Mini Tournament Help

How To Run Mini Tournaments In Ladders

This guide covers the live manager workflow for mini tournaments: choose the roster, seed pools, generate games, run round robin, create the knockout stage, and finish with clean results and summaries.

Tournament Flow

Roster

Select 8 or 16 players

Structure

Balance pools and qualifiers

Finish

Run knockout and close out the event

1. Start

Launch the event

Open the group menu and choose Mini Tournament.

2. Players

Select the roster

  • Use gender-neutral or MXD mode if needed.
  • Choose 8 or 16 players only.
  • Review ratings before confirming the field.

3. Courts

Set court names

Provide clear court names or numbers so game cards and live assignments stay easy to follow.

4. Structure

Set pools and qualifiers

  • 8 players creates one pool.
  • 16 players creates two pools.
  • Choose how many players advance to knockout.

5. Run

Play through to the final

  • Generate round robin games and lock them.
  • Enter scores and follow live standings.
  • Generate knockout, finish rounds, and end the tournament.

Format logic

Mini tournaments combine structure and speed

The format is designed for compressed competition. Pool play establishes standings first, then the knockout stage decides the winners cleanly without requiring a full league setup.

Live tracking

Players can follow the bracket as the event unfolds

Participants can track pool standings, court assignments, knockout progress, and final outcomes on their own devices. That keeps the tournament easier to follow and easier to trust.

Dedicated help guides

Choose the Mini Tournament guide that fits your role

Mini tournaments now have dedicated walkthroughs for both managers and players, grounded in pools, live games, knockout, and final summaries.