At first I was pretty confused why they would prevent someone from not playing in a WPA sanctioned event based on other posts but then I read the actual document.
The events they talk about are those that meet the WPA sanction standards but are not actually sanctioned and also any events called "world blah blah blah" that is actually not. So the tournament would need "Sanctioning is required when an event will include players from other intercontinental memberships that make up a minimum of eight players, or one-eight of the field, and has an added prize fund on offer in excess of USD 30,000."
If there is not an added prize under 30k or there are not 8 international members in the field, play in the event all you want. How many events are there with 30k added that are not sanctioned by the WPA?
The events they talk about are those that meet the WPA sanction standards but are not actually sanctioned and also any events called "world blah blah blah" that is actually not. So the tournament would need "Sanctioning is required when an event will include players from other intercontinental memberships that make up a minimum of eight players, or one-eight of the field, and has an added prize fund on offer in excess of USD 30,000."
If there is not an added prize under 30k or there are not 8 international members in the field, play in the event all you want. How many events are there with 30k added that are not sanctioned by the WPA?