It’s been about a month since Evo 2017’s doors closed on another great event. In the past Evo has always used an in-house bracketing software, but this year they decided to use smash.gg.

Special thanks to MrBeenReady for talking to us!

Streamlined Planning

Smash.gg improved some existing features to better serve not just Evo, but all organizers on the platform. Bracket printing was optimized to scale to whatever size page the organizer is printing on, allowing for on-the-fly bracket printing at the event. Also, the previous conflicts page surfaced schedule conflicts without providing solutions. Smash.gg reworked this page to be a much more useful organizing tool.

Highlights:

TOs can enable bracket feedback, which allows attendees to surface problems with their bracket.

Conflicts are now flagged based on schedule and constraints through feedback.

Resolving conflicts will suggest appropriate swaps and apply them with a single click.

If you are curious about these updated features, we have published some help center articles that go over bracket feedback and the new conflicts page.

Spectator & Player Experience

At smash.gg it’s known that we provide tools to improve the lives of event organizers on the platform. However, we also aim for a great spectator and player experience. Listed below are some of the features Evo utilized to provide a great user experience for both players and spectators.

QR codes and Custom Player Badges

QR Codes were sent via email and also appeared on the player dashboard for check-in. This allowed for quick and easy badge pickup.

Players could purchase their badge in registration to have it shipped to their home (no waiting, no lines, plus it has their tag printed on it).

The Player Dashboard

A single page to tell players what pools they are in & at what time.

Links to the player’s pools so he or she can quickly find and review your brackets.

Fantasy & Live Bracket Updates