I'm not saying anybody went in with the intention of stalling the tournament out, I'm saying that not enough effort was put into scheduling a time to get your matches done. Time zone excuses are pretty laughable, so please don't pull that card. Is it really that unreasonable to expect tournament participants to wake up in the morning in order to complete a match? You act like people need to stay awake until late at night in order to get anything done. Also, if your schedule really is so hectic that you and your opponent cannot meet up at any time before the deadline, then it is your job to figure that out early and let your captain know so that they can sub you out.
Please note that I realize that some people put effort into getting their matches done, but their opponents try to avoid them. If that's the case, then I'm obviously not talking about you, because that is just out of your hands. It just annoys me that people will sign up for a tournament, then make everybody wait just because they don't do all they can to communicate and get things done.