If people can't afford to travel due to the high cost of transportation, how will they pay the entry fees (300-400 USD)? There are 6-7 such people (Siberia, Yekaterinburg). Could you provide more details on how the prize pool is supposed to be formed (60,000, as mentioned above)?
For example, I'm attending this event to socialize and play, not to make money. Isn't fame, in case of a successful performance, a sufficient motivation? And in general, I'm against entry fees that will go towards the prize pool. If the entry fees are used to cover travel expenses for those coming from far away, I'm all for it.
Where does the 300-400 USD figure come from? It's much less.
I mentioned in my previous post that there will be no entry fees, accommodation costs, or computer fees for players from Siberia and Yekaterinburg.
This is definite.
How will the fund be formed? Surely, the other participants can contribute small amounts, say, two thousand rubles each.
Let's assume that 8 qualifying rounds will take place, and all 24 players will attend.
24 - 6 players from far away = 18 x 2 = 36,000 rubles.
Perhaps we can find sponsors in Michurinsk for 10-15 thousand rubles. If not, I will personally contribute without any problems. Probably, this is also possible in Kyiv. In total, we will get about 56-66 thousand rubles.
The amount seems small, but the prize pool at the previous all-inclusive tournament in Krasnodar was approximately the same - 2000 USD. And I don't remember any Heroes tournament where the prize pool was larger.
Moscow and St. Petersburg played a super match in 2002, with all the top players, and there was a lot of coverage about it; the prize pool was also 2000 USD.
There is plenty of time. If a person wants to come, they will come. Here are the estimated costs, as I see them in Michurinsk, the maximum costs for a player.
2000 rubles - contribution to the prize pool.
2400 rubles - accommodation in a hotel, only for those who cannot be accommodated for free. 4 days, not counting the last day of departure.
2000 rubles - well, let's say, travel expenses round trip. For example, for people from Moscow, the trip will cost about 600 rubles to Michurinsk.
Food - very cheap, about 200 rubles per day, which is quite reasonable.
We will try to solve the computer issue.
In total - at most - 7,000 rubles with a little. If everyone showed prudence and decided to play without entry fees, the total cost would be about 5000 rubles.
Surely, if an adult wants to play in a good, prestigious tournament with the best players from all over the CIS, they can raise this amount, especially since there are several months.
Of course, for people from Siberia or Yekaterinburg, it will be much more expensive due to the distance. If everyone decided to transfer the collected fund to them, that would be decent. If not, then free accommodation, a venue, and no entry fees for them are a must.