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Re: Einstein matches actual times
Last year, the final two matches started just before 6:00 and were over (followed by the chairman's award) around 7:00 Central time. I think that's a tad later than average over the last few years, but with 8 divisions, and tons of robot abuse at the end of a long season, we'll likely see lots of timeouts and robot substitutions dragging out the tournament even longer. I always plan to leave Sunday morning after Championships. If I were flying out the same night, I'd be hesitant to schedule a flight before 10 PM or so.
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