Organizer's Guide — World Beyblade Organization

Organizer’s Guide

What is the World Beyblade Organization?

The World Beyblade Organization (“WBO”)  has dedicated itself to running all-ages Beyblade tournaments worldwide since 2008. It is a fan-run volunteer project that aims to support Beyblade play worldwide. To that end, WBO provides leaderboards, forums, and resources like this to make organizing Beyblade tournaments simple and fun!

We also rely on volunteer, independent event organizers to run Beyblade tournaments in their local communities. If you love Beyblade and want to see more people playing it, and are excited by the opportunity to guide and educate new players, we hope you’ll become an Organizer, lead Beyblade events in your community, and post them on the WBO!

Organizer’s Code Of Conduct

Event Organizers (“Organizers”) are users independent of the World Beyblade Organization, Fighting Spirits Inc., its directors, members, staff, or volunteers.

Organizers are, rather, local leaders in their communities tasked with the following:

• Scheduling and promoting tournaments

• Communicating Event-specific information to local bladers and parents

• Providing an appropriate, publicly accessible venue for their events

• Bringing relevant equipment and supplies

• Following and enforcing WBO tournament rules and regulations

• Appropriately handling bladers that cheat or pose a problem to the local community
• Providing guidance and leadership for Judges and fellow Organizer’s

• Accurately tracking the progress of every match

• Handling and reporting rule violations

• Submitting accurate tournament results and post-Event information

Above all else, Organizers are expected to instill the values of good sportsmanship, act with honesty and integrity, and create a welcoming atmosphere for all bladers.

How Do I Run A Beyblade Tournament?

1. Understand WBO Rules!

WBO League Play

Open League

The Open League sphere is less about head-to-head comparison as it is about experimentation, limit-testing, and creativity. Open League does not require a WBO certified Judge to be present and assisting.

Open League serves as a testing ground, and in the past has been the first home to many to-be custom Formats as well as proof of concept Events for rule changes.

Open League allows for more than just WBO-outlined Optional Rules, but most any interesting idea, stadium, or game mode that comes to your mind for a fun time! Note that the Organized Play Team or Event Review Team may ask for additional information, and can deny an Open League proposal for any reason.

Ranked League

Ranked League is where players can compete for Elo score for X and BeyRank for Legacy formats on WBO sanctioned leaderboards. By winning matches and taking down stronger opponents, you can increase your ranking and try to reach the top!

The Ranked League is our attempt to have all Bladers, and their communities, feel more connected to faraway regions and measure their progress over time. Ranked League is inherently more rigid, and our format guidelines should be followed closely to ensure a high level of competitive quality. Only WBO-outlined Optional Rules are acceptable modifiers for a Ranked League Event.

A Beyblade X Event with the Ranked League status must have at least 9 players,and  a WBO certified Judge present, active, and assisting in the Event to ensure rules are being enforced to their highest standard. Specifying the WBO Certified Judge that will be present for your Event is required in your Event Proposal submission. You may be the head judge for your own Beyblade X event if you have the judge certification.

All Beyblade X Matches are recorded on the WBO Ranked League Rankings for their specific Format every Season.

Format Rulebooks, Battle Types, and Optional Rules

Different Beyblade generations have different forms, mechanics, and environments. As a result, the WBO has a variety of different rulebooks for each generation (“Format”) outlining important details found nowhere else!

Battle Types determine the method of play for each match during a tournament. Tournaments can be played using a variety of Battle Types. The First Stage and Final Stage of a tournament may each independently use any one Battle Type.

Optional Rules  serve as a unique way to modify the format you’re playing in ways that either pay homage to experimental rules previously used by ourselves or at official events, or to shift game balance in different ways without impacting WBO “Standard” rulesets. If you would like to use an Optional Rule in one of your events, please copy and paste the BBCode from the resource linked below into the body of your event so that the rules of the event are clear to all participants.

Acquainting yourselves with these rules will make you a better, more knowledgeable Organizer for your community! Click below to read the WBO’s Rules & Resources Page.

