[HMM II TOURNAMENT OFF] New Year Arena - 2008

So, the time has come to summarize the results. The winner's result was, in general, expected. And despite his self-critical words, the result is very good. Dust - well done! PReDS also played excellently! AASTR demonstrated a very tight and strong game. Perhaps this tournament is one of the best achievements of this unique player. SDV surprised everyone. The result is very good, an original Walkthrough. For a newcomer in tournaments of this level, it's excellent! Catch played below his capabilities (apparently, fatigue after a very busy gaming year affected him), but he did a lot for the tournament. Pash and Lavageth... I haven't encountered these players before; the results of the first part of the task are quite good, but they are clearly capable of more on the arena. Inquisitor. Not bad. A little more tournament experience, and the results will improve; the potential is definitely there. Mantic0re. This save stands out. The fact is that if Mantic0re had convincingly challenged his results, his place would have been noticeably higher. He just needed a little more. Somewhere, he needed upgraded knight troops of the third or fourth level, or upgraded ogres, especially since there was an opportunity for a free upgrade on the map. In principle, just a little more, and he would have taken sixth place. I think that in the next tournament, this participant may well take a very high place. Freza. He was a little unlucky, he didn't count correctly, he didn't explore the map enough... After a training course at the School, the results will be higher. Me4nik. A uncompromising game. However, here are gathered experienced players who are not so easy to defeat. A little more perseverance, repeated playthroughs of the map, very thorough exploration, and, of course, training at the School - and the results will come! Now about the controversial arenas. Pash-Lavageth. After consultations with Dust, a draw was awarded, 1-1. Reason: both opponents independently failed to see a clear path to victory. Mantic0re's draw arenas. No challenge to the result was received within the deadline. A draw was achieved everywhere with the same trick - killing all the initial troops, after which the elementals killed the opponent, and both heroes disappeared. Thank you all! See you next time!