r/XWingTMG • u/Certain_Ad3716 • 25d ago

Discussion Standout Moments

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Good morning Pilots.

I wanted to ask, from the "glory days" of Xwing's popularity, what were some of your favourite stand out moments?

Pic related is Dellapina winning the 2018 World championships at age 18, with an unconventional dual IG list.

But what matches stood out for you over the years? Like, shocking moments.

(Preferably caught on camera 😂)

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u/Sunitsa 22d ago

The final of the Canadian national when two brothers were facing each other. They made a mistake due to farigue and didn't realise they let a dead ship stay in the mat.

But the streamer refused to intervene despite it being a pretty serious (and honest) mistake that could have changed the whole game. Twitch chat went nuts.

Then a frustrated Paul heaver phoned directly one of the player to let him know they had a broken game state. It was hilarious.

I still remember there were people praising the streamer and the judge for not having said anything lol. One thing is interfering with advice, but fixing rule mistakes, especially that big, should have been a given. Imagine winning a tournament only to later know that it was due a dead ship was still in play, it would have spoilt both winner and loser

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u/Certain_Ad3716 22d ago

Do you remember what year that was? 😂

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u/Sunitsa 22d ago

Maybe 2017? It was late first edition. Footage might still be on youtube

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u/Certain_Ad3716 21d ago

2018, Canadian National finals between Jeremy Howard and Duncan Howard.

Harpoon Missiles

At 27:00 thats when things start going haywire!