No, no, no, no, no. This is a tournament. A tournament is a series of one-on-one matches (or two-on-two) to determine the best player. Therefore the enemy would have to be mentally retarded to not be going after him. And staying at the side isn't a good idea unless your strategy is to throw and edgeguard.
SushieBoy: You've not specified what sort of skill level you or your opponents are, what exactly the rules are (time vs. stock or items on vs. off change everything) nor the most important thing: whom you're using!