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Why are the next few rounds' starting time so unusual?

Revision en2, by LghtningBolt, 2026-09-18 12:58:30

I thought Codeforces Round 1121 (Div. 2)'s sudden change in starting time (Sep/13/2026 20:05 (Moscow time)) is already bad, since users in Asia countries (China, Vietnam, Japan, etc.) will have to stay up until 2 am, 3 am, maybe even 5 am to do the round, but why are the next few rounds also have, if not unusual, unreasonable starting time. Although it makes doing Codeforces rounds more accessible for Europeans/Americans, those that are familiar with the old starting time will have less chances of doing these rounds, especially students who need to clear their schedules and go to sleep (or do something similar) a bit later to do Codeforces rounds. I don't mean changes are bad, but I think sticking with the 14:35 UTC starting time will be more ideal than constantly changing starting times of the next few rounds.

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en3 English LghtningBolt 2026-09-18 15:24:08 31
en2 English LghtningBolt 2026-09-18 12:58:30 126
en1 English LghtningBolt 2026-09-18 12:56:26 848 Initial revision (published)