The California tournaments are still closer together, people did suggest that CB is more worthy than FR after FR ran into problems this year, and FR & CEO are still bigger tournaments than either of the California tournaments at this point anyway.
I'll be fine with SCR losing their Premier tag but it should be on their own merits, not because of some 'distance' venue issue that nobody else seems to bring up. SCR is planning for a 1,024 SFV tournament, and high entries for both Melee and Smash 4. All three scenes are very active, with Smash 4 in particular able to draw 400+ entries to that exact location at the eSports arena with KTAR which is happening either this weekend or next weekend. Also important to note is that there isn't a big regional Smash tournament in the area for a while, with Kings of Cali (Melee) or Paragon L.A. (all of the Smash games) not being held this year. Genesis 3 in San Jose was the only large Smash tournament this year and that was back in January. There is the Big House IV which is the next Smash major happening the previous weekend, but that is in Mich. If Valle was able to coordinate with the Smash 4 and Melee communities to coming to SCR, I think they will be okay on entrants.
That said, I'm skeptical if that is the plan, and I will be okay with SCR losing their spot next year if they can't draw people in.
My personal feelings is that with the creation of the regional CPT Finals spots for Latin America, Europe, Asia, and North America, one of the Premier spots in either Europe, or Latin America should be given to Combo Breaker instead because Capcom has been trying to force and foster a scene that isn't there yet like you would expect out of a CPT Premier tag.
After SCR is over, we might be talking about entries numbers similar to FR and CEO, which would mean the eSports arena is still too small. Which is a whole another issue. I don't know why he's not hosting this at a ballroom or at UCI again.
Both are an issue. They're tripling up on WC qualifiers (NCR/SCR/EVO) and doubling up on SE ones (FR/CEO) while the midwest/heartland areas get zero and the Northeast's tournament is in Canada.
EVO is a global tournament. I'd be more annoyed at Red Bull and Capcom putting the CPT NA Finals in Seattle this year when they could have put that in Chicago, or another major city.