Changelog

Version: 3.0.0+302

New Features

• The Kickertool is now available in German! 🎉
• Kickertool 3 is now accessible at app.kickertool3.de! We have officially ended the alpha phase. 🎉 While some features are still missing, the tool is stable enough for production use, so “alpha” no longer fits.
• There is now finally an overview page for all DTFB tournaments. To achieve this, we changed the account assignment to the association. If you join the DTFB in your settings, all public DTFB tournaments will be displayed in the DTFB tournament calendar. turniere.dtfb.de

Improvements

• DTFB Challengers are now marked in tournament lists, on the player page, and in the calendar with the DTFB logo and the text “DTFB Challenger” instead of disciplines.
• The DTFB Challenger settings now include an “All Settings” button, through which normal tournament settings remain accessible. This allows corrections to be made or additional disciplines to be added in case of emergency.
• New users now see a welcome dialog.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: In an ongoing tournament, the buttons for DTFB Challenger settings were still displayed even though the tournament had already been created.
• Bug fix: When knockout trees of different sizes were created, matches in the list view were not sorted into the correct groups, and a final match was displayed as “Match for 3rd place”, for example.

Version: 3.0.0+297

Bugfixes

• [External Display] When the check-in screen was opened directly, participants were not displayed.
• [External Display] The QR code was sometimes not displayed.
• Bug fix: If a tournament was played with direct elimination, it was not possible to export the result as SportXML.

Version: 3.0.0+291

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Round names were not displayed correctly on the external display.

Version: 3.0.0+290

New Features

• New elimination mode: “Direct Playoffs”. In this mode, the preliminary round table is refined with a single match. Participants play against their direct table neighbor (1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4). This mode is used to play the final in a DTFB Challenger tournament with 8 or fewer participants.

Version: 3.0.0+289

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: If a team from pre-registration was added to an already started tournament, it could happen that two matches were generated for this team in the first round.

Version: 3.0.0+288

Improvements

• If the backend is unreachable, the player app now shows a link to the status page.

Version: 3.0.0+286

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: The DTFB license was no longer displayed in the search.

Version: 3.0.0+285

Improvements

• When checking in players without a database entry, the system now better distinguishes between first and last names. This should improve the Sport-XML export.

Version: 3.0.0+284

New Features

• The kickertool is now fully available offline after being loaded once.

Improvements

• [Player App] When loading tournament data, the white screen is now replaced by a loading animation.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: An error occurred when manually creating groups and an entry was moved via drag and drop.
• Bug fix: Graphics were not displayed on the player app home page.
• [Local Player Database] Importing players from tournaments into the local player database was not working correctly in many places. We have fixed several bugs.
• In a multi-discipline tournament, it was sometimes impossible to check in a team.
• Bug fix: On the live page tournament overview, the player count was calculated incorrectly when both single and doubles disciplines were created.

Version: 3.0.0+280

Improvements

• The check-in area now includes a new option to automatically open the payment dialog after players and teams have been checked in.
• In the “Payment” dialog, all disciplines can now be marked as paid with a single click.
• When the payment dialog is opened for a team, all disciplines for which either of the two players is registered are now displayed.

Version: 3.0.0+279

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: If a discipline had already started, players could not be checked in for other disciplines if they were registered but not checked in for those disciplines.

Version: 3.0.0+277

New Features

• The “Star View” settings now include an option to mark matches that exceed the average duration of other matches.

Version: 3.0.0+276

New Features

• [External Display] We have created new screens displaying upcoming matches.

Improvements

• [External Display] The free text displayed on screens is now set consistently for all screens.

Bugfixes

• [External Display] The scroll speed setting may not have worked.
• Bug fix: Pre-registrations could not be removed from the tournament via player search.
• Pressing (Ctrl/Cmd)+K multiple times no longer opens multiple overlapping search windows. The shortcut now functions as a toggle - pressing it a second time closes the currently open search.
• Bug fix: When checking in players from the local player database, the reference was not set correctly, which could cause issues when editing players later.

Version: 3.0.0+275

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: If a placeholder “N.N.” in a team was replaced by a player during the Pre-Registration phase, all “N.N.” instances could be replaced.
• Bug fix: The “View Payments” dialog could not be opened if a player was pre-registered with “N.N.”

