"What kind of tournament has the announcer threaten everyone?"
The audience couldn't help but be stunned. This was a first, but for some reason, nobody was irritated.
If rumours that could tarnish the image of the game flew around, if would be detrimental to the game's success and growth. Hence, it was understandable that the developers would try to prevent such and make proper clarifications about the matter. The same applied if a candidate cheated except in this case, the brunt of criticism would be borne by the organizers too. To prevent such from happening, using threats was also an option, albeit one most people didn't take; and even if they did, it wouldn't be as upfront as what Marquis Gravenhurst did just now.