Tournament Structures

Tournaments take place in two parts: a first stage where the format can vary depending on the number of players, and a final stage that uses a more strict elimination format to determine who moves forward.

Ranked League events must utilize the WBO Leagues website for creating brackets. This system automatically sets up brackets based on the structure described below in the chat. For more information on how to set up a bracket, go to the Creating Bracket tab.

A Single Elimination Final Stage is required to be eligible to join the Leaderboards for Ranked League.

Note: If an Organizer wishes to deviate from these default standards (ex. make their final stage double elimination),  the Event must be an Open League event.

Note: If an Organizer wishes to deviate from these default standards (ex. make their final stage double elimination),  the Event must be an Open League event.

2. Become an Organizer!

If you’re not one already, click to complete the Organizer Application process.

This application has two components, the first being a multiple choice section checking your knowledge of WBO rules & documents, the other a long-form response section testing your Organizer mettle!

Be as detailed and thorough in your responses as possible! Once you’ve submitted your application you should expect an email follow-up within 2-3 weeks informing you of your application's acceptance or refusal.

Once you’re given the Organizer role on-site:

Post your exact Challonge username in the thread linked below to be invited as a Collaborator on our Challonge, and gain access to our community’s premium features!
Be sure to accept as soon as possible on Challonge.

3. Plan your Event!

Planning your Event is not always a simple task! It requires much thought and adequate preparation to produce an enjoyable and efficient event. The following sections are all areas of serious consideration and thought as an Organizer.

Dates, Location & Venue: When and Where Can You Run An Event?

Events should not be proposed last-minute, and we recommend posting a proposal on-site at least 2 weeks ahead of your intended Event date. Please do not post an event further than 2 months out unless it has reason to be advertised early, like an important regional event. You may have any number of active events at a time.

Tournament venues should be publicly accessible and not on private property like someone’s home or a local schoolyard.

Public parks are a common type of venue for smaller Beyblade tournaments, but game stores and other indoor areas are also acceptable, such as common shared spaces like libraries or community centers. In each case, make sure you have permission to use the space. Beyblade is a loud game, so be respectful and pick a place where you won’t bother others.

Your event must have a unique name, and once the event has been approved, please avoid changing too many details of the event. Events should not be wildly different from the event proposal that was approved. If you need to change any major details, either cancel the event or ask an Event Review member for approval.

Participant Cap: How Many Bladers Can I Include?

If you are proposing your first event as an Organizer without any other experienced WBO Organizers assisting you, we require a mandatory maximum participant cap of 24. This hard cap can be waived if you have another experienced Organizer attending who has hosted an event of your proposed cap or higher, and willing to help you the day-of. You must host at least one successful event before being able to propose multiple events at once, with a cap above 24.

Generally speaking, we encourage Events to be as open and inclusive as possible. However, depending on the size of your venue, applicable local laws and/or safety regulations, you may need to ensure only a specific number of attendees are present in a given venue space. As an Organizer it is your responsibility to be cognizant of those realities, laws, and guidelines when planning your Event.

We recommend all Organizers enact participant caps that align with applicable laws, regulations, and safety standards. Be sure to also take into consideration all resources and staff available to you to ensure that your Event runs safely and smoothly. Review and propose your suggested participant capacity accordingly.

It’s important to consider how much space will be required for the amount of attendees you anticipate, both players and spectators, and any equipment needed for the event to run. Be sure to choose a venue which is suitable for your event and adhere to all venue regulations, including safety protocols and fire codes.

Prolonged Absences (1 Year)

Organizers must post an event on the WBO within 1 year of becoming an Organizer.  If no events are held within 1 year of becoming an Organizer, you will be contacted by Organized Play staff, and your Organizer status may be reconsidered. However, if you can demonstrate that you are actively seeking community interest, and/or have any circumstances that are preventing you from hosting, please let the Organized Play staff member know.

If you have not hosted an event posted on the WBO in over 1 year, you will be required to mention this and check in with the Organized Play team when you post your event proposal. This is to ensure you are aware of any rules which may have changed or been added since you last hosted. The Organized Play team may ask you a series of questions to confirm this.

