Post advice here for how to beat the proxies in tourneys:

My biggest suggestion is that you should tell both tables multiple times who the proxies are. So many times there have been tourneys where people didn't realize there were proxies. Sometimes, they even flag a proxy and later type, "Green, why are you attacking me? I flagged," etc.

First round: after the proxies are defeated, everyone should roll.

2nd round, 3rd round, 4th round, 5th round, etc.: the person with the highest points should get lowest, lowest get highest, etc.
If that doesn't work, because there are many real players on a table and somebody has to get knocked out of the tourney, then the 2 or 3 vulnerable players should roll.

Always try to knock out proxies. So if it's 2 people vs. 2 proxies and 1 proxy has 100 points and the other 167, kill the 100 guy first, because that will mean he's out of the tourney and there will be fewer proxies to worry about (do this even if the proxy with more points has 600 points or something).

The person controlling the proxies understands the above strategy and he'll often make bad moves with the 167 proxy in order to protect the 100 proxy even if it hurts the 167 proxy. And sometimes, he'll even flag out with the 167 proxy and give you the win early just to make sure that 100 proxy advances to the next round.

If the proxies have way more lands than you, and you know you're going to lose, then focus on one proxy and try to kill him. For example: if there are 2 proxies against you, and you kill one and get 2nd, then you'll still be in. I guess that's kind of obvious.

Even if you're the only real player on your table and it's hopeless, focus on a proxy with low points and try to kill him. It may not save you, but it will help the people on the other table if there's another table.