On the Indeling (draw) tab you decide how the matches are structured.
Per category you can choose from:
Not sure which format fits? Above the format choice you will find the Which format suits me? box, both when creating a tournament and on the Indeling tab of an empty category. You will also find it on the uwtornooi.be homepage, before you even have an account: your choice then carries over when you create your tournament. Answer three short questions: how many teams or players, whether it runs for one day or a whole season, and whether you want a single winner or want everyone to play equally. You get a recommended format with an alternative, plus an estimate of the number of matches.
The number of matches is an estimate based on groups of about four teams. Choose this format adopts the suggestion. You can still change it afterwards.
If it runs for weeks or a whole season, pick the several weeks option under How long does it run?. The helper then suggests the club competition (match days you plan, or time slots participants sign up for) or a ladder if players simply challenge each other. The club competition is a separate flow: you start it as a club with the Set up a club competition button, not within this tournament.
You can also build your own structure by combining pools, brackets and free matches. Handy for tournaments with a special setup.
Tip: with automatic assignment, teams are spread across the pools as evenly as possible.
If you want everyone to play the same amount, choose Group stage only or Group stage and placement matches. If you are working towards a single winner, choose Group stage and knockout stage (groups first, then the best teams) or Knockout stage only for a pure cup format. A Ladder is a continuous challenge-based competition with no fixed schedule.
Choose Group stage and placement matches. Every group position then plays the same position from the other groups: the winners play the final, the runners-up play for places 3–4, and so on. Everyone keeps playing and every team ends up with a final ranking — the usual choice for youth and club tournaments.
Yes. Click Add group and drag the teams into the right group. If you would rather not do it by hand, use Automatic draw: the teams are then spread as evenly as possible over the groups.
Yes. On the Layout tab click ↺ Other format: the structure of that category is cleared and you pick a format again. A warning first states exactly what disappears — the stages, the matches and their results, and for a ladder the ranking and the challenges as well. Your teams and their details stay, so after clearing you simply pick another format and they are divided up again. The other categories are left untouched.
Yes. Go to Layout, pick the right category at the top and click ↺ Other format. Confirm the warning: the format cards come back and you choose Group stage only, for example. Do note that the whole ladder goes — the ranking, the open challenges and the played matches of that category. The participants themselves stay registered.
If you play in fixed teams or pairs, pick one of the formats above. If players change partner every round (padel, tennis, pickleball), pick Americano, Mexicano, King of the Court or Beat the Box. You find them in the format choice under Players change partner. Read more in Americano, Mexicano, King of the Court and Beat the Box.