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.
Match status actions
Each match card includes actions for court assignment and live play.
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.