Changelog

Version: 2.12.0

Improvements

• The Swiss system algorithm has been adjusted to increase the probability that players in the same points group are more likely to be paired with neighboring players in the table.

Version: 2.11.2

Improvements

• Updated the URL of the Swiss Table Soccer Federation player database.
• It is now possible to rename players who have been removed.

Version: 2.11.1

Improvements

• When printing the matches, the round number is now printed if "Only print matches with assigned tables" is selected.
• The values for the Buchholz number are no longer divided by the number of matches. The old values have been renamed 'Buchholz number 1/2 (average)'.
• The rounds in 'Rounds' and 'Round Robin' tournaments are now generated in reverse, so that position 1 and position 2 of a group play against each other in the last round. Previously they competed against each other directly in the first match.
• [Rounds] and [Round Robin]: The player order in the second half of the season is now inverted, so that 1vs4 becomes 4vs1.

Bugfixes

• If players were removed in the MonsterDYP, in some cases a subsequent bye was assigned.
• With complex match plans it could happen that the input dialog was not large enough.

Information

• In Swiss system: "Do not count matches with removed participants" is now activated by default.

Version: 2.10.2

Bugfixes

• Double Elimination: Removed the option to reset the result in Double Elimination, because it can cause some issues that are not resolvable by the user. This will be fixed in the next mayor version, because it is a bigger change.
• Elimination: Fixed a but that caused a broken elimination tree for 11 participants in 3 groups.

Version: 2.10.0

Improvements

• Swiss System: Higher ranked participants are sorted to the top of the round.
• Swiss System: The algorithm has been improved to ensure that players or teams with the same number of points are more likely to face each other.

Version: 2.9.1

Bugfixes

• The ATSA player database did not show all players and was wrongly named ASTA.
• In the update dialog, clicking on "Close" reloaded the application.

Version: 2.9.0

Improvements

• Added the STF (Swiss Tablesoccer Federation) and ATSA (Asia Table Soccer Alliance) player databases. To use them, just activate the database in the account settings.

Version: 2.8.7

Improvements

• Printable score sheets now have fields to enter the results of up to 5 sets.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that generated incorrect elimination seeds for qualifications with an odd number of groups and an odd number of players.

Version: 2.8.6

Improvements

• Doubles can now be imported. The names must be separated with a '/' for this (e.g. 'Player 1 / Player 2').
• Multiple sets are now listed individually on score sheet printouts.
• App updates are now displayed more reliably in the browser.
• The draw of the first elimination round has been improved. Until now, it could happen that the top players the table did not meet at the latest possible time.

Bugfixes

• Swiss system: if a team or player had a bye in the first round, the same team could get another bye in a later round if the tournament was restarted in the meantime.

Version: 2.8.0

Improvements

• Last One Standing: We have introduced a new fine scoring. From now on, after the number of lives, the last round played is decisive. This means that the players who have survived the longest are higher up in the standings. Previously, this was not always the case.

Version: 2.7.7

Bugfixes

• In Last One Standing, sometimes a match wasn't generated even though there were enough participants.
• Fixing a bug where late entries were losing lives when the bye rating was activated in the last one standing.

Version: 2.7.6

New Features

• Last One Standing: In a tournament with multiple disciplines, it is now possible to deduct one life for each lost discipline.

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: When creating teams, it is now better taken into account whether the players have already played against each other.
• Last Man Standing has been renamed to Last One Standing.

Bugfixes

• In Last One Standing, the statistics were not displayed correctly.
• MonsterDYP: Players who joined later received points if the bye rating was activated.

Version: 2.7.3

Bugfixes

• The calculation for average points (fair) was incorrect in calculating penalties for players who left from the tournament early.

Version: 2.7.1 / 2.7.2

Improvements

• The certificates used for code signing on Windows have been replaced with new ones. As a result, users should no longer receive any warning messages after downloading the installation files.

