Talk:Hidden Arts Wizard Cup/@comment-24597064-20150125041258/@comment-220.255.1.155-20150125052609

1) They retired because they screwed up and are likely to rank down. Since the number of tournament points gained from 9th and below is mostly less than 100, and the difference in first place points between rank 16 and 17 is more than 100, it makes more sense to retire.

2) The firsts aren't always 9 turns. I think the server automatically eliminates any run that has a timing that is less than 17 minutes, then the minimum number of turns depends on how well the majority of the players do (i.e. most players can hit 7-8 for R17, so the fastest run you'll probably see is 8. If power creep continues to reduce the number of turns possible for most players, then the lowest number of turns will continue to drop).