For Organizers that haven’t hosted an event in over a year we require a mandatory maximum participant cap of 24 for their first returning event without another active Organizer assisting.

Admission/Venue Fees: Can You Charge For Your Event on WBO?

Yes. Event Organizers are users independent of the World Beyblade Organization, Fighting Spirits Inc., its directors, members, staff, or volunteers. As such, any materials (stadiums, general tournament materials, trophies, product prizing, gift cards, etc.) and fees (venue fees, liability insurance costs, fuel costs, etc.) related to organizing an Event are the unique responsibility of the Organizer. The World Beyblade Organization by Fighting Spirits Inc. accepts no liability over any potential Organizer costs or materials.

Organizers can charge a reasonable Admission Fee for their events that will be displayed on the Event Page, and they should follow applicable local and federal laws in their area regarding monetary exchange. Players would be expected to pay the Admission Fee in order to play in that Organizer’s Event.

The World Beyblade Organization by Fighting Spirits Inc. has no control over  the means/methods/outcomes involved in the enforcement of any Organizer’s Admission Fee, nor can it verify, check, or enforce the costs and payments that an Organizer Event Admission Fee may entail.

Stadiums: How Many Should You Have Available?

In order to organize an Event you must have access to at least one legal Stadium for the format you want to play. However, the larger your tournament, the more stadiums (and judges!) you will need to efficiently complete all of the required matches.

Refer to this chart for our stadium recommendations depending on event size:

Stadiums with hairline cracks may be repaired with tape as long as the repair is applied to the underside and results in a smooth, uninterrupted, and seamless surface. However, stadiums with completely broken pieces, tape on the play area, loose pieces, or where tape provides primary structural support cannot be used.

Stadiums can also accumulate dirt that can affect how Beyblades perform. Keep Stadiums at your tournament clean and dry with either pre-wetted wipes or a cloth and a gentle cleaning solution. If playing in a public space, like a local park, be sure to consider protective measures like tarps or stands to prevent potential part damage during tournament play.

Additional stadiums for participants to use for free play while not participating in tournament matches is also extremely beneficial, especially during larger events when the wait time between matches for each player might be longer than normal.

4. Post Your Event On worldbeyblade.org!

Go to the “Schedule an Event” page linked below, and fill out your Event Details.

For easy setup, you may use the template linked below, and edit as necessary on-site.

Copy and paste the above code into the Event Description Box and edit each section as outlined. You must use Plain Text mode (the square icon on the far right) when copying it, or it will break:

It can take up to 72 hours for Events scheduled within the next two weeks to be reviewed, with Events farther away being reviewed afterwards.

Your Event posts should always have the following information outlined:

Reminder: as an Organizer, you cannot post events on the site on behalf of other WBO members or Organizers. You can only post events run and managed primarily by yourself.

5. Run Your Event On challonge.com!

Please click the following button to watch our YouTube tutorial. It will teach you how to properly create tournaments with our custom templates, edit results, drop participants, and complete a tournament on Challonge as of 2026.

If you’re unable to watch the tutorial, please refer to the “Creating Brackets” guide found here:

If you are unable to use Challonge for an Open League event, please mention in your Event Proposal what method of bracket management you will be using. Ranked League events are required to use the World Beyblade Organization Challonge community templates.

Regardless of whether your event is Ranked or Open League, all players at WBO events are required to have a WBO account in good standing. Users with banned accounts are not allowed to play, and attempts to circumvent this are also not allowed (e.g. “alt” accounts).

6. How To Deal With Common Day-Of Event Issues

Late Participants

Contact players through available means (WBO Direct Messages, Discord, etc.). Do not delay events significantly to the detriment of players that are there on time. If a player does not show up without contacting you in a reasonable amount of time, they should be removed from the bracket before the event starts.

Late participants that have contacted you could have their match delayed to the end of the round. If they do not arrive in time for their match, you should drop the player and proceed with the event as normal.

