Regarding the topic at hand, there is a ranking system to determine the strongest player, and it fulfills its purpose. As for the "Player of the Year" poll, it's more like a popularity contest, where everyone chooses their own criteria.

Every year, I try to convey this information to people, but every time, they try to compare and calculate who has won more Tournaments, which Tournaments are top-tier, and which are worthless, etc.

I repeat, if the goal was to identify who won the most in 2016, there would be no need for a poll; you could simply count the results or estimate the ranking.

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It's funny to watch how some choose based on the principle: "He hasn't won yet, let's give it to him."...as far as I'm concerned, the whole point of the Tournament is lost.

I take it this is a jab at me?))))))) you could add even more emoticons))))) it would be funnier))))))
Personally, I voted based on this principle, but that doesn't mean I voted for just anyone. Kobra performed very well as a player in 2016, and it's silly to argue with that.
Seriously, I don't understand which Tournament you're talking about, the one whose meaning is lost? :confused: If you're talking about the nomination, then it's definitely not a Tournament, but a subjective poll. Some people vote for their friends (no :D).

Well, I voted for Reddi. He's just my friend:).

I don't understand which "all" Tournaments Kobra won?:) Various HOTA Tournaments don't count because many strong players don't participate in them at all.

The fact that many players don't participate in HOTA Tournaments doesn't mean that only noobs play there, and winning this Tournament is worth nothing. Of course, you can't put a Tournament with 100+ people on the same level as one with 16, for example, but saying that they don't count is also wrong.

ONLYXL, FB, Lyubimchiki - these are the Tournaments that matter.

Am I understanding you correctly, that only Maretti, Gomunguls, and HellLighT should participate in the poll? Are the rest just trash?
If we're talking, for example, about Lyubimchiki, then under certain circumstances, you can go far there without playing against any of the strong players.