I just want to remind that heavy cav is not only DCL. 8pk is a single reg with good activity. We are mix of few veteran players and many new cav players. There is also kk_Nr4 who performed well in L2. But the amount of heavies is still far less than the overall number of hussars.
About the minimum number of players, it makes no sense to discuss about it now, expecially after the competition. In case of the old M&B community is dying, the future events shouldn’t bring more ppl there.
Finally , I would like to congratulate Stephan and Shadey for organizing a really successful tournament.