Voting for the location of the CIS-2107 tournament.

Under Merlin, where they pay regardless of the outcome.

Not regardless. I'm no longer willing to be the host in Korolev: firstly, Asm is against it, and secondly, the microphone rental costs are too high, and I'm not willing to wear them on a chain around my neck and lock them in a safe.
And, as practice shows, Nooms who break microphones don't seem to want to pay for it...