Posts from Heading towards CIS-2020.

He positions the Sodu tournament as an optional side event, which will definitely gather a quorum of 8+ people who were eliminated in the first round of Hoty.

Roman's idea is that the Sodu tournament is not a side event, but part of the main event - one of the disciplines of the championship (men's curling).

Let there be two brackets, but with the condition that each bracket has at least 8 players.
The possibility of participating in two brackets and the possibility of winning the championship in another bracket after losing in the first match – in my opinion, is a bad idea.

The Champions League and the Europa League are different, being eliminated from the more prestigious tournament means you're welcome in the less prestigious one.
If fewer than 8 people sign up for the SOD tournament, then this idea would have some reasonable basis, but if there are 10 or more, and I think there will be at least that many, then no.

...the possibility of winning a championship in a different bracket after losing the first match – in my opinion, is a bad idea.

But in my opinion, it's a great idea. I've always disliked the fact that one loss (even the most ridiculous one) immediately and irrevocably puts an end to tournament aspirations. Because the fact that you need to win all games to win a tournament implies, in addition to undoubtedly high skill, a very significant amount of luck – and that's really not good.

The SOD tournament is a full-fledged tournament, not a side event, so there will be no transitions from one tournament to another. The topic is closed! (it may be reopened if there are fewer than 8 participants in the SOD tournament).
I am not responsible for the Hota tournament; I cannot judge it, I don't know the rules, so you need to decide among yourselves who will judge it and according to what regulations it will be held. Perhaps you will be able to play a double-elimination tournament in 5 days.

The SOD tournament is a full-fledged tournament, not a side event, so there will be no transitions from one tournament to another. The topic is closed! (it may be reopened if there are fewer than 8 participants in the SOD tournament)
I am not responsible for the HotA tournament; I cannot judge it, I don't know the rules, so you need to decide among yourselves who will judge it and according to what regulations it will be held. Perhaps you can manage to play a double-elimination tournament in 5 days.

Roma, please designate the organizers for the HotA tournament.

Roma, please specify the organizers for the HotA tournament.

I don't even know yet who will be able to come (I'm nominating you, and I'm not kidding).

We really need a competent and respected HotA expert to act as a judge, as the HotA tournament will, of course, be held according to the HotA rules. If there are any specific suggestions regarding this directly from the HotA tournament players, please let us know.
Regarding the general proposed regulations for the competition and the schedule, I will post it in the coming days, including a preliminary pool of templates for each version, which was the result of a closed survey of regular players from the CIS.

I'll repeat—Sergey, Freeman, successfully ran a number of offline HotA Tournaments, including the last CIS one; I haven't heard of any problems, so I see him as a judge, with assistants if they are needed—I think he will decide that himself.

If Hosenk will be at the CIS tournament, he'll make a great duo with Freeman, and they'll be a formidable pair of organizers.
And Hosenk would also be a good addition to the Vaskelovo tournament.

Would a super cup between the winners be cool?

So, a super cup between the winners?

with auctions between them for the version)))

with bidding between them for the version)))

only WT :cool:

Missed the SNG in Georgia.
I will definitely come next time.

After reading and continuing to read the discussion, I can't find a single argument or reason – **what is actually wrong with an equal mix of Soda and HotA in terms of pre-set templates?**
Is it because top players don't want to play Soda if they lose the template trade?
Has the option of trading for something other than gold been considered (gold trade – for the castle and hero), a timer trade for the version?
This could be implemented by allowing the second player to access the computer or by tracking the change in the time bar of his turn after the start of the game through the traded time x2. (sold for 4 minutes, a timer of 23 minutes is set, the buyer of the template starts their first move at their 15th minute).
This time bonus would slightly complicate the life of the player playing the comfortable version and, conversely, give a few extra minutes to the player playing a potentially less comfortable version.