Use this screen to view or update the details of an ESport Tournament. To access the screen, click an entry in the Name column of the List ESport Tournaments screen.
A number of links are shown at the top of the screen, depending on the status of the tournament. If the tournament if set to Manual Mode (see the Options section below) then a number of buttons are displayed as well.
Click the Create Brackets button to generate the tournament ladder, based on the tournament values stored and displayed on the screen below. If the ladder already exists, a View Brackets link is also displayed to the left of the button. Click the link to display the View ESport Tournament Ladder screen. Note that the Bracket details appear in the HTML Schedule Div element of the branded page.
Click the Create Matches button to populate the tournament ladder with match details, based on the Event Pairing Type and Seeding Algorithm values stored and displayed on the screen below.
Click the Seed button to seed participants, based on the selected Seeding Algorithm. Note that the button is only enabled if sufficient participants have registered for the tournament. Click the Participants link to the right of the button to display the List ESport Tournament Participants screen. The number of participants registered so far is included in the link. Note that the Participant details appear in the HTML Participants Div element of the branded page.
Click the Create Teams and Group Players buttons to create teams and allocate players to them, if the Conflict Type is set to 'Players Grouped Into Teams'. Click the Manage Teams link to the right of the buttons to display the List ESport Tournament Teams screen. The number of teams in the tournament is included in the link.
The fields on this screen are grouped into a number of sections, with the properties described below. Note that a number of fields govern the values of HTML Div elements on the tournament's branded page - see the topic about Tournament branded pages and HTML Div elements for more information.
| Field | Properties |
|---|---|
| Name | Meaningful name for the ESport Tournament. This can be typed in or a suitable internationalised string code selected by clicking the ellipsis button to the right. See Internationalised strings for more information. |
| Current Status | ESport Tournaments progress through a number of stages, reflected by its Current Status value, starting with 'Draft' and progressing through 'Pending', 'Running', 'Finished', and 'Closed'. Initially, the tournament status is controlled by a tournament marshal, however in a future upgrade, status changes will be automated by the system. |
| ESport Game | Name of the game played in this tournament, selected from a list. The list comprises 'ESport System' type entries in the List External Systems screen, accessed by selecting Utility Menu > Common Parameters > List External Systems from the system options. |
| Bracket Type |
Shape of the tournament ladder (aka Brackets) shown in the HTML Schedule Div element of the branded page, selected from a list. 'Single Elimination' means the classic tournament draw, where participants are eliminated the first time they lose. In a 'Double Elimination' draw, participants are transferred to a secondary draw the first time they lose, and may continue to progress from there. This means that:
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| Match Type | Match type, selected from a list: 'Best of Five', 'Best of Three', 'Score'. |
| Conflict Type | Conflict type, selected from a list: 'Players Grouped Into Teams' (where teams are automatically allocated individual players by the tournament), 'Players Vs Players', 'Teams Vs Teams'. |
| Maximum Signups | The maximum number of participants that can join the tournament, which may be dependent on the Bracket Type and other parameter values. |
| Players Per Team | Value '1' if the tournament is for individual players only. |
| Event Pairing Type | Event pairing type or rule, selected from a list. Determines how participants are paired up into matches. 'Random Pairing' matches participants with random opponents. 'Slaughter Pairing' matches participants with very unequal abilities in the early rounds. |
| Seeding Algorithm | Seeding algorithm or rule, selected from a list. Determines how participants are seeded or ranked. 'Alphabetic' simply ranks them by their name. 'Random' ranks them randomly. 'Sequential' ranks them in the order in which they joined the tournament. At a future date, options will be available to ranks participants based on their historical performance. |
| Password | Password for distribution to participants, that allows them to join the tournament. |
| Period | Tournament Start Date/Time and End Date/Time. |
| Repeating ESport Tournament | If ticked, indicates that the tournament repeats with the given parameters. For example, to run only on weekends, set the 'Duration' to 2 days and the 'gap' to 6 (and set the 'Start Date/Time' to a Saturday). |
| Live Flag (shown at the bottom of the screen) | If ticked, indicates that the ESport Tournament is available to run. |
| Field | Properties |
|---|---|
| Allow Standby | If ticked, allows registered players/teams to go on a waiting list for the tournament, and potentially to join if an existing participant drops out. |
| Allow Consolation Round | Not yet implemented. |
| Lan Mode | If ticked, indicates that the tournament is LAN (Local Area Network) based, meaning that it is restricted to a local site such as a land based casino or hotel. |
| Manual Mode | If ticked, indicates that the tournament will only progress through its stages, reflected by its Current Status value, when the appropriate buttons are clicked and/or parameter values are changed. The buttons at the top of the screen are only displayed in in Manual Mode. |
| Disable Match Ready-Up | If ticked, disables the participant's method to indicate that he/she is 'Ready Up', meaning 'ready to play'. Effectively, this delays the match until the checkbox is unticked. |
| Public Tournament | If ticked, indicates that anyone can register to join the tournament, as opposed to an 'Invitational Tournament', where players or teams are invited only. Note that invited participants are shown in the HTML Participants Div element of the branded page. |
| Wait For Manual Seed | If ticked, indicates that manual seeding will be applied to participants. |
| Field | Properties |
|---|---|
| Description | Use the HTML editor to add and format the tournament description text to appear in the HTML Intro Div element of the branded page. |
| Logo Image | Select an image file to appear in the HTML Logo Div element of the branded page. |
| Background Image | Select an image file to appear as the background in the HTML Logo Div element of the branded page. |
| Custom CSS | Paste or edit HTML code to specify custom styles, such as colouring, that is placed in the HTML Menu Div element of the branded page. |
| External CSS Url | Alternatively, enter a Url to a file that specifies the styles for the branded page. |
| External Bracket Image | Image that can be used as a substitute/override for the dynamically created brackets, if for any reason they aren't working properly. The image can be updated manually as required. |
| Item | Properties |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool Description | Use the HTML editor to add and format the prize pool description text to appear in the HTML Prize Div element of the branded page. |
| Prizes | Click a prize name or click the New Prize button to display the View ESport Tournament Prize Details screen, and specify a prize to appear in the HTML Prize Div element of the branded page. To delete prizes, tick their adjacent checkboxes and click the Delete Checked Prizes button. |
| Item | Properties |
|---|---|
| Streaming/Social Media Services | Click a service name, or click the New Service button to display the View ESport Tournament Service Details screen, and specify a service to appear in the HTML Stream Div element of the branded page. To delete services, tick their adjacent checkboxes and click the Delete Checked Services button. |
| Sponsors | Click a sponsor name, or click the New Sponsor button to display the View ESport Tournament Sponsor Details screen, and specify a sponsor to appear in the HTML Sponsors Div element of the branded page. To delete sponsors, tick their adjacent checkboxes and click the Delete Checked Sponsors button. |
| Field | Properties |
|---|---|
| Allowable Country | Selectable list of countries in which the ESport Tournament is allowed to run. |
| Allowable Regions | Selectable list of regions in which the ESport Tournament is allowed to run. |
Make multiple selections by clicking with the Ctrl key pressed.
Change the details of the ESport Tournament, then click the Update button to store them, or click the browser Back button to abandon the update and return to the previous screen.
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