An Open Letter to People that play in tournaments

Hey guys, my name is C4 Lasty and I actively play in LoL tournaments. I've competed in everything from Go4lol to little 10 team Z33k tournaments. I actively play in the tournament hosted by this site; the Mobafire Community Cup. I've won the tournament on this site twice. I have been noticing a disturbing trend amongst people/teams that play in tournaments. Namely people seem to be really upset about facing strong teams especially in early rounds.
Let me explain why this is actually a positive. If your team consists primarily of players that have achieved Platinum or lower in solo que it is very unlikely that your team is going to win a Summoners rift tournament. You may ask yourself, 'why should we play in the tournament then?!'. The answer is that you can achieve goals from participating in tournaments besides 'winning the whole tournament'. If you are a primarily Platinum or lower team you should have a few goals in mind going into the tournament. These include, seeing ho…
Let me explain why this is actually a positive. If your team consists primarily of players that have achieved Platinum or lower in solo que it is very unlikely that your team is going to win a Summoners rift tournament. You may ask yourself, 'why should we play in the tournament then?!'. The answer is that you can achieve goals from participating in tournaments besides 'winning the whole tournament'. If you are a primarily Platinum or lower team you should have a few goals in mind going into the tournament. These include, seeing ho…