Organising a badminton tournament:five draws, eight courts, one hall day
The same player appears in singles, doubles and mixed, and that is what makes the schedule. PlayTour works it in, so nobody is expected on two courts at once and your hall day does not overrun.
Built for a hall that has to be empty by ten
A badminton tournament is a playing schedule with rackets around it. These are the three places it goes wrong, and what PlayTour does about them.
Nobody is expected on two courts at once
Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed are ready to go. A player enters several, doubles partners confirm themselves, and the schedule does not stack their matches on top of each other.
- Five draws, each with its own price and capacity
- Doubles and mixed partners confirm through their own link
- Categories by age, gender and level
- A waiting list per draw rather than per tournament
The hall day does not overrun
Best of three games to 21 is the match format. For a club day or a recreational event there are shorter ones: games to 15, best of five to 11, a single game to 21, or simply playing to the clock.
- Best of three games to 21, rally point scoring
- Games to 15, or best of five games to 11
- A single game to 21 for a pool that has to move
- Play to the clock when the hall needs a hard finish
Your courts stay busy all day
You state how many courts you have and when. The schedule stays inside that, so you know before publishing whether five draws fit the hours the hall gave you.
- A court allocation per draw, stage or round
- Pools first, bracket after, on the same day
- Clashes flagged before the schedule goes out
- Every player sees court, time and opponent on their phone
League nights and team ties too
A tournament is one way to organise badminton. A tie between two clubs is another, and it works just as well.
Teams
- A team tie of eight matches, across singles, doubles and mixed
- A squad per team, with players confirming themselves
- The result of the tie follows from the matches won
Shape of the tournament
- A bracket with seeding from ratings
- Pools, or pools followed by a knockout
- Double elimination, so one defeat does not end your day
- Swiss, for a large field in few rounds
Scores and standings
- Game scores entered courtside and visible at once
- Pool tables with a tiebreak order you choose
- Winners advance to the next round by themselves
- Corrections stay visible in the log
Badminton tournament questions
Can somebody enter three draws?+
Yes, and in badminton that is the rule rather than the exception. You enter per draw and the entry fee applies per draw. When the playing schedule is built, your matches are kept from overlapping.
We run a recreational event and 21 points takes too long.+
Then pick a shorter format. Games to 15, best of five games to 11 and a single game to 21 are all there, and playing to the clock is an option too. You choose per draw, so the recreational players can play shorter than the top group.
How are the doubles put together?+
You enter as a pair: you sign up and name your partner, who confirms through a link of their own. Until they do, the entry sits at pending, and you can both see that.
Can I keep the tournament to our own members?+
You can. A tournament is either listed publicly or reachable only through the link you share. Entries work the same way either way.
The hall is booked. The rest is a few settings
Create a free account, lay out your five events and send the link to your members and the clubs down the road. Publishing and taking entries are part of the free plan; the draw, the playing schedule and live results come with a paid plan.