Do you really think that there is not differences while moving up in levels of play? With the increase in play there is always a difference in rules, regulations and length.
I enjoy the masters but for a few years now it has been going downhill. Hopefully it can be straightened out. Its one of the only things a higher skill level player can look forward to that is even and open.
Even with my above thoughts I agree with time limits. They are needed and shouldn't be an issue with the playres. Sudden death is too extreme if you ask me. Maybe just reduce the last set a little.
I didn't say there weren't differences. I said Masters isn't special or more important. It's an event, just like the others, that has to be scheduled to fit with everything else (including mini-mania) in the time and space available. If you increase the time allotted to the Masters event, you have to take that time away from something else.
Sudden death is supposed to be extreme. It's supposed to be something nobody wants, so everyone will do what is necessary to avoid it. It is also supposed to make a significant time correction for a match that has fallen behind schedule. Reducing the last set just a little probably accomplishes neither of those objectives.
Personally, I don't think shortening the last race (even to one) accomplishes both goals - I think that will slow down the team with the weaker third player. The only real way to stop slow play is to provide a referee and a shot clock for every match. Unfortunately, resources and logistics make that impractical.
There is another solution being considered, but it's a little complicated and the details haven't yet been worked out, so it's too late to implement this year. This solution involves adjusting the race for each individual match based on the time taken to play the previous match(es). For example, if your first set takes a little longer than it should have, the second set might be a race to six instead of seven. If that's enough to make up the time difference, then the third would be a full race. The more you get behind, the shorter the next race is. This solution would have to be implemented through the referees, by giving them some sort of chart they could use to look up the length of the next race.