PlayMore

A platform to manage and follow soccer tournaments, teams, and players.

PlayMore Spring 2026 Update

Apr 22, 2026

Technical notes on the feature/group-knockout branch: status machine with pause-mode, metadata-first creation, pre-commit match editor, rounds-view redesign, group + knockout extraction, and user-owned teams with signup requests.

Building PlayMore - Architecture of a Tournament Management Platform

Mar 9, 2026

How PlayMore is built: SvelteKit SPA, custom Go PocketBase backend, club role system, real-time subscriptions, and single-container Docker deployment.

The PMF Algorithm - How PlayMore Generates Fair Tournaments

Mar 9, 2026

Deep dive into the priority-based Swiss system algorithm: BYE-aware pairing, exponential penalty curves, field type balancing, same-club avoidance, and the constraint system that guarantees fair tournaments.

PlayMore Real-Time Stores and Data Loading

Mar 9, 2026

How PlayMore loads tournament data, handles real-time match updates, and manages state: self-loading stores, batch operations, PocketBase subscriptions, and derived standings.

PlayMore - Tournament Management That Actually Works

PlayMore - Tournament Management That Actually Works

Mar 9, 2026

Meet PlayMore: a tournament management platform for Swiss youth football that handles PMF formats, knockout brackets, live scoring, and federation import -- from your phone.