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Rulings on Sudden Death/Tiebreakers in League Challenges & Cups

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McPootisCakes
McPootisCakes Member Posts: 1

Hi,
In testing for LC's I stumbled upon the following scenario:

It is the first match of the day, game 1. I use Roaring Moon EX's Frenzied Gouging attack to KO my opponents active pokemon.
We both take our final prize cards and the game ends with both of us winning simultaneously.
What happens in an official tournament?

In case of a League Cup (Bo3):

  • Do we play a tiebreaker game here? With the winner of the tiebreaker being declared the winner of game 1 —> we proceed to game 2
  • Do we consider game 1 a tie and proceed to play Game 2
    • What happens if all 3 games end this way? Do we then play a tiebreaker game or do we sign the match slip as a tie?

In case of a League Challenge (Bo1):

  • Do we play a tiebreaker game? Or do we sign the match slip as a tie?

The answer of this ruling significantly alters the way the Roaring Moon EX player can optimize his match wins, and the Tournament Rules Handbook does not provide a satisfactory answer imo.

Thanks in advance!

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