But sometimes, there are fundamental things – when, as they say, "I can't stay silent"...
Artem, let Merlin continue writing; it's boring without him. And you're such a clown :)
And he was the funniest one in Kyiv :)))
And the funniest thing in this situation is that all the facts I described actually happened, and many people can confirm this... But in response, apart from your self-importance and attempts to reinterpret (read: distort and twist) reality, there is no constructive input, just as there wasn't a year ago.
As for who is a clown and who isn't... I think it's not up to you to judge, given your pseudo-organization, the "theater of the absurd," which was observed in Kyiv. Well, enough has already been written about all of this.
My friendly advice to you is to develop a critical attitude towards yourself. Perhaps in real life, things are different, and you have publicly admitted that you were wrong on more than one occasion. But here on the forum, considering the actual FACTS that occurred, and rereading the threads about the Kyiv event, I am still convinced of the validity of my opinion about you. You talked a lot on the forum back then, you beat your chest a lot – but what did you actually do?... I never fully understood... What did you do?... Sam was responsible for "accommodation"/"meetings," and Vic was the one who organized the tournament itself. What did you do for the 4 months (which is how much time you had to prepare for the event, by the way, which wasn't entirely legitimate – just reread everything that was said in the thread about the vote for the location) before last year's final (besides sunbathing in Crimea and "sitting on the throne")? The question is, in fact, rhetorical... Once again, in my personal opinion, the necessary work to organize last year's event was not done. At least, I didn't notice any actual manifestation of this work. And the fact that a good group of people gathered and, despite all the shortcomings, had a good time is the merit of the group itself, but not of the "organizers"...