People resigning on move 1 in arena tournaments

In my last atomic arena tournament, 6 of my 20 games were people resigning on move 1. It seems to happen a lot. Do I need to worry about so many people intentionally losing to me?

when you say resigning.. you don't mean playing a move which immediately leads to mate, do you? Because inexperienced players often fall for that in atomic. If you literally mean the opponent hitting the resign button, then it is unacceptable for them to do this.. Sounds like sandbagging to me. They are rated tournament games that they are not trying to win, which is against TOS.

They resign immediately without playing a move. It's usually relatively experienced players.

like u 2000? maybe they aren't confident to play with a 2200

If you mean this arena
lichess.org/tournament/NpPDo6oX

those 6 games come from 3 players - maybe ask them?

Also they're Black in atomic vs a much higher rated opponent. I don't see it as sandbagging but more as saving time in the arena to get the next game. I'm not justifying the behavior, just guessing the rationale.

I'm not interested in their reasons for resigning. I'm asking if I need to be worried about so many people intentionally losing against me. Can this cause my account to get flagged?

@lazybonez said in #6:
> I'm not interested in their reasons for resigning. I'm asking if I need to be worried about so many people intentionally losing against me. Can this cause my account to get flagged
No as they are resigning not you from multiple accounts. If you get banned wrongly appeal and lichess will look into the issue.
The truth always comes out in the end

Usually it's because they had already given up on any winning chances, or that they had recognized that their opponent can convert the position into a win regardless of what they play, in addition to #3

I don't think that will lead to your account getting marked.

It's an arena, where you have no choice of your opponent so it's clear you're not boosting.