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# Run a Tournament

Follow the tournament lifecycle from planning and registration through live play, fixes, and final review.

Build and operate a Scoreholio tournament in the same order the work happens.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1. Plan &#x26; Create</strong></td><td>Choose Quick or Full Setup, calculate courts and rounds, create the event, and reuse templates.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/plan-and-create.md">Plan &amp; Create</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2. Formats, Teams &#x26; Settings</strong></td><td>Choose the format, build teams, and configure handicaps or sport-specific settings.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/formats-teams-and-settings.md">Formats, Teams &amp; Settings</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>3. Publish &#x26; Promote</strong></td><td>Share the event, open communication, and promote registration.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/publish-and-promote.md">Publish &amp; Promote</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>4. Players, Registration &#x26; Check-In</strong></td><td>Collect registrations, add or import players, manage waitlists, and check everyone in.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/players-registration-and-check-in.md">Players, Registration &amp; Check-In</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>5. Courts, Scoring &#x26; Devices</strong></td><td>Prepare courts, tablets, TVs, dashboards, player scoring, and ScoreMagic.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/courts-scoring-and-devices.md">Courts, Scoring &amp; Devices</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>6. Start &#x26; Run the Tournament</strong></td><td>Start play and operate courts, brackets, queues, Admin, and the Organizer Dashboard.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/start-and-run.md">Start &amp; Run the Tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>7. Fix Scores &#x26; Live Problems</strong></td><td>Correct scores, pause play, change Team Generation, recover courts, and handle connectivity problems.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/fix-scores-and-live-problems.md">Fix Scores &amp; Live Problems</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>8. Finish &#x26; Review</strong></td><td>Handle championship tiers, review logs and statistics, and submit supported results.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/finish-and-review.md">Finish &amp; Review</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Need to fix a live event right now?

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Correct a Score</strong></td><td>Fix a submitted game without hunting through the full setup guides.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/fix-scores-and-live-problems/fix-score.md">Correct a Score</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pause Tournament Play</strong></td><td>Stop new games from being sent while you deal with an issue.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/fix-scores-and-live-problems/pause-button.md">Pause Tournament Play</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Wi-Fi and Hotspots</strong></td><td>Recover from common tournament connectivity problems.</td><td><a href="/run-a-tournament/run-a-tournament/fix-scores-and-live-problems/wifi-and-hotspots.md">Wi-Fi and Hotspots</a></td></tr></tbody></table>