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Jump back to quoted post1 Nov 2013, 04:12 AMStephennJF

You would also be surrprised how many players don't actually say 'glhf' yet will still say 'gg' at the end of the game, whether it is win or loss. Not all hope is lost

Jump back to quoted post29 Oct 2013, 23:21 PMAmiPolizeiFunk

So, this is gonna be fun. The clocks already changed in Europe, so England is on GMT and Europe is back on CET (GMT+1). But! North America hasn't changed their clocks yet! In fact, North America changes on the night of November 2nd. Ready for some timezone confusion this weekend? Good grief.

Players in North America are going to have to be extra careful about knowing when the check-in period actually starts and ends, and when the tournament starts. Because for you guys, the tournament will start at one time on Saturday, but an hour EARLIER on Sunday, and both with be at 1600h GMT. Fun, huh?

Let me see if I can wrap my head around this.

On November 2, 1600h GMT = 4pm in London, 5pm in Europe (CET), and 12 noon in New York. (wtf, this has got to be the only two weeks in the year when New York is only 5 hours behind Berlin, instead of the usual 6 hours). This means the the check-in period in New York will be between 10am and 11:30am EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).

Now on Sunday, November 3rd (if you make it that far), the games will start once again at 1600h GMT, which will once again be 4pm in London, and 5pm in Europe, BUT, it will now be 11am EST (Eastern Standard Time) in New York. GOT IT?