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The Tournament Desk is the screen the organizer runs on the day of the competition: attendance, calling players to the court, “on court”, live score and closing each match — all in Matchely, with no other app on the side. It was designed for the one-afternoon event run by a single person, and that is where it works best: a laptop (or tablet) on the desk, the players on their phones. Before the day, three things need to be ready.

The three things to have ready before the day, in one minute.

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1. The venue’s courts

The desk sends each match to a club court, and it only knows the courts registered in your organization. Under Menu → My Organizations → your organization → Settings, Courts tab, each court has a name and sports, and can be active or inactive. Only an active court with the competition’s sport shows up on the desk. How to register them is in Your venue’s courts.
Courts tab of the organization settings, with the 2/30 counter and two cards, Centre Court and Covered Court, both padel (doubles), only the second with the Covered chip, and the Add court buttonCourts tab of the organization settings, with the 2/30 counter and two cards, Centre Court and Covered Court, both padel (doubles), only the second with the Covered chip, and the Add court button

The organization's Courts tab: in the example, the venue has Centre Court and Covered Court, both for padel.

The competition must have been published under the organization — you choose that on the last screen of creation, the Review. The link does not change after publishing: a competition published under your personal name opens the desk, but does not let you pick a court.
If the stage takes place at more than one club, add the venues: under Manage → Schedule, on the round card, Edit stage → Stage venues. The desk then offers the courts of all of them, and a court shows as “Club · Court”. For a club to be a venue, it must have authorized your organization under Settings → Event partners.

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2. Who runs the desk with you

The owner and administrators can do everything. For someone to run only the desk, go to Manage → Information → Administrators, tap Add Administrator, pick the person and the Assistant role. An assistant starts with the Tournament desk and Results areas: they call, start, change courts and enter results — and do not touch entries, rounds, money or settings.
Row of the administrators list with the player's name and the Assistant labelRow of the administrators list with the player's name and the Assistant label

In the administrators list, the assistant carries the Assistant label.

The Add Administrator search only finds people who are already members of the competition.

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3. The open round

The desk works on the open round. When you open the round (the matches are generated), its card, under Manage → Schedule, gets the Open desk button — only on the current round, and only while it is open. With no open round, the desk says “No round open right now.”
Card of the open Round 1, with the start and end dates, the Open desk button and the other round actionsCard of the open Round 1, with the start and end dates, the Open desk button and the other round actions

The open round's card, in Schedule, with the Open desk button.

That’s it. On the day, Open desk is how you get in — see On the day.