The map selections for this round were based (not exclusively) on 10 players posting a map with settings. That should be plenty player participation. Especially seeing as there is a popular medal out there for winning on most different maps. If you insist on playing only a few select maps, you have to get in early. If you insist on one or two maps, you are going to have to expand your game horizon.
If you find this unduly harsh, tough. Would have been more so if I hadnt had a bit of time to dwindle my annoyance to a more appropiate level due to having missed the bit about rd 7 and round 7 being different so that HA can still sort without problems.
But really... In a 2500 player tournament, you complain in
BIG BOLD LETTERS that the maps dont suit you. Even if HA did only one kind of map for a round, that would just be part of the challenge of the tourney. Maybe (s)he? should do all random maps next round...

. - I guess it would help a little bit on the still massive workload, not hugely so, but Im guessing noticable.
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