Dropped Participants

In your bracket, go to “Participants” and click on the Trash icon next to the Participant who is being dropped from the event. Ideally, you do this before the end of a round (If your event is Swiss) to have more accurate pairings going forward. If your Ranked League event drops below the minimum player count for your event’s swiss rounds, you should also adjust the number of rounds played to match the chart at all times.

Battle/Match Outcome Disputes

As an organizer for an event, it is your decision whether to allow or include footage review. If footage review is available for the battle, have your Head Judge (which may be you!) review the available footage and help make a call. If footage isn’t available, help the Judge come to a conclusion. When in doubt, replaying a battle is often the most fair way to handle unclear situations.

        Belligerent Participants

If participants become heated or disagreements begin to escalate, we recommend the organizer attempt to de-escalate the situation by hearing both sides and moving everyone away from the players’ area. It is often a good idea to delegate the tournament’s operation to the head judge or another judge while this goes on. If you feel you or anyone else is in danger at any time, we recommend disengaging entirely and getting authorities involved. Always put your personal safety and the safety of other players first.

Again, always put your personal safety and the safety of other players first. If disciplining a player results in a conflict, your goal should be to de-escalate the situation, even if that means letting a disqualified player continue to play. The WBO staff will work with you after the tournament to address the situation.

Rule Enforcement & Incident Reporting

For most rule violations, such as launching at the wrong time or accidentally touching the stadium, educating the player on the rules and telling them to not repeat the action is usually enough.

In some situations you may deal with players who are determined to cheat or disrupt a tournament. You should disqualify a player from your tournament and submit an Incident Report Form (linked below) if they intentionally:

• Illegally modify their Beyblade’s parts or performance

• Spy on an opposing player during the Beyblade selection phase

• Throw a match or attempt to fix the result of any player’s match

• Break or circumvent the format’s gameplay rules to gain an advantage

• Insult, steal from, or otherwise harass another player

Be lenient when it comes to disciplining newer or younger players who may not fully grasp the rules or how they apply. While organizers must enforce the rules, they must also work to educate inexperienced players about the basics of play.

Extenuating Circumstances

If something changes with your event (new date/time, new venue, inclement or disruptive weather, etc.) after an event has been approved:

1. Update your event page as soon as possible
2. Post an update message with all details that have changed tagging all registered users.
3. Notify all registered users on site or through other means (ex. via Local or WBO Discord server).
4. Notify a member of the Event Review Team of all changes on a post in your Event's thread. Any unapproved rules added as edits to your Ranked/Masters events may result in Warning %.

If your event has a lower turnout than expected, you can do the following:

1. Modify your bracket to meet our Ranked League Tournament Structures (If Ranked)
2. Run the event as an Open League Club event (If under 9 players)

Cancelling events

If no change in scope can enable the Event to be run successfully and safely, cancel it. When doing so, please:

1. Cancel your event as far ahead of time as possible.

2. Add “- EVENT CANCELLED” to your event page name.

3. Post a notice of cancellation in your event page tagging all registered users. Do your best to notify all participants well ahead of time (ex. via Local or WBO Discord server).
4. Notify a staff or event review team member in #organizer-support on Discord to move the event into the Cancelled Events Archive.
5. For last minute or day-of cancellations, reach out by all reasonable means to ensure that the cancellation is clearly communicated and highly visible to all users who have signed up. This includes calls, texts, Private Messages, or talking to players  who may know other to-be attendees.

Please note that organizers who cancel their events without adequate prior notice or without a valid, communicated reason may be warned. No player should be greeted by an empty or dangerous venue because they weren’t made aware of a change in plans.

7. After Your Event - Post-Event Duties

Once your event is complete, you will need to complete your post-event duties correctly before your next event will be approved.

Posting Your Event’s Winning Combos!

Make sure to collect the Beys used by the Top 3 players (or teams) at your event that battled at least once, both during Group and Final stages. Club system events (X 4-8 Players, Legacy 4-7 Players) are only required to collect and submit the 1st Place player’s Winning Combinations.

All events Ranked or Open League are required to submit Winning Combinations.

