probably best to be that in a new thread, as its unrelated to the inline edit issues.
I think I really need a test site on your server that I can test your set up on without having the pressure of fixing things / not breaking things for the next day because you are running a tournament.
The issue here is really related to your specific set up, something to do with the applied filters/prefilters) and is deeply rooted in the core logic we use to render lists, as can be seen by last weeks fiasco where my changes for you basically ruined a load of other people's sites. Its not the type of work that I like to do on a live site, with repercussions for you if I fail to fix things correctly and something that I need to spend a lot of time on to be happy with any solution I might come up with. So... would it be possible to set up a test site on your server that I can work on without effecting anything else.