Organizing a Tournament
Director Checklist
Pretournament Prep
During the Tournament
Salmon Run tournaments progress automatically once the start time arrives. As the tournament progresses, the director should keep track of rankings and tournament results.
How to Create a Tournament
- Open Tournament Manager, then create the type of tournament you wish to run.
- Enter all required info, such as the schedule and tournament mode.
- Refer to Tournament Settings for additional details.
- Select Confirm, review all the details, and then select Create Tournament.
Tournament Settings
Tournament Name
- You can enter up to 32 characters.
- Your name must comply with the Nintendo Community Guidelines. Please see Guidelines for details.
Date and Time
- Set the date and time of the tournament.
- Participants will complete Regular Jobs or work the Big Run if one is active during the tournament.
- You can review the schedule for the current and upcoming Salmon Runs in SplatNet 3.
- It is not possible to hold tournaments across shift-rotation times.
- Note your Nintendo Switch Online membership expiration date. You must have an active membership to use Tournament Manager.
Registration Window
- The period of time during which teams can sign up to participate.
- When the registration period ends, tournament settings can no longer be changed.
- A team that does not meet the required number of players by the end of the registration period will automatically have its entry canceled.
Tournament Schedule
Tournament Duration
- You can set the total tournament time between 30 and 120 minutes. Each individual shift will take a maximum of 10 minutes.
- You can create a tournament with one or two rounds—finals only, or preliminaries and finals.
Go here to review details on preliminaries and finals.
Teams per Finals Group
- You can only set groupings for tournaments with preliminaries.
- In the finals round, teams will be divided into groups based on the set number of teams. Each team will be matched with others with similar results from the preliminaries.
- If the number of participating teams cannot be evenly split into the Teams per Finals Group, then the number of teams will automatically be adjusted.
Division Types
- Please set the divisions and the maximum number of teams per division.
See here for details about divisions. - A maximum of 300 participants can be registered across all divisions.
Note: You will need to submit a license request to hold a large-scale tournament. For details, see Guidelines. - No Participating-Team Limit for each division
- Up to 300 participants can enter across all divisions. Any entries beyond that will be placed on the wait list.
- If a license number is not entered, then any entries beyond the number of participants specified in the guidelines will be placed on the wait list.
Calculating Scores
- Scoring can be based on the total score for specified number of shifts, total of all shift scores, or top score overall.
See here for details about how each of the above is calculated.
Copy Previous Tournament Settings
- You can use this to create a new tournament with the same settings as a previous tournament.
- All settings will be copied over, except for the tournament schedule and registration period.
Edit Tournament
You can change tournament settings up until the registration period ends.
Participants will only be notified if the tournament schedule changes.
View notification details here.
However, you cannot change the types of divisions you've specified once you've created a tournament.
Canceling or Deleting Tournaments
You can cancel or delete a tournament from the overview screen.
- Before registration begins:
You can delete a tournament.
- After registration has started:
You can cancel a tournament, but you can't delete one after registration has started. If the tournament is canceled, participants will receive a notification.
About Tournament Codirectors
After creating a tournament, the director can add codirectors.
Adding codirectors is a great way to make the workload of directing a tournament more manageable.
Codirectors have the same level of control as the director, with the exception of the ability to cancel or delete tournaments.
Adding and Deleting Codirectors
You can add codirectors from your friend list. You can also remove codirectors who have been added.
Notifications will be sent to any codirectors who have been added.
Friends who are unable to direct tournaments cannot be added as codirectors.
About Tournament-Director Restrictions
Role Settings
You can designate codirectors to have specific roles other than the default "staff," such as "streamer" or "commentator."
Each codirector's role will be displayed in the tournament outline and in the Management section after the tournament concludes.
Recruiting Teams
Share the URL or QR Code from Share Tournament on social media to recruit participants.
Clicking or tapping the URL will open Tournament Manager via SplatNet 3. People hoping to participate can register for the tournament there.
Edit Participating Teams
Disqualifying Teams
Tournament directors have the ability to disqualify teams before or during a tournament.
You can disqualify a team before a tournament begins or after it is underway.
To disqualify a team, select Disqualify from that team's menu.
Selecting Disqualify from a team's menu will remove them from the tournament and send a notification to all members that they have been disqualified. Disqualified teams will still be visible to directors but not to tournament participants.
Players from any disqualified teams will not be able to reenter the same tournament—even on a different team.
Downloading Team Info
If you're using Tournament Manager in a web browser, you can download team info—including team names, player names, and more—in CSV format, which can be reviewed in a spreadsheet editor. The following information is available.
- Entry Numbers
- Participation Status
- Division
- Team Names
- Team-Name Pronunciation
- Player Names
Tracking Player Swaps
If a team substitutes players after the end of the registration period, you can see the details in Edit History.
Day-Of Tournament Progression
Once started, tournaments will generally progress automatically. To review progress, visit Rankings and reference the navigation in the orange area.
Commence Tournament
Salmon Run tournaments progress automatically once underway. As soon as the tournament begins, you'll be able to view Rankings and other navigation related to the event.
Checking Rankings
The rankings are tentative and reflect shift scores for each team up to a point. The number of shifts reflected in the rankings differs based on the score-calculation method. Rankings update approximately every minute, and updates will stop once each team finishes its shifts. The final rankings will not be published until the results are announced after the round ends.
The following will determine the number of shifts reflected in the rankings.
When the calculation method is total score for a number of specified shifts.
- The rankings reflect scores up until half the specified number of shifts are completed.
- For example, if the specified number is 5, scores up until the 3rd shift will be reflected in the rankings.
When the calculation method is total of all shift scores or top score.
- The number of shifts reflected in the rankings will vary by round time.
| Round Time | Number of Shifts |
|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 2 |
| 60 minutes | 3 |
| 90 minutes | 5 |
| 120 minutes | 6 |
Disqualifications
If teams break the rules or intentionally make it difficult to progress the tournament, you can disqualify them.
View Procedure for Disqualifications
View Tournament Results
When the tournament concludes, scores will be automatically calculated and the results will be published. This process will take about 10 minutes.
All Records
You can view your tournament results from the Tournament Records tab of the Tournament Results page.
The tournament director can download CSV data of the results.
In addition to scores related to the results, you can also review the following records included in CSV data.
- Golden Eggs collected by each player
- Power Eggs collected by each player
- Crew members rescued by each player
- Number of times each player was rescued
- Boss Salmonids defeated
- Team results combining preliminaries and finals
