A shocking story emerged from the Pokémon World Championships 2024 TCG Masters quarterfinals earlier today in Honolulu, Hawaii. Competitor Ian Robb was removed from the tournament following a win in the Top 8 over Fernando Cifuentes, unexpectedly granting the latter a berth into the Top 4 and immediately throwing the semifinals in chaos as Cifuentes represented one of then-undefeated player Jesse Parker's worst matchups.
Things appeared normal as the stream moved away from Robb's on-camera match with Cifuentes and into its secondary Top 8 match - but by the time the semifinals began, it became clear something was wrong, as Parker was seated across Cifuentes instead. Viewers were quick to point out that Robb had made what could be seen as an inappropriate gesture following his victory on camera in the Top 8, as documented by this clip, sourced from the official Pokémon TCG twitch.
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When asked for comment, The Pokémon Company International provided this statement to Screen Rant:
Ian Robb has been issued a match loss for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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