How to Run a Single Elimination Tournament






On this page you will find a step by step tutorial on how to run a single elimination tournament.



  1. TD Administration Center



Now you´re back in TD Administration Center and you need to click on Administer Tournaments.





  1. Created Tournaments

 

On this page you will find the tournament that you have created. Click on the number that you will find under ID #.

 





  1. Open Check In

Click on Open Check-In but for a real tournament you will need to open Check-In the day before your Tournament starts. This will allow players to join in your Tournaments

 

 





  1. Check-In Has Opened

This is the page after you clicked on Open Check-In. Now click on Return to Administer Tourney #Your Tournament Number Will Be Here.

 

 





  1. Close Registration

Now it´s time to run your Tournament click on Close Registration.

 





  1. Registration Has Closed

Once you have closed Registration you will see Registration Has Closed so you just click on Return to Administer Tourney #Your Tournament Number Will Be Here.

 





  1. Start Tournament

Now click on Start Tournament.

 





  1. Pairs Are Up

Once you have click on Start Tournament you will see Pairings Are Up. I have underlined it for you, Now click on Return to Administer Tournament #Your Tournament Number Will Be Here.

 





  1. Tournament In Progress

Now click on Round 1 to get your pairs for that Round. In a tournament you will tell the players who they are playing against in the room where your tournament is being held in.

 





  1. Your Tournament Pairs

The player´s that are in RED have got an automatic win and the player´s that are in YELLOW need to play a game against their partner in the tournament.

 





  1. How to Post aA Win

This is how you post a win, For Example : Let´s say Ireland won against Russia all you do is just click on the team called Ireland.

 





  1. Tournament Match Result Posted

Once you have clicked on Ireland it will come up with Ireland declared the winner at the top of the page. I have under lined it for you.Now click on Adjust Round 1 Results #Your Tournament Number Will Be Here.

 





  1. Change/Post Match Result

Now you can see that Ireland has change from being YELLOW to RED. Now let´s say Germany won against France just report it like you did for Ireland.

 





  1. Return to Administer Tourney

Once all teams have been reported you need to click on Return to Administer Tourney #Your Tournament Number Will Be Here. Please remember this all losers are out of the Tournament.





  1. Tourney Administration

Now you´re back in Tourney Administration. You need to click on Round 2.





  1. Keep On Reporting

Now you will need to give out round 2 pairs in the room your tournament it is being played in. Keep on Reporting like the way explained for Round 1.

Once your see Update TD Stats File in Tourney Administration you will know that your at the closing part of your tournament so you will need to go to How To Close Out Of A Single Elimination Tournament Tutorial.