Melee.gg Help

Organizer Resources

36

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

Player News

2

Decklists For Players
Melee Updates August 6th, 2024

Player Resources

10

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

Organizer News

4

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

Judge Resources

9

Phases
Creating a Tournament with a Top 8
Using the Round Timer Function
Why Would I (not) Want to Use The Check-in Feature for My Event
Start to Finish: Running a Limited Tournament
Start to Finish: Running a Constructed Tournament
Troubleshooting: Multiple Byes in the Final Rounds of a Tournament
Troubleshooting: How to Resolve Common Issues in Top 8
Troubleshooting: Matches

Star Wars: Unlimited - Getting Started

6

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

Account

6

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

Creating Tournaments

13

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

Registration Options

8

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

Running Tournaments

21

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

Additional Information

5

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

Contact Us

1

Contact Melee

View Categories

Home
Self Service Documentation
Registration Options

Registration Options

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

Melee.gg Help is proudly powered by WordPress