Time is not really an issue at respawn. It's a 2 day lan.
With 25-30 players, swiss and top 8 de finals, we usually finish early morning, 1/2am. Could always finish later if required. It's a good test of endurance. Doesn't start as early as some other lans either.
If there is a massive increase in participation we could look at trailing best of 1's for the swiss stage, with more rounds, say 15, as standard 5/6 might not be enough to determine top players.
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