One of the first things we ever implemented at Battlefy was a one-click check in system. An essential part of many of our top tournaments, check ins are used to identify who is ready and available to play eliminating the problem of having to deal with first round no-shows. Recently, we did a full re-write of our check in system to make it more robust as they are such an integral part of running a smooth tournament. With this, we’ve made a couple of changes.

You’ll notice that check ins going forward are no longer on the bracket level but on the tournament level. As a result, you can now set check in times before even deciding on what type of bracket your tournament will run. Check ins are now listed on the tournament overview page so players don’t need to dig into a bracket page to find out this information. The location of the check in button will also be clearly visible before check in begins so players know where they’ll need to look during the check in period.

Additional features we’ve been able to make possible with our overhaul are check in embeds! Just like the “Join” button, you’ll be able to have our “Check In” button on your website. It’s now possible to run your entire tournament through your domain without directing them to Battlefy.

You can also enable check ins for free agent players. If you’re running a SoloQ tournament, you can have free agents check in and the only draft the ones who showed up. Our Auto Draft feature makes it easier than ever to put players into random teams for an event. In the case of League of Legends, we’ll even sort them by skill level so you have equally skilled teams!

Make sure you enable check ins for your next tournament for a smooth event experience!