Pool Play

Pool Play is a popular format that groups teams into smaller "pools," where each team plays every other team in their group once. It’s a great way to ensure balanced competition and keep things organized. Matches are spread across all available courts to keep the action flowing and the tournament moving smoothly.

Unlike other software that locks each pool to its own court, Scoreholio distributes matchups across all available courts. This means teams get to play on different courts, enhancing the player experience. It also prevents situations where a team ends up playing all day on the championship court—eliminating any sense of “home court advantage” later in the tournament. Plus, Scoreholio schedules pool games in a way that ensures all pools finish around the same time, so one slow-moving pool doesn’t hold up the entire event. Efficient, fair, and fun—that’s how we roll.

Setup pool play

Add teams to pool play

Add Players to a team

1. Add a player to the Unassigned Player/Sub list

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3. Click on the player in the Unassigned Player/Sub List and add them to their team

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Assigning teams to a pool

There are a few ways to add teams to a pool

1. Click on a team and enter the pool name

2. Click the boxes next to a team name and then the green Assign to Pool button

3. Mass import a CSV with the pool name on the spreadsheet

Clicking a team to assign a pool

Click the boxes next to a team name and then the green Assign to Pool button

Mass import a CSV with the pool name on the spreadsheet

Download the Sample File Important: Do not modify or delete the column headers. You may leave the rows beneath the headers blank, but the structure of the columns must remain unchanged.

Start Pool Play

Important: Be sure to click the Start Tournament button to begin pool play. This step assigns teams to their designated pools and ensures that each team plays every other team in their pool only once.

Pool Play Display

As mentioned above all pools will play across all of your courts. Players can check their app or you can display pool play on a TV.

Playoffs

Using Additonal brackets you can create multiple brackets after your pool play has been completed.