Nagan-4
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I can't open a separate topic until all the qualifying rounds are over, but something is already taking shape. If I'm wrong, sorry.
Participants in the final:
1. Bayazet - last year's champion; the information I have suggests he will be defending his title.
Three players from the Michurinsk qualifying round; we communicate regularly in real life, and they will be participating in the home final.
2. Scorp
3. Mizrael
4. Lexa
Three players from the Kingisepp qualifying round. Kobra and Preds have confirmed their desire to participate; we're also waiting for Napalm, especially since Sergei has already visited us twice.
5. Kobra
6. Napalm
7. Preds
Moscow qualifying round. This is the closest geographically; I went there and talked to the players, and they confirmed their desire to play in the final. I've listed four players so far because I don't know who will be in the top three, but they are all strong players, and I think they can all play in the final. This is one of the three strongest qualifying rounds.
8. AlextheGreat
9. Vitalic
10. Marcon
11. Yama-Dharma
St. Petersburg qualifying round. Sasha Horn should be coming, and I'm really looking forward to it; we have a lot to reminisce about. Term also actively supported Michurinsk's candidacy last year, so we're expecting him to visit. The third spot will be chosen from Mike, Matrosov, and Kral, depending on how they perform. I'm willing to consider a fourth spot from this qualifying round. Since there will be many players from St. Petersburg as always, people should come as a group.
12. Horn
13. Term
14. St. Petersburg-3 (Mike, Kral, Matrosoff)
Qualifying round in Dnepropetrovsk. This is the third of the strongest qualifying rounds.
To fill the remaining spots in the final, we can offer a place in the qualifying round to any of the players who participated; there is a strong lineup.
15. Piterius
16. Forrest
17. Volodimer
Siberian tournament. Guys, you have three guaranteed spots; will you be able to fill them? I know how much Alex Dust wants to come, and I'm willing to sponsor his trip, at least partially. Accommodation is free, at my place...
I know that Mike has a hard time getting away. And Dirty Player also had some problems.
But I still hope for the best. In general, who can come from the qualifying round?
I have a large map of the country hanging in my office; I'm not looking at it, otherwise, I'll be overwhelmed by the distances between our cities.
18. Dust
19. Dirty Player
20. Deep Mike
Yekaterinburg. It's also far, but closer. The tournament is being held on the Warlords version, so we're looking forward to the founding fathers being there, as there's a lot to talk about regarding the development of the Heroes community. Again, three spots are reserved for you.
21. Yekaterinburg-1
22. Yekaterinburg-2
23. Yekaterinburg-3
In total, there are 23 participants, the strongest players. But objectively, we might not be able to gather that many. First of all, there are the deadlines. Definitely from May 3rd to May 3rd.
It's impossible to hold it on May 9th. The club is located on Victory Square, and there will be a parade on Victory Day, with many people, and everything will be blocked and closed. I went to all the authorities and asked about it. Increased attention is being paid to anti-terrorism measures.
On May 1st, there are no demonstrations, and no one objects to playing at the club.
Secondly, there are the distances. We will most likely see the first 14 people on the list in the final. I hope that the players from Ukraine, Siberia, and the Urals will also be able to make it. I ask all participants to confirm their attendance, either in private messages or on any of the Heroes forums (Bay, World, Portal).
If you can't make it, we'll look for a replacement. People who want to come from the players should be found if they have time to make a decision.
We need to finalize the list of participants by April.