Favorites, to battle! - 9 - The Battle of Favorites! - 9

Unfortunately, I have to state the disappointing conclusion. The tournament final never took place. The finalists were determined in early August (08/04), and in two months, they still couldn't find the time to even start the first game. Frankly, this is strange; I always thought that the playoffs and final games should, on the contrary, generate interest among the players. But no, it turned out to be the opposite. Moreover, the participants are taking advantage of my willingness to accommodate them, deflecting my requests to play with phrases like, "What are you going to do about it?". Even after the "final warning" on 09/10, there was no reaction. I have drawn conclusions from this situation. There is no need to accommodate the players. If they don't play, then goodbye. A maximum of 1-2 days, for a valid reason. Also, I won't include problematic players in the tournament. I also ask other organizers to pay attention to this. Besides the final, Dark also forfeited a quarter-final match and a playoff round in the HL-only tournament. I consider this ignoring of the final as a personal insult! Thank you to all the other participants for the tournament. I apologize to the viewers who were waiting for the final broadcast...