Welcome to GGS Help Center

Getting Started

Learn the basics of Good Game Sports and the host workflow.

Creating an Event

Create tournaments and leagues easily

Configuring your event

Configure division rules, capacity, ratings, and court settings.

Managing Players

Handle registrations, waitlists, check-ins, free agents, and refunds.

Standings and Results

Understand standings, tiebreakers, and final placements.

Running Your Event

Manage live play, scoring, announcements, and match-day operations.

Payments and Payouts

Understand registration payments, refunds, and payouts.

Integrations

Connect external tools and services used by your club and events.

Player Guides

Guides to send to players for easy set up

Rotating Partner Round Robin

Setup through match day and edge cases for Round Robin (Rotating Partners)

Round Robin (Set Partners)

Run a round robin where teams register as fixed pairs and keep the same partner all event.

Round Robin to Bracket

Pool play that seeds a playoff bracket — single elimination, double elimination, or Compass.

Understanding Event Formats

Choose the right format and understand how each one works.

Bracket Style Formats

For bracket style formats like Double Elimination

Ladder League

Weekly leagues where players move up or down a court based on how they finish — individual or set partners.

Up and Down the River

Four to a court, one match a round — win and move up, lose and move down. Individual or set partners.

Humpty Dumpty

Win and climb a court, lose and hold your ground — but lose on the top court and you fall all the way down.

Crazy 8's

Groups of eight for the day — win and keep your partner, lose and swap. Move between groups between days.

Cream of the Crop

Groups of four, new partner every game — then everyone regroups by where they finished.

Season Points League (Set Partners)

Weekly round robin inside skill tiers, with promotion and relegation — season points crown the champion.

Promotion/Relegation League (Set Partners)

Round robin groups, then playoffs that move teams between groups — finishing with a seeded bracket.

Team Events (MLP)

Build your own team format — set your lines, players per line, scoring and tiebreakers, then run pool play, a bracket, or both.

Pecking Order

A seeded format where the whole field re-ranks itself every round — win and you climb into a tougher court, lose and you drop into an easier one.

Challenge Ladder

A season-long ladder where players arrange their own matches inside each round's window.