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Time to talk about time settings

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 9:14 p.m.

In Response To: Time to talk about time settings (Matt Cohn-Geier)

I still feel that it makes more sense for events to set their own TCs (e.g., longer TCs in multi-day tourneys like Vegas, shorter TCs in weekend events like Chicago or Carolina) rather than to have a stipulated ABT catch-all TC.

Isn't this the current system? For example, I believe the ABT recommended time controls for Doubles are 18s/move + 2.5 minutes/matchpoint. CJC will use 18s/move + 3 min/matchpoint at her Independence weekend event (Novi). AFAIK she doesn't have to ask Bill's permission to use these settings. It's her tournament and she specifies the conditions. She knows this; Bill knows this.

It is also true that the recommended settings are likely to be used most of the time. So there is some 'power' in those. Maybe that is what you lament?

Messages In This Thread

• Time to talk about time settings
  Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 5:22 p.m.
  • Time to talk about time settings
    Stein Kulseth -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 5:58 p.m.
  • Time to talk about time settings
    Bill Riles -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 6:05 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 4:33 a.m.
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    neilkaz -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 6:27 p.m.
  • Time to talk about time settings
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 8:10 p.m.
    • Time to talk about time settings
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 9:14 p.m.
      • Time to talk about time settings
        Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 12:24 p.m.
        • Time to talk about time settings
          Chuck Bower -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 12:54 p.m.
          • Time to talk about time settings
            Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 12:59 p.m.
            • Time to talk about time settings
              Chuck Bower -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 3:01 p.m.
          • Time to talk about time settings
            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 3:48 p.m.
            • We need more experiments
              Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 4:56 p.m.
              • We need more experiments
                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 7:17 p.m.
    • Time to talk about time settings
      Stick -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 4:50 a.m.
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        neilkaz -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 2:21 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 2:50 p.m.
          • Time to talk about time settings
            Chuck Bower -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 3:09 p.m.
            • Time to talk about time settings
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 4:40 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 3:12 p.m.
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    dc-ohio -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 11:03 p.m.
    • Time to talk about time settings
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 26 March 2009, at 11:13 p.m.
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        dc-ohio -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 2:58 a.m.
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          neilkaz -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 3:05 a.m.
        • Time to talk about time settings
          Stick -- Friday, 27 March 2009, at 4:47 a.m.
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          TarHeelFan -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 3:30 p.m.
          • Time to talk about time settings
            Jason Lee -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 7:23 p.m.
            • Time to talk about time settings
              TarHeelFan -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 8:42 p.m.
              • Time to talk about time settings
                dc-ohio -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 10:37 p.m.
              • Time to talk about time settings
                Jason Lee -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 10:48 p.m.