Organizer Resources

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API use
Becoming an Organizer
Beginners Guide to Tournament Creation
Cloning and Recurring Events
Creating Tournament Hubs
Custom Tournament Structure with a Top 8 – Setup Guide
Day-of Decklist Questions, A Guide For Organizers and Staff
Decklist Interface Update and How it Affects Organizers
Decklists, A Help Guide for Organizers
Default Organizations
Do I have to take entry fees on Melee?
How to Edit a Location
How to suspend a player from your Tournaments
How to: Fixed Seating
Introduction to Organizing Tournaments on Melee
Linking PayPal for Entry Fees
Managing Multiple Hobby Store Locations
Melee Updates for Organizers and Judges – 4/19/24
Payouts and Tournament Entries
Penalties
Player Enrollment and Registration Overview
Player Suspensions
Staffing Organizations and Tournaments
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
The Organization Dashboard
Tournament and Organization Hubs
Tournament Entry or Payout Issues
Tournament Structure & Phases
Troubleshooting: Event Won’t Advance to the Next Round
Troubleshooting: How to Resolve Common Issues in Top 8
Troubleshooting: Matches
Troubleshooting: Multiple Byes in the Final Rounds of a Tournament
User and Organization Relationship
Using the Round Timer Function
Venues and Locations
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

Player Resources

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Deck Names in Melee
Decklist Submission
Future Decklist Submission
How to Create a Decklist with Melee’s Decklist Builder
Managing Your Account Settings
Melee’s Username Policy
Player Controller
Player Portal
Tournament Discovery and Search
Why Are Melee Accounts Required?

Player News

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Decklists For Players
Melee Updates August 6th, 2024

Organizer News

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Decklists For Organizers
Game-Changing Entry Fee and Payment Policies Update: More Freedom, More Flexibility
Melee Updates August 6th, 2024
September 10th Platform Update: More Control, Faster Payouts, and a Fan Favorite Format Returns!

Judge Resources

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Custom Tournament Structure with a Top 8 – Setup Guide
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
Tournament Structure & Phases
Troubleshooting: Event Won’t Advance to the Next Round
Troubleshooting: How to Resolve Common Issues in Top 8
Troubleshooting: Matches
Troubleshooting: Multiple Byes in the Final Rounds of a Tournament
Using the Round Timer Function
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

Star Wars: Unlimited – Getting Started

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Beginners Guide to Tournament Creation
How to Create Your Star Wars: Unlimited Planetary Qualifier
Running Your First Tournament
Star Wars: Unlimited Organization Set-Up Guide
Star Wars: Unlimited Tiebreakers
Understanding Melee’s Swiss, Top Cut Pairings and Standings

Account

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Account Creation for users under the age of 13
Creating Your Melee.gg Account
Guest Accounts
Managing Your Account Settings
Melee.gg Payment Dispute Policy
Melee’s Username Policy
Why Are Melee Accounts Required?

Creating Tournaments

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Cloning and Recurring Events
Custom Tournament Structure with a Top 8 – Setup Guide
Decklists, A Help Guide for Organizers
How to: Fixed Seating
Open Decklists
Setting Up Team Tournaments
Staffing Organizations and Tournaments
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
Tournament Setup – Key Points
Tournament Structure & Phases
Two-Game Matches
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

Registration Options

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Enabling Entry Fees, Refunds, and Reimbursements
Manually Enrolling Players Yourself
Mass Data Importing
Registration Only Tournaments
Using Player Data Requirements
Using Preregistration
Using Registration Codes
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

Running Tournaments

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Assigning Byes and Losses
Cloning and Recurring Events
Custom Tournament Structure with a Top 8 – Setup Guide
Day-of Decklist Questions, A Guide For Organizers and Staff
Decklists, A Help Guide for Organizers
Editing Match Results
Editing Pairings
Editing Submitted Decklists
Entering Penalties
Fixing Incorrect Results
Late Enrollment
Player Card
Pods, Seats, and Drafts
Running Your First Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
Swapping a Melee Account Mid-Tournament
Tournament Structure & Phases
Troubleshooting: Event Won’t Advance to the Next Round
Understanding Melee’s Swiss, Top Cut Pairings and Standings
Using the Round Timer Function
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

Additional Information

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Common Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
Judging at Large Tournaments with Melee
Player Status
Preparing Registration for Large Tournaments

Contact Us

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Contact Melee

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Creating Tournaments

Cloning and Recurring Events
Custom Tournament Structure with a Top 8 – Setup Guide
Decklists, A Help Guide for Organizers
How to: Fixed Seating
Open Decklists
Setting Up Team Tournaments
Staffing Organizations and Tournaments
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
Tournament Setup – Key Points
Tournament Structure & Phases
Two-Game Matches
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event

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