Version: 2.7.0

New Features

• We have changed the behavior when adding and removing participants:
• In the Swiss system, participants can now be added and removed at any time during the first round.
• Once the second round has started, you have the option to either generate new rounds or continue playing with the modified participant count.
• In round-robin/rounds, adding or removing participants always leads to recalculating the rounds. We try to keep the matches that have already been played.

Improvements

• We've put in a lot of work, even though you might not see the results right away. But the good news is that tournaments should now be synced faster and more reliably.
• In addition, we've added error messages for tournaments that haven't synced properly, and made it easy for you to let us know about any issues.

Bugfixes

• Eliminations that are created from two groups are now drawn correctly.

Version: 2.6.12

Bugfixes

• Undead players have appeared in new rounds of Last One Standing, causing chaos and unexpected challenges for the remaining survivors.

Version: 2.6.11

Bugfixes

• The option 'Quick Entry' was missing and is now back.

Version: 2.6.10

Bugfixes

• When starting an elimination round from MonsterDYP, teams were not correctly created if players were removed in the qualification round.
• The order of the table columns was not saved correctly.

Version: 2.6.9

New Features

• Added a shiny new changelog directly to Kickertool. You may look at it at this very moment.

Version: 2.6.8

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug, where the team creation for the elimination, from a single qualification round, resulted in the first playing with the second.
• Fixed a bug, that caused removed players to show up in MonsterDYP and Last One Standing rounds.
• Fixed a bug, that caused players to show without names after creating an elimination after a single player qualifying.
• Sometimes the third place match was not displayed in the list view.

Version: 2.6.7

Improvements

• Internal updates for the download version.
• The mode selection has a new design. It's a small preview of an upcoming redesign.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug, where players where not stored in the .ktool file correctly.

Version: 2.6.6

Bugfixes

• I guess we forgot to activate the Sport-XML export for everyone. Sorry!
• We fixed an issue that prevented the import of very old tournaments.

Version: 2.6.5

Improvements

• The settings for the player database received a help dialogue.

Version: 2.6.4

New Features

• The DTFB player database can now be activated in the account settings. You no longer need to apply for access.

Bugfixes

• The user settings (language, table settings, ...) have sometimes reset themselves. This should no longer be the case.

Version: 2.6.2

Bugfixes

• When the first round is deleted and re-drawn in a MonsterDYP tournament, absent players are no longer included in the new draw.

Version: 2.6.1

New Features

• The standings table on the right side can now be resized.
• If an extra round has been created, it can now be deleted.

Improvements

• DTFB: The category and license are now also displayed after player selection.
• Quick entry can now also be turned on during the tournament.
• Entries can now be deleted with one click during participant input.
• For multiple tables, the match for third place is no longer directly assigned to table 1.

Bugfixes

• When starting the elimination round, participants who are marked as deleted or absent are no longer included.
• At the start of the elimination round, not all places could be taken over if participants were marked as deleted or absent.

Version: 2.6.0

New Features

• We are excited to announce the launch of our new Live Result Pages feature! Now, you can easily create a public page on [live.kickertool.de](https://live.kickertool.de) for your tournaments, so players can access all the information they need directly from their mobile phone. You can even use this feature to share the tournament progress with your audience in a Twitch stream, or even post results on your social media! With Live Result Pages, you can take your tournaments to the next level. Try it out now! (This text was generated by an AI. 🤯)

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug where the standings table on the external display would stop scrolling.

Version: 2.5.4

Improvements

• The option "Draw" can now be changed in a running tournament.
• If "Draw" is selected during tournament creation, a close match with one point difference can no longer be selected
• There are now better error messages in the registration process

Bugfixes

• When creating a elimination tournament, the bye rating option is not shown anymore.
• The full screen button now hides the sidebar and header correctly.

Version: 2.5.3

Improvements

• The DTFB player category and license is now shown in the search results.
• Improved Italian translation (Thanks to Alen)
• Improved Chinese Translation (Thanks to Jack)

Bugfixes

• Sport-XMl export now exports final rounds correctly.

Version: 2.5.2

New Features

• Added a Connection to the DTFB player database. The access can be requested at the DTFB.
• Teams can now be created as a double of two separate players.

