Sizzle
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I have been playing Melee competitively since 2005 and this is the first time I've encountered the situation that unfolded yesterday. I have been under the impression that bans in a 2/3 set are for the WHOLE set. I'll explain the situation.
I play Fox and was playing a Marth. Marth won game 1 on Battlefield and banned FD (to my surprise). I won game 2 on Stadium and banned Yoshi's. The Marth player then counterpicked FD, and I said FD is banned you can't pick it. He then said that bans are only for one game which I disagreed. I called the TO and explained that I would have banned FD if it wasn't already banned. He disagreed and said in the rules it should be interpreted in my opponents favor and that he can go to the stage he banned. I disagreed, but played the set regardless since the TO explained it was his interpretation of the rule.
This is from the tournament thread, and is ambiguous to the situation at hand. There was no further explanation. Do bans last for the whole set?
I play Fox and was playing a Marth. Marth won game 1 on Battlefield and banned FD (to my surprise). I won game 2 on Stadium and banned Yoshi's. The Marth player then counterpicked FD, and I said FD is banned you can't pick it. He then said that bans are only for one game which I disagreed. I called the TO and explained that I would have banned FD if it wasn't already banned. He disagreed and said in the rules it should be interpreted in my opponents favor and that he can go to the stage he banned. I disagreed, but played the set regardless since the TO explained it was his interpretation of the rule.
Code:
After each match:
1. Winner announces stage ban (except in best-of-5 sets)
2. Loser chooses counterpick stage
3. Winner chooses their character
4. Loser chooses their character