A tournament is the container for everything else: events, institutes, teams, fixtures, fees and reports all belong to one tournament. Every other feature needs one to exist first.

Who can create one

• Org admin — always.
• Host institute — only after the org admin has granted it hosting rights (see Institute Registration). A host can only see and manage tournaments it created itself.

Create a tournament

1. Open Tournament Setup in the sidebar and click + New tournament.
2. Fill in the Tournament master card:
   • Tournament name, Season / year, Level (Inter-school, Inter-college, University, State).
   • Start date and End date. Auto-scheduling only places matches between these dates.
   • Registration deadline. The tournament is listed on the public "Browse open tournaments" page until this date.
   • Hosting institute. This is the display name printed on documents and the public site.
3. Venues: add every ground, court or hall you'll use, with type and capacity. You need at least one venue before matches can be scheduled.
4. Optional now, editable later:
   • Documents & notes: brochure/circular PDF, rules PDF, and the officials & committee list.
   • Entry fee: one flat amount per institute (see Fees & Logistics).
   • Cross-event eligibility: tournament-wide limits (see Eligibility rules).
   • Public microsite: leave unpublished until you're ready (see Public Microsite).
5. Click Create tournament.

After creating it

From the Tournament Setup list, each tournament row links to:

• Games & Events — your next step.
• Institute Registration — the registration link to share, and the approval queue.
• Edit — change anything above.