Hi folks,
I've talked to about 30 of the qualified players in the past day, as well as other community members. As it turns out, many of you were unhappy with the late change to USUM regarding TLT's tiers, and reasonably so. Many were apprehensive about such a drastic change so late into qualifying for the tour. Concerns were also raised about tier stability as well as making effective teams on such short notice, among others. Because of this and other factors, TLT will be reverted back to SM metagames, with no additional changes to the tournament. Originally converting to USUM was a decision that was reached by myself after consulting prominent Smogon Tournament figures, as well as my fellow staff. It's clear to me now that I should have approached the playerbase before making this extreme change, and for that I apologize.
The tournament will again begin on November 6th, as previously planned.
I apologize for the runaround, and will attempt to do better with the remainder of this tournament.