We're talking about 2013, and the activity is being considered in the context of 2013, not now. He won without any alternatives back then.

Yeah, so what? He won against Predsa, Cobra, Maretti, Alone, and Javdet. And the tournament had only 80 participants. That's nothing. But winning without any alternatives is something else.

But KobRa_RR and Mee, Redwhait, bayazet – in the CIS region, that's a huge success.

It seems we're seeing what we want to see. And there's nothing surprising about that.

Even just mentioning Alex's name sparks controversy in any topic. That's definitely a success! :D

1. I'll let you in on a secret: it's not even about Alex ; ) )) I think you understand what I mean. 2. Where do you see the controversy? It's too weak for a real controversy. I'd call it a discussion of preferences.