[Cory]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I didnt want to say this at first, but since you did, I totally agree here.
There is no other logical explanation to exclude everyone else.

The demand would also be massive and teams would be outraged that certain teams got spots and others didn't. That's a practical limitation that is probably a bigger concern than the money, given that there will not be that many open spots available for teams to cross-play in this year.