Comments on: Gindy DQed from Worlds, USA Team done

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:54:25 +0000

Something like this happened to me once. I was playing in a Type 2 tournament during Tempest/Urza blocks, running a WW deck. I had Soltari Priest and Worship in play slowly picking my opponent to death. He was running G/R Zoo and played Earthquake for 3 on his turn. I put my Priest in the graveyard for some dumb reason, failing to realize it had protection red. I realized my mistake one turn later but my opponent said it was too late. I was naive and inexperienced so I thought thats how the rules worked. It was DCI sanctioned so I should have called a judge over. I didn’t and ended up losing. It was the semi-finals match and I got 4th place.… just outside of the prize range. My opponent that cheated got 3rd and I had to watch him get the prize. I’ve been bitter about tournaments ever since. Remember kids if you ever have a situation best to just call a judge over I could have made it into the top 3 in my very first tournament had I got a judge involved. I’m glad Gindy got dq’ed because he cheated. Lame.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:43:47 +0000

No JD, Gindy played against Antoine Menard not Kibler. Menard didn’t assign combat damage and Gindy was dq’ed for it. Seems pretty janky to me.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:54:57 +0000

So, Gindy got DQed because Kibler didn’t know the rules…

By: David Zimet

David Zimet — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:12 +0000

Re: comparisons between the situation at Austin vs Worlds, I’ll quote another judge on the subject:

“Oh, so you’re psychic and know all the details of each situation? Astounding! Don’t start with your armchair judging without access to all the facts of the situation and discussion with the players.

“Even with the scant information, the situations are already very different: the biggest difference being that Kibler’s mistake was noticed after the tournament was over and done with.”

Also, Master of the Wild Hunt was Gindy’s card. It was in his deck. It is therefore difficult to credit the idea that he does not know how his card works. Angel of Despair was Kibler’s opponent’s card, and it is therefore more plausible that the missed trigger was a legitimate mistake.

By: John Paul VD

John Paul VD — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:05 +0000

I will now quit playing Magic in protest of this unbelievable aweful hypocritcal ruling. Magic judges are all hypocrites and should be fired. Way to go Wizards for loosing fan support.

By: ryantc1983

ryantc1983 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:21 +0000

WOW! How hypocritcal can Magic get. Brain Kibler wins a pro tour without having a legal target available and Gindy gets Disqualified from worlds for the same thing. I’m so glad there is so much consistancy in Magic. It really makes me want to play in tournaments. Hopefully, I’ll get a judge thats on my side since Magic is a competition of who you know not how you play.

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:16:24 +0000

I guess it depends what exactly he said, but I don’t see how the post-game question proves he was aware of (and “intentionally allowed”) a misplay at the time it occurred during the game.

By: KT

KT — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:53:19 +0000

that sucks! gindy gets hit in the face while kibler walks free

By: TheCounterGuy

TheCounterGuy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:31 +0000

From everything I am hearing on various sites, I guess it involved a misrepresentation of Game State involving Master of the Wild Hunt, but we are waiting to hear for sure.