[mGGNemesis]

From the admin pov it's hard as on the other end, there will be players who will be unhappy that they are vs-ing ex masters or even ex gms when it is a GPD tournament. So the admins are trying to be fair with the rules especially when there is a prize involved.

◦Masters for at most two season.
◦Not achieved Masters for 2 seasons before current season despite active laddering (ie. 2013 Season 3 and 2013 Season 4).

This part of the rules recognizes this dilemma and allows the re start of a season to give these players the chance to get back into playing GPD if they really do not get promoted back to masters.