User blog comment:Zolnir/Flaw in Tournament Setup/@comment-186.45.108.113-20160318031608/@comment-27312496-20160318032129

I think it should be mentioned that Oobleck's speed is a running gag about him drinking a lot of coffee, he probably isn't really that fast.

And speed doesn't guaranty that you can stop something from happening. Ruby couldn't do anything about Cinder killing Pyrrha.