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Set up your competition

Create the comp, choose how scoring works, and lay out the rounds and boulders. A guided checklist keeps track of what is left before you can publish.

11 steps · 4 min read

  1. Step 01

    Create the competition

    In the admin panel, open Competitions and create a new one. Give it a name and a short description climbers will see, set the date and the hours, pick the entry fee, and add your categories, like Women, Men, and a youth group. That is the whole form.

    The new competition form with a name, description, date and times, entry fee, and category chips for Women, Men, and Youth.
  2. Step 02

    Follow the Get ready checklist

    A new competition starts as a draft, so nothing is public yet. The overview shows a four-step Get ready checklist: check the scoring, add rounds and boulders, create ticket codes, and publish. Each step turns green as you finish it, so you always know what is left.

    The competition overview right after creation, with a draft badge and a four-step setup checklist, none complete yet.
  3. Step 03

    Choose how scoring works

    On the Settings tab you can rename categories and set the default scoring. Points per boulder, a flash bonus, and zone points are all plain fields, and each of the fiddly parts has a question mark that explains it in normal words. Keeping the defaults is a fine choice too.

    The settings tab with the category editor and the default scoring editor: fixed points per boulder, a flash bonus, and zone points.
  4. Step 04

    The checklist keeps up

    Back on the overview, the scoring step is now green with a short summary of what you chose. The checklist reacts to what you actually did, not to boxes you tick yourself.

    The overview with the scoring step of the checklist complete and summarised, and the remaining steps still pending.
  5. Step 05

    Add your first round

    Rounds are where the climbing happens. Most comps need just one open round where everyone logs their own results, and the empty state says exactly that. Add the qualification first.

    The rounds tab before any round exists, with a plain explanation and a button to add the first round.
  6. Step 06

    An open round logs itself

    An open round is one climbers score themselves, from their phone or the web. Give it a name and a time window, pick points ranking, and choose which categories climb in it. Grace minutes give slow finishers a little room at the end.

    The new round form for an open qualification: self logging, points ranking, a time window, and category chips.
  7. Step 07

    A scheduled final is judged

    A scheduled round is the opposite: judges log the results and climbers rotate boulder to boulder on a timetable. Pick IFSC ranking to count tops and zones the way championship finals do. There are no time fields here, because the timetable sets the times later.

    The new round form for a scheduled final: judges log the results, IFSC ranking, a selected roster, and a note that times come from the timetable.
  8. Step 08

    The whole day at a glance

    With a qualification and a final per category, the day reads as four cards. Each shows how it is logged, how it is ranked, and when it runs, and you can start, edit, or delete each round right from here.

    The rounds tab with four collapsed round cards: an open qualification and three scheduled finals with IFSC chips.
  9. Step 09

    Create the boulders in one go

    You do not add twenty boulders one at a time. Tell it how many you have, what to call them, and where to start counting, like Q1 to Q20, and they are created in one click.

    The bulk add form asking how many boulders to create, a name prefix, and a starting number.
  10. Step 10

    Your boulder list

    Every boulder gets a row with a photo slot, live top and try counts once the comp runs, and arrows to reorder. Add photos when the boulders are set and climbers see them right on their scorecards.

    The qualification round expanded with twenty numbered boulders, each with a photo placeholder, stats, and reorder controls.
  11. Step 11

    Halfway there

    Scoring and boulders are done, and the checklist shows it. What is left is tickets and the publish button, and that is the next guide.

    The overview checklist with scoring and boulders complete, and ticket codes and publish still to do.

That is comp day, covered

Each guide covers one piece of the day. Browse the rest, or see how the whole competition system fits together.

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