Improvements

• The table no longer scrolls when the names are too long. Instead the names are now truncated.
• The main column of the table is now highlighted
• Better truncation of long player names in teams
• In group assignment, dragging now works on the entire row

Version: 2.5.0

New Features

• In addition to the .ktool format, a JSON can now also be exported. This is more suitable for further processing in other programs.

Bugfixes

• In certain combinations with unbalanced groups, it was not possible to start a elimination round.

Version: 2.4.8

Bugfixes

• There was a bug where sometimes in the first round no participants could be added.

Version: 2.4.7

Bugfixes

• Fixed startup crash on M1 Macs

Version: 2.4.6

Improvements

• Nothing to see yet but there are some features in the making.

Bugfixes

• Standings Table configuration is now saved correctly

Version: 2.4.4

Improvements

• Tables can now be changed even if the match has already been announced.

Version: 2.4.3

New Features

• Added printing options to elimination table
• Improved printing dialog
• Qualification and elimination are now shown as different result tables

Improvements

• Assign free participants to groups, will not shuffle already assigned participants

Bugfixes

• After adding a new player to a long running MonsterDYP tournament, it took a long time until the player was assigned to a match
• Fixed some problems with player editing in DYP modes

Version: 2.3.3

New Features

• Print round. It is now possible to print an overview with all matches of a round.

Improvements

• Better print dialog for multiple elimination trees

Bugfixes

• There was an issue loading elimination and double elimination tournaments

Version: 2.3.0

Improvements

• The seeding of the elimination phase from a qualification with several groups has been improved. ( Although there is still some room for improvement here.)
• Players can now no longer be deleted from a elimination stage, as this has caused frequent problems. However, this feature will return in the future.

Bugfixes

• After starting the knockout stage, all matches were added to the qualification table.
• On the results page, the icons for the tournament modes were not displayed correctly.

Information

• The data structure of saved tournaments has been changed. Among other things, the calculated values of the standings are no longer included. If you need these values for further processing, please contact us.

Version: 2.2.12

Bugfixes

• In some cases, a certain sequence of actions could prevent a tournament from opening.

Version: 2.2.11

Improvements

• Updated some internal libraries so that the sync still works after the backend update.

Version: 2.2.3

Bugfixes

• The score entry in elimination view had scroll bars and other weird bugs that are hopefully all gone now.

Version: 2.2.2

Improvements

• Maintenance and update of external dependencies

Bugfixes

• The sync function had a little hiccup.

Version: 2.2.1

New Features

• Printing: The current matches and table can now be exported as PDF or directly printed.
• Last One Standing: If players are added to the tournament later, it is now possible to select how many lives they should receive.
• Offline functionality in the browser. The Kickertool can now be used offline in the browser.

Improvements

• New app icon.

Bugfixes

• The External View now also works in Safari.

Version: 2.1.0

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: Newly added players are now called out with priority.
• MonsterDYP: At "point average (fair)" the penalty score is now also removed if the number of matches (of the player) exceeds 75% of the number of participants.

Bugfixes

• In long-running MonsterDYP tournaments, with many entries and exits, it could happen that players were not called out for a long time.
• If multiple players were added to a tournament, they were not displayed correctly in the left list.
• In External View, the table was not scrolled all the way down.

Version: 2.0.2

Improvements

• Notarized macOS app to prevent warning during first start after downloading

Bugfixes

• Fixed importing of some Kickertool 1 tournaments. If you run into problems: try to remove end import them again.

Information

• Version 2 is finally released! Well, after 3 years it was about time...

Version: 2.0.0-beta21

Bugfixes

• The login didn't work anymore.
• In the "Lord Have Mercy" Elimination incomplete matches were scheduled.

Version: 2.0.0-beta20

New Features

• Lord Have Mercy' Elimination. After a MonsterDYP or other single player mode, a Lord Have Mercy Elimination can now be played. In each round, the winners are shuffled to form new teams. Thanks to Rikko for the name!

Improvements

• Lots of internal updates.

