Managing Scorers and Courtrooms

Scorers and courtrooms are tournament-level resources. Add them before building pairings so they are available from each round.

Add an online scorer

1. Open the tournament and select Scorers.
2. Select Add scorer.
3. Enter the scorer’s first name, last name, and valid email address.
4. Select Add scorer.

Online scorers do not need MockScores accounts. Their email address is used to deliver the unique link for each assigned ballot.

Use Edit to correct a scorer’s name or email. A BOUNCED badge means an email delivery attempt failed; correct the address before sending or resending a scoring link.

Import scorers from CSV

Select Import CSV to upload a file or paste text with these columns:

first_name,last_name,email
Jane,Smith,jane.smith@example.com

Review the preview, select Import, and correct any row-level errors shown in the result.

Record scorer conflicts

1. Find the scorer and select Manage Conflicts.
2. Choose each team the scorer must not evaluate.
3. Remove a listed conflict only when it no longer applies.
4. Select Done.

MockScores flags an assigned scorer when either team in the pairing is on their conflict list. The organizer Overview also reports scorers assigned to conflicts.

Caution

Conflict flags are warnings, not an automatic reassignment system. Review and correct every flagged assignment before opening scoring.

Scorers can also report an unexpected conflict when they open an online ballot. The pairing then displays CONFLICT REPORTED, and the scorer’s link no longer opens a scorecard. Assign a replacement scorer and send the replacement’s link.

Remove a scorer

Select Remove from the Scorers page to remove a person from the tournament’s scorer pool. If the scorer is already assigned to a pairing, review that round and replace the assignment as needed.

Add a courtroom

1. Select Courtrooms.
2. Select Add courtroom.
3. Enter a required Name, such as 1A.
4. Optionally enter Details, such as 2nd Floor or an online meeting location.
5. Select Add courtroom.

Courtroom details appear alongside the room name when organizers assign pairings. Use Edit to update either value or Remove to remove the courtroom from the available list.

Avoid double-booking

When the same courtroom is assigned to more than one pairing in a round, each affected pairing displays Double-booked. Change one of the courtroom assignments before the round begins.

Courtrooms can initially be left as TBD, but the organizer Overview counts pairings without a courtroom so they can be resolved before the round.