More information came to light about the recent controversy in the OPCG Asia Finals.

The information came from an email from the official distributor of OPCG in SEA, Maxsoft, after one of the PH representatives complained about what happened. According to the email, it was decided earlier that EB01 would not be allowed for the tournament, but Bandai decided to allow it later. However, the staff in charge failed to communicate Bandai’s decision to the participants, which led to the controversy.

According to representatives that we have talked with, they all received an email stating that EB01 would not be allowed, and it was only the night before the tournament that they found out that EB01 was allowed. The eventual winner, Guan Rong Kuik, even stayed up until 5AM, tweaking his deck due to this. Sadly, PH representatives didn’t receive any information, and they only found out during Round 1 of the tournament that EB01 is allowed. This led to their frustration as one of them is an RP Law main who was forced to use Sakazuki because they believed EB01 was not allowed.

Maxsoft extends its apology to everyone who was affected. They also said they would review their procedures and retrain the staff to prevent the reoccurrence of such incidents.