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Creating a competition is five steps in a wizard — Name, Venue, Format, Setup, and Review — plus two actions afterwards: publish it, and open the first round.

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1. Name

The name is the only required field here. The competition’s address is suggested from it — that is the link you send to participants.

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2. Venue

Search for the court or club. If it is not on the map, use Can’t find the place? Enter it manually.

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3. Format

The step that decides most about how the competition will feel. Each format shows how many players it takes, who it suits, and what you gain and give up by picking it. Torn between two? Use Compare formats. Formats that do not fit the chosen sport stay in the list, disabled and with the reason: singles goes Direct Elimination, World Cup and Pyramid are singles-only.
The six competition format cards in light theme: League, Direct Elimination, World Cup, Super 8, Super 4 and Challenge Pyramid

Each format shows its player range, who it is best for, and its pros and cons.

Depending on the format, this step also covers:
  • Bracket options (Direct Elimination and World Cup): third-place playoff and consolation bracket
  • Divisions: one, or up to eight, defined right here

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4. Setup

Start and end dates, the entry deadline, the currency, and how entry is charged:
Handled by Matchely requires connecting your Mercado Pago account before publishing. And the entry deadline has to end before the start date — the wizard will not let you move on until the dates line up.

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5. Review

The last screen repeats everything. Here you can also publish the competition under an Organization (club, academy, venue) and use Finish later to save it as a draft. On confirmation the competition is created — but still as a draft: nobody sees it and nobody can enter. A draft can be deleted; a published competition cannot.
You do not need a cover to publish. Without one, Matchely uses a default image for the format — you can upload yours later, under Information.

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Publishing

Open the admin area and use the button in the banner at the top. Publishing automatically creates the first edition and the first round.

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Opening round 1

With participants in, go to Schedule → Start Round. Before generating the matches, Matchely builds a preliminary table and lets you reorder who faces whom.
Publishing the matches freezes that order into the pairings. Reorder before confirming — after that, only by redoing the round.
In a League with 4 participants that means 6 pairings: everyone plays everyone.