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Originally Posted by JB987
So by extension, every time a team misses even one single point due to maybe a bump or tear in the carpet that wasn't fixed by field resetters before the match they should ask the FTA for a replay, even if they won or lost the match by 200 points because total points may cause a team to miss out on a higher seeding at the end of qualifications? There is a common sense reason "outcome of the match" has traditionally been considered as who won or lost the match itself...the need to keep replays at a bare minimum so an event can be held in a reasonable amount of time.
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They should certainly feel empowered to
ask. As the rule states, it's up to the head referee. Recall that the referee is being asked to judge not only whether the outcome was affected, but whether a field fault existed at the time. The referee may rule that slight variations in the surface of the carpet don't represent a violation of the game specifications, and are thus not a fault.