Version: 3.0.0+274

Improvements

• [Multi Discipline] During check-in, both individual players and teams can now be checked in. When a team is checked in, it is now possible to directly check in the other disciplines for both players.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Pre-registrations could not be checked in when Single Discipline Mode was active.

Version: 3.0.0+273

New Features

• [External Display] Table scroll speed can now be adjusted. Scrolling is now smoother and can be completely disabled if needed.

Version: 3.0.0+271

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: The “Pause and Send Back” menu item was incorrectly displayed for inactive matches in the Active Match view.
• Bug fix: On unstable internet connections, the tournament could reload on every action.

Version: 3.0.0+269

New Features

• Import of new players into the local player database.

  When the local player database is enabled, players not present in the local database are saved when a tournament ends. A banner appears in the player list, allowing players to be verified and added to the local player database.

Bugfixes

• The “Pause and Send Back” function was only visible for matches that had already been declared.
• In the Active Match view, player names could not be edited.
• If the disabled button was clicked during a sync conflict without selecting a version, the tournament was marked as deleted.
• [Local Player DB] Local players could no longer be linked to an entry from a federation database afterward.
• [MonsterDYP] For the fair average score, penalty points for players who played too few matches were not calculated correctly.
• Changes to players in the local database were not synchronized live between different computers.
• Bug fix: Player databases were sometimes not loaded correctly on application restart.

Version: 3.0.0+268

New Features

• The Kickertool now has a global tournament search! With the shortcut Cmd+K / Ctrl+K, you can quickly search for players and view and edit all their matches directly from the search results. No more scrolling through endless lists! 🔍⚡

Improvements

• In “Previous Matches”, the tables where the match took place are now displayed.

Version: 3.0.0+267

New Features

• Teams / players can now be edited in all places.

Bugfixes

• If a player or team was removed from the tournament, this was not displayed correctly in all places.
• In the “Change Match” dialog in the “Active Match” view, markings and states of players were not displayed.
• After starting the KO round, disciplines were displayed twice in the check-in screen.
• In the Player App, “Upcoming Tournaments” were not ordered chronologically.
• If a discipline was created in an ongoing tournament, players could no longer be removed from check-in.
• If a single tournament with multiple disciplines was played, an error message occurred during player input when “Single Discipline Mode” was activated.
• Players deleted from the federation databases still appeared in the player search.

Version: 3.0.0+263

New Features

• First version of the “DTFB Kickertool powered by Leonhart”, allowing DTFB users to create a challenger without further settings.

Bugfixes

• If a tournament was reset to a specific state via the debug menu, sync issues could occur afterward.
• If a table was assigned to a single group, matches could be declared even though the discipline stage had not yet started. This resulted in matches being declared when creating the KO round, even though the KO round had not started.
• If a tournament was created but not saved, it still appeared in the tournament list.

Version: 3.0.0+261

New Features

• When creating the KO round, teams can now also be formed using the “Top Half vs Random” solution. The top half of the table will then receive a random player from the bottom half as a partner.
• The kickertool now has a dark mode! 🌙 For everyone who wants to organize tournaments late at night without being blinded.
• When the app starts and many tournaments need to be synchronized, a progress bar is now displayed.

Improvements

• If an error occurs while saving the tournament or a player, a clear error message is now displayed.
• [Internal] The local database for storing tournament data has been replaced. This should bring some performance optimizations but requires all tournament data to be reloaded from the server once.
• [Internal] Improved logging
• The MonsterDYP algorithm has been revised so that pairings are better mixed when byes are assigned in a tournament.
• [Core] The sync algorithm has been optimized. Upon application startup, changes for each tournament are now loaded individually. Additionally, a Fast-Sync feature has been introduced to allow tournaments to be reliably served on multiple computers simultaneously. The new conflict resolution dialog now displays all changes, enabling users to better decide which version to keep.

