Getting Started

TournamyFlow is designed to be your intelligent tournament director. This guide will walk you through the complete lifecycle of a tournament, from initial setup to the final match.

The Dashboard provides a command center view of your tournament.

Step 1: Create Your Tournament

To begin, click the "Create New Tournament" button on the dashboard. You'll be asked to provide a name for your event (e.g., "Championship 2025"). This initializes the database for your specific event.

Step 2: Add Players

Navigate to the Players tab. Here you can add participants manually. Enter their Name, Club (optional), and Rank/Seed (optional).

• Click "Add Player"
• Type the player's name (e.g., "Ma Long") and click "Create new player"
• Click "Save & Select"
• Repeat for all participants

Step 3: Create Draw & Brackets

Go to the Competitions tab to set up the event structure. You can choose from various formats like Knockout, Round Robin, or Group + Knockout.

See our detailed Draw Generation Guide →

1. Create a new "Men's Singles" competition.
2. Go to the Entries tab and add your players.
3. Switch to the Bracket tab and verify the format (e.g., Knockout).
4. Click Generate Schedule.

The system will automatically seed players and create the brackets.

Step 4: Running Matches

Once the competition is started, make sure you have added tables in the Tables tab. Then, go to the Queue tab. The "Smart Scheduler" identifies which matches are ready to be played based on player and table availability.

To run a match:

• Locate a "Ready" match in the queue.
• Click Assign and select an available table (e.g., Table 1).
• The match is now "Active". Click on the match card or go to the Table view to open the Score Entry interface.
• Enter the scores (e.g., 11-9, 11-8) set by set.

Step 5: Status Verification

You can monitor the status of the entire hall from the Tables view. It shows which tables are occupied, which matches are playing, and the live scores.

Conclusion

You have now successfully set up and started running a tournament! Continue assigning matches and entering scores until the finals are complete. You can track the progress in the Competitions > Bracket view.