Tournaments
One day, one bracket, a clear winner
A tournament is a single event with a fixed capacity, a published format and a result that everyone can see. Formats stay native to the game — race-to-five knockouts for pool, Swiss rounds for rapid chess, rotating-partner Americanos for padel.
How an event runs
Four things stated before entry opens
Format
Single elimination, Swiss rounds or Americano — chosen to suit the game, not forced into one template.
Capacity
A hard entrant cap matched to the venue's courts, tables, boards or seats.
Entry
Any entry fee is shown up front and is separate from the MeetYourMatch service fee.
Prize
Trophies, ladder points, coaching or club perks. Never cash prizes for card games.
Example tournaments
The kind of event the network runs
Soho 8-Ball Open
Soho 8-Ball OpenSingle elimination · race to 5
Capacity 32 · illustrative entry £8.59 · prize: Trophy + season ladder points
Example venue: Soho Cue Club, Soho
London Rapid Chess Cup
London Rapid Chess CupSwiss · 7 rounds · 15+10
Capacity 48 · illustrative entry £6.87 · prize: Masterclass with a titled player
Example venue: Islington Chess Café, Islington
Padel Americano Summer Finals
Padel Americano Summer FinalsAmericano · rotating partners
Capacity 24 · illustrative entry £12.88 · prize: Club membership for the winning pair
Example venue: Shepherd's Bush Padel Club, Shepherd's Bush
Strike Stratford Snooker Classic
Strike Stratford Snooker ClassicBest of 5 frames · knockout
Capacity 36 · illustrative entry £10.31 · prize: Table sponsorship for a season
Example venue: Strike Stratford, Stratford
No wagering, anywhere on the network
Texas Hold'em and gin rummy are strictly social and competitive: equal stacks and finishing order only. There is no betting and no cash-prize play in any MeetYourMatch event.