Bugfixes

• When players or teams were deleted during registration, newly entered participants were no longer sorted to the top of the list.
• The round name in the “Change Matches Dialog” was not translated.
• In some cases, after navigating within the app, the correct discipline was no longer displayed as the selected tab.
• Improved handling of already registered players in “Single Discipline Mode”. Participants can now easily be moved from one discipline to another.
• Under certain circumstances, the Swiss system with “Pre-Draw” enabled was very slow.
• It was not possible to enter player names with only one character.
• When teams are generated during KO creation, they are now correctly treated as teams.
• The display of the double-elimination bracket has been improved in many places.

Version: 3.0.0+257

New Features

• [Last One Standing] The “LOS” mode was not correctly implemented previously. It should now function correctly in the new version.

Improvements

• [Multi Discipline] Pre-draw is now also triggered when matches in other disciplines are still pending. Previously, all open matches had to be assigned before a faster discipline could start the next round.
• Approximately 100 styling and detail improvements.

Bugfixes

• When adding participants to a discipline after the fact, an error message occurred in some cases.
• The delete round button was incorrectly always displayed in the first round due to round order being reversed in some modes.

Version: 3.0.0+256

Improvements

• [Swiss System] During Pre-Draw, strong teams that played longer in a round could receive an opponent outside the allowed points bracket because all matching teams had already been drawn. Pre-Draw now also considers teams still playing to ensure matching opponents remain available.

Bugfixes

• If a team or player was removed from the tournament, the round time might not have been calculated correctly.
• [Multi Discipline] If “Pre-Draw” was activated in the Swiss System for multiple disciplines, matches could be declared even though players were already playing in other matches.

Version: 3.0.0+254

New Features

• [External Display] Tables in the external view now scroll continuously instead of in blocks.
• For Swiss System, MonsterDYP, Last One Standing, and Rounds, rounds are now displayed in reverse order. The newest round is now at the top.
• [Player App] For game modes where new rounds can be added to an ongoing tournament, these are now listed at the top instead of the bottom in the list view.
• [Active Match] The sidebar now includes time statistics for individual rounds.

Improvements

• Declared matches can now be “undeclared”. The corresponding button appears on right or left click on the time for active matches.
• [External Display] If a table is deactivated but still has an ongoing match, it continues to be displayed until the result is entered.

Bugfixes

• [External Display] If a match was reset with Pause & Send Back, the display on the external screen might not have updated.
• An error message was displayed when searching for players in the local database.
• Menu options when clicking on player names in Pre-Registration and Check-in have been adjusted and now show only relevant actions.
• [External Display] When switching to KO, the table is now displayed immediately without needing to reload the page.
• For tournaments with only one discipline, the “Start all Disciplines” button is no longer shown during Check-in.
• The discipline type setting (Doubles, Singles, …) can no longer be changed once a participant has been entered.
• When starting a Double KO from a qualification, the KO bracket was not displayed correctly.

Version: 3.0.0+253

Improvements

• When the kickertool was opened on iPad, the header row disappeared behind the browser UI.
• [Internal] The current table is no longer part of the data and is now calculated dynamically as needed. This results in faster synchronization and shorter load times.

Bugfixes

• [MonsterDYP] If a player was paused, they were still considered when generating a new round.

Version: 3.0.0+252

Improvements

• During check-in, there is now an option to disable “Single Discipline Mode.” This allows players and teams to be assigned to multiple disciplines in tournaments that offer only one type of discipline.

Bugfixes

• The toggle between pre-registration and check-in was not always displayed.

Version: 3.0.0+250

Bugfixes

• The player search shortcut (Ctrl+K / ⌘+K) did not work under Windows.
• During check-in, the most recently entered players were not displayed at the top of the list when multiple disciplines were played.
• During check-in, the DTFB license was not displayed correctly if the data did not originate from the local player database.
• During check-in, all players were displayed as “Member” if they were created as local players.

Version: 3.0.0+248

New Features

• New Check-In Design. When a tournament with multiple disciplines of the same type is played, the Kickertool assumes that players and teams may only participate in one of the disciplines. To facilitate check-in, we have adjusted the UI so that for teams, the partner can be selected first, followed by the corresponding discipline.

Bugfixes

• If tournament settings were adjusted again after tournament creation, it could lead to an inconsistent state in the database. This manifested as numerous error messages.

