I mean seriously; when I was about your age, I did everything in my power to go to these tournaments even though my parents despised the idea of me entering these "video game" tournaments and always thought of it as a waste of time. I kept trying and eventually they folded and let me go (of course with parental supervision). I can never take anyone seriously who keep saying they want/think can go to an event and just don't show up. I'll only believe it when I see it. That's why I will only respect people that do go. I mean come on, some dude from Canada went to SCR just to play DOA (prob other games as well).
I mean I can totally put a lot of people on blast who were "supposed" to show up for SCR, but didn't commit and said no in the very end. However, I'm not gonna do that since I think it's rude.