If an Open League event does not have a 3rd place tie breaker match, post the combos for both players who would be tied for 3rd place.
Collecting all Winning Combos of the top 4 players before the Finals match and 3rd place tie breaker match is highly recommended. This will cut down on the potential for missing Winning Combos for your event. Write them down or take pictures of them so you don’t forget!

For Beyblade X Events, please follow the guide in the Submitting Events tab for how to submit Beyblade X Winning Combos with your event.

For Legacy events, please post in the corresponding thread for the Format hosted:



Afterwards, link to the direct post under the “Winning Combos Post Link” section when editing your event.

Linking Your Event’s Challonge Bracket!

When editing your event, paste the link to your Challonge Bracket near the top under “Challonge Link”.

If you hosted an Open League event where Challonge was not used, please link in the Event thread or comment and/or explain the matchmaking method that was used.
This is required within 14 days after the event’s date.
If no reason is given, the event will be de-ranked, and a warning percentage may be given as punishment for failure to complete duties in a timely manner.

How To Avoid Having Your Event De-Ranked!

• Use the WBO Leagues bracket creator, and follow our guide to properly create brackets to be accepted into our leaderboards. Manually adding players will result in brackets that are considered “tampered with” by our systems.
• Make sure all players and judges are following WBO rules and regulations.
• If a player leaves mid event, another player cannot take their spot. They must be properly dropped from the Challonge bracket.
• Only allow players with a WBO account to play. This is a hard requirement for all WBO events, Ranked or Open League. Brackets with non-WBO users, banned WBO users, or incorrect usernames will be ineligible for Ranked status.
• Do not include additional users (such as a BYE user) to determine which player has a Bye round if your event has an odd number of participants.

Stadium Names and Product Code List

Stadium Names and Product Code List

When posting your Event Proposal, it is important to clearly notate which Stadiums are being used. Stadiums are a very important part of the gameplay, and as such this may be a “make or break” for a potential Blader’s tournament attendance.
Typing names like “basic stadium” or “normal tt stadium”, while an Organizer or regulars understand, may confuse prospective attendee Bladers, as they could mean a variety of things.

Below are a few charts with the official names of the most commonly used Stadiums in all of our WBO Formats.
If a Stadium was released under another product code, it is considered under its first official release.
(i.e. the Xtreme Stadium was released alone first as the BX-10, so that is its primary code.)
If a Stadium is not eligible for any form of Ranked play, it’ll be notated with a light red color.

Event Requirement Tables

*Custom Stadiums are allowed within reason, upon Event Review. Stadiums must be safe and non-hazardous for WBO participants.

*Custom Stadiums are allowed within reason, upon Event Review. Stadiums must be safe and non-hazardous for WBO participants.
Events using ZeroG/Cyclone Stadiums with Metal Fight Beyblades must be marked under WBO’s ZeroG Format. Events using non-ZeroG/Cyclone Stadiums may not be listed under the ZeroG Format.

Creating Brackets

Creating Brackets on WBO Leagues

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Join our Discord Server

For a small period of time, you will need to join our Discord server in order to manage brackets on WBO Leagues. Join the server and follow the instructions in #account-linking to get started!

Joining the WBO Challonge Community

All Organizers using Challonge must first be added as a Collaborator on the official WBO Challonge Community, which acts as a central repository for all of our tournament brackets.

Please provide your Challonge username to staff here to join our Challonge Community.

Join the event on the WBO

Participants are still required to join the event on the WBO. Organizers should not have participants join using their Challonge accounts directly.

Creating a bracket

On your event page, look for the “Start Tournament” button. This will take you to the WBO Leagues website. We recommend doing this before the start of the event.

Confirming Bladers

On this tab, you can remove bladers who are not at your event by selecting the “x” icon to the right of their name on the list.

Once you have confirmed which players are in the bracket, click on the “Next: Bracket Settings” button

Bracket Settings

For Ranked League events, you will be presented with which First Stage bracket type to use if more than one is available. If your player count goes below the minimum required, your event will automatically be converted to an Open League event.