Bugfixes

• Due to rounding errors when calculating the Buchholz number, sometimes the table was not sorted correctly.

Version: 2.0.0-beta19

Improvements

• Deactivated players are now shown as deactivated in the match-list of DYP tournaments

Bugfixes

• Players could no longer be edited in MonsterDYP because only the teams were displayed

Version: 2.0.0-beta18

New Features

• Last One Standing for teams and single player.

Improvements

• Update to Angular 9
• Many small performance enhancements
• Settings re-sorted. (Winning sets are now under the point settings.)

Version: 2.0.0-beta17

Bugfixes

• Draw could not be displayed as a column in the table

Version: 2.0.0-beta16

Improvements

• If a participant is deleted during a tournament, the matches are no longer hidden.
• The number of draws can now be displayed in the table.
• Internal Updates

Bugfixes

• Sometimes it was not possible to create a elimination round with several elimination trees after Qualification.

Version: 2.0.0-beta15

Improvements

• Internal Updates

Information

• This version is only available for download.

Version: 2.0.0-beta14

Bugfixes

• Elimination tournaments with exactly one bye could not be created.

Version: 2.0.0-beta13

Bugfixes

• Tournaments were no longer loaded in the offline versions of the Kickertool.

Information

• This version is only available for download.

Version: 2.0.0-beta12

Improvements

• The handling when creating KO tournaments has been improved. It is now easier to assign participants to certain positions in the tree.

Information

• Tournaments from possibly installed alpha versions are no longer imported automatically.

Version: 2.0.0-beta11

Improvements

• Deactivated participants will no longer be included in the elimination round.

Bugfixes

• After activating a table, the table number was no longer displayed correctly.

Version: 2.0.0-beta10

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: We have reworked the algorithm a lot and now equal pairings should occur less frequently. We are happy to hear if it works for you!
• Last One Standing: The table is now sorted by default by remaining life and then by number of matches.
• External View: The current matches are now sorted by table number.

Bugfixes

• External display: KO names are now displayed.
• External display: In MonsterDYP the values in the table are now displayed without three points.
• Ctrl+f now no longer enters open matches.
• Improved import from version 0.9

Version: 2.0.0-beta9

Improvements

• Forgot your password? Now there's a way to reset it.

Version: 2.0.0-beta8

Improvements

• Better performance with external displays

Bugfixes

• Fixed auto updater for offline versions
• Fixed elimination rounds with multiple winning sets in table

Information

• Due to a bug in the auto updater library, old versions can no longer be updated automatically. Please download the current version manually. Sorry...

Version: 2.0.0-beta7

Improvements

• Better group selection in tournament view with more than 6 groups.

Bugfixes

• In the elimination round, it was not possible to enter results if more than one winning set was selected and draw was activated in the qualifying round.

Version: 2.0.0-beta6

Improvements

• Removed "Missing your Tournaments?" info.
• Swiss system: All rounds can now be created, so that at the end everyone plays against everyone.

Bugfixes

• Removed some unnecessary network traffic in elimination tournaments.
• Fixed some internal errors.

Version: 2.0.0-beta5

Improvements

• It is now possible to create a elimination tournament with 128 participants

Bugfixes

• In a elimination tournament, the external view was sometimes loaded without data.
• In a elimination tournament, the qualification was displayed in the external view.

Version: 2.0.0-beta4

Bugfixes

• The table settings now also change in the external display
• Fixed some problems when solving sync conflicts

Version: 2.0.0-beta3

Bugfixes

• The external view had no translation in offline versions
• Reset of forced tables did not work

Version: 2.0.0-beta2

Bugfixes

• The tournament was saved corruptly if an elimination round with teams was started after a MonsterDYP
• The external view has not been translated
• The settings for the standings were not saved

Version: 2.0.0-beta1

New Features

• Sync! It is now possible to register! It is now possible to register and save your tournaments in the Kickertool Cloud.
• Translation into Chinese (Many thanks to Sean Zhang)
• Translation into French (Many thanks to Cédric Rollo, Ruben Antunes and Vincent Moinard)
• Translation into Italian (Many thanks to Carlo Bollini)
• Translation into Portuguese (Many thanks to Cristovão)

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: New Formula for Fair Average
• External Display: Bright Theme
• Tooltips for all icon buttons
• Automatic updates for offline apps

Bugfixes

• Lots of little bugfixes

Information

• In the last year, a lot has happened under the hood. We have prepared the Kickertool for the future and can finally work on new features again.

