Manage Any Tournament Like a Pro
Amrit Singh
Dec 18, 2025
Introduction
Local society tournaments for badminton and pickleball are often managed through WhatsApp groups, Excel sheets, and printed charts on notice boards. As participation grows, things quickly become messy—fixtures change, scores get missed, and players keep asking for updates.
Using QwikBuild, a society organizer built a complete Tournament Manager App to handle everything—from tournament setup and scheduling to live scoring and leaderboards—without writing a single line of code.
This tutorial shows how that app was created.
The Challenge: Before using QwikBuild, the organizer faced common issues:
Fixtures shared as images or PDFs on WhatsApp
Scores updated manually, often delayed or incorrect
No single place to view standings or knockout brackets
Confusion between singles, doubles, and mixed matches
Difficulty managing multiple courts and match timings
Repeating the same setup work for every new tournament
The goal was simple:
👉 One app where admins, scorers, and players all see the same live data.
Step 1: Initial Prompt & Requirement Gathering
I want to build a tournament manager app for managing badminton and pickleball tournaments in my society.
The organizer started with a simple request:
Along with this, the organizer uploaded a Product Requirement Document outlining all requirements in detail. (Attached in Customize and Build)
Through a short conversation, the requirements were clarified:
Admin creates and manages tournaments
Support for singles, doubles, and team formats
Live scoring by scorers
Public viewing link for players
Automatic leaderboards and standings
Once confirmed, QwikBuild generated the first live version of the app instantly.
➡️ Hit “Confirm” → App goes LIVE
✨ Helpful Tips
You don’t need to think of everything upfront.
Start by building a simple first version of your app (V1).
Once it’s live and being used, you can improve it step by step based on real feedback.
Updating your app is as easy as sending a WhatsApp message.
Just describe what you want to change or add, and QwikBuild will update your live app accordingly
Step 2: Add More Features & Improve Usability - Update the App
🟡 Update Request 1 — Save & Reuse Tournament Templates
Request:
I organize similar tournaments regularly.
I want to save a tournament setup as a template so I can reuse it for future tournaments instead of setting everything up again.
🛠 Result:
Tournament templates added
Admin can save any tournament as a reusable template
Templates auto-fill sport, format, and match rules
Templates can still be edited after loading
🟡 Update Request 2 — Auto Fixtures & Court Scheduling
Request:
I don’t want to manually create match fixtures or schedules.
The system should automatically generate fixtures and assign matches to courts and time slots based on availability.
🛠 Result:
Fixtures auto-generated for league, knockout, or hybrid formats
Court and time-based scheduling added
Player and team clashes avoided automatically
Admin can adjust schedules if needed
🟡 Update Request 3 — Live Scoring & Public Viewing
Request:
Multiple matches happen at the same time.
I want scorers to update scores live, and players should be able to view scores and standings through a public link.
🛠 Result:
Live scoring enabled for multiple scorers
Leaderboards update automatically
Public link added for live scores, standings, and brackets
Mobile-friendly, auto-refreshing view for players and spectators
Step 3: Troubleshooting — A Pro Tip
If something doesn’t work exactly the way you expect, don’t worry.
Describe what you see:
Clearly explain what feels wrong or what doesn’t match your requirement (for example, a count not updating or data missing).Take a screenshot:
Share a screenshot of the screen where the issue appears. This helps identify the problem faster.Iterate until resolved:
Share your feedback, and QwikBuild will update the app. Repeat this process until everything works exactly the way you want.
Most apps are perfected through a few quick iterations—and that’s completely normal.
For example: During testing, we faced some issues
Problem observed:
While using the Tournament Manager App, the organizer noticed that fixtures and match schedules were overlapping, and in some cases, the same player was assigned to two matches at the same time on different courts.
This created confusion for players and scorers during live matches.
How it was fixed:
The organizer sent the following message to update the app:
I’m noticing that some matches are overlapping and the same player is scheduled to play on two courts at the same time.
The schedule should automatically avoid player clashes and spread matches correctly based on court availability and match duration.
Please fix this so the tournament schedule is accurate and conflict-free.
Recap
In this tutorial, we explored how a society organizer built a Tournament Manager App to manage badminton and pickleball tournaments. What started as a basic request evolved into a complete system for tournament setup, fixtures, live scoring, leaderboards, and public viewing.
The app was refined using a mix of conversational updates and a detailed PRD, making it suitable for recurring tournaments without repeating setup work.
Key Learnings
Complex apps can still start with a simple idea and prompt.
For advanced use cases, sharing a PRD or document helps capture detailed rules and formats.
Not every feature needs to be visible upfront—focus on the most important ones in the UI.
Templates and reuse save time for recurring workflows.
QwikBuild supports both quick iteration and structured planning, depending on your needs.
