# Match Play Handbook

## Match Play Handbook

- [Welcome](https://docs.matchplay.events/welcome.md)
- [Creating a tournament](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/creating-a-tournament.md): The life of a tournament goes through a handful of stages from planning to playoffs.
- [Managing players](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/managing-players.md)
- [Player registration](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/player-registration.md)
- [Managing arenas](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/managing-arenas.md)
- [Managing playoffs](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/managing-playoffs.md)
- [Common configuration options](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/common-configuration-options.md)
- [Scoring systems](https://docs.matchplay.events/configuring-a-tournament/scoring-systems.md): How a tournament is scored (and ultimately how tournament standings are determined) depends on the specific tournament format.
- [Scorekeeping](https://docs.matchplay.events/running-a-tournament/scorekeeping.md): Match Play provides several different ways of recording match results and game scores. You can choose the solution most comfortable for you and your players.
- [Tournament managers](https://docs.matchplay.events/running-a-tournament/tournament-managers.md)
- [Announcement banner](https://docs.matchplay.events/running-a-tournament/announcement-banner.md)
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.matchplay.events/running-a-tournament/troubleshooting.md)
- [Direct play tournaments](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments.md)
- [Head-to-head match play](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/head-to-head-match-play.md)
- [Group match play](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/group-match-play.md)
- [Target match play](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/target-match-play.md)
- [Basic & group knockouts](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/basic-and-group-knockouts.md)
- [Max match play](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/max-match-play.md)
- [Pace match play](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/pace-match-play.md)
- [Flip Frenzy](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/flip-frenzy.md)
- [Round robin](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/direct-play-tournaments/round-robin.md)
- [Single player formats](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/single-player-formats.md)
- [Best game](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/single-player-formats/best-game.md)
- [Card-based best game](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/single-player-formats/card-based-best-game.md)
- [Pingolf](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/single-player-formats/pingolf.md)
- [Pinbowling](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/single-player-formats/pinbowling.md)
- [Elimination brackets](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets.md)
- [Single elimination](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/single-elimination.md)
- [Double elimination](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/double-elimination.md)
- [Group elimination](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/group-elimination.md)
- [Pingolf elimination](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/pingolf-elimination.md)
- [Ladder elimination](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/ladder-elimination.md)
- [Amazing Race](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournament-formats/elimination-brackets/amazing-race.md)
- [Calendar](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/calendar.md)
- [Event listings](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/event-listings.md)
- [Tournament series](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/tournament-series.md)
- [Challenge matches](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/challenge-matches.md)
- [Cloning tournaments](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/cloning-tournaments.md)
- [Custom links](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/custom-links.md)
- [Player & arena labels](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/player-and-arena-labels.md)
- [Prize pools](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/prize-pools.md)
- [Match Play Ratings](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/match-play-ratings.md)
- [WPPR estimates](https://docs.matchplay.events/additional-features/wppr-estimates.md)
- [How to change your name](https://docs.matchplay.events/profiles/how-to-change-your-name.md)
- [Adding your IFPA number](https://docs.matchplay.events/profiles/adding-your-ifpa-number.md)
- [Big screen view](https://docs.matchplay.events/views/big-screen-view.md)
- [Broadcast view](https://docs.matchplay.events/views/broadcast-view.md)
- [Overview](https://docs.matchplay.events/api.md): The Match Play API provides programmatic access to tournament data. In addition to the API several large data sets are maintained for easy access to popular data.
- [Data exports](https://docs.matchplay.events/data-exports.md)
- [Tournaments API](https://docs.matchplay.events/tournaments-api.md): Tournaments are the basic building blocks of Match Play. The tournament object contains basic tournament data like the name, date and configuration options, but also optionally the players and arenas.
- [Games API](https://docs.matchplay.events/games-api.md): Games store the central results of a tournament. Depending on the tournament format Match Play stores result as either multi-player games or single player games
- [Players & arenas API](https://docs.matchplay.events/players-and-arenas-api.md): Players and arenas form basic building blocks for tournaments.
- [OPDB & PinTips API](https://docs.matchplay.events/opdb-and-pintips-api.md): The Open Pinball Database (OPDB) is a searchable archive of pinball machines with a focus on providing a solid API for software developers who wish to incorporate pinball machine data into their apps.
- [Profile API](https://docs.matchplay.events/profile-api.md): Profiles represent user accounts in Match Play. A user account can be the claimant for multiple player objects in tournaments.
- [Real time API](https://docs.matchplay.events/real-time-api.md): Match Play offers an experimental web socket connect for real time updates for tournaments.