Jackson Nuru

"Nuru" redirects here. Nuru, being a family name, may relate to Frederick Nuru, guest lecturer of Security Engineering in the Department of Cryptology at the Academy.

General

• Is 38 years old
• Has been a professional sportsman for fifteen years
• Has never won any major game outright
• Placed fifth in Conundrum category of PCAG in 265 AC
• Is a "third-tier player"
• Was ejected from preliminary round of the City Council Classic on suspicion of using cognitive enhancers
• Hoped to return after an appeal but the decision to eject him was upheld
• In early 269, made another plea to be let in the games once again.
• Jonas Sawgrass of the Alliance for Clean Players is adamant that Nuru not be permitted to return to competition.
• Given The headline "Nuru Jeered at Match", it is possible he has been accepted back into the games.
  • A counter possibility is that he showed up to a match and was jeered by random people who saw him there.

References

• Perplex City Sentinel
  • article, 21-MAR-05 PCAG Ejects Nuru (link)
  • More Headlines, 28-MAR-05, "Nuru Requests Mediation" (link)
  • letter, 28-MAR-05, from Pierre Badiola (link)
  • More Headlines, 15-APR-05 "Nuru Decision Upheld" (link)
  • letter, 18-APR-05, from Peter Greeley (link)
  • article, 06-APR-06 "Nuru Petitions PCAG for Requalification" (link)
  • more headlines 19-JUN-06 "Nuru Jeered at Match"