Club championship of the CIS countries.

Why is it that the participants in the Kyiv qualifier have three contenders for the final, while Siberia has only one?

Because there were only 8 people there. (and you mentioned in the thread that Mike would be recognized as the winner.)

Added 2 minutes ago

I respect the Kyiv residents' desire to host guests, but I'm afraid it's just a simple desire to get out of their apartment building, while there's a celebration on the neighboring street.

I live, for example, 900 km from Kyiv, and Aldegir is about the same distance (only Volodymyr is from Kyiv). Most of those who voted for Kyiv live in St. Petersburg, which is much closer to Michurinsk. So, this is a conscious choice.

Added 19 minutes ago

Someone calculated that Kyiv was in the lead in a few days, and that was it, they closed the voting before everyone realized it!

Actually, it was Nagan, the organizer of the CIS Championship. All the announced qualifiers took place (Moscow didn't play, although it was planned). All participants were determined, and at Eric's request, they voted, and he summarized the results of the vote. Everything is logical and legitimate.

If you are planning a qualifier somewhere, you probably should have notified Eric, the organizer of the CIS Championship. IMHO.