Good Tourney is a web-based tournament management platform developed for a US-based tournament director who wanted to simplify the process of organizing offline billiards tournaments. The platform was also designed to be a subscription-based product that other tournament directors could adopt. It offers a complete toolkit for managing players, matches, tables, and tournament progression through a centralized interface. While the system initially focused on billiards, support for dart tournaments was later added, expanding its appeal across games.
Offline tournament organizers—especially in cue sports like billiards—often rely on manual methods such as spreadsheets, printed brackets, or verbal coordination, which can become chaotic and error-prone as tournaments grow larger. The client, a tournament director himself, envisioned a digital solution that would:
The challenge was to develop a system that retains the manual control preferred by directors but enhances it with real-time digital efficiency, while keeping the UI accessible for users with varying tech familiarity.
We developed Good Tourney as a web-based application that supports subscription-based access for tournament directors. It allows directors to:
The system supports chip-based tournament formats, allowing directors to assign, adjust, and track player chip counts throughout the event. To accommodate growing interest, we later extended support to dart tournaments, making the platform more versatile. A secure subscription and login system enables tournament directors to sign up and manage events using monthly or annual plans.
Good Tourney provided the client—and now other tournament directors—with a reliable system to run tournaments more efficiently without compromising manual control. By offering structured workflows and real-time updates, the platform has:
With a growing number of subscribers, Good Tourney continues to evolve into a flexible tool for offline competitive event management.
