This has already been debated. Yes, it sucks to have rounds take so long. Yes, it sucks if you missed the signup.
It also sucks when have the matchups are match wins or byes because people can't get the game in.
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if people can't play 1 little match a week then they shouldn't of signed up for the tournament.
Welcome to an international tourney. You don't just need enough time to play a match, you need enough time at a point in time where your opponent has that much time too. Some of us work, and there are people from all manner of different time zones here.
Also, in a tournament on this range of schedule, it is natural that there will be unseen/planned absences. For example, my round 1 opponent is gone until Tuesday. If we had 'shortened it a week' , he might have auto-lost.
For people seeking instant gratification, there are always minis, but you can't have an ongoing international tourney of this nature without a fair amount of time to complete the rounds.
