Run or enter a tournament or league

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In Competitions anyone can run a tournament or league, and you can enter the ones that are taking entries. Results go live as they are entered.

Formats

Format, How it works Knockout, Seeded bracket. Lose and you are out. Byes go to the top seeds. Groups then knockout, Round robin groups, then the top finishers play a seeded knockout. League, Everyone plays everyone. Points, sets and games decide the table. Box league, Small boxes play each round. The top of each box goes up, the bottom goes down. Inter-club league, Club teams play home and away fixtures.

Set one up

1. Choose Set up a competition. 2. Pick a format, give it a name, and optionally a club and start date. 3. Adjust the rules, such as groups, players per box, or points for a win, draw and loss. 4. Choose Create.

Take entries

- Players choose Enter the competition. Type a partner's @username, or just their name. - As organiser, you can add pairs by name yourself. - Seed the strongest entries before the draw. - For an inter-club league, club owners choose Enter your club and name the squad.

Make the draw

Choose Make the draw. Entries close and the bracket or fixtures are set. This cannot be undone. Each format needs a minimum number of entries: 2 for a knockout or inter-club league, 4 for groups, and 3 for a league or box league.

Enter results

The organiser and the players in a match can enter its score. In a box league, close each round once every result is in, and players move between boxes. Choose Finish to make the table final.

Share live results

Choose Copy results link. Anyone with it can follow the brackets, tables and fixtures, without an account. The page updates as results come in.

Need a draw in a minute?

The Draw maker at quick draw takes a list of pairs, one per line, and makes a knockout or round robin. Every match gets a court and a start time. Add a level after a comma to seed the strongest pairs apart.

For a social format with rotating partners, try an americano.