:) I didn't worry – the post was closed

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one of the possible solutions:
give Sergey some plus points, and based on additional criteria (whether it's the number of wins or a coefficient), he won't be eliminated from the group:)
:smile15:

The post was indeed closed because it was no longer needed, and for my convenience, since #4 was updating too often, #2 and #3 were interfering and cluttering the page :)

Regarding giving him plus points... That's exactly what would happen – everyone would have 2 points, and he would technically have a win against the leaders – so either he would have to be eliminated, which is absurd, or we would have to find a way to not eliminate him... To avoid confusion and unnecessary explanations, I gave him 0 points. It seemed like Sergey initially accepted it adequately, but for some reason, after a month and a half, complaints started...

Now that the posts are open, take a look at Dutin's situation – it's even more unfortunate: he didn't play against two obviously weak opponents and didn't advance, even though he should have. I talked to the guy, and he had no complaints; he agreed that it was fair.
And for those who can't handle losing – well, let them play against bots, what else can I say)

I won't write about this here anymore.
Sorry if I offended anyone unintentionally; sometimes I write when I'm emotional.
Let the topic remain; it would have happened anyway, but in other topics. It's better here.

Alex, you're a beast; you must really hate bees to climb into such a large Hive :)