2 Captain. It was right from your point of view. But what about the point of view of the people from Yekaterinburg? Or Dust? 18 players and 4 rounds – is that right? 1 round – 9 winners, 2nd round – 5 winners, 3rd round – 3 winners, 4th round – 2 winners? A 5th round might have been needed... So, there's no difference.
I saw Lyokha off, and he was upset about going into the battle, but when he came back, he said that they had a good time, played poker, and walked around the city. The tournament even took a backseat for him. And for most of the people I talked to, it was the same. The welcoming of the guests was bad, there were no prizes, etc.
If there had been a problem, we would have solved it. But there were no problems.
About Lyokha – he played well, but he lost two games right away – to Medium and Vitalik. So, he told you everything logically; he had no chance in the tournament, so he just hung out :)
The others were kicking ass :)
And that was a sign – who really wanted to win and play Heroes, and who just wanted to drink beer and play poker.
About the organizers' meeting – I still believe that there are no small children among Heroes players, and there's no need for the organizers to waste time on that. It's better if all the computers are working, and there are internet broadcasts, for example ;)
Prizes – I don't know, I'm not a philanthropist; I think that a person should earn their own living :)
You are a kinder soul; you splurged on a crossbow.
P.S. It's boring without arguments. I advise you to just not take them too seriously.