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Self-register in PortalGuided tutorial · Follow the verified contact flow, choose events, handle optional payment, and keep the returned player-page link.Create a tournamentGuided tutorial · Choose the owning organization, create the draft, define an event, add table inventory, and advance through Publish and Open registration.Run the live floorGuided tutorial · Use the live console to monitor matches, assign tables, record the correct outcome, and certify results before progression.Pair Table modeGuided tutorial · Mint a table-device code, enter Table mode on iPad, verify the locked queue, and call the operator when the table needs help.Follow a tournamentGuided tutorial · Use the public or authorized tournament page as the shared source for players, coaches, parents, and spectators.Manager iPad visual tourGuided tutorial · A visual tour of the real XCUITest-captured Tournaments, Registration, Draw, Schedule, and Live console screens.Documentation overviewStart here · Learn how Portal, Manager Desktop, and Manager Mobile work together—from the first event setup to the final certified result.
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Self-register in PortalGuided tutorial · Follow the verified contact flow, choose events, handle optional payment, and keep the returned player-page link.Create a tournamentGuided tutorial · Choose the owning organization, create the draft, define an event, add table inventory, and advance through Publish and Open registration.Run the live floorGuided tutorial · Use the live console to monitor matches, assign tables, record the correct outcome, and certify results before progression.Pair Table modeGuided tutorial · Mint a table-device code, enter Table mode on iPad, verify the locked queue, and call the operator when the table needs help.Follow a tournamentGuided tutorial · Use the public or authorized tournament page as the shared source for players, coaches, parents, and spectators.Manager iPad visual tourGuided tutorial · A visual tour of the real XCUITest-captured Tournaments, Registration, Draw, Schedule, and Live console screens.Documentation overviewStart here · Learn how Portal, Manager Desktop, and Manager Mobile work together—from the first event setup to the final certified result.
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Best practices that scale from a club night to a major event

Simple habits that make the connected workflow reliable for every role.

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Keep one source of truth per kind of decision

Keep one source of truth per kind of decision
DecisionAuthoritative surface
Tournament structure and lifecycleManager Desktop
Participant-facing draw and schedulePublished Portal tournament page
Table device assignmentManager Desktop Table devices
Table's current queuePaired Manager Mobile Table mode
Certified resultManager Desktop live/result workflow
Governance trailManager audit and export history

Make changes in the smallest safe scope

  • Correct the specific entry, seed, match, table, or schedule block that is wrong.
  • Re-run validation after structural changes.
  • Republish participant-facing information when its meaning changed.
  • Record a reason for unusual draw, schedule, or result corrections.
  • Avoid parallel offline writers during a venue network outage.

Communicate in participant language

  • Say which tournament and event you are referring to.
  • State the local time and table, not only 'your next match'.
  • Explain whether a change is proposed, saved, or published.
  • Point people back to Portal instead of creating an unofficial schedule document.
  • Tell families what to do when a verification code, payment, or private-access check fails.

Rehearse the seams

Most tournament failures happen between surfaces, not inside a single form. Before a major event, rehearse a player registration, a check-in, a draw and schedule publish, a match result, a reconnect, a dispute correction, and the required export. Rehearse Table mode pairing only when the V2 Manager shell is enabled for that deployment.