From the rules;

3. All competing pilots must have been members of the alliance for which they are competing, and be a member of that Alliance by downtime on May, 05, 2012.
4. All alliance members are eligible to compete in any match in which their alliance is taking part, subject to all applicable rules; teams do not have to remain the same between games.

In relation to rule 3; Can you please confirm that this applies the same to RvB as it does to everybody else? What I mean is that somebody that switched from Red to Blue or vice versa after this date is not eligible to compete.

And in relation to rule 4; That any one team fielded by RvB during any one match 'under the Purple flag' during the alliance tournament will consist exclusively of either only Blue or Red pilots?

I'm bringing this up because since all other players in other Alliances are subject to these rules and making an exception for RvB would reek quite heavily of favouritism from CCP.

This draw was obviously rigged, unfair, and stacked. I know this because [my favorite alliance] didn't get drawn from the hat while noname nobody alliance [insert alliance] was picked and because [insert alliance I hate] is in cahoots with CCP. Because of this egregious miscarriage of justice I will now [cry/tweet angrily/scam people in Jita/make a Threadnaught].

It was fun watching the video, although you probably should have also posted an extended version where you show that all the names actually got into the hat.

Anyways though, looking forward to the tournament!

Perhaps I phrased my post poorly, but it was intended to be humorous, not to actually make an accusation of bias or rigging the draw. I suggested the extended video showing names going into the hat because it would not have been difficult and would have firmly put to rest any suspicious of interference by CCP in what is a big event for many pilots.

That quite simply while you may view them as one entity they are not so in game they are two separate alliances, if you allow somebody that switched between them to compete, then why would you not allow somebody that switched from say the Goons to TEST after that date to compete or from Outbreak to Hydra?

Right now it looks like you are trying to facilitate the rules around RvB's command structure in order to make sure they don't break rule number 5. It seems to me that RvB's command structure is the problem of RvB and not of the rules which should be universal and apply to everybody equally in a competitive environment.

Why exactly is it that RvB could not simply either enter Red or Blue and get the pilots they want to fly in the AT into the correct alliance before May 5th. Had they done this then neither rule 3 or 4 would have needed 'bending' and rule 5 wouldn't have been relevant at all. Now it looks suspiciously much like CCP is trying to cater to RvB's specific needs while there should have been no need for that all.

So if you went from Red to Blue on May 6th you're not eligible to compete?

Also I'd much appreciate an answer to my last paragraph, why this and not just limiting it to either entering red or blue?

Do you have to have participated in the "random draw" to be eligible to bid in the auction?

its been a wonder to me all these years why they "limit" the entries at all. Sure I know that there are hundreds of alliances that MIGHT want to participate.....why not let anyone willing to pay a LARGE entry fee get in?

Think of the process like the way UEFA does its "champions league" in football/soccer. The actual tournament that you see on EVE TV would only be 32 teams (or 24 or 16) but you can have qualifying tournaments throught the month of May to get to those final 16/24/32

Teams would enter the tournament at various rounds based on whatever factor you want..... alliance size or isk bids or ?
you can put your favorite 4/8/16 teams directly into the final group stage via the "auction".

Everyone would get to play if the had the entry fee....alliances like red vs blue wouldnt have issues, Hydra Pandemic Legion and others wouldnt be mysteriously ommited by the UNSEEN "random" draw.

It would truly be an OPEN tournament that EVERY PAYING SUBSCRIBER can one day hope to be a part of.