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• Running Table Tennis Leagues: How to Organize Ongoing Competition

  Learn how to run a table tennis league at your club. Covers formats, scheduling, standings, playoffs, and keeping players engaged across a full season.

• Esports Tournament Guide: How to Organize Competitive Gaming Events

  Learn how to run esports tournaments—from Discord weeklies to major qualifiers. Covers formats, online vs LAN setup, game-specific rules, and scaling your events.

• Swiss Format in Esports: Why the Pros Use It and How to Run It

  Learn how Swiss format works in esports tournaments like CS2 Majors and Valorant Champions Tour. Win-based advancement, Buchholz seeding, and how to run it yourself.

• Swiss System for Badminton: How to Run Better Club Tournaments

  Learn how to run Swiss system tournaments for badminton. Fair court time, competitive matches, and clear rankings—perfect for club nights with 12+ players.

• Table Tennis Tournament Guide: How to Organize Events That Run Smoothly

  Learn how to organize table tennis tournaments—choose the right format, plan scheduling, set up equipment, and run events smoothly. Practical guide for organizers.

• Hybrid Tournament Formats: Combining Systems for Better Events

  Learn how to combine Swiss, round robin, and elimination brackets into hybrid tournament formats. Includes phase transitions, seeding rules, and decision framework.

• Fixed Tournament Guide: Pre-Planned Matches

  Learn how Fixed tournaments work. Generate complete schedules upfront, stop anytime, and control pairings. Perfect for kids events and time-limited competitions.

• Elimination Bracket Tournament Guide: Single, Double & How to Seed

  Learn how elimination brackets work. Single vs double elimination explained, plus seeding, byes, match counts, and when to use each format.

• Round Robin Tournament Guide: Format, Scheduling & Best Practices

  Learn how round robin tournaments work, calculate matches for 4-16 players, create schedules, and handle tiebreakers. Practical guide for organizers.

• Understanding Swiss Tournament System with Quality Scoring

  A Swiss tournament is a great competition format where players are paired against opponents with similar performance records in each round. Unlike elimination tournaments…

• How Many Rounds Should a Swiss Tournament Have?

  The Swiss system is ideal for competitions where you want each participant to play several matches without using a full round-robin format. Choosing the…

• Swiss vs. Round Robin: How to Choose the Right Tournament System

  Tournament formats strongly influence fairness, scheduling, competitiveness, and the overall experience for players and spectators. Two of the most popular systems—Swiss and Round Robin—each…

• Ranking in Swiss-System Tournaments

  Swiss tournaments are designed to provide fair, balanced competition even when the number of rounds is limited. Instead of eliminating players after a loss,…

• Swiss System A Fair and Flexible Tournament Format (Complete Guide)

  When organizing competitive events with many participants, finding a fair and efficient way to determine rankings without eliminating players early is a challenge. The…

• Tournament Formats Compared: Swiss vs Round Robin vs Elimination

  Compare Swiss system, round robin, and elimination brackets. Learn when to use each tournament format for badminton, table tennis, and esports events.

• How to Run a Local Badminton Tournament

  Learn how to plan and manage a fun, well-organized local badminton tournament. Practical tips, formats, staffing, and tools to streamline operations.

• We’re Building a New Tournament Management Platform

  Over the past few years, we’ve organized a variety of tournaments using different tools, spreadsheets, and apps. While each solution had its strengths, none…