Match formats are the structure of your scorecards. They allow a match to be split into sections of frames consisting of 1 or more players. Access the scorecards through Your Organization > Match Formats.
A Match Format is a collection of Match Sections, which is a collection of Frames. Frames are associated as Types which are linked to the number of players that get selected for any given frame in a match.
Match formats are mainly used for Team leagues, but can be used for competitions where there are 3 or more players per competition entry.
A frame type determines how many players can be selected for that frame.
You can click a frame type to edit it, or press the red trash icon to delete it, or click New Type to create a new type.
Name - The name of the frame type
Players - The number of players that get selected per frame (So its 1 for a singles frame, 2 for a doubles frame
Allow Jokers - WHen used in conjuntion with the Jokers feature for match formats, it will anly allow you to play the joker on frame types designated with this check box
You can either create a New Match Format from the list, or tap an existing one to edit it.
The name and instructions for your match format. The instructions appear at the top of the app in case you need to provide more information to cpatains on how they work.
If you don;t choose a lock in option, captains can make changes to their lineups any time. This is the most flexible approach, but also the one most prone to human error. Locking them in os preferable to reduce either accidental or deliberate mistakes.
Require lock-in of lineup for each match section – If you check this, the lineups in the scorecard are hidden from each captain until, BOTH are locked in. Giving a completely fair opportunity for lineups to be fair. That is unless...
Display lineups immediately - option is checked in which case the other side will see the line and choose their side to "respond"
This will force a lockin of a frame by each side and not display to your opponent unless both sides have locked in. Cannot be used in conjunction with Lock In Lineups By Section.
If selected, the home captain will have access to an "Unlock" button which will allow the captains to make changes and lock in again. This is usually reserved for when a captain has made a mistake, and league admiistrators wants to permit such changes
If selected, this will allow the home captain to tap the frame score, and reset the frame score. This then needs re-approving by the away captain. This is useful if the home and away captain made a mistake recording the winner, or forgot to record a dish.
Determines how the first, and subsequent breakers are determined in your matches. The options are self explanatory.
If a selected frame matchup between two players has already taken place earlier in the match, it will highlight them in red.
If this is selected, just prior to completing your match you will be able to define any reserves who turned up but did not play. This will facilitate an “appearance” if your player staistics use it.
These options provide some rules for the use of substitutes in a match. The selections are self explanatory.
This will display the full lineup (respecting any “Lock In” status) in the live scores view of the scorecard.
Set up a home and away frame caption to appear in your scorecard for each frame. For example to indicate a rotation in the playing order
If Frame Captions are in use, it will automatically change the player for all subsequent frames with the matching frame caption to the selected player.
This will allow the “Complete Match” buttons to appear for captains as soon as a winning threshold is reached. The options are self explanatory.
This is a useful feature for when teams are short of players. Selecting “Play Joker” in the player list will randomly select a player that has played that match. Joker frames do not contribute to player rankings.
Joker Limit - This will limit the number of jokers allowed to be used in a match. Use 0 if there is no limit.
Jokers by Frame Type - If selected it will only allow you to set jokers in a frame type that has "Allow Jokers" enabled.
This setting will treat a dish like an additional frame in terms of the match score. It does not contribute to frame difference in the league table though.
A match section is a collection of frames, and certain rules can be applied based upon these sections.
You can add as many match sections as you wish.
The structure of a match format (sections and frames) should not be edited mid-season, as it will have a detrimental impact on how scorecards are viewed on the website and may prevent captain;s accessing the scorecards on a match night.
Same player playes in whole section – This setting is used when you want to have mini-matches as a section. For example in a team of 5, each player playes a best of 3. You would have the same player for all frames in the section, with 3 singles frames in the section. This will mean you only need to select the player once rather than for each frame in the section.
Players can only play once in this section – If a player is already present in this section, you will not be able to select them again. This will prevent acidental double-sections of players
Randomize lineup on lockin – Once locked in this will shuffle the players so you get truly random matchups.
Award a bonus when a match section is "won" - This will award a bonus point when a margin for this section is exceed.
Use the green + to add a new frame and the red trash icon to remove one. Adding a frame allows you to choose the type of frame from the Frame Types list and affets how the scorecard gets entered. For example choosing Doubles as a frame type is set to require 2 players, so when entering the scorecard you will pick both players.
Frame Captions – The captions on the home and away side are used by the “Use Frame Captions” and “Auto Populate Lineups” feature