This question caused many doubts, so we decided to make a poll about it.
After lengthy discussions we decided to leave just 2 answer variants.
I discussed about alternative prizes (not money) with dqopb and we concluded that nothing but medals can be a trophy.
A T-shirt or a baseball cap is a too simple prize for a winner. It better suits for a participant prize. Such things are used as intended and are hard to store as a trophy.
This statement partially relates to gaming devices too. Mice and keyboards are senselessly to store as memory - they are just tools, consumables.
Also, different players prefer different brands/models, most players already have the devices they like. I know that many cyber sportsmen re-sell such prizes. Gaming devices are only appropriate when with a sponsor support, as an advertisement of the product. In addition, post expenses will reduce the sum to spend on such prizes. After all, there is certain risk of losing such prizes while sending them by post.
Therefore money prize seems the optimal variant to me.
Medals or cups are special cases. They shouldn't take money from the fund made of donations. If we decide to make such trophies, a little circle of admins/arrangers, or initiators of this idea can handle such an expense. According to preliminary estimations, it won't be expensive.
P.S.: Thanks to dqopb for translating
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