Creating a Group Stage with Elimination Play-Off in OTP
How to create a group stage draw with an elimination play-off within a tournament event. It guides you through configuring the group stage, defining which participants advance to the play-off, and finalizing the draw setup.
Steps
- In the left-hand menu, go to Draws
- Click Add Draw
- Select Group stage with elimination play-off
- Click Next
- Select the main draw phase
- Enter the size of the schedule
- Enter the group size per group
- Enter the name of the draw
- Click Next
- Choose which participants continue to the play-off phase:
- Winner only → only the winner of each group advances to the play-off
- No. 1 and 2 → both the first and second place participants advance to the play-off
- Click Next
- Enter the size of the play-off
- Enter the name of the play-off
- Click Next
- Review the information displayed for the draw to be created
- Click Save
Expected Result
- The group stage and elimination play-off draws are created successfully
- No error message is displayed
- The new draws are visible in the event draw overview
Troubleshooting
If you are unable to create the draw, check the following:
- You are logged in
- A tournament is currently open
- All tournament data has loaded without errors
- There are players available in both the tournament and the selected event
If everything above is correct and the issue persists, try refreshing the page or contact support.