No insight but observations about the L1 entries.
#8 with 4,944 trophies is Royal Highlands. It's a no-show.
(Royal Hylands won't count, will it?)
#21 with 4,153 trophies is Venom, L1 with 0 XPs. One player, last round in 2015.
#36 with 3,797 trophies is The Outsiders CC - no-show.
(The Outsiders exist)
#48 is VMFG Club - no-show. Two other "VMFG" CCs exist.
#56 is B<zero>D or B<Oh>D. The former is a no-show. BoD exists, but L8
It's all suspect, but no explanation.