actually this isn't true, as it causes many of the same problems as national borders. we will ensure that the qualifying tournaments are regionally spread out, but you can play at any of them.
we've divided up by regions only in order to ensure a somewhat geographically representative group of people who are making decisions.
I didn't say that you must live in a region to play in that region's tourney.
I didn't say that you must live in a region to play in that region's tourney.