15-07-2019, 05:53 PM
(15-07-2019, 11:05 AM)Alan Tate Wrote: Apparently there was a motion passed that allows Matthew Turner to be Scottish champion. Firstly, how the did this get through? Secondly, Matthew seems like a nice chap but there is no way this can be allowed to happen. It's a large insult, especially to Colin McNab who took a quick draw thinking he'd clinched it.
If Colin thought that, then it's highly unfortunate and disappointing for him, but I don't see the insult.
FWIW: Colin would have lost on tiebreak with a last round win, so he'd have to have gone for it against Matthew in round 8.
This is the second unfortunate confusion/mini-controversy we've had in the last few years; there was a problem with the structure of the senior titles, I seem to recall. On that occasion, it seemed like nobody had really thought through the consequences of the two categories of senior, i.e. an understandable oversight. This time around, having following the agreed policy and noted it on the entry form, I find it hard to lay any fault with the organisers.
Looking forward, if there is widespread support for a specific different set of criteria, then I guess it's an issue for the AGM.
Anyway, congratulations to Matthew and commiserations to Colin.