Event Day
Managing Scores, Tiebreaks and Corrections
How organizers enter and edit scores in Skedge, how standings and tiebreaks resolve, how to fix a wrong score, and what players see live.
Entering scores accurately is the one task that keeps an event credible. Skedge does the math for you, so your job on event day is to record each result correctly and fix any mistakes quickly.
Entering a score
You enter and confirm every result as the organizer. Players tell you the score, you record it, and everything downstream updates on its own.
Open the match
From the live event, find the match in the schedule, round, or bracket and open it.
Enter the result
Type in the score for each side. Skedge accepts the scoring shape that fits the format, such as points for an americano or sets and games for elimination matches.
Save
Save the result. Standings, brackets, and any tiebreaks recalculate immediately.
Confirm it looks right
Glance at the updated standings or bracket to confirm the result landed where you expected before moving to the next match.
Tip
Enter results as soon as a match finishes rather than batching them at the end. Live standings keep players engaged between rounds and you catch any mistake while the players are still on hand to confirm the real score.
How standings and tiebreaks resolve
Standings recalculate automatically every time you save a result. You never add up points or work out game difference by hand.
When two or more players or teams are level, Skedge applies the tiebreak rules for the format in order, for example:
- The result between the tied players, where that applies.
- Points difference or game difference.
- A wider differential across all matches played.
The standings you see already have these rules applied, so the order shown is the resolved order. For elimination formats, the bracket advances the winner automatically as soon as you save the deciding result.
Correcting a wrong score
Mistakes happen, a transposed score or the wrong match selected. Corrections are quick and safe.
Reopen the match
Find the match with the wrong score and open it again.
Edit the numbers
Change the score to the correct values.
Save
Save again. Standings, tiebreaks, and the bracket recompute from the corrected result. Anything that depended on the old score, such as who advanced, updates too.
Heads up
Correct scores while the event is still live. Once you mark an event completed the results are final, so make sure every score is right before you complete it.
What players see
Players do not enter their own scores. They report the result to you and you confirm it. The moment you save, players see the updated standings and bracket inside the event, and the big screen updates if you are running display mode on a TV. See player check-in and the big screen for setting that up.
Because there is a single source of truth, the result you save, there are no competing versions of a score to reconcile.
A note on elimination formats
In single and double elimination, the score you enter decides who advances, and double elimination sends the loser to a second bracket rather than out. The format you chose at setup determines that path. For how the two compare and which to pick, read single vs double elimination.
When you are ready to run an event, head to get started.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I correct a score I entered wrong?
- Open the match, tap the score, edit the numbers, and save. Standings, brackets, and tiebreaks recalculate automatically from the corrected result. There is no need to recompute anything by hand.
- Who can enter scores?
- You, the organizer, enter and confirm scores. Players report their result to you in person or through the event, and you record it. This keeps standings trustworthy and avoids disputed self-reported scores.
- How are ties in the standings broken?
- Skedge applies the tiebreak rules for the format automatically, such as head-to-head result and points or game difference, then a higher-level differential. You do not calculate tiebreaks manually, the standings already reflect them.
- Will players see the score as soon as I save it?
- Yes. As soon as you save a result, the standings and bracket update and players see the new positions in the event. If you have display mode on a TV, the big screen updates too.
- Can I edit a score after the event is completed?
- Edit scores while the event is live. Once an event is marked completed the results are final. If something is wrong, correct it before completing the event.
Keep reading
How Player Check-In and the Big Screen Work
Learn how players check in on event day in Skedge and how to put the big-screen display on a TV so everyone sees brackets, standings and order of play.
Building a League: Divisions, Schedule and Standings
How to create a multi-week league in Skedge: set up divisions, generate the schedule, track standings, and run promotion and relegation between weeks.
Creating Your First Americano in Skedge
Step-by-step guide to creating your first americano in Skedge: set players, courts, scoring, an optional entry fee, then publish and share the code.