League Demo Guide
What Is the Demo?
The Demo League is a fully self-contained sandbox environment generated instantly from your Admin Dashboard. It is designed to let you explore every feature of Pickleball League Hub — groups, matches, standings, knockout brackets, and more — without touching any real data.
The demo uses pre-seeded fictional players and is completely private to your account. No other users can see or interact with it.
What Gets Created
When you click Generate Demo League, the system creates the following in seconds:
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Demo League | A private league named [Demo] Pickleball League - #######. Visible only to you. |
| Tournament | 1 tournament — Mixed Doubles, 4.0 skill level, using the game rules you selected. |
| Players | 80 demo players (40 male + 40 female), all pre-approved as league members and tournament registrants. |
| Groups | 4 group-stage groups (A, B, C, D), each with 10 mixed-doubles teams. |
| Teams | 40 teams total — each team is a male + female pair. |
| Matches | Full round-robin schedule generated for each of the 4 groups. |
| Knockout Bracket | Quarterfinals, Semifinals, 3rd Place match, and Final — generated automatically if Pre-score is enabled. |
Demo Options
Before generating the demo you can configure the following settings. These settings mirror the real tournament options so you can see exactly how they affect results.
Match Format
- Single Game — one game to the selected points limit.
- Best of Three — first team to win 2 games wins the match (default).
Points to Win
- 11 points — standard pickleball (default).
- 15 points — medium game.
- 21 points — extended game.
Win By
- Win by 2 — must win by a 2-point margin (default).
- Win by 1 — win at exactly the target score.
Standings Calculation
- Match Wins — rank by number of matches won (default).
- Point % — rank by total points scored as a percentage of points played.
Pre-Score All Matches
When this option is checked (default), the system automatically generates realistic scores for every match, advances the top 2 teams from each group into the knockout bracket, and plays through all rounds to produce a final champion.
Leave it unchecked if you want to enter scores manually, experience the match entry workflow, and control who advances to the bracket yourself.
How to Generate
- Go to your Admin Dashboard.
- Click the Generate Demo League button in the top-right corner of the page.
- In the dialog that appears, choose your preferred game rules and whether to pre-score all matches.
- Click Generate Demo League to confirm. The system will create everything in a few seconds.
- You will be redirected to your new demo league where you can immediately start exploring.
Exploring the Demo
Here are the areas worth exploring once your demo is generated:
Group Stage
Open any of the 4 groups to see round-robin matches, current scores, and live standings. Try editing a score to see standings update instantly.
Standings
Visit the Standings page from the tournament to see rankings across all groups. Switch the standings calculation method to compare Match Wins vs. Point %.
Knockout Bracket
If you generated with pre-scoring enabled, the Quarterfinal, Semifinal, 3rd Place, and Final groups are all present. See how the bracket advances after each round.
Player List
Browse the full player roster on the tournament's Player List page. All 80 demo players are registered and approved.
Champion & Medals
If pre-scored, a champion and medal winners are automatically assigned. Visit the Tournament Details page to see the final results banner.
Manual Score Entry
If you generated without pre-scoring, try entering match scores manually. Click on any match to open the score entry form and see standings recalculate.
Deleting & Starting Fresh
When you are done exploring, you can delete the demo league and generate a new one with different settings at any time:
- Go to your Admin Dashboard.
- Click Delete Demo League in the top-right corner.
- Confirm the deletion in the dialog.
- The Generate Demo League button will reappear, ready for a fresh run.
Limitations
- Only one demo league is allowed per account at a time.
- The demo league is private — real players cannot join or see it.
- Demo players cannot log in — they are fictional seeded accounts used only to populate the demo.
- The demo always uses Mixed Doubles at 4.0 skill level. Custom formats are not available in the demo.
- The demo is intended for learning and exploration only — it does not count toward any real league statistics.