Vease wrote:
This may have been discussd already, as it was introduced at the time of the Istanbul Olympiad but given the 'toilet gate' incident at a recent German event it seems like a good move to me. Players must have been whining though because although the penalty for having a Mobile (cellphone for you US players) is supposed to be the loss of the game, there is discretion for tournament organisers to apply a less harsh ruling.
Why does anybody need to carry a mobile into a playing venue anyway? Seriously, can people not go six hours in a day without checking text messages?
agreed.
This may have been discussd already, as it was introduced at the time of the Istanbul Olympiad but given the 'toilet gate' incident at a recent German event it seems like a good move to me. Players must have been whining though because although the penalty for having a Mobile (cellphone for you US players) is supposed to be the loss of the game, there is discretion for tournament organisers to apply a less harsh ruling.
Why does anybody need to carry a mobile into a playing venue anyway? Seriously, can people not go six hours in a day without checking text messages?