How to Manage Event Court Counts and Start Times in PT

The Manage Event Court Counts & Start Times screen gives you per-event control over how many courts each event uses, which specific courts it's scheduled on, and what time it starts. It also lets you send start time emails to all players directly from this screen.

How to access Manage Event Court Counts & Start Times

From your tournament, open the 3-line menu and select Manage Event Court Counts & Start Times. All events are listed with team counts and venue assignments.

Limiting courts per event

By default, each event uses the maximum number of courts needed for its bracket size. To reduce the number of courts an event is allowed to use:

Find the event and locate the Needed Courts column.
Change the value from All to a specific number.
The Daily Planner will no longer schedule that event on more courts than the number you specified.

Designating specific courts for an event

To restrict an event to play on specific courts only (e.g., only courts 1 and 2):

Find the event and locate the Excluded Courts column.
Remove the checkmark from any courts you want to exclude. Courts with checkmarks removed will not be used for that event.
The Daily Planner and Simulator will only schedule that event on the courts that remain checked.

Note

This feature also works with player score entry. You can designate specific courts for an event and still use the player scoring feature — matches will be automatically assigned to only the designated courts.

Setting start times

If you already know your start times, enter them directly here for each event. Once finalized, click Save, then use the Send Start Time Emails button at the top of the page to email each player their event start time.

Recommended

If you're not certain of your start times yet, use the Simulator (before verification) or Daily Planner (after verification) to plan your schedule first. Setting start times without running the planner can result in scheduling conflicts.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make sure an event only plays on certain courts?

Use the Excluded Courts column and remove checkmarks from courts you don't want used. The Daily Planner will then only schedule that event on courts that are still checked.

How do I send start time emails to players?

Use the Send Start Time Emails button at the top of the page. Each player will receive an email with the start time for their event.

Questions about court counts or start times? Email [email protected].