I was always curious why don’t they have start times spaced out evenly (an amount that can divide 24). The server is already tracking the number of brackets so having more/less start times won’t actually change the number of brackets. They will just flip less/more often.
I’m in the UK, and in much the same boat. I’ve tried the 10pm start time and it is AWFUL. I generally go with the 5pm slice, but don’t finish work until 6pm on three days of the week. Just as well I don’t play for placement.
There’s probably a compelling reason why it can’t be done, but I’d love to see 2-hourly start times.