Former Panda CEO Dr. Alan Bunney has released his full statement regarding the cancelation of the Smash World Tour, his interactions with tournament organizers that led to allegations of “strong-arming” for the Panda Cup, and how Nintendo played into it all. And, while the statement does answer some questions, it has left the community with more questions that have yet to be answered—including multiple instances of TOs pointing out contradictions.
To start, Bunney once again confirms he’s no longer the CEO of Panda—specifying “lies, falsehoods, and bandwagon character attacks” as the reasoning. Additionally, he will not return to the Smash scene after this situation resolves and plans to sell his shares of Panda in the future to fully divest from the company in connection to the restructuring that the org announced on Sunday.