Mobile Playoff Manager — Run Playoff Day From Your Phone

Mobile Playoff Manager — Run Playoff Day From Your Phone

A tournament director's complete toolkit, now on mobile. Three-tab shell (Now / Divisions / Courts), native score entry, court assignment, per-division designation, and a podium reveal at completion — with ActionCable real-time sync across every connected admin device. This update is designed for players who want a better the mobile experience experience — less manual work, more control, and a smoother workflow.

What's Included

Three-tab shell: Now (live + ready + pending queues), Divisions (per-division detail), Courts (venue-wide grid)

Native bottom-sheet score entry with dynamic game rows, auto-winner detection, tie rejection, haptic feedback

Per-match court picker that honors the division's designated court subset

Per-division court designation modal with cross-division conflict detection and real-time claim-map sync

Auto-Assign button with diagnostic toast (assigned count · ready · waiting · already on courts)

Podium card auto-renders when a division's final match completes — gold / silver / bronze with seeds

ActionCable `LeaguePlayoffChannel` pushes match_scored / court_assigned / division_completed / court_designation_changed / venue_updated / match_ready / court_freed events to every admin device

Four new admin-only push types: match_ready_overdue (20+ min waiting), division_completed, event_wrapping, score_entered (opt-in)

Hourly PlayoffReadyMatchScanJob using a partial index on ready_since_at to flag stuck matches

AsyncStorage cache survives airplane-mode transitions; offline banner surfaces cached state

JWT auth flows through the existing web mutation endpoints transparently — no shim, no duplicate logic

Rolled out behind FeatureDefinition flag `mobile_playoff_manager_v1` with a per-user beta allowlist

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Key Takeaway

Mobile Playoff Manager — Run Playoff Day From Your Phone brings 12 improvements to the mobile experience — streamlining what used to be a manual process into something that just works.

Why This Matters

Mobile Playoff Manager — Run Playoff Day From Your Phone addresses a real need for players. A tournament director's complete toolkit, now on mobile. Three-tab shell (Now / Divisions / Courts), native score entry, court assignment, per-division designation, and a podium reveal at completion — with ActionCable real-time sync across every connected admin device. By building this directly into the platform, players save time and get a more reliable experience — no workarounds, no third-party tools, no spreadsheets.

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