FIFA 20: Qualification match for the FUT Champions Cup Stage V decided by Rock, Paper, Scissors

FifaUltimateTeam.it - UK2 March 2020

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Over the past week, EA‘s servers have had some pretty serious problems that have caused the servers to go down for several hours. Apparently the disservices, which have followed for several days, could have been caused by DDoS attacks by the Lizard Squad.

This situation did not cause problems only to normal gamers but also to professionals who tried to play international qualifying tournaments for the FUT Champions Cup Stage V, and at some point the situation became unsustainable so much so that the Pro Players decided to play to Rock, Paper, Scissors to proclaim the winner and get the pass for the competition.

The two protagonists of the story have expressed their disappointment through social media which obviously has given rise to a series of hilarious and surreal comments from the community.

I cannot believe it !! @EASPORTSFIFA @EAFIFADirect We literally had to play a rock paper scissors becauce we couldn’t find each other to invite in an EA LICENSED QUALIFIER . WTF !! 😭😭 I am done
— brandsha (@brandsha56) February 29, 2020

Stehe 3-1, da ich mich im Rock Paper Scissors erfolgreich durchsetzen konnte! pic.twitter.com/PvBcQ8EXqx
— Hasan Eker (@eker_haso) February 29, 2020

The response from EA Sports has arrived, below is the official press release.

“During the FUT Champions Cup Stage V qualifying tournament two competitors decided to proactively play “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to determine the match winner after they were unable to connect for their match. For context, a double-failure to connect and compete in a qualifying tournament match results in a loss for both participants. This is to prevent connection issues from being exploited as a competitive advantage. It’s important to note “Rock, Paper, Scissors” did not eliminate either player from the competition as both competed in subsequent matches but did not advance in the tournament. We’re reviewing this really unique situation to understand what occurred and try to prevent this from happening again, especially as both competitors competed in subsequent matches with clean connections.“

In conclusion, we can say that the story was not only caused by server problems but above all by regulation and organization of the entire event still far from perfect.

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