Getting started with DrawGen

What DrawGen does

DrawGen is a workspace for tennis organizers: you define the event shape (knockout, round-robin, qualifying, or consolation flows), enter players and seeds, generate the bracket or groups, then move into scheduling so courts and start times line up with real life. When you are ready, you export or print from the same views you used to validate the plan.

The Basic tier is your private workshop—everything stays in the organizer experience until you export. Pro adds the live tournament layer: a player-facing portal, shareable links and QR codes, communications, field analytics in the product, and in-app AI on key organizer screens while you run the event.

Who it is for

• Club coaches and tournament directors who run recurring events and need repeatable scheduling discipline.
• Volunteer committees who want fewer spreadsheet versions and a single place to resume work.
• Organizers who already use paper brackets but want faster iteration before they commit ink to the bulletin board.

Create an account and pick your path

Start from the home page with Sign up. Organizers land in the workspace (dashboard, builder, saved draws). Players may use the player-facing experience when you invite them or when they follow your public profile on Pro—exact paths depend on your tier and what you have published.

If you are testing alone, sign in as an organizer first. Build one small knockout (for example 8 players) so you learn the builder and scheduling rhythm before you import a full club day.

A practical first session (30–45 minutes)

• From the dashboard, open the draw builder and pick a format: knockout size (8 /16 / 32 / 64) or a round-robin group size that matches your field.
• Enter players or seeds in the wizard. Use consistent naming (first + last) so exports and portal views stay readable later.
• Generate the draw, then open scheduling. Set the session date, first wave start, interval between matches, realistic average match length, and number of courts.
• Open Cortex to see courts as columns. Scan for double-booked courts, impossible gaps, or rounds that spill past your hard stop.
• Return to the draw or table view and use export / print when the plan matches what you will run on site.

When something looks wrong

DrawGen is designed for edits: swap players, adjust winners and scores for planning scenarios, and tweak schedule labels before you share or print. If a schedule feels tight, fix it in scheduling and Cortex rather than only on paper—you will thank yourself on tournament morning.