Version: 2.0.0-alpha7

New Features

• Linux version
• Scarce game: It can now be set at which goal difference a game is considered scarce

Improvements

• Support for 32-bit Windows systems

Bugfixes

• Matches with removed players appeared in the external view
• Swiss system: If a participant was added later, the result for that match could not be entered
• Copy & paste did not work in the offline version

Version: 2.0.0-alpha6

New Features

• Swiss system: Participants can now be added during the first round

Improvements

• Participants that are removed from the tournament are now removed from the table (except for Last One Standing and MonsterDYP)
• Matches against removed participants are no longer included in the rating (except for Last One Standing and MonsterDYP)
• Stability and performance improvements

Bugfixes

• Elimination rounds with two participants could be created.
• Removed participants appeared in later rounds

Version: 2.0.0-alpha5

Improvements

• Certified Windows builds
• Stability and performance improvements

Bugfixes

• Elimination/Double-Elimination: Options have not been applied
• Elimination/Double-Elimination: DYP teams creation was ignored
• Fixed a display problem while adding participants to groups in a running tournament

Version: 2.0.0-alpha4

New Features

• Added reset button for table columns

Improvements

• Switched buttons 'result' and 'new round'
• Stability and performance improvements

Bugfixes

• Fixed some display problems in external view
• Fixed build time in Safari

Version: 2.0.0-alpha3

Bugfixes

• Fixed missing 'Next Round' button in Last One Standing

Version: 2.0.0-alpha2

New Features

• New design
• Multiple elimination trees after qualifying
• Tournament management. Tournaments are now saved and managed in Kickertool
• Import participants. Participants can now be imported by copy & paste
• Bye rating
• Points for scarce matches
• Search for participants in the tournament
• Fast input for matches

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: Improved algorithm
• Add and remove participants during the tournament. Caution: Participants can only be added in the first round
• Improved table settings
• Descriptions of tournament modes directly in the app
• Explanation of the individual settings
• Show results without elimination rounds
• The order of the participants preserved for the first round of the tournament. This is particularly interesting for the swiss system
• Draw is now supported for multiple sets
• Better external display

Information

• The Kickertool is growing up! Everything is new: new programming language new framework, new design and new ideas. Our hobby is slowly becoming a proper software. We are proud!

Version: 0.9.16

New Features

• Table configuration! Choose wich parameters are used for sorting and are shown in table

Improvements

• MonsterDYP: Way better team combinations for a player count that is not dividable by 4
• MonsterDYP: Added option to disable the fair team shuffleing
• Disciplines are available in all modes now

Bugfixes

• Textfield for the tournament name is now at its right place
• The 'new round' button is now disabled if not enough players are available

Information

• Support for iOS 8 disabled - Safari has a but that will crash the kickertool. It is fixed by Apple in iOS 9.

Version: 0.9.15

Improvements

• Improved error handling

Bugfixes

• Deactivated matches where displayed in external view

Version: 0.9.14

Bugfixes

• Added missing translation for new added match menu
• Fixed a Bug that prevented starting of Last One Standing tournaments

Version: 0.9.12

Improvements

• Better usability on Smartphones

Bugfixes

• The result view was not working after direct creation of elemination rounds
• Internet Explorer: Result could not be entered
• Internet Explorer: Error when startin elemination round
• Internet Explorer: Design issues
• Last One Standing: New round would not be generated if there was a one-on-one match before a team match

Information

• Some old browsers were deactivated. Current requirements:
• Chrome: >= 39
• Firefox: >= 28
• Safari: >= 7
• Opera: >= 15
• Internet Explorer: >= 11

