The rating system of the tournaments is a bit strange. If I join a battle against a player, who has a better rating and better equipment, I would have to be far better than him, if I want to win. Now, if I lose this fight, which will happen in the most cases, my rating gets down.
On the other hand, my rating gets up if I win against a player, who has a lower rating than me. So, I feel very lucky if I get an opponent, who has nearly no chance to win against me (because of my higher stats), because this will improve my rating.
I would suggest to install a rating system, which doesn't punish losing against better opponents.