It is brutal in a venue like that! Bathrooms very far away! Restaurants hard to get to past the casino. No outside food allowed! Then get the smack down trying to get a minute off peace!In a double elimination tournament that has lots of tables you will have back-to-back matches in the later stages. If you are in the losers' bracket you can expect to play continuously towards the end.
The alternative is to stretch out the tournament to take longer by adding breaks. I think the best the players can hope for is a 20 minute break minimum between matches. Perhaps that is stated in the player's contract.
The tentative match times for the first few rounds are shown on the on-line chart at https://cuescore.com/tournament/bracket/?id=5185877 and it is obviously roll-on-roll-off. During the first few rounds it is very easy to avoid back-to-backs. Later is it more or less impossible.
I see that they are starting at 9AM Sunday and the last match of the day is scheduled for a 9:30PM start. There will be about seven matches per table and it looks like they are estimating two hours per match.
I think the Cuescore people who are handling the scheduling are very competent and will do the best job possible given that the double-elimination part must finish in three days.
Energy bars and hydration are critical! Hopefully, matchroom will consider having a hospitality room next to the event that would be helpful! Some bottled water and sandwiches and finger food so that breaks are short and benefits the players!
This might be the best suggestion of all! Never saw this available! Even if it cost a couple bucks! I would pay for the convenience! Not having to venture from venue and risk being forfieted or in a accident like some players in the past!
Kd
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