So, why didn't they bring back those guys?
The whole tournament felt like a rigged event.
Ash won a kiddie backyard """league""" and now he gets to battle the champions in the world tournament? What about those other guys who actually won (besides Alain)

It would have been kino to, at least, bring back Paul, The dude with his fucking darkrai, The Jotho winner, and some others to have an "all stars final tournament"