Coordinating on match day
The order of a match day, the court timeline, matches with no court assigned, releasing courts — and which article covers which part.
Updated 9/27/2026
On match day the organising team's work changes character entirely: it stops being configuration and becomes real-time coordination — who has arrived, which court is free, which match is waiting.
This article is an interchange: it lays out the order of the day and points to the article covering each step.
The order of a match day
Open scoring for the categories going live
Settings → Categories → «Open scoring». While it is closed, referees cannot enter scores no matter what permissions they have.
Open the check-in desk
Manage → Scan check-in tickets. Whoever scans needs the check-in permission.
Draw and publish the bracket
Only APPROVED entries go into the draw. Athletes only see their pairings once it is published.
Assign courts to matches
Done in the referee console or the match's court sheet — NOT on the timeline.
Follow along with the timeline
The overview screen stays open all day: which courts are free, which are running, what the next match is waiting for.
Watch for and handle what comes up
Teams withdrawing, matches stuck awaiting results, courts released early, complaints.
These three steps have their own articles
Ticket check-in, drawing and publishing the bracket, managing courts and recording on site — all three sit under «Referees & running a tournament» because they are written for whoever is on duty at the venue. The links are in the block just below.
Go straight to those three articles
Drawing and publishing the bracket — building groups, building the bracket, publishing it to athletes.
Check-in and scanning tournament tickets — opening the desk, scanning codes, handling tickets that will not scan.
Managing courts and recording — changing the court of a match in progress; the camera follows the court.
Entering scores by hand and walkovers — when no referee is holding a device.
The court timeline
Opened from the tournament page. Each column is a court, the horizontal axis is time, and each block is a court occupancy run.
This is the screen you keep open all day, so it has its own article — read The court timeline.
Frequently asked questions
A referee reports they cannot start a match even though it is time?
Check «Open scoring» for that category under Settings → Categories. This is the most common cause, and it is independent of the referee's permissions.
A category's match count has dropped to just the knockout rounds?
That is the classic sign of a re-draw after matches had already been generated: the old group matches fall outside the new bracket. Tell Superstar immediately and do not re-enter scores — there is a tool to reconnect them to the right slots without losing the scoresheets.
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