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CommanderVisor
Since: Dec, 2015
WorlderB
Since: Mar, 2019
18th May, 2019 06:31:28 PM
Oh yes it would certainly be Throwing the Fight.
But the motivation isn't money or coercion, but rather "I don't compete with noobs".
crazysamaritan
MOD
Since: Apr, 2010
18th May, 2019 07:48:56 PM
No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction covers the motivation part, maybe just the two tropes is sufficient to describe the scene.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
WorlderB
Since: Mar, 2019
18th May, 2019 07:57:57 PM
Yup that should do it.
This comes from the ending of Fat Choi Spirit.
After a Mahjong tournament, the protagonist, Andy, and his nemesis, Sean, held a rematch. In the rematch, Andy nonchalantly forfeits the tournament prize and his title to Sean before he even reveals his hand.
As it turns out, the hand he assembled was one of the highest scoring hands in the game, if not THE highest, and could've easily allowed him to win the re-match. This act greatly humbles Sean to the point that he starts calling Andy his "shifu".
Essentially, I Let You Win because Victory Is Boring.
Edited by WorlderB