By Steve England, ESVN - Burdened by an unyielding schedule... ZP forfeits to DH rather than delay the tournament. This permits DH to advance, but her next opponent has yet to be determined. DH will play the winner of the overdue 2nd-round AS/DS match.
Meanwhile, ZP moves down to the South-Bracket were he also must wait for the conclusion of the overdue 2nd-round match between AS and DS. Sometimes things just don't work out... It's appreciated that ZP stepped up when he realized that he wouldn't be able to make time for his match. Although I'd prefer that players get a chance to compete. Any match that delays others, can have a ripple effect throughout the entire bracket. There's a grace period built in where a match can be overdue, yet still get scheduled and completed before default. However, this should be the exception rather than the rule! The grace period does delay subsequent matches, but can hopefully be absorbed if players play two matches within a week.
Meanwhile, ZP moves down to the South-Bracket were he also must wait for the conclusion of the overdue 2nd-round match between AS and DS. Sometimes things just don't work out... It's appreciated that ZP stepped up when he realized that he wouldn't be able to make time for his match. Although I'd prefer that players get a chance to compete. Any match that delays others, can have a ripple effect throughout the entire bracket. There's a grace period built in where a match can be overdue, yet still get scheduled and completed before default. However, this should be the exception rather than the rule! The grace period does delay subsequent matches, but can hopefully be absorbed if players play two matches within a week.
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