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Tournament Suite
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Tournament Suite
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Publish and Go Live

How to move a tournament from draft to published so players can find and register for it.

A newly created tournament starts in draft mode. While in draft, the tournament is completely private — it does not appear on the player-facing site, cannot be found through search, and the registration form is inaccessible to participants. Publishing makes the tournament visible and open to the public.

Where to find it

Navigate to Projects → [Your Project] → [Tournament] — the Publish action is on the tournament overview page.

Step by step

  1. Complete the required settings — Before publishing, confirm that the following are configured: tournament name, game or discipline, tournament structure, and registration settings. Incomplete required fields will surface as warnings on the overview page.
  2. Navigate to the tournament overview — Go to Projects → [Your Project] → [Tournament] to open the overview screen.
  3. Click Publish — This immediately moves the tournament from draft to published status. The tournament page becomes visible on the public player-facing site.
  4. Verify the public page — Open the public tournament link shown on the overview page and confirm that the name, dates, game, and registration details appear correctly.
  5. Share the registration link — Use the Share tools section on the overview page to copy the registration URL, generate a QR code, or get embed code. Distribute this link through your community channels.
  6. Monitor incoming registrations — Once the registration window opens, track sign-ups under Participants → Registrations. See Manage Registrations for how to review, approve, and decline entries.

Draft vs. published

StateVisible to playersRegistration accessibleAppears in search
DraftNoNoNo
PublishedYesYes (if registration is enabled)Yes

You can unpublish a tournament at any time to take it back to draft status if you need to make significant changes before the event begins.

What happens next

With the tournament live and registrations coming in, the next steps are managing your participant list and running the event. See Manage Registrations to handle incoming sign-ups, and Check-In to prepare participants for the start of play.

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