Controversy has struck the competitive Dragon Ball Sparking Zero scene, after two high-level players were disqualified during an event over the weekend.
On Sunday, Bandai Namco and its competitive partner Start.gg held an open qualifier for a competitive event called The Dramatic Showdown in France. For the most part, the event went off without a hitch, but near the end of the competition, two players who had advanced to the final round – nicknamed Hilliasteur and Shirxyu – were disqualified, with the third-place players instead advancing to the grand final.
Prior to their disqualification, the players had been taking advantage of a quirk with some of the characters in the fighting game, namely the androids. …