Version: 3.0.0+247

Improvements

• Recipient selection in the “Send Message Screen” is now done via a search field.

Bugfixes

• The red dot next to the version number did not blink when a new version was available.
• If the table order changed in “Rounds” mode, the new order was used as the basis for calculating the next round. This led to illogical rounds.

Version: 3.0.0+239

Bugfixes

• After selecting a player in the check-in search field, the list was not updated correctly. This occurred primarily in tournaments with multiple disciplines.
• If “Play with Multiple Encounters” was selected and then deselected in a discipline, the setting was still applied to the tournament.
• Searching for a non-existent name in the local player database resulted in an error message.

Version: 3.0.0+238

Bugfixes

• Locally created players were not displayed correctly in the check-in search.
• When a new discipline was added, the “Planned number of rounds” setting was incorrectly disabled.
• If players were temporarily paused or removed from the tournament, they no longer appeared in the table after reactivation.

Version: 3.0.0+236

New Features

• Player Database

  The Kickertool now has its own player database! You can now create local player profiles, evaluate their skills, and manage memberships. If you already use the association database, you can link local profiles with official ones, so you don’t have to enter all data manually.

Improvements

• Official association databases are now available offline. Check-in is now fully possible without an internet connection.
• Player search now displays details for each player.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: A faulty tournament state occurred when a tournament was ended while some disciplines had not yet started.

Version: 3.0.0+233

New Features

• Added the ATSA Player Database

Bugfixes

• [Multi-Discipline] With many disciplines, the list in tournament settings was not scrollable and could become unusable.
• [Multi-Discipline] After starting a single discipline, the button to start the remaining disciplines disappeared.

Version: 3.0.0+232

New Features

• [API] The API now supports transmitting intermediate results displayed as “Live” scores in the Kickertool.

Version: 3.0.0+231

New Features

• [Swiss System] Previously, when generating a round in the Swiss System, a better-matching round was sometimes discarded to increase the total number of rounds. This is no longer done to ensure fairer rounds. Consequently, fewer rounds may be generated in smaller tournaments. For an even number of participants, at least N-3 rounds should be generated; for an odd number, at least N-4 rounds.

Version: 3.0.0+227

Improvements

• The tournament name is now displayed on the Pre-Registration and Check-in screens.
• [SportXML Export] When importing SportXML files into the Sportsmanager, correct round labels are now displayed for KO matches.

Bugfixes

• [SportXML Export] When exporting a MonsterDYP, players were sometimes not correctly assigned in the Sportsmanager.

Version: 3.0.0+225

New Features

• We now collect simple telemetry data. All data is stored on our server and never shared with third parties.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Changing the game mode before tournament start did not adjust the table settings to the new mode.

Version: 3.0.0+223

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: When switching back from the KO phase to qualification, the preliminary round was sometimes displayed as a KO tree.
• Bug fix: Starting a tournament from “Pre-Registration” status without first switching to “Check-In” put the tournament in an unusable state.
• Very small KO trees are not displayed correctly.

Version: 3.0.0+219

New Features

• Pre-registration now allows players to be registered without a partner.

Improvements

• Performance has been significantly improved in many areas, though further work is still needed.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: In pre-registration, players or teams could not be removed via search; the corresponding button had no effect.
• Bug fix: When players were entered without a database, it was possible for three players to be accidentally assigned to a team.
• [Multi-Discipline] Disciplines in “Check-in” status were already displayed in the table management, causing unnecessary columns in the group view.

Version: 3.0.0+215

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: An error message appeared when a team was reset in the Active Match view.

Version: 3.0.0+214

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: When new participants were added to an ongoing tournament, the buttons to declare scheduled matches were no longer displayed.

Version: 3.0.0+211

Improvements

• A little winter surprise! ❄️🎄✨

Version: 3.0.0+210

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: If a different number of winning sets was played in the knockout round compared to the preliminary round, the result could not be entered.
• Bug fix: When the third-place match was activated during an ongoing knockout round, the match was not declared.
• Bug fix: [Double Elimination] The third-place match was not declared.

Version: 3.0.0+202

Bugfixes

• [Multi Discipline] Table headers in the external view now include the discipline name.

