TOURNEY "Sea Battle" - rules and discussion

There is a solution that most players agree on (which, in my opinion, is more important than the judge's decision in such matters), and they have decided to wait for the release of the new version of the TE mod. So far, the judge has only assigned the teams, so I don't understand what decision you are talking about here. Contra and you are not judges, and Alex didn't write anything about the start of the tournament.
Plus, common sense hasn't been canceled, and starting to play on the old version of the mod when the new one (which implements useful features and significantly improves the balance) is almost ready is complete nonsense.
For those who will have problems playing games due to the shift in deadlines, giving them a postponement to play the games equal to that shift is a reasonable and fair solution.