I remember the qualifiers in Kyiv; I spent two days in front of the monitor, not counting the time spent watching football and going out for one lunch. People came from distant cities; it seemed like a great event, after so much virtual communication, we finally met in person.
I chatted with Tolyan, since he stayed at my place, with Armageddon while we were waiting for his train, and a little with Neo, and that was pretty much it.
I wanted to see how everyone plays, ask them why they do things one way and not another. To chat about different topics, to get to know people better. There wasn't enough time for that.
In my opinion, there's a great group of people who are united by their love for the game. We don't often have the opportunity to meet in person. With so much effort required to gather and spend four days in a club? For me, live communication with people is a higher priority than the game. I'm much more interested in finding out how people live and what they do than finding out who plays Heroes 3 the best. I think Kyiv has a better position for organizing a good cultural event. For a specific Heroes championship, Michurinsk is better.
I choose Kyiv :)