For Open League events, you will be able to more freely modify your event’s settings such as the First and Final Stage bracket types, Tie Breakers and more.

If you need to modify any of these settings after initially creating the bracket, you MUST recreate the bracket through the WBO Leagues site, as we have checks in place to prevent unwanted bracket modifications.

Confirming bracket settings

You’ll be able to confirm players and bracket settings before generating/updating the bracket’s settings.

Once you confirm, you will be given a Challonge URL for your bracket. If updating a bracket, the same bracket will be updated.

On Challonge: Managing Groups & Starting the Tournament

When moving over to Challonge, the next step is to assign groups via the “Manage Groups” button, then clicking “Assign Groups Automatically”.

Do not modify anything in the “Manage Participants” tab as this was handled on the WBO Leagues site already.

The end output should be a complete player list sequenced identically to the one generated on the WBO Leagues site previously. From there you can go to the “Group Stage” tab on Challonge and “Start the Group Stage” to begin your tournament!

Running the Bracket

1. Record Results

Points earned by each player in every match are to be recorded. The points will be used in tie breaking. Do not enter more points than the number required to win the match. If playing Best of 3, only record the number of sets won as points, do not use the Challonge Sets feature.

We encourage all Organizers and Judges to double-check the results inputted. Judges who have inputted the score should confirm with players at the end of the match that the information is correct before they leave the station. Organizers should also try to verify that there are no incorrect results before the last one is confirmed on Challonge in a round for Swiss, as the next round will automatically be made after the submission of the last result.

2. When complete, click “End Tournament”

Please make sure that before clicking  the “End Tournament” Button you have confirmed that all results are accurate. When this button is clicked these results are fed directly to the Ratings system Leaderboard and are very difficult to reverse.

Please consult WBO Staff if you have incorrectly recorded results and clicked “End Tournament”.

How to Handle Fixing Incorrect Match Results

While we encourage all Organizers and Judges to be careful in their reporting of matches at all times, sometimes mistakes happen.

If at some point during a tournament it becomes recognized that an error was made, check the following sections pertaining to your bracket type:

Group Round Robin Errors

Errors in First Stage

If a match result was input incorrectly in Challonge at this point, you may correct it. If the mistake made was in relation to judging or unintentionally modified parts and/or cheating, the match may be re-done to obtain a proper result.

However, if an offending player broke any rules (outlined in the Rule Enforcement and Incident Reporting section of this guide), they may be disqualified and the result of their match(es) may be reversed for those affected by their infractions.

First Stage Errors Discovered After the First Stage Has Ended

If the First Stage has already concluded when any such errors are discovered, you may re-do any affected matches if possible. However, if the updated results affect who earned a spot in the finals and someone who now earned a spot has already left, do not give them a loss for their finals match. Simply give their opponent a bye to the next round.

Final Stage Errors

If an  error occurred in the Final Stage, the result may be changed in Challonge and any affected parts of the Final Stage tournament bracket may be redone.

Swiss Errors

Errors Discovered Before a Round Has Ended

If an error in match result input, judging, or player rule infraction was made and the round in which it occurred has not ended, you may re-do the match and/or update the result in Challonge if necessary.

Errors Discovered After a Round Has Ended

If an error in a match result input, judging, or player rule infraction was made and the round in which it occurred has already ended, do not update the match result in Challonge. Doing so will skew all remaining match-ups generated for everyone in the tournament in subsequent rounds.

If the error is noticed after the round has ended, you may either pause the event and rebuild the bracket, or apologize to the players and carry on with the event which will need to be removed from the Ranked leaderboard.

Final Stage Errors

If the error occurred in the Final Stage, the result may be changed in Challonge and any affected parts of the Final Stage tournament bracket may be redone.

Single or Double Elimination Errors

First Stage Errors

If an error in match result input, judging, or player rule infraction was made the result the match may be redone and the result may be switched if/as necessary within Challonge.

If the result is switched, Challonge will automatically regenerate the affected branch(es) of the tournament bracket. Any matches that occur after the affected match would also have to be redone.

