Third post, I'm going to fully explain the situation, if you think my decision is bad, please explain how I can make a better decision and I probably will!
Here is a picture of Group 1 by the end of the Group Stage deadline:
tita and Rocket look equal by the filtered score that shows but tita is ahead and I'll explain why.
Total = Number of matches played.
Won = Matches won on left / Rounds won on right
Lost = Matches lost
This doesn't take into account how many rounds someone lost! Only how many matches.
If you look at the Game History at the bottom of the picture you can see how many rounds each player lost, let's add it up!
tita - 4 rounds.
Rocket - 5 rounds.
KinslayeR - 4 rounds.
Free - 9 rounds.
stoner6 - 9 rounds.
So the obvious choice here would be tita #1 and Rocket #2 since KinslayeR didn't finish all his games.
However... We've got to take into account how much effort players put into playing their games because it's not fair if 1 player has a chance to make PO but can't find their partner!
So there is a rule that organizing matches within the official Cup thread takes priority over all other forms of communication with your opponent to judge who gets a technical win.
Now, the first player in Group 1 to post in the Cup thread was Rocket:
To my lovely Group 1!
I'm available almost every day at 17:00-22:00 GMT. Pls pm me here or in Discord to arrange the games. If I know for sure there's a free day in advance, I'll let you know
The 2nd person to post in the Cup thread was Free:
PM's sent to people I don't have on discord.
Then the 3rd, tita:
Hi free, and rocket pocket. I will be able to play saturday between - 18:00(PM)GMT-03:00(AM) ///////////// and sunday 17:00(PM)GMT - 01:00(AM)GMT.
The first post from KinslayeR was:
I can play even now
Now...
Notice the dates?
KinslayeR's first post here was on the 18th! 5 days before the Group Stage deadline...
And his message didn't offer any valuable information to offer times in advance, or let his partners know when he's actually available to play.
And now, 4 DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE he decides to play stoner6 and thinks it's going to be allowed? When I've already announced the Tiebreaker match between him and Rocket, and that Rocket has been trying to communicate with him for days...
Rocket cannot play now today and Saturday, and KinslayeR shows up saying he's ready, but now it's too late.
So I've got to decide who goes through, because they won't play before the deadline now.
Taking all this into consideration when judging who goes through, it's an easy choice.
Rocket is through to the PO due to lack of interest from KinslayeR.
If anybody thinks I've made a bad decision then please tell me how I could make a better decision.