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Nagan has the same approach – to gather a large group. That's why he's handing out quotas left and right. I disagree with him, but since he's the organizer, it's up to him to decide.
Yeah, but who insisted on holding an online qualifier? Nagan or Vik?
And who didn't finish the St. Petersburg tournament, making it unclear who the winners are? This is where these quotas come from.
To the accusations of inflating the tournament, I'll respond like this: if there hadn't been a conflict, everything would have been fine. I'll remind you that the Ukrainians, led by Peterius, refused to come, and the Siberians, at first, except for Dust, also refused. The St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg players were planning to play in Egypt. They could have ended up without a final altogether. The psychology of a person is: if no one goes, then I won't go either. And the organizer has already spent time and money, so he is especially interested in the tournament taking place and going well. Due to the wave of refusals, he started talking to people who played in the qualifying tournaments but didn't take the prize places.
After that, when the negotiations were held, it suddenly turned out that everyone was ready to come and play – both the Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg players, and the Ukrainians. What was there to do? To refuse – to say, "guys, since you didn't agree, you're out" – would be seen as a simple settling of scores – Nagan harbored resentment and got his revenge... then the conflict would have been even stronger.
And I either have to argue or prepare the tournament; I chose the latter, as the lesser of two evils. There are places in the club, and in the dormitory too.
In my opinion, the optimal format would be 16 people and 4 rounds. Without tourists and outsiders, only strong regulars. Different numbers of quotas for different qualifiers (based on the strength of the team and the number of people who want to come). So that there is competition in each qualifier.
2 Vik. For example, somewhere, maybe in Michurinsk, maybe in Dnepropetrovsk, or in Siberia, they could hold a full-fledged qualifier with strong players, but not the elite of Baia – they might get at best one place?
And if it's something like the online qualifier that was held, but 2-3 top players pass without playing – should they all be included in the final? Or when there are 3 players in the tournament, the judge is the fourth – and should they all be included too, because they are top players?
Such unfairness will kill the meaning of the championship. The players from Michurinsk and Tambov will be left out, as will the players from Krasnodar and the non-Baia Ukrainians.
If you apply what you suggest now, no top player will legally get a place in the final; read about the previous qualifiers.
That is, a subjective factor, the opinion of the judge, will come into play.
"Yes, these players didn't play in the qualifier, but they are top players, strong regulars – so they should be in the final.
But those players, even though they played in the qualifier, are not top players, so they don't deserve it."
Without support in the regions, such a top tournament will become boring for the top players themselves.
Although, as the organizer of the first CIS Heroes of Might and Magic cup, I'm pleased that in the First Cup, everything was done correctly – a tough selection, a regulation, 18 players, and 4 rounds.
2 Captain. It was correct from your point of view. But from the point of view of the Yekaterinburg players? Or Dust? 18 players and 4 rounds – is that correct? 1 round – 9 winners, 2 round – 5 winners, 3 round – 3 winners, 4 round – 2 winners? A 5th round might have been needed... So there's no difference.
I saw off Lyokha, who was upset about going into battle, but when he came back, he said, "It was actually a good time, we played poker, walked around the city." The tournament even took a back seat for him. And for most of the people I talked to, it was the same. The reception of the guests was bad, there were no prizes, etc.