Challonge Stations (Optional)

One important aspect of managing tournaments–particularly large ones–is understanding what matches are currently happening at any given time and who is judging them. Challonge has a feature called “Stations” which can help with this.

After completing the initial tournament setup, click the “Stations” tab on the following page.

“Stations” can be thought of as “Stadiums” for our purposes. Every match in an event can be assigned to a specific Station. The assigned station will show on the tournament bracket itself and matches can be assigned from the bracket as well.

Then, assign a judge to every stadium during your event and announce the numbers of each stadium before your event. When announcing matches you can then declare something like “Blader 1 versus Blader 2 at Stadium 2”.

Click “Create New Station” and make one for each stadium you plan to use during the tournament. Name them as “S1”, “S2”, “S3” etc. until each stadium has a Station.

Also ensure that:

• “Automatically assign stations to matches as they become available.” is turned off.

• “Require matches to have assigned stations before starting them and sending notifications.” is turned on.

The first option seems convenient but can result in some users not playing their first matches for a long time.

The second option ensures that all matches originally announced are completed before a new one is assigned to it. During a hectic tournament environment it can be difficult to keep track of what has and hasn’t been started, so being forced to input a result for each assigned match before moving on helps to alleviate this problem.

Submitting Events

Submitting Events on WBO Leagues

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Select Event

In the sidebar, click “Submit Tournaments”

Once on the submission page, click on the tournament name you want to submit to rankings and Winning Combos.

Once selected, information will be pre-filled from the bracket creation process.

Leaderboard Selection

Select the Leaderboards you wish to submit to. Only WBO Official leaderboards, leaderboards you own, or those you are an Editor or Contributor of will be shown to you.

If a Leaderboard uses a Point Ranking System, please select the Point Table suitable for your event. Please select correctly, as you will NOT be able to change this later.

Winning Combos (X Events Only)

Open League Event Settings

For Open League events, there are some modifiers for Open League Submission.

First and Final Stage Settings

Set the First and Final Stage game settings. These will auto-fill from your Event page. If these change from your Event Submission for any reason, please update them.

Player Winning Combos

Fill out the Winning Combos for your top 3 players. These should be accurate to the best of your ability. If adjustments need to be made post-submission, they can but you cannot add new Beys or remove entire Beys.

Once all the information has been filled out, submit your event. If there are any issues, you will be notified what needs to be fixed.

Creating Leaderboards

Creating Leaderboards on WBO Leagues

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Join our Discord Server

For a small period of time, you will need to join our Discord server in order to manage leaderboards on WBO Leagues. Join the server and follow the instructions in #account-linking to get started!

Creating a Leaderboard

Once logged in, go to “Create Leaderboard” in the side menu.

Basic Info

Here you can name your leaderboard and set what League type it is.

The following League types are available:

• Open: Allows for all tournament types to be accepted
• Ranked: Allows for Ranked and Masters events to be accepted
• Masters: Only Masters events can be accepted

League Type CANNOT be changed after Leaderboard creation, so please be careful when selecting!

Tournament Formats

Here you can select one or more formats your leaderboard supports. Only events of the selected types can be submitted.

These CANNOT be modified after leaderboard creation, so please make sure to double check your settings.

Ranking Systems

WBO Leagues supports two different kinds of Ranking Systems: Skill Ratings and Point Ratings. One Ranking System is required, and only one of each rating system can be enabled for a leaderboard.

Skill Ratings

The following Skill Ratings are supported:

• Glicko - Specifically Glicko 2, this Skill Rating system is our recommended Skill Rating system for its accuracy in determining player skill.
• Elo - Elo comes from chess, and has been used and modified for many games. Elo is also easy to hand calculate, making it easier for players to see where points are gained/lost.

Both systems can be customized for your leaderboard.

These CANNOT be modified after leaderboard creation, so please make sure to double check your settings.

