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@Dr-bongstein said in #20:
> excluded from been mentioned, even Asia/Europe have same timezone
Nice Joke
Most players play in afternoon.
@Dumbeldore said in #10:
> So if a player qualifies in the first arena, are they not permitted to enter the second arena or third arena? Or is it just that their participation will be ignored and when selecting the top 15, they'll be skipped?

Their participation will just be ignored.
Two quotes from the regulations (docs.google.com/document/d/14gcMQQ3n47ZuWDVd2-AL92hVPFMm5FYo4Ub-kxJojvI):
1. The seeding each player achieves in the Swiss will be relevant in the Knockout stage. Players with a higher seeding can determine who will play with the white or black pieces first, and if they play an Armageddon decider, can determine if they prefer to take the white or black pieces.
2. If they still remain equal in score, they will play an Armageddon decider. The player with the higher seeding from the second stage of Swiss can choose which lot they want to choose from in the drawing of lots, to determine who will play each colour.
Which is it?

Another quote about a tie after 2 games in the KO stage:
If, after both games, players are equal in points (e.g., both on 1.0 / 2.0), they will play two further games in the 5+3 time control, once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. The player with the higher seeding from the second stage of Swiss can determine which colour she or he will play first. If they still remain equal in score, they will play an Armageddon decider.
I am not certain about what happens if the first 5+3 set is tied. The match score is tied at 2.0-2.0, so according to the "(e.g., both on 1.0/2.0)" part there will be another 5+3 set. However, nowhere else is this hinted at, and anything following e.g. is supposed to be an example. So I am not sure what happens in this case.

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