So out of how many duals you can point to 4 or 5 matches that were tough??? This is a problem that has been talked about before on these boards about other tournaments. Calling this a "national" tournament or describing the competition as "tough" is salesmanship at the best and a bold-faced lie at the worst. While it might become "tough" at some point, if the past is any indicator it is neither "tough" nor "national". Tournaments like this act as only a mini vacation for the participants and further serve to separate parents from their hard earned money. This is money and time that could be better spent keeping these kids in state and be beneficial to the clubs hosting qualifiers.
I have no problem with these kids going but let's have a little truth in adverising when trying to gather a team.