diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
index d506724017..2ee52c35aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ private bool addPlayers()
             {
                 foreach (var p in t.Players)
                 {
-                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.Username) || p.Statistics?.GlobalRank == null)
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.Username)
+                        || p.Statistics?.GlobalRank == null
+                        || p.Statistics?.CountryRank == null)
                     {
                         PopulateUser(p, immediate: true);
                         addedInfo = true;