The first stage of the tournament "named after Van Kanigem"

Hmm, maybe it would be better to indicate the stage number of the Tournaments in the save file? Otherwise, it will be confusing... because this is the first stage, but the tournament is called "Second..." based on its number among the tournaments for the first game. (For example, the next tournament for the second game within the Tournaments will have the abbreviation 4 or even 5...) I think it will cause confusion.

I think the confusion will arise precisely if the tournaments are numbered in order within the Van Kaningham Tournament, since other tournaments may be running in parallel with it.
Therefore, introducing TWO numbering systems for tournaments is not advisable, and this is precisely the reason.

Since the topic is titled:
First stage of the "Van Kaningham" Tournament, and the heading reads:
SECOND OFFLINE TOURNAMENT FOR HEROES 1 "NEIGHBORS"
This cannot be a reason for confusion for either the organizers or the players.

I also believe that point 7

Should not be included in tournaments where the goal is not to accumulate something, where the final result can be represented by one hero. Otherwise, if the last action is performed by a pawn, you can lose with an equal number of days, just because the parameters of this hero are worse than those of the opponent, but the main hero.

This point will also not be changed, since the resolution of all heroes in the final save may not be displayed correctly in the final calculation of the second component, such as skills. How does the organizer know which hero is stronger for the tournament participant? And which one does he prefer? What if the heroes are in the castle? It is possible that a player may have 2 heroes with the same skills.
P.S. Evaluate each hero in each save? Why all these complexities?

But this way, the intrigue remains...

P.S. Alan, are you going to participate, or not?

Sincerely, VDV_forever