Hi, it's me, the guy who gave the advice and yes, also one of two showrunners for Project: Showdown.
My words are being misconstrued here. I merely warned him that he would struggle to find a sustained audience, and would only end up disappointed like his last two attempts at running a combat league went. I even recommended he instead run a small, one-or-two-off challenge for his community or any that are interested. I just again advised that trying to run a full on 'e-sports combat league' and expecting it to grow popular would not end any differently than in the past.
Now, you don't know me so I can't blame you for thinking this way, but no, I'm not trying to 'monopolize the market' lol. Our comp is rather beginner unfriendly, in truth, but we have a healthy community size and I am perfectly okay with the current rate of new players we get (extremely small). There's a reason it rarely gets advertised, and when it does it's near-exclusively by community members on their own volition.