You're missing the point. OP didn't want to talk about why he/she couldn't play. The question was purely why aren't they tiered events.
Why you can't play is off topic and not something OP wanted to know.
Basic Internet etiquette -- you're doing it wrong.
You see, if I didn't answer his question before you chimed in with your sob story, well OP might have been fairly confused don't you think?