Final vote for the location of the CIS-2017 tournament.

But the expected value for Korolev is probably higher.

Yura, stop. As long as Vigo is mentioned in Korolev's proposal, the expected value (based on statistics, nothing more) for this proposal is only related to a money grab.
I would understand and support your enthusiasm for Ekb. Because there is a real proposal there. And a real organizer with a good head on their shoulders. And who managed to secure such favorable conditions and prices for the venue that we can only dream of. But the Ekb proposal lost in the competitive bidding. You can argue for a long time about the systems for calculating "qualified voters" (and according to any of them, Volgograd is in the lead after the first round of voting, including the one proposed by Asmo)... And certain Vigo supporters and others will continue to complain for some time...
But the fact remains: Volgograd won the vote. In two rounds of voting. But it's too early to congratulate them. Because the main work for the organizer is just beginning now. Those who got involved in this for personal reasons (like Bert or Mee with Asmo, and in the case of the latter, it's still unclear why I offended them so much; Bert is simply attacking Alexey for certain reasons) – God is their judge, as they say...