My point about the weather forecasts was that they knew in advance that it was going to rain.If they were concerned about the effect that it would have had on the field conditions then they could have cancelled the tournament in advance. They chose to play shortened games in the rain to start the tournament. That way, once the tournament was started they could claim it was called due to rain. The only problem with that is that by the time they closed the fields the rain had stopped. That means that the tournament wasn't stopped due to rain. It was stopped due to the field conditions. Poor field conditions is not listed as a non refundable cause according to the rules.
Furthermore, Rain in and of itself is not a reason to stop a tournament and neither is field conditions. Many soccer games are played in much worse conditions than those that existed this week end. Lightening or Tornado watches would have been a reason becuse either would represent a substantial risk of injury to the players.
