Beach Tournament Control Tower

Tournament Type Manager

Name Description

Expected rounds

Criteria Weights

Partner repeats (C1) Opponent repeats (C2) Partner from opponent (C3) Opponent from partner (C4) Between-team μ delta (C5) Within-team μ delta (C6)

Repeat Tolerance

Partner repeat tolerance Opponent repeat tolerance Cross-role tolerance

Optimization Defaults

Strategy Time Budget (s) μ within min μ within max μ between min μ between max

Collision penalty cap Collision hit cap Strategy preset

Formation Heuristics

Between-team weight Within-team weight Partner repeat weight Opponent repeat weight Cross-role weight

Team search window Match search window

Prefer extremes Sort players by μ Allow reshuffle during balance phase

μ Schedules

Within-team μ schedule (C6)

Schedule type

Min Max Weight

Per-round ranges Weight

Start min Start max End min End max

Expected rounds Weight

Between-team μ schedule (C5)

Schedule type

Min Max Weight

Per-round ranges Weight

Start min Start max End min End max

Expected rounds Weight

Select tournament format

Random tournaments are available now. Swiss and pre-defined formats will be wired in once the engines land.

Random

Use the random draw/TrueSkill solvers with tournament-type presets.

Swiss

Players are grouped by wins and matched within groups. Requires enough courts for all players.

Team Swiss

Fixed teams (pairs) compete in Swiss format. Roster must include team_id column. Min 4 teams.

Pre-defined schedule

Upload a curated bracket or court schedule.

Placeholder – upload support pending

Ratings & ordering

We detect ratings automatically. If we cannot find any, we nudge the user to the Roster Rating tool.

Leave as-is

Respect the order provided in the roster file.

Randomize

Shuffle players on the client before sending to the engine.

Rating-based ordering

Place the strongest player at a target percentile, then snake.

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Roster preview (0 players)

#	Name	Gender	Tournament Mu

Finalize tournament details

Only the essentials are shown up front. Everything else lives under Advanced overrides.

Tournament name Players per team Teams per court Target players/court Leave blank for standard. Fractional values (e.g. 4.5) mix court sizes.

Select courts

Advanced overrides

Enable overrides to adjust the tournament type for this event only. Leave disabled to use the type values as-is.

Enable manual overrides

Quick preset

Preset macro Strategy Time Budget (s) Expected rounds

Criteria Weights

These weights apply to the collision (C1–C4) and balance (C5–C6) scores.

Partner repeats (C1) Opponent repeats (C2) Partner from opponent (C3) Opponent from partner (C4) Between-team μ delta (C5) Within-team μ delta (C6)

μ Target Bands

Define the zero-penalty range for within-team (C6) and between-team (C5) gaps.

Within-team min (C6) Within-team max (C6) Between-team min (C5) Between-team max (C5)

Collision guardrails

Collision penalty cap Collision hit cap

Formation heuristics

Tune how teams and matches are built before local search begins.

Between-team weight Within-team weight Partner repeat weight Opponent repeat weight Cross-role weight

Team search window Match search window

Prefer extremes Sort players by μ Allow reshuffle during balance phase

Strategy knobs

Trial samples (strategy 2) LNS iterations (strategy 3) LNS neighborhood

Allow player self-registration

When enabled, players can register themselves via the mobile web app (QR code).

Load a roster and pick a tournament type to enable the create button.

Advanced Settings

Courts

Players per Court

Target players per court. Fractional values (e.g. 4.5) mix court sizes.

Round Cap

Set a total round cap. Players at the cap are paused; those below get one more round.

Wrap Cap

Stop after all remaining players have played. No wrap-around to player 1.

Next Round Weights

Current values for the next round. Adjust weights and bands, then click Apply.

Criteria Weights (C1-C8)

C1: Partner repeats 0

C2: Opponent repeats 0

C3: Partner from opp 0

C4: Opponent from partner 0

C5: Between-team μ 0

C6: Within-team μ 0

C7: Same gender team 0

C8: Paradise repeat 0

μ Target Bands

C5: Between-team μ band

–

C6: Within-team μ band

–

Roster

Top Players

Rank	Player	W	L	Rate

#	Name	Skill	W	L	Status	Rounds	Actions

Rounds

Auto-publish

Beach Tournament Engine

Tournament Type Manager

Criteria Weights

Repeat Tolerance

Formation Heuristics

Within-team μ schedule (C6)

Between-team μ schedule (C5)

Resume or create a tournament

Select tournament format

Load or import a roster

Ratings & ordering

Pick a random tournament type

Finalize tournament details

Select courts

Quick preset

Criteria Weights

μ Target Bands

Collision guardrails

Formation heuristics

Strategy knobs

Courts

Players per Court

Round Cap

Wrap Cap

Criteria Weights (C1-C8)

μ Target Bands

Roster

Rounds

Tournament Type Manager

Criteria Weights

Repeat Tolerance

Formation Heuristics

Within-team μ schedule (C6)

Between-team μ schedule (C5)

Resume or create a tournament

Select tournament format

Load or import a roster

Ratings & ordering

Pick a random tournament type

Finalize tournament details

Select courts

Quick preset

Criteria Weights

μ Target Bands

Collision guardrails

Formation heuristics

Strategy knobs

Scan to Report Results

Courts

Players per Court

Round Cap

Wrap Cap

Criteria Weights (C1-C8)

μ Target Bands

Roster

Rounds

Substitute Player

Player History

Add Player