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Tournament Director Guide

Everything you need to create, manage, and run successful cornhole tournaments with Airmail Drag.

Creating Tournaments

Set up tournaments with multiple formats and configurations

Managing Tournaments

Handle registrations, check-ins, and team invitations

Running Tournaments

Live scoring, court management, and game flow

Tournament Director Overview

As a tournament director, you have full control over creating and managing cornhole events. Airmail Drag provides all the tools you need from initial setup through final standings.

What You Can Do

  • Create tournaments

    with multiple formats (elimination, rounders, hybrid)

  • Configure game rules

    - score limits, round limits, courts

  • Save presets

    for quick tournament setup

  • Manage registrations

    and team formations

  • Control check-in

    windows

  • Run live court scoring

    with real-time updates

  • Track comprehensive statistics

    for all participants

  • Display final standings

    with medals and stats

Tournament Lifecycle

A typical tournament flows through these stages:

  1. Create

    - Set up tournament details, format, and rules

  2. Registration

    - Open sign-ups for players

  3. Check-In

    - Confirm attendance on tournament day

  4. Start

    - Generate brackets/matchups and begin play

  5. Run

    - Manage court scoring and game progression

  6. Complete

    - Finalize standings and display results

Flexible Controls

Registration and check-in are controlled independently. You can close registration while keeping check-in open, or manage them together as needed.

Tournament Formats

FormatDescriptionBest For

Single Elimination

Lose once, you're outQuick tournaments (8-32 players)

Double Elimination

Lose twice to be eliminatedMore games per player

Ranked Rounders

Multiple games, ranked by winsRound-robin style competition

Random Rounders

Random matchups, continuous flowCasual, social tournaments

Hybrid

Rounders → EliminationQualifying rounds + bracket

Team Types

TypePlayers per EntryTeam Formation

Singles

1Individual registration

Doubles

2Captain invites partner

Team

4Captain invites 3 teammates

Random Doubles

1 (paired automatically)System pairs players

Key Features

Tournament Presets

Save frequently-used configurations as presets for quick tournament setup. Perfect for weekly leagues or recurring events.

Live Court Scoring

Real-time scoring with animated displays, doubles player tracking, and automatic score calculations using cancellation scoring.

Automatic Queue Management

When you have more games than courts, the system automatically queues games and assigns them as courts become available.

Comprehensive Statistics

Track 15+ metrics including PPR, OPR, DPR, bag accuracy, streaks, and more for all participants.

Getting Started

New to running tournaments? Start with the Creating Tournaments guide, then work through Managing and Running sections.

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