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I have dropped out of two tournaments, one to injury and one to family stuff. I received refund for one and no refund for the other. I was not expecting a refund from either of them because the TD has enough on their plate just running the tournament.

If you buy a ticket to see an event, you don't get a refund if you are too sick to go or twisted your ankle. You payed for your spot and that is final! You can try to sell it, but if it is too close to the event sometimes that is hard to coordinate.

So, in conclusion, Follow the "guidelines" in the RULE book and there shouldn't be any problems, concerns or these foolish discussions because there is no issue!