Sarah
HR Coordinator
Tech Company (500 employees)
The Corporate Cup Organizer
Finally got to watch her team win
Sarah's Annual Tournament Challenge
Every summer, she organizes the company football tournament - 16 teams, group stages, knockout rounds, and a grand final that half the company watches.
"Please submit your team roster by Friday." Sarah sent that email three times. By the deadline, eight teams had registered. She extended it again. Finally, she personally messaged every team captain.
Last year, Sarah built the bracket in PowerPoint. When Team 7 beat Team 3, she updated it but accidentally deleted Team 4's semifinal spot. The team captain called her, furious.
During matches, people kept asking Sarah for updates. She tried live-tweeting but kept getting interrupted. By the end, she hadn't watched any actual football.
The New Approach
This year, Sarah used Balla Stats from the start. No more PowerPoint brackets. No more chasing registrations.
Sarah created the tournament and made it public with a registration link. She sent one email: "Click here to register your team." Captains registered themselves. By the deadline, 14 teams had registered without a single follow-up.
Balla Stats generated the group stage and knockout bracket automatically. When matches finished, Sarah entered the score and the bracket updated itself. Team advances? Automatically slotted into the next round.
Sarah assigned two colleagues as "match recorders" for each pitch. They entered goals from their phones as they happened. A big screen in the break room showed live scores - auto-refreshing.
"I actually got to watch the final this year," Sarah says. "First time in four years." Her team won. She was there for it.
The Results
The tournament ran itself. Sarah's reputation as an organizer went up. Her stress went down.
Registration time
Bracket management
Live score questions
Post-tournament awards
Favorite Features
- +Team self-registration: Captains submit their own rosters
- +Automatic bracket advancement: No more PowerPoint updates
- +Live public pages: Spectators follow without asking
- +Match delegation: Others can record while you watch
"I actually got to watch the final this year. First time in four years."
Sarah
HR Coordinator
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