A pool play tournament consists of a round robin pool play phase followed by either a single elimination or double elimination playoff phase. Follow these steps to run a pool play tournament:
- Create the Tournament
- Click on the Tournaments tab on the left side of the page
- Click on the icon and select New Tournament
- Fill in a Name for the tournament
- Select Pool Play for the Type
- Click the Create button to create the tournament
- Create the Divisions
- If not already there, go to the tournament page by clicking on the name of the tournament
- Click on the icon and select Add Division
- Fill in a Name for the division
- Select a Date that the division will play
- Click the Create button to create the division
- Repeat these steps for each division in the tournament
- Register Teams
- Go to a division page by clicking on the name of the division
- Click on the icon and select Register Team
- Fill in a team Name
- Fill in the number of points the team has for seeding, if available. If points are not provided teams will be seeded in order of registration
- Click the Register button to add the team to the division
- Repeat these steps for each team in the division
- Check-In Teams
- A team can be checked in by clicking the empty box next to the team name. Once checked in there will be a check mark next to the name
- Any teams not checked in before setting up the pools will not be included
- The check-in process can be skipped by clicking the icon and selecting Check-In All Teams
- Setup the Pools
- Go to the division page by clicking on the name of the division
- Click on the icon and select Setup Pools
- Select the number of pools to create by clicking on a number next to POOLS: at the top of the page
- For each pool, enter a court number
- Select the match/game scoring system. Custom does not enforce any scoring system
- Teams are placed in pools according to seeding, but they can be dragged around and placed in other pools
- Select the time when matches should start
- Select an approximate time for each match (in minutes)
- Click on the Done button to create the pools and schedule the matches
- Setup the Playoff
- Once pool play is complete, go to the division page by clicking on the name of the division
- Click on the icon and select either Single Elim Playoff or Double Elim Playoff
- If using a single elimination playoff, select if a third place match should be scheduled
- Select the match/game scoring system. Custom does not enforce any scoring system
- Fill in the court(s) to be used. If scheduling matches on more than one court, list the court numbers separated by spaces
- Select the time when matches should start
- Select an approximate time for each match (in minutes)
- Click the Next button
- Select which teams will make the playoff round. Uncheck the green checkbox next to a team name to leave them out
- Click the Next button
- Modify the bracket seeding if desired. Drag team names to different locations within the bracket, but make sure there is only one team per slot
- Click the Finish button to create the playoff bracket
- Finish the Tournament
- Once the playoff matches are complete, go to the division page by clicking on the name of the division
- Click on the icon and select Play Complete
- Each team's final standing will be calculated based on where they finished in the playoff
- Any team's finish can be adjusted by clicking on their placement number