What you’ll achieve: a locked field turned into a real schedule — groups drawn, courts laid out, matches created and assigned, and Phase 1 released so players and referees can see their games.
Where you are: sign-ups are done. This stage takes you from “registration closed” to “players can see their first matches.”
Competition Manager’s setup checklist runs Teams → Groups → Net Layout → Matches → Assign Courts, and then you publish. Follow it in order:
Close inscriptions & confirm seeds — turn registrations off, adjust and save each team’s entry points, and mark any non-playing team Deleted or Disqualified.
Generate groups — round robin or divided groups (serpentine for balance).
Court map & net layout — load an existing layout or create a new one and place your courts.
Create matches — set format and referee assignment, then generate the fixtures.
Assign matches to courts — auto-assign across courts (times de-conflicted) or place groups by hand.
Advance to Phase 1 — publish the phase. This is the step that gives players and referees access to their matches.
Screenshot pendingcompetition-manager/first-stage/overview-01.pngThe Setting up sub-nav (Teams, Referees, Groups, Net Layout, Matches) and the setup progress stepper
