Any tourney can have rating restrictions, so if you cant join one, that is likely the case.
https://support.chess.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2862512-what-are-arena-tournaments-
Tournament Pool System
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Hello,
I was wondering how the Arena Blitz Tournament pool system works. When ever I want to join a 3/0 Blitz tournament I only see players between 500-2100 ratings range. , so where are the other players? how does the system decides for player pools.
if a 500 rating player can join a tournament with 2100 rating players,how come I can not join a tournament with 2500-3000 rating players.
Also I am a free member and usually I don't see much premium members in tournaments that I joined. is this also a thing?
I already read ' how the live tournament works ' guide but couldn't find a info about it.
Could you please enlighten about tournament system.
Thanks in advance.