Tournament Setup in 5 Minutes

Follow these steps to go from sign-up to running your first tournament.

Step 1 — Create your account

Sign up at dash.staty.io/sign-up . During onboarding you’ll create or join an organization — this is the account that owns your tournaments, teams, and API keys.

Step 2 — Create a Tournament

Go to the Admin dashboard at dash.staty.io and click “New Tournament”.

Fill in:

Name — e.g. “Spring Cup 2026”
Sport(s) — Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, etc.
Start Date and End Date
Contest type — Mens / Womens / Co-ed / Open

Save — this becomes the container for your bracket, teams, and games.

Step 3 — Set Your Bracket Size

Select your bracket size: 8, 16, or 32 teams. The bracket is auto-generated and updates automatically as results are entered.

You can run multiple tournaments under one organization, each with its own bracket and registration.

Step 4 — Create a Registration

From your tournament, click “Create Registration”. Configure:

Open / Close dates — control the registration window
Team size — minimum and maximum players per team
Max teams — cap enrollment at your bracket size automatically
Custom fields — collect extra info from captains
Waiver — attach a digital liability waiver (optional)

To collect payment: link a Payment Product to your registration before publishing. See the Setup Payments guide to connect Stripe first.

Click Publish — your registration link is ready to share with teams.

Step 5 — Manage the Bracket

Once registration closes and teams are confirmed:

Go to Bracket in your tournament dashboard
Seed teams — drag to reorder or let Staty auto-seed
Enter game results as they’re played — the bracket advances automatically

What’s Next?

Accept Payments — connect your Stripe account to start collecting registration fees
Developer API — build custom tournament sites or integrate with your own tools