WGTyphoon,
Maybe WGT should add a better explanation in the FAQ's re: Tiering Up during a Tournament. Most of us realize you have a vague description there already. I think a further explanation would be helpful to prevent players from thinking that people have somehow cheated.
Maybe even 5 XP's for reading the Help/FAQ and T&C's in the gameclient?
Not that anybody even reads that page, obviously..lol
Just a thought...