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Originally Posted by RoundTower
So is reasonably likely as a wildcard, right? Since it's rumoured the candidates will be in the US.
I feel like those rumors have been pretty well put to rest. There was an interview where Nakamura flat out said that there was no bid from St. Louis, and while it's certainly possible that there is and he doesn't know about it, or that there is, he knows about it, and the statement was misdirection, I haven't heard much since then to indicate that Rex has placed, or will place, a bid.
If Rex doesn't bring it to St. Louis I can't think of any other likely place in the US for the Candidates to be held, so right now I'm suspecting it will be elsewhere. If I had to pick a favorite I would say Russia, because right now there is actually some possibility of no Russian players qualifying at all, and if that happened I suspect a Russian sponsor would quickly come up with a strong bid for control of the wild card. Even if only one Russian player is in that remains a possibility.