Version: 3.0.0+200

Improvements

• Improvement: When playing with many disciplines, the tabs are now scrollable at the appropriate locations.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: In certain multi-discipline tournament scenarios, the “New Round” button was not visible.
• Bug fix: If a player was competing in a discipline already in the knockout phase, they could not check in to another discipline.

Version: 3.0.0+199

Improvements

• New feature: When creating a knockout discipline, you can now choose whether to include a third-place match.
• Improvement: Check-in sorting can now be adjusted via drag and drop.

Version: 3.0.0+198

Improvements

• Improvement: The live page now loads significantly faster.
• Improvement: The button to subscribe to push notifications is now visible on the discipline overview page.
• Bug fix: Minutes were not displayed when the ongoing match duration was less than one minute.

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Long tournament names were being overlapped by buttons on the live page.

Version: 3.0.0+195

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Without multi-discipline, teams could be added multiple times during pre-registration.

Version: 3.0.0+194

Improvements

• Bug fix: Text can no longer be accidentally selected on the external view.
• [Multi Discipline] The external view check-in screen now displays check-ins separately by discipline.

Bugfixes

• It was not possible to remove a player from a discipline when using the search field.
• Bug fix: Participants could not check in to a knockout tournament.
• [Multi Discipline] In rare cases, a doubles team was assigned to a table even though players were already competing in singles.

Version: 3.0.0+193

Improvements

• When navigating, the classic tournament view retains which discipline, bracket, and view were last selected.
• [Swiss System] Previously, teams with large point differences often played against each other when pre-draw was enabled. This should now occur less frequently.

Version: 3.0.0+192

Bugfixes

• [Double Elimination] Round labels were not displayed correctly.
• In Firefox, points could not be entered properly because the points bar only displayed values between 50 and 57. Additionally, the scroll function was broken.
• The placement calculation for double elimination was incorrect.

Version: 3.0.0+187

Improvements

• The discipline is no longer displayed in the Active Match view if no multi-discipline tournament is being played.

Bugfixes

• If a discipline without groups was added to a tournament with multiple groups, the table assignment for the new discipline could not be saved.
• If multiple groups were created within a discipline, participants from multiple groups could appear in the tables.
• When switching to multi-discipline mode, the status of the checkbox may not have been saved.
• An error message occurred when deleting the last discipline.
• For disciplines that do not support byes, an empty form was displayed.

Version: 3.0.0+186

Improvements

• Security question when disabling players

Bugfixes

• Disabled players were not shown as disabled in the knockout bracket and therefore could not be reactivated.

Version: 3.0.0+184

Improvements

• After check-in, individual disciplines can now be started. Multiple disciplines can be prepared and started at different times.

Bugfixes

• If the player database was disabled, no disciplines could be selected in the player search.
• An error message is now displayed when ending check-in if there are not enough participants registered.

Version: 3.0.0+183

Improvements

• When a discipline is selected during check-in, only players who have not paid for that discipline are marked as unpaid.
• On the live page, players are now color-coded to indicate payment status (red for unpaid, green for paid).
• Markdown text styling on the live page has been significantly improved.

Version: 3.0.0+182

Improvements

• Improved view on the live page for tournaments with multiple disciplines.
• Error messages now have more understandable text.
• The “Show Bye in Rounds” option has been removed, and byes are now always displayed. Additionally, byes are now represented more clearly.

Bugfixes

• [Multi-Discipline] Created disciplines could no longer be deleted after saving.
• If teams were created in the KO round, they appeared in the participants list as if the user had entered them manually.
• When tables were added or changed, this was not correctly updated on the external screen.

Version: 3.0.0+181

New Features

• Entry Fee! Tournament organizers can now mark participants as “Paid”. This status is displayed both during check-in and on the live page.

Improvements

• A feedback message is now displayed when saving tournament settings.

Version: 3.0.0+180

New Features

• Pre-registrations are now displayed in the player search during check-in and can be adopted directly.

Improvements

• [Multi-Discipline] The option to change players was removed from the “All” tab of the registration, as it was not always clear which discipline the change applied to.

