P.S. Yesterday, I took my grandmother to the hospital, and today my father... it had to happen the day before I leave. My father already had surgery, it wasn't complicated - everything is fine... well, it seems so... I'll still come to visit you!
Alex, I'm sorry for your loss, hang in there! I'm looking forward to seeing you and Ivan.
Protif Dusta also says something like that, the main thing is to avoid those late-night poker cocktails.
Well... in reality, this cocktail looks even worse than in the picture, that's a fact.
P.S. I took the last portion of the cocktail from the Community and poured it down the toilet... two days later, the neighbors started experiencing flooding - a pipe burst, and the plumbers said that some kind of chemical liquid had corroded the iron... oh dear.
Now, about the final.
1. I've arranged with the management of the science city for free accommodation for 12-14 people in the best rooms. Families and girls will be prioritized. Also, tours of the city will be organized for the guests. Plus, they're providing a bus to pick up the guests. Other assistance is possible; I'll write more details tomorrow.
Thank you very much for your understanding and support.
Unfortunately, the club membership fees remain - 800 rubles for 4 days. On the 30th, we'll play from 10:00 to 24:00, and on the other days - from 10:00 to 22:00. Adjustments are possible during the tournament. The last day of the final is May 4th (round 5) - the fee is separate. There probably won't be many players left, there's no point in renting the entire club.
2. List of participants.
Javdet wrote that he will not be able to make it, 95 percent chance.
Kverty wrote something similar about Rebellius. If so, there will be 26 finalists.
1. Bayazet
2. AlexTheGreat
3. Kobra
4. Stinger
5. Vitalic
6. Porizatel
7. TERM
8. JIOCb
9. Matrosoff
10. Markon
11. Yama-Dharma
12. Preds
13. Vigo
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14. Napalm
15. Roland from Gilead.
16. Lexa
17. Scorp
18. Mizrael
19. Van
20. Borzoid
21. General Yura
22. Merlin
23. Mee
24. Asm
25. Piterius
26. Medium.
13 represent Moscow and St. Petersburg, and 13 are from "the rest of the world." In the first round, players from the same city cannot meet. After that, it's up to chance, although it's desirable to separate players from Yekaterinburg, Tambov, and Krasnodar into different pairs, as they could have played at home. There are too many players from Moscow and St. Petersburg - infighting is inevitable.
7 seeded players are highlighted: Bayazet, AlexTheGreat, Kobra, Stinger, Vitalic, Napalm, Roland from Gilead. They cannot meet each other in the first round.
3. Meeting the guests.
Those who wrote that they are arriving by train - I will meet them according to the schedule, which is listed in the first post of the topic. Those who are arriving by car - it's a bit more complicated. Most likely, the guests will arrive in the city and call me on the phone, I will meet them and arrange accommodation.
Based on the information received, Vigo, Vitalic, Slonysh + Vigo's friend (4 people) will arrive by car on April 29th.
Also, on the 29th, Markon, Stinger, Roland, iDD, and Bloodlaiker will arrive by car.
Also, on the 29th, players from Yekaterinburg are planning to arrive by train - 3 or 4 people.
In total, 12 or 13 people will arrive on Friday closer to the evening.
It is not yet known how Preds and Oxygen will arrive - maybe by car, or maybe on the 30th with the Moscow players. I also don't know when the Ukrainian players Piterius and Medium will arrive. Please write or call me.
In general, we can arrange a Heroes meeting somewhere in a cafe in the evening.
In the morning, on April 30th, there will be 12 finalists - 5 from Moscow and 7 from other cities: Vigo, Vitalic, Stinger, Markon, Yama-Dharma, Roland from Gilead, Mee, Asm, Merlin, Lexa, Mizrael, Scorp.
5 or 6 pairs can start round 1 at 10:00.
At this time, I will start meeting the guests.
1. Ta Kotoraya... (Novgorod) - 04/30 - at 10:25 - train 109 A St. Petersburg-Astrakhan, car 11 - Michurinsk-Uralsky station.
I will meet Tanya myself.
2. 5. 04/30 - at 12:57 - train No. 111. St. Petersburg-Voronezh, car 2 - Michurinsk-Uralsky station.
We will meet the players from St. Petersburg - Wicc, Bayazet, Porizatel, Horn, TERM, JIOCb, Kobra, AlexTheGreat, Napalm, Matrosoff, Rubetc, Fred, Cardinal, DR28 with his wife. I will take a bus, meet them, and then go to another station to meet the players from Krasnodar, and then to the dormitory - the guests will be accommodated. And then immediately to the club to play.
3. 04/30 at 13:06 - train No. 104S Adler-Moscow, car - 10, Michurinsk-Voronezh station.
Players from Krasnodar, Borzoid and General Yura, will arrive. 10 minutes after the arrival of the players from St. Petersburg, to another station. Maybe we'll have to wait a bit until we get to that station by bus. Then we'll go to the dormitory together.
4. 04/30 - at 13:57 - train 004, car 21 - Michurinsk-Voronezh station
Last, we will be waiting for Qwerty with his wife, GreatGenius, as well as Dust and Van from Siberia. I will definitely meet them personally.
The remaining 7 pairs will start playing at approximately 2:30 PM. Of course, the timing may be adjusted depending on when the guests arrive.
After the start of round 1, it will be easier for me - I will hand over the judging to Vika and only deal with organizational issues.
