Organize your first tournament

A safe first-run tutorial that follows the product lifecycle instead of skipping straight to a draw.

Beginner 14 min read Source verified

Create a draft you can still change

01
Enter the correct organization
After sign-in, choose the club or organization that owns the event. If no organizations appear, resolve membership before building the tournament.
02
Create tournament
Give the event a distinct name and confirm sport, local time zone, start/end dates, and venue.
03
Add one simple event first
For a rehearsal, start with one singles event and a familiar format. Add more only after the full flow works once.
04
Save the draft
Treat Draft as the organizer's private workbench. Do not publish placeholder dates or eligibility.

Confirm registration opening and closing times in the tournament's time zone.
Write event names that a player can understand without the organizer beside them.
Confirm whether entry fees are available through self-serve Checkout or require organizer contact.
Publish the tournament before opening registration.
Test the public registration link on a signed-out device.

01
Close registration
Take a stable entry snapshot. If you accept a late entry, document it before generating the draw.
02
Check in or account for every entry
Mark arrivals, withdrawals, and no-shows so the draw does not assume absent players are ready.
03
Seed with a reason
Use ratings or the competition's published policy. Adjustments should be explainable to participants.
04
Generate and inspect the draw
Check the bracket tree or round-robin grid for duplicates, byes, club conflicts, and impossible progression.
05
Assign tables and publish the schedule
Use the released Assign tables path from Live, review the generated assignments, and complete the validated publish-schedule transition.