This is getting off topic but if the were an American tournament similar to this all the European (I didn't say German) players would be complaining the same way the Americans are now.
Honestly, no. Well, I wouldn't and I haven't when I played in the (original) PBCUP, which was a 2v2 tournament in fall of 2004. Of course we didn't have a big chance, but hey, play for the fun (especially as that was at 4am
). I mean, if you don't like the disadvantage of the pings, don't play there, but complaining isn't right either.