The conclusion of our 3rd Members tournament begs the question......why in the world is a 32 player field finishing at 5 am Monday morning! We all love the game but we also have work to deal with Monday.
We need a shot clock to keep the matches moving along.
Hardmix
No easy solution here Ben...
Especially for a member tournament...
Feelings are big in the members, along with financial considerations, it’s very difficult to send someone home on Friday after two loses... Meaning, that if we play more rounds on Friday, so we can finish Sunday afternoon, then imo, it will make the event less social and more competitive... While that sets ok with me, eliminating players on Friday could easily affect the player participation numbers down the road...
Political debate opponents are granted equal time in which to respond, not so in a one pocket match... When watching some matches, it’s very easy to see how truly lopsided the time scale actually is... Certain players styles are just more deliberate than others, and therefore they consume the majority of the time used in tournaments...
When these styles meet, and play each other in a match, it becomes difficult to commentate, watch, or not lose interest altogether and switch channels... Inordinate amounts of time used by any individual should be governed, but therein lies the rub, how can it be done to fit the whole... Unless we get tough, and lay down some hard rules regarding time used, there is no easy solution Ben...