Bugfixes

• If the last round was deleted in the Swiss system, the “New Round” button is displayed even when “Pre-Draw” is active.
• Check-in issues occurred when a player was entered for a doubles match who was already checked into the tournament but did not come from the player database.
• [Multi-Discipline] Players were shown multiple times in the “All” list during check-in if they competed in multiple disciplines.
• Long names were not correctly truncated in the match list, causing the “Enter Result” button to not always be centered.

Version: 3.0.0+176

Improvements

• Improved view on the live page for tournaments with multiple disciplines.
• Improved view on the live page for tournaments with multiple disciplines.

Version: 3.0.0+175

New Features

• [Rounds] [Round Robin] The player order in the second half is now inverted, so 1vs4 becomes 4vs1.

Improvements

• Improved view on the live page for tournaments with multiple disciplines.
• Rounds in “Rounds” and “Round Robin” tournaments are now generated in reverse order, so position 1 and position 2 of a group play against each other only in the final round. Previously, they faced each other directly in the first match.
• Improved view on the live page for tournaments with multiple disciplines.

Bugfixes

• Some translation keys were missing when selecting table columns.
• [Multiple Disciplines] Pre-registration did not display lists for multiple disciplines
• [Multiple Disciplines] An error was displayed during pre-registration that prevented players from being entered.

Version: 3.0.0+174

New Features

• Added rounds can now also be deleted.

Improvements

• The labels and colors of the buttons in the “Enter Result” modal have been adjusted.

Bugfixes

• The kickertool could not be opened if the external display was still open, as the message “Too many Tabs” was displayed.
• In “Quick Entry”, “Draw” was displayed even if it was not set. This meant that draws could be selected but not saved.
• In tournament settings, it was possible to assign “Points for Draw” even if “Draw” was not selected for the tournament.

Version: 3.0.0+173

New Features

• The changelog is back and it seems you already found it! 🎉

Bugfixes

• No error messages are displayed on the external view anymore.
• During check-in, the “Back to Pre-Registration” button was also displayed even if pre-registration was not activated.
• In the list view, a “New Round” button was also displayed in the KO phase.

Version: 3.0.0+172

New Features

• The tournament manager now has a new button “Announce all Matches” to announce all unannounced matches.
• “Automatic Match Start” is now automatically deactivated when the KO round starts.

Improvements

• For tournaments where each player plays the same number of matches, the Buchholz score is no longer divided by the number of games.

Bugfixes

• If the kickertool was opened in multiple tabs, a database error could occur. Therefore, this is no longer supported for now and a corresponding message is displayed.
• Replays are now automatically deleted when entering a result.

Version: 3.0.0+170

Bugfixes

• [Player App] Number of players not displayed correctly during pre-registration.

Version: 3.0.0+169

Bugfixes

• [External Display] In KO, the match for 3rd place shows the final match.
• [External Display] Error message on elimination screen when KO has not started yet
• [External Display] Table does not scroll in a tournament without groups

Version: 3.0.0+168

New Features

• Pre-draw matches: Change match count directly via dropdown in sidebar

Bugfixes

• Bug fix: Changing player names sometimes fails to save.

Version: 3.0.0+167

New Features

• The “New Round” button is no longer displayed when pre-draw is enabled in a Swiss tournament.

Version: 3.0.0+166

Version: 3.0.0+165

Bugfixes

• [Sync] Remote changes were not applied when the tournament was being created.

Version: 3.0.0+164

New Features

• [Player App] The last selected player should be automatically selected when push notifications are activated in another tournament.
• Do not show the discipline short name on the external screen if multiDiscipline is not enabled.
• Time synchronization between server and app
• [Results Page] The selected group in the dropdowns should persist after a refresh
• [External Display] User-defined text field

Improvements

• Tournament List Styling

Bugfixes

• [External Display] Replays are not marked.
• [Player App] Long names were not correctly truncated in the match overview.
• Fixed sync issues
• If tables are added before the start of elimination, they are not saved.
• No save prompt when adding or deleting tables.
• Change Match Dialog: Do not display matches with blocked players
• Change Match Dialog: Display round name instead of discipline name
• [Pre-Registration] All players are shown as removed
• Restarting a tournament after it has ended is faulty.