Was asked to run local tournaments, but I'm in a bit of a pickle

[Bob Jewett]

Starting a tournament at night sounds like a bad idea to me, and the fact that its a week night is even worse. I am guessing you are planning very short races?

If the matches only take half an hour, a 16-player field takes only two and a half hours on four tables with single elimination. Adjust length to taste. 32 entries would take another two hours. Start at 7, be done by 11:30. It takes a lot of discipline to keep up the pace, though.