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How to Use the Player Match Centre
By The PB ScoreKeeper PRO Team, Pickleball tournament software team · Last reviewed 2026-07-20
The Player Match Centre sits at the top of your personal link for a standalone tournament. On one phone-friendly card it shows whether you are playing, waiting or finished, who and where you play, the score action you can take, and the next step the tournament currently knows.
Use the Player Match Centre during a standalone personal tournament. It is designed for a quick check from your phone between games. Team tournament, ladder-league, team-league and public results pages have their own layouts, so do not expect this same card on every shared link.
Key takeaways
- The top card prioritises your current match or score confirmation.
- Court, partner and opponents appear together when they are known.
- Scoring appears only when the organiser has enabled it and the match is permitted.
- After a save or confirmation, the page refreshes to show what happens next.
Follow your tournament from your phone
- Open your personal link. Use the player-specific link your organiser sent for this standalone tournament. The Player Match Centre is the first card on the page, above your record and full schedule.
- Read your current status. Playing now means your current match is ready. A waiting message names the court or earlier match that must finish. Between matches means your next match is ready in the schedule but the tournament has not called it yet. A finished message means you have no more matches to play.
- Find your court and players. For the prioritised match, check the court first, then With for your doubles partner and Against for your opponent or opposing pair. If an opponent is unresolved, the card says To be confirmed and explains why below.
- Enter or confirm the score. When scoring is enabled, tap Enter score when finished, check both sides and save. If confirmation is required, Send score sends a proposal. When the other side proposes a score, confirm it if correct or tap Enter a different score to send back your result. If there is no score action, follow the message or tell the organiser the result.
- See what happens next. Once the server accepts a save or confirmation, the page refreshes immediately. The top card changes to the next known match, a waiting explanation, Score sent while the other side checks it, or a finished state. If your link can score all matches, other permitted ready matches are under the collapsed Score another match section.
- Wait for an unknown opponent. Opponent not yet known means an earlier result must resolve your draw. The card may name the semi-final and court whose winner or loser you will face, or say that pool play must finish first. Wait for that result and check the refreshed personal link rather than guessing from TBD.
- Know when you are finished. Your tournament is finished means you have no more scheduled matches even though other players are still competing, so you can follow the bracket below. Tournament complete means the whole event is complete and you can view the final results.
Permissions and play order still apply: The organiser chooses whether player scoring is off, limited to your own matches, or open to all matches. Earlier games, unresolved opponents and a completed event can keep a match unavailable. The server's scoring, sequencing and permission rules always make the final decision.
Learn more about private player links and scoring
Frequently asked questions
Why can I not enter a score?
The organiser may have turned player scoring off, limited what link-holders may score, kept play-order protection on, or completed the event. An unresolved playoff opponent also keeps that match unavailable. Follow the message on the card or give the result to the organiser.
Why is my next opponent not shown?
An earlier match or the remaining pool matches still have to decide the opponent. The Player Match Centre explains the dependency when it can, then updates after that result is recorded.
Does every player link have the Player Match Centre?
No. It is the focused top card on personal links for standalone tournaments. Team tournament, ladder-league, team-league and public results pages use different experiences.
Where are other matches I am allowed to score?
If the organiser allows your link to score all matches, other permitted and ready matches appear in the collapsed Score another match section beneath the current-match card.
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