Why Was A Pokémon World Championship Finalist Disqualified During A Match?
Why was a Pokémon World Championship Finalist disqualified during a match. Well, he did something you couldn’t do in the video games, that’s for sure.
If you’re into sports, then you know that competition can be fierce. It can bring the absolute worst out of people and you might even do something out of character. It turns out, Pokémon World Championship is no different than your other favorite sports. So, what did a finalist do to be disqualified during a match?
Why Was A Pokémon World Championship Finalist Disqualified During A Match?
If you’re into Pokémon, then you know there is nothing bigger than the Pokémon World Championship. The event is being held in Hawaii this year and the competition is on. It features some of the best of the best in the world of the trading card game. Players can earn an entry into the World Championships by earning points from events like the European International Championships in which you can also win a lot of money, per Metro.
American competitor Ian Robb reached the quarter-finals and went up against Fernando Cifuentes from Chile. Robb ended up winning the match, at least at first. Despite winning the match, it was Cifuentes who ended up advancing to the semi-finals because Robb was disqualified. It looks like fans on social media found a clip of Robb appearing to give a rude gesture during the match while looking at someone off screen. Was that the jerk-off gesture? It certainly looks like it! Looks like he got a little too excited during the match. A bit too pumped. You can watch the social media video that allegedly got him in trouble below.
It sounds like that video was enough to get him booted from the competition for unsportsmanlike conduct, per Metro. It’s since started a debate online over whether or not he intended something rude with the gesture. Some people are saying it’s a rolling the dice symbol that’s often used in Pokémon TCG games to add an element of chance. Others are saying no way and that it’s obviously the jerk-off motion he was busted doing.
Despite Cifuentes advancing instead of him, it sounds like Robb will be putting his support behind the Chilean. What do you think? Was he rolling the dice to show that he’s gambling and taking risks? Or was that the jerk-off gesture? Let us know what you think!