Per-Round Rung Ladder — Live Rung Shuffling on League Night
A Mexicano-style variant of the rung ladder format where players reshuffle between rungs after every round on the same night, instead of once per week. Toggle on the league setup form. This update is designed for league organizers and players who want a better league play experience — less manual work, more control, and a smoother workflow.
What's Included
- New 'Rung Movement Mode' setting: Weekly (classic) or Per Round (Mexicano)
- After every round completes, top half of each rung moves up one rung and bottom half moves down one
- Next round auto-generates with the new rung composition — no admin action needed
- Rung positions persist across sessions — end night 1 on Rung 2, start night 2 on Rung 2
- Optional reset-each-session toggle if the organizer prefers re-seeding every week
- Partner rotation within a rung avoids consecutive-round repeat pairings
- Tiebreakers within a round: wins then point differential then head-to-head then prior rung rank
- Push notification to every affected player when they move up or down
- Live rung state API endpoint powers mobile live rung ladder screen
- Bye handling for rungs with fewer than 4 confirmed players that round
- Backward-compatible: every existing rung ladder defaults to weekly mode, no behavior change
Per-Round Rung Ladder — Live Rung Shuffling on League Night brings 11 improvements to league play — streamlining what used to be a manual process into something that just works.
Why This Matters
Per-Round Rung Ladder — Live Rung Shuffling on League Night addresses a real need for league organizers and players. A Mexicano-style variant of the rung ladder format where players reshuffle between rungs after every round on the same night, instead of once per week. Toggle on the league setup form. By building this directly into the platform, league organizers and players save time and get a more reliable experience — no workarounds, no third-party tools, no spreadsheets.
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