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The idea is definitely in demand, given its popularity on both the Portal and here. A six-month interval seems like an optimal timeframe for holding the tournament. However, perhaps we should make this tournament of champions a bit more open than the current one. For example, instead of a separate league, we could have an open HW championship. First, all interested players register, and a qualifying round is held (e.g., a Swiss system tournament with 7 rounds, lasting three months, from January to March), which determines the top 8 players. They then play a round-robin tournament (7 games, from April to June). The champion is determined. Subsequently, the structure would be as follows: This group of 8, plus 12 players, compete in a qualifier from July to September to determine the new group of 8 for the final stage, which will be held from October to December. The top 20 players play 7 rounds in a round-robin format in the final stage. And the 12 contenders are determined from April to June, while the first group of 8 plays their final. These qualifying matches are played, with all interested players participating in a Swiss system tournament with 7 rounds, and the top 12 advance. I think I explained it a bit complicatedly. :) With this system, each player plays a maximum of 14 games in six months. That's not many. In the current ranking system, most players play 7 games every three months. In the end, we would have 2 champions, one for the first half of the year and one for the second. And at the end of the year, we could have them play a match, say, best of 2, for the title of Champion of the Year.