Point Ratings

The following Point Ratings are supported:

• Match Win - Bladers are given points based on how many matches they have won.
• Placement Points - Bladers are given points based on their final placement in the bracket.
• Master Points - Bladers are given points based on how many matches they win in First Stage (or all matches for single stage events) and their final placement in the bracket.

Each system supports multiple Point Tables, meaning leaderboards can support different tiers/types of events.

Each table can enable Best Finish Limits, where the top results of players are used for point calculations. Example: If a player has played in 6 events associated with a table with a Best Finish Limit of 3, only the top 3 results for those events will be used for their point total.

Placement Points and Master Points support Kicker limits, where final Placement Point values will only be given out if a player minimum has been reached for an event.

 Example: Based on the table above, players who finished between 9th and 16th place will only earn points if there are 32 or more players in the event.

Each Point System has example tables you can use right away for your leaderboard, but you can go ahead and start customizing or creating your own for your community.

These CANNOT be modified after leaderboard creation, so please make sure to double check your settings.

Time Range

You can enable Start and End Times for your leaderboard, meaning only events that are within the defined dates will be accepted. You can set either Start or End, or both. These options can be modified after selecting them.

Tournament Queue

You can enable the Tournament Queue system, which allows you to prevent automatic processing of events in your leaderboard. This can be modified after leaderboard creation.

Description and Banner

You can create a description and upload a banner for your leaderboard. These can be added or edited after leaderboard creation.

Maintaining Leaderboards

Maintaining Leaderboards on WBO Leagues

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Editing Leaderboards

To edit a Leaderboard, click on the “Edit” button near the top of a Leaderboard’s page.

Basic Settings

You can edit a Leaderboard’s name, description, and banner.

Time Range

You can edit the Start Time and End Time for Leaderboards, managing the time that the Leaderboard runs for.  

Organizer Permissions

You can edit who are Maintainers and Contributors of a Leaderboard.

• Maintainers - These Organizers can edit the Leaderboard, as well as submit events.
• Contributors - These Organizers can submit events to the Leaderboard.

Tournament Queue

You can enable or disable the Tournament Queue for a Leaderboard. Disabling the queue with Tournaments waiting inside will NOT accept or reject events from a Leaderboard, so remember to deal with those events before disabling the queue for your Leaderboard.

Managing the Tournament Submission Queue

You can click on “View Submission Queue” to view events currently submitted to a Leaderboard waiting to be accepted to the Leaderboard’s rankings. Each tournament has a link to its Event page and Bracket, allowing you to inspect details of the Tournament.  When you accept or reject a tournament, the Organizer of the event will be notified.

Admin Controls

These are destructive actions for Leaderboards. Please be careful when using them.

Manage Tournaments

You can remove tournaments from the Leaderboard. This is a destructive action that CANNOT be reversed.

Clicking on Manage Tournaments will show you all Tournaments that are currently in the Leaderboard. You can click on the Trash Can icon to remove a Tournament.

Club System Setup

Club System
“Club System” Events are our basic recommendations for smaller events that do not meet the requirements for Open League or Ranked Status.

King of the Hill

Bladers will line up at one stadium, headed by a judge.
A timer is set by the Organizer for when the duration of the KOTH matches will end.
The first two Bladers present will begin a match, using the Battle and Match type chosen by the Organizer.
The winner will stay at the stadium, and is continuously battled until defeated.
When defeated, the next winner will take their place as the next in line challenges them immediately.

Judges will tally each win per player.
At the end of the timer, the tallies will be totalled and the winner is decided.

Round Robin

Paste your player list into a single stage Challonge bracket. A template can be found in the WBO Challonge Templates.
Players will fight against each other in battles, until they have all battled each other. The Blader with the most wins is the winner. In case of a tie, a tiebreak match may be performed to determine first place.

Alternative Methods
Organizers are permitted to use any fair alternative methods of deciding a winner in Club System through Beyblade battles. Battles are expected to be hosted using the same ruleset, Match Type, and Battle Type as proposed.

The 1st Place Winner of Club System Events will receive the Club Champion Bit Award for their profile.
Winning Combinations posts only need to include the 1st Place winner’s Winning Combinations used.