Version: 0.9.11

Bugfixes

• Bug that prevented creation of elemination tournaments
• Wrong elimination creation if only the first of each group is qualified
• Stability improvements

Version: 0.9.10

New Features

• Complete new design!
• New Mode: Whist
• New mode: Double-Elimination
• New Mode: Swizz System
• Direct creation of Knockout rounds
• Better algorithm to create fair teams in MonsterDYP and Last One Standing
• Option to change gema option before elimination round
• Knockout: New table view
• Knockout: Zoomable tree view
• Result view after complete elimination round
• Disciplines: Add several disciplines to each encounter
• Offline mode. Kickertool now works without an internet connetion after first start
• Added functionallty download and import tournaments
• Added Buchholz-ratinr for MonsterDYP
• Added External display view

Improvements

• Added abitlity to add multiple players
• Added abiity to change and rename Tables in tournament
• Better performance
• Option to hide table in tournament view

Bugfixes

• Faulty table assignments
• Faulty byes in elemination round
• Many many more..

Information

• Much time has passed and we've changed a lot. So we may have forgotten some features. Have fun exploring

Version: 0.9.8

Improvements

• A match is only marked as active if all player are available
• MonsterDYP: New calculation for team elimination. The table is split in two halfs. The first of the first half is now playing with the first of the second half

Bugfixes

• If a round robin with DYP mode was created, the teams where not displayed in table
• Some correction in english translation
• The elemination system could be started with unfeasible options

Version: 0.9.7

Bugfixes

• Fixed a Bug where the App didn't start

Version: 0.9.6

New Features

• Brand new algotithm for MonsterDYP and Last One Standing
• KO-rounds can be created with less players than places in KO
• Single player KO after MonsterDYP
• Adjustable points for win and draw
• Selected option are now saved per mode

Improvements

• Better points input
• Rounds in MonsterDYP and Last One Standing are now recalculated after adding or removing player
• New button for “new round”
• Moved “start KO” button to menu
• Better dialog when starting a KO round
• Players and Teams can now be edited in table

Bugfixes

• Offline versions: Fixed button placement to switch from table to tournament view
• Fixed missplaced statistics in Safari
• iPad: Tournaments can now be startet in private mode

Version: 0.9.5

Improvements

• The language selector is now in every menu on every page

Bugfixes

• If a non supported language is detected, english will be selected

Version: 0.9.4

New Features

• new mode: MonsterDYP
• way better distribution of matches in “round robin” and “single rounds”
• button to carry over team/player names from last tournament

Improvements

• better display of statistics
• better calculation of end-time
• new game: new design of team mixing
• way better usability on tablets
• if no tournament name is provided the current date is set

Bugfixes

• ko button is now hidden when no ko-system can be startet
• added translation for statistics

Version: 0.9.3

New Features

• display remaining matches
• display expected end time of tournament

Improvements

• draw is now supported in matches
• tournament view: Nice new menu
• New game: Dropdown for choosing player or teams is now better noticeable
• Added navigation from KO to qualifying

Bugfixes

• Wrong teams where chosen for KO if a tournament had an uneven number of groups
• A tournament seemed lost until restart if the new tournament view was opened

Information

• Disabled the QR-Code. The feature will be back when finished

Version: 0.9.4

New Features

• highlight current running matches
• display table numbers

Improvements

• New game: better selection handling for tournament modes
• Last One Standing: Automatically calculate next round when possible
• Better display of groups
• Added “New game” to menu
• Menu ist now visible in KO
• Hide QR-code if not connected to the internet
• some styling enhancement for small displays

Bugfixes

• KO-system is now saved correctly

Version: 0.9.1

New Features

• Version management. You will be notified when a new version is available

Improvements

• Last One Standing: Player that are added later are getting the average numer of remaining lives
• New game: smaller footer
• Better points input

Bugfixes

• KO-system was only working if teams where provided ob setup
• Disabled QR code for Last One Standing
• Corrected bug where more than two sets where incorrectly calculated
• New game: Fixed display problem on small displays

Version: 0.9.0

Information

• Initial Release