User blog comment:DShiv6Man/Client version at tournaments/@comment-1894307-20130715080944/@comment-9370016-20130715204801

"So it's ok to break the strategies of normal players, but not ok to do it for the pro's?"

That is exactly correct. Pros live off of this while we don't. There is nothing at stake for us but for them it's their very livelyhood. They need to practice the new patch and formulate new strategies and change their champion pool for the tournament games. Giving them only 2 weeks or so is still asking a lot from them when there are huge changes like the ones 3.8 brough to the jungle. Also this is what ensures that they can perform their best in every game and can put on a good show.