Guides
How tournaments actually get run.
Operational guides for people running competitive events: what to decide before registration opens, and what it costs you when you get it wrong.
9 min read
How to run a white-label esports tournament
A practical guide to running a branded esports tournament: choosing a format, seeding, check-in, rules, disputes, prize payouts, and what to decide before you open registration.
7 min read
Esports tournament formats explained
Single elimination, double elimination, Swiss, round robin and GSL — how each format behaves, how many matches it costs, and which one to use for a given player count.
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Choosing between a bracket tool, a platform and infrastructure.
Tanitar vs Challonge
Challonge is a bracket tool. Tanitar is tournament infrastructure you launch under your own brand. Which one you need depends on whether the tournament is the product or the marketing.
Tanitar vs Battlefy
Battlefy is a tournament platform you run events on. Tanitar is tournament infrastructure you launch your own platform with. The difference is whose product the player is using.