"Newcomer-2011. Winter"

His joke about the Capitol has already gotten old. Maybe some people aren't aware, or haven't thought about the building tree, which has its roots in the economy, but it's simply impossible: Prefecture, Market, Guildhall, Forge, Magistrate, Stronghold, Castle, Capitol. It was impossible to build it before day 8.
Regarding the topic. I consider R55Max to be the main favorite. He plays very well, using the entire chain, and doesn't just clear the map with a single unit like I do, for example. 13v (better known on HW as JonnyJay) also plays very well, but due to being busy lately, he doesn't play regularly, and therefore will probably be a little out of practice, but if he gets into shape, it will be almost impossible to stop him. Contrary to the common misconception here, I personally consider myself to be somewhere between a weak player and an average player (especially on the campaign map, which I don't really enjoy). Let's say, even Sevensan, who just registered on HW and has been playing online for less than a week, plays better than me (he clears the map with a chain). And in general, I can't assess the potential of most of the registered players, as I haven't had the pleasure of playing with them. Not to mention the very real possibility of clones of truly strong players, who will upset all the pre-tournament predictions, because the level of their game and ours, the newcomers, is incomparable. Finally, as AYMAN rightly pointed out, anyone can beat anyone. A lot depends on the situation. It's just easier to beat some, and harder to beat others, but I'm sure there are no truly unbeatable players here (unless, again, we take into account the clones).