Grand Prix
What a Grand Prix is
A Grand Prix is a named, date-bounded points race. Each tournament you include contributes points and (optionally) a slice of every entry fee toward a shared prize pool. At the end of the date range you read off the standings and pay out the leaders.
How points are awarded
Each tournament is tagged with a category when you include it in the series. Your club's point rules (set in Club settings) define how many points each category awards per entry, per win, and per draw. Rules are read separately for Standard, Quick, and Blitz tournaments.
How the prize pool funds itself
The Withheld field in your point rules is a per-game dollar amount taken from each paid registration in an included tournament. As tournaments fill up, the pool grows automatically. You can also set a Guaranteed Prize on each Grand Prix to promise a minimum the club covers itself.
Categories
Categories let you weight different kinds of tournaments differently in the same Grand Prix. Every club starts with one default category and can add up to four more with any names that fit how the club thinks about events. Common patterns: Open and Reserve, Adult and Scholastic, Premier and Standard. You pick the category for a tournament when you add that tournament to a Grand Prix.
Typical setup
1. In Club settings, name your Grand Prix categories (or stick with the single default). 2. In Club settings, fill in your Grand Prix point rules and Withheld amounts for each category. 3. Create a Grand Prix series with a date range. 4. As you run tournaments inside that range, add them to the series and pick a category. 5. Standings update as results come in. At the end of the series, pay out the leaders from your club's Stripe balance.