Because people can't read (TOURNAMENT RULES! READ!

[king]

Participants are decided for IC reasons, not by random. The more likely your character is motivated to get into a tournament, more likely he will be to get into it. Reigning champion is exempted from this, if his character is motivated to keep his title for some reason.

That text is taken directly from the rules page.

It says the tournament champion is exempt from giving an IC reason if he wants to defend his title....which means THE CHAMPION IS NOT BANNED FROM THE NEXT TOURNAMENT, HE IS [glow=red,2,300]GUARANTEED[/glow] A SPOT IF HE WANTS IT.

Whoever started spreading rumors that former champions can't enter has either not read the rules or misread them entirely, as that claim has no basis.

If you know who it was, make fun of them.

[Kira Karyuudo, Hikari]

king said:

Participants are decided for IC reasons, not by random. The more likely your character is motivated to get into a tournament, more likely he will be to get into it. Reigning champion is exempted from this, if his character is motivated to keep his title for some reason.

That text is taken directly from the rules page.

It says the tournament champion is exempt from giving an IC reason if he wants to defend his title....which means THE CHAMPION IS NOT BANNED FROM THE NEXT TOURNAMENT, HE IS [glow=red,2,300]GUARANTEED[/glow] A SPOT IF HE WANTS IT.

Whoever started spreading rumors that former champions can't enter has either not read the rules or misread them entirely, as that claim has no basis.

If you know who it was, make fun of them.

Note from Liam, who is too tired, hungry and stab-happy right now...

The above 'rumour' was likely the misunderstanding that occurred in the Xin chat yesterday. Don't get too worried about it since it was a MISunderstanding. If you haven't received the recap of the chat covering anything that I'd asked you to see, wait until you read that before making any more remarks, just so everyone's seen the same thing.

Thanks. Liam.

[Leon Loire]

This is no "rumor" Kurtz, it's simply that Odin was throwing that bit of info out there. He knew that he'd be accepted as a fighter under the normal rules, but we weren't sure how'd you react to the suggestion, hence, this "rumor."