ruling means that Mew2King cannot participate in any tournaments that use the Unity Ruleset for four weeks, meaning his suspension will be lifted Aug. 19. More regional and national tournaments have begun to adopt the Unity Ruleset. At one point earlier this month, a full slate of weekend tournaments all used it.
Here's more from the BBR:
Under-performance has been a problem in our community for a while now, especially in pool play. In every tournament (especially large ones), matches in pool play are still regular matches and the deviation of these matches can effect results, even for players not involved in a questionable set. The BBR-RC is aware of recent events at tournaments, including Ally at Clash of the Titans 5, and Mew2King at Genesis 2. We want to make it clear that character choice alone can not have someone infracted. We understand there are times players wish to practice secondaries in preparation for bracket, or conserve energy for long and tiring events. The difference between the situation with Ally andMew2King however is moving into Intentional Under-performance, which is specifically stated as not being allowed in the Unity Infraction System. All factors have been considered under both events, and with Mew2King's current Yellow Card still active, this is the conclusion we have reached. We found the isolated incident (involving a single person) with Mew2King to have crossed the lines of intentional under-performance, while Ally had not. The Red Card for Mew2King will be active for 4 weeks.Two other players were given yellow cards for splitting prize money at a regional tournament.
