A better question is did anybody win a regional in the U.S. and not attend a national event due to distance?
Nationals and population density
More store tournaments would be great.
Don't you have enough already?
I suppose that begs the question, is there a difference between a Store tournament and a store tournament? We have tournaments in our stores all the time. Is that different from a more official classification?
Not really. Store Championships are a lead into the tournament circuit, that's about it.
A better question is did anybody win a regional in the U.S. and not attend a national event due to distance?
Yes, I won the Atlanta regional in Duluth this year. I was unable to attend the nationals at GenCon for three reasons:
1) Airfare was too much
2) Hotels were too expensive
3) I am a professional and was unable to take the time off