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 open Structure in the sidebar (under League Management). In the Tournaments section:

Click “Add Tournament”
Type a name — e.g. “Spring Cup 2026” — and confirm with the check

The tournament appears in the Structure tree — expand it to add contests (e.g. Mens/Womens) and their divisions inline. It becomes the container for your bracket, teams, and games; advanced options live in the row’s ⋯ → Settings menu.

Step 3 — Set Your Bracket Size

Open a division’s page from its row in Structure and select the playoff bracket size: 2, 4, or 8 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’s row in Structure, click the Create registration icon. 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

The bracket is also displayed to players and fans on your public site’s Standings tab — including before games are scheduled, with “Seed 1” and “Winner of …” placeholders that fill in as games are generated and results come in.

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