Aspire Guide · Organizers
How to set up a team tournament on Aspire — from choosing the format to naming events, configuring draws, rubbers, roster limits, and fees.
Pick the right tournament format first
Individual
Players or pairs enter events like Men's Singles Open. One match = one contest.
Team
Clubs enter as a unit. One Tie (e.g. Lions vs Tigers) contains several rubbers (MS, WS, MD…). Majority of rubbers wins the Tie.
Format is chosen when you create the tournament and should not be mixed — a team tournament only contains team events.
What each level owns
Tournament
Inter-Club Championship 2026
Dates, venue, format = team
Team Event
Men's Team Championship
Gender, grade, fee, roster, draw, rubbers
Draw
Knockout / Round Robin / Groups + Playoff
Who plays whom
Tie
Lions vs Tigers
One team-vs-team encounter
Rubber
MS, WS, MD…
Each discipline contest inside the Tie
Two independent decisions on every team event: draw type (how teams meet) and rubbers(what's inside each Tie). Changing one never changes the other. After creating an event, open Rubbers on the event card to set the composition (adult MS–XD or junior BS/GS/BD/GD). Presets like Thomas Cup or Junior Boys only pre-fill the form — every saved rubber is a real row.
What to enter at each step
Create the tournament
Name, dates, venue, and set format to Team. Publish later when events and rubbers are ready.
Add one or more team events
Each event is its own competition — e.g. Men’s Team and Women’s Team under the same weekend tournament.
Configure the event
Event name, team gender, grade, draw type, entry fee per team, min/max roster, optional max teams, and max rubbers per player.
Define rubbers (composition)
Ordered list of disciplines for every Tie — e.g. MS, MS, MD, MS, MD. Same template for the whole event.
Open registration → generate draw
Teams register with rosters. After entries close, generate the draw to create Ties; each expands into the event’s rubbers.
Clear names help captains pick the right event
Prefer names that state gender (or mixed), grade, and competition type. Avoid vague labels like “Team Event 1”.
Open / adult
Junior / age-grade
Masters
Club / corporate / school
What each setting controls
Event name
Shown on public pages and registration. Use samples above as a pattern.
Team gender
Male, Female, or Mixed — drives who may join the roster.
Grade
Open, U-grades, Masters, or Other. Age rules follow BWF-style cutoffs where applicable.
Draw type
Knockout, Round Robin, or Groups + Playoff. Configures how teams meet — not the rubbers inside a Tie.
Entry fee per team
Flat fee charged per team entry (not per roster player).
Min / max roster
Fewest and most players allowed on a team’s squad for this event.
Max teams (optional)
Cap how many teams can enter. Leave unset for no limit.
Max rubbers per player
1 = no reuse across rubbers in the same Tie. 2+ = limited reuse. Unset = no limit.
Rubbers
Composition template — e.g. Thomas Cup style 3 singles + 2 doubles, or Sudirman-style MS/WS/MD/WD/XD.
Same three formats as individual — unit is the team
Knockout
Lose once and your team is out.
Teams are placed in a bracket. Each Tie is winner-takes-all for advancement. Best when you need a clear champion quickly.
Round Robin
Every team plays every other team.
Standings are decided by Tie wins (then rubber / game difference as configured). No early elimination — ideal for smaller fields.
Groups + Playoff
Group stage, then knockout.
Teams play round-robin inside groups first. Top finishers advance to a knockout playoff. Matches League Planner’s “groups with playoff” idea.
For seed limits, bye placement, and bracket sizing tables, see Draw Seeding & Byes. For format deep-dives, see Draw Formats.
Same template for every Tie in the event
Thomas Cup style
3 singles + 2 doubles
Sudirman style
One of each mixed disciplines
Club night / small format
Example: 1 singles + 1 doubles — faster sessions for local leagues. Any ordered mix of MS / WS / MD / WD / XD is allowed; first team to win a majority of rubbers wins the Tie.
Registration → draw → scoring
Related guides
Terminology
Tie, rubber, roster, and other platform terms.
Draw Formats
Knockout, Round Robin, Groups + Playoff, and more.
Draw Seeding & Byes
Bracket sizing and seed placement tables.