Help with a league situation I've come upon.
My league has 2 divisions, An open division, and a women's division. IFPA said it's ok to play in both simultaneously. We have a woman doing just that. Our divisions run play at the same time. Last night we had an issue in that she was bouncing back and forth from game to game. While doing so, she left the one group waiting for 10+ minutes. She made no attempt to check whether she was up at our game. When I went to check on her she was standing and talking, not even playing. People in the league seem to think this is fine. I, however, do not. IFPA rules for tournament play states a player only has 3 minutes to plunge from the time of the previous players drain. any longer and they're DQ'd. (section III, sub 5.) This is to keep the games moving smoothly, and as quickly as possible. I understand some leeway can be given during group play on league nights but This week is our playoffs. It is a double elimination head to head format. If she does this during the tournament should a player be allowed to contest any game she makes them wait? Should I make sure that the tournament director makes sure she can not play a match until her other one is complete?
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC