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Running Matches

Match Flow

1. Tournament Start

For BO1/BO3/BO5 (with veto): - Teams notified to start veto - Teams visit their team page - Complete map veto (see Map Veto) - System attempts to auto-allocate server immediately - If no server available, system polls every 10 seconds for available servers - Match status shows "WAITING FOR SERVER" until server is assigned - Server assigned automatically when available (updates via WebSocket) - Match loads automatically on server

For Round Robin/Swiss (no veto): - System immediately allocates servers - Matches load automatically - Teams receive server IPs

2. Warmup Phase

Players connect to server: 

connect 192.168.1.100:27015

  • Players auto-assigned to correct team
  • Type .ready when ready
  • Match starts when all 10 players ready

Monitor progress: - Matches page shows "8/10 players connected" - Click match for detailed player roster - See who's connected and ready

3. Live Match

Real-time updates show: - Current score - Round number - Match phase (live, halftime, overtime, paused)

4. Match Complete

  • Winner auto-determined
  • Bracket auto-updates
  • Demo file auto-uploaded
  • Server freed for next match

Admin Controls

Available from match details modal:

Match Control

  • Pause - Admin pause (players can't unpause)
  • Unpause - Force resume
  • Swap Teams - Switch sides
  • Restart Round - Restart current round

Advanced Actions

  • Skip Veto - Skip map veto if stuck
  • End Warmup - Force start match
  • End Match - Complete match early
  • Restart Match - Full reset
  • Restore Backup - Load previous round
  • Add Time - Extend match time
  • Broadcast Message - Send message to all players
  • Change Map - Switch map

Player Management

  • Add Backup Player - Add substitute mid-match

Common Scenarios

Player Connection Issues

Problem: Player can't connect, gets "Auth rejected"

Solution: 1. Pause match 2. Admin Controls → Player Management → Add Backup Player 3. Search for player, select team 4. Player can now connect

Server Issues / Lag

Solution: 1. Pause match immediately 2. Broadcast message: "Technical pause - investigating" 3. Check server status 4. Options: - Restore backup to previous round - Restart round - Move to backup server (if available) 5. Resume match

Disputed Round

Solution: 1. Pause match 2. Review situation with teams 3. Options: - Continue (ruling: round stands) - Restore backup to previous round - Restart round

Server Crash

Solution: 1. Note last completed round 2. Restart CS2 server 3. Re-add server in system 4. Load match manually 5. Restore to last completed round 6. Resume

Match Monitoring

Matches Page: - See all live matches - Real-time scores - Player connection status - Click for full details

Bracket Page: - Visual bracket with live updates - Click matches for details - See progression

Team Pages: - Teams monitor their own matches - No admin access needed - Shows server IP, player roster, scores

Demo Files

  • Automatically uploaded at map end
  • Download from match details
  • Saved to demos/{match-slug}/ folder
  • Use for reviews, disputes, highlights

Best Practices

Before Match

  • Notify teams 30 minutes early
  • Verify server is online
  • Have backup server ready
  • Join server to test

During Match

  • Monitor matches page
  • Be ready to pause for issues
  • Communicate via broadcast
  • Log any incidents

Communication

Use broadcast for announcements: 

"Technical pause - investigating lag"
"Pausing for 5 minutes - player hardware issue"
"Round will be restored to round 15"