CHALLENGE The_ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, The_'s CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

I completely agree with what Toganash wrote. And I already expressed my opinion here earlier that arranging such draws in these tournaments is the height of disrespect. In general, all three of them turned out to be somewhat disappointing (this is my personal opinion), even Vitaly, whom I generally have a good relationship with and have known for a long time on this forum. There were also problems with LeBron, whom I trusted and picked in KotH – he simply disappeared, without even notifying anyone, although he had the opportunity to do so and had confirmed in advance that he could play (why? it's unclear), so I had to put in a substitute (there were two of them in total for the whole year). Darkello was also involved here with his handmade save replacement. :)
This is what people are like. A normal, honest player wouldn't do something like that. It's a pity that there are so few of them.

As for the fact that this is resolved in a private discussion, it's not entirely true. Everything is decided on the forum, in an open discussion. Of course, the final decision is made one way or another by the organizer and the judges/AC.
And I would like The_ to express his position more openly as an organizer. Although this is his first major tournament, experience will come with time.