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Is the billiards championship also determined by the participants? If 70% are in favor of Russian, then it's "CIS." 30% are in favor of pool – is that not "CIS"? It's a silly comparison, of course, but the point is clear.

The idea is clear. To be precise, it's impossible to hold a CIS championship or a world championship (and its surrounding regions) in Heroes. Only registered federations can hold championships. In chess, it's FIDE, in football, it's FIFA, and so on. The name "CIS Championship" was invented by Nagan. The idea of the tournament was that qualifying rounds would be held in different regions of the former CIS, followed by a final tournament. Now, essentially, the CIS tournament has turned into an ordinary club tournament, which has become a tradition and is organized by the participants themselves; therefore, the participants also choose the version. The emphasis is not on the version, but on the players. The version is chosen based on the preferences of the participants, and not the participants are chosen based on the version. So, in this case, CIS is more likely to be interpreted as "sit-n-go."

Well, that's not what I meant. I'm not very familiar with the history of such tournaments, but I read Nagan's opus here. My point was that VT and SoD tournaments can easily coexist in real life. Whether it's "CIS" or a tournament with another name. It doesn't matter. The main difference is the game versions. In my opinion, a strong roster can be assembled for a SoD tournament as well. The main thing is to present it beautifully and run it at a high level.

Almost all the WT players showed up. :smile32:

Because the coolest guys are those who play with Warlocks. And SoD is garbage.

Well, that's not what I meant. I'm not very familiar with the history of such tournaments, but I read Nagan's opus here. My point was that VT and SoD tournaments can easily coexist in real life. Whether it's "CIS" or a tournament with another name. It doesn't matter. The main difference is the game versions. In my opinion, a strong roster can be assembled for a SoD tournament as well. The main thing is to present it beautifully and run it at a high level.

Didn't Pete win the CIS tournament? It was just a regular club tournament in Moscow. The CIS tournament will be in Odessa this year.

besides him and Cobra, there weren't many other strong contenders.

Hmm... Just like in the CIS region where Stinger won, there weren't many other strong contenders besides him and Cobra.

twaryna, wouldn't you like to attend this event in Odessa yourself? It doesn't seem like a long trip. If the problem is the game version, that can be resolved.

Interesting, but who will award Pete for the CIS region? Why hasn't he received a medal yet?
And I personally have a question for Nagan - what's the point of them even playing? They didn't win the CIS region together, so why aren't the others playing, only Pete and Stinger?

The Moscow tournament hardly qualifies as a "CIS" event. But there's a key difference compared to the "CIS" event in Odessa. SOD and VT. In the future, if SOD tournaments continue, this could develop into two good tournaments. Whether it's "CIS" or not.

That's not quite right. The CIS version is determined by the players themselves. Why do 70% of VT players attend the CIS event? If SOD enthusiasts were attending, it would be a SOD event. The tournament isn't tied to a specific version.

Hmm... I guess I misunderstood. I only realized that when I read that the VT CIS event would be in Odessa... I saw somewhere that Nagan would be hosting a SOD event in Moscow at the same time, and I thought it was also a CIS event... And even though there weren't many people, everyone was invited. Just like in the CIS event where Stinger won, there weren't many other serious contenders besides him and Cobra.

Well, that's not what I meant. I'm not very familiar with the history of these tournaments, but I read Nagan's article. My point was that VT and SOD tournaments can coexist in real life. Whether it's a "CIS" event or a tournament with another name. It doesn't matter. The main difference is the game version. A strong lineup can be gathered for a SOD tournament, in my opinion. The main thing is to present it well and organize it properly.

I have a slightly different version of events regarding this. VT players are always making a lot of noise

I'm all for a summer (or warm – spring/autumn) SOD...

If the Warlords & Titans community is capable of self-organization in real life, while the SOD community only exists online, then it's logical that club championships are held for Warlords & Titans.

they issue ultimatums, so although the tournaments were initially conceived as joint TE and SOD events, they became only TE-Warlords & Titans.

In conclusion, I'll say that a game between the best Heroes players always generates great interest. At one time, people traveled to Krasnodar specifically to see how Chaos, the most famous Moscow player, would play against Antal, the legendary Heroes player from St. Petersburg.

Someone rightly said: "Because the coolest players are those who play with the SoD ruleset. And SoD is garbage."
True SoD players will say that to a WT player.