Yes the penalties are significant! It's obviously losing the chance to win 3 points and then getting -1, which is a spread of potential 4 points. You finished the season with 24 points including -1 and I finished the season with 23 points including -1. If I submitted (which was quite impossible for me that round), a win would have given me the 3rd rank. 8th and 3rd is a massive difference in the payout. But ok, it is still possible to play an ok season with one failed submission although I do think that there can be circumstances in life where someone just can't send it out. But we still need a fixed set of rules that apply to everyone equally. It's the only way forward.
We already mentioned once that there is a possibility to postpone game upfront if you know you are absolutely unable to submit. For instance you are going on surgery or something we can help you out but not if you are going on holiday and feel lazy to fill it out on mobile. It will never get into rules officially since people could abuse it but you guys can always contact us on individual basis.Yes I remember there was something like that, but I was only referring to the rare case when somebody gets caught on the wrong foot by some completely unexpected event. But as I said, rules are rules and apart from the scenario you described where someone knows in advance, all other cases can't be handled as an exception as that would deteriorate the level playing field for everyone. Hence, the rules make sense and should stay in place as they are.
How the hell was Dimitrov able to beat Alcaraz? I checked the ATP ranking just now when I wrote this question and saw that he isn't that bad. I thought he crashed down all the way in the ranking in the last couple of years. Never heard that he won anything. But still around and good enough to eliminate Alcaraz.
oh yeah, dont let Jayce know I told you guys this little secret
. I hope to score another point for this, need that extra lead ahead because Im currently -3 SD
