I know some of the participants from the last competition may be hesitant to join in this one because of their failing to get to the grand finale in the last one

Players here are so tough that they can not even wait to take revenge.
I am interested.
Thanks for showing your interest. I have added you to the list.
I'll play but let's not use an alt coin for this tourney. I don't really like using an exchange for a small trade and losing out on the fee. Maybe you could offer multiple buy in options. Btc, Ltc, usdt or something and winners can discuss how they want paid. IDK just an idea.
I think you must have have missed this;
You are really fond of LTC

That was more of a compulsion as it does not make any sense to pay 3-5$ in fee for a 10$ buy-in.
Converting LTC into bitcoins would have caused some complications for transparency. I have to do it unwantedly. Bitcointalk encompasses all cryptos anyway.
For the next event, I will use lightening network for BTC. Your suggestion of keeping multiple payment options is good and I will surely implement it. Thanks for your valuable feedback as always.