FB-3

Isn't it a bit late? Couldn't we start at least in mid-January? Winter is the best time for Heroes, and there's still a month and a half until February.

It's not possible precisely because we won't have time to finish the Tournaments. There will probably be a short Christmas break in Favorites. The winner will only be determined at the end of January. We'll see how things go.
We need to discuss the rules for Favorites, make/not make changes, think about templates, and, in principle, we can draw the lots earlier and then include the 3 additional participants. Okay, I'll think about it.

And the fact that the selection gives one and a half (!) places instead of the stated 3 is, of course, very cool. And, judging by the topic, I'm not the only one who is surprised by this.

3 places were not stated. It is impossible to state and decide such questions in advance. There is no strict regulation.
At the beginning of August, it was unknown how the Elimination Chamber would end, and there were questions about cheating.
At the beginning of August, it was unknown whether the Favorites tournament would be organized. If Andrey hadn't agreed to run it, I'm not sure I would have taken on the task alone; he handles almost all the organizational work.
At the beginning of August, Favorites-3 had just begun, and it was unknown who would play, how, whether there would be disqualifications and withdrawals.

Let's temporarily suspend the discussion; it's absolutely pointless now, and let's finish the Tournaments.

Regarding expanding to 11, I think I got carried away. Several players from Favorites and organizers wrote to me privately that this is undesirable.