Court management in Ladder formats
Courts drive ladder play because each group is usually tied to one court. Set courts before you start rounds so matches can be assigned cleanly.
Configure courts
Tap the admin button.
Select Configure Courts.
Enter your court numbers.
Choose whether the setup applies to this division or the entire tournament.
Save.
The dialog shows which courts are already assigned elsewhere so you can avoid conflicts.
On the matches screen, you can also long press a group filter chip to assign courts and times for that specific group. Use this when one group needs a different court number or start time.
You can assign up to two courts per group. For most ladder formats, one court per group is the best setup. In Switch Ladder Partner, two courts per group usually makes the most sense.
How courts are assigned during round generation
When the system generates a new round, it assigns a court to each group by asking three questions in order:
Did you explicitly assign a court to this group? If so, the system uses that assignment.
What court did this group play on in the previous round? The system checks whether that court is still in your current court configuration. If it is, the group plays there again.
If neither of the above applies, the system picks the next available court from your configured list.
Previous round match cards keep the courts they originally used. Changing your court configuration for a new round does not alter historical records.
To keep using courts that are not in your current configuration, update your court configuration to include them, or manually assign the court for each group before generating.
Match status actions
Each match card includes actions for court assignment and live play.
When courts are auto-assigned or ladder league matches are generated, the system tracks when each match started. This provides accurate timing data for when matches actually began.
Assign Court: assign a court to the match.
Make Live: move the match to live status.
Assign & Make Live: assign a court and start live scoring at the same time.
Set to Upcoming: move a live match back to upcoming.
Unassign: remove the court assignment.
Use one group per court
When you start games, you can select One group per court to split players evenly across your configured courts. This is the simplest setup for ladder nights because each court gets one group. For the full round-start flow, see Starting games in Ladder formats. For score entry and live match handling, see Scoring matches in Ladder formats.