The statements are made in the same line of the rules. Traditional rule interpretation would link these statements together given their linked proximity.Fail_BEANSACKS said:The rules don't actually say that the team can request a forfeit for the players not being played, that part is connected to the not ready portion.
Fail_BEANSACKS said:It makes much more sense that we would be forced to lose 1 set, because not playing 1 player does not effect the entire match, just 1 set where they might have played if I had read the rules (I assumed the admin would know his own rules rip and I'm lazy) This should just be a 3 (6 depending on perspective) round swing rather than a 12-0
Forfeiture is only mentioned at one other point in rules. That section is as follows:
If a team forfeits mid-match, all remaining rounds shall be scored for the opposing team.
As you can see, the only other section discussing forfeits refers to complete forfeiture. At no point is a limiting factor applied to the forfeiture rules.