Competitions

A competition is a division or bracket within an event. One event can have many competitions running simultaneously — for example, a tournament might have Men's 4.0, Women's 3.5, and Mixed Open all as separate competitions under the same event.

What a competition contains

Competition
├── Teams (groups of participants)
└── Phases (bracket or group play stages)

Each competition defines:

Property	Description
Name	The division name shown to players and staff (e.g., "Mixed 4.0")
Format	How the competition is played (singles, doubles, etc.)
Team size	Number of players per team (1 for singles, 2 for doubles)
Prize description	Optional prize or award info
Start time	When this division begins

Teams

A team is the unit that competes within a competition. Depending on team size:

Singles — each team is one participant
Doubles — each team is two participants

Teams have a display name and an optional rating (which can be derived from players' DUPR ratings). Staff can create teams manually or generate them automatically from the participants list.

How competitions relate to participants

Participants are registered at the event level, not the competition level. From the event's participant list, staff assign players into teams for specific competitions. A single participant can be in multiple competitions within the same event.

Phases

Once teams are set, staff create one or more phases to define how the competition is played. Phases are played in order — for example:

Group Play — All teams play each other in round-robin groups to determine seeding
Bracket — Top teams advance to a single-elimination bracket

See Phases & Brackets for details on how phases work.

Viewing a competition

Participants and staff can view a competition's current state — which teams are entered, which phase is active, current standings or bracket position, and completed match scores.

The competition page shows:

A list of all teams
Each phase with its current status (pending, active, completed)
Match results per phase