Entering a competition

Some competitions let you enter yourself, straight from the competition's public page, without waiting for a committee to add you. This covers singles (individual) and doubles (pair) competitions. Team competitions are still entered by your club committee.

Finding the Enter panel

1. Open the competition's page (for example from a link your association shared, or from search).
2. If entries are open and you are signed in, an Enter this competition panel appears near the top.

The panel only shows when the competition is open for entries and inside its entry window. If you do not see it, entries may not be open yet, may have closed, or the competition may be a team competition (in which case ask your club committee to enter your team).

Note: If the competition runs a season registration pool, the panel tells you whether you are registered for that season. You can still enter even if you are not registered, so this is just a heads-up, not a block. Your club can register you later.

Guardians: if you look after a junior, the panel offers an Entering as list so you can enter a child instead of yourself. See Managing Your Juniors for consent, fees, and how the child's entry appears afterwards.

Entering a singles competition

1. On the Enter this competition panel, click Enter this competition.
2. Your entry is created immediately and shows as Registered.
3. If there is an entry fee, you are asked to pay after you enter (see below).

You can see the entry any time on your Me > Competitions page.

Entering a doubles competition with a partner

Doubles entries take two people, so you invite a partner and your entry is confirmed once they accept.

1. On the panel, search for your partner by name and select them.
2. Click Invite partner and enter.
3. Your entry shows as Waiting for partner. No fee is charged yet.
4. Your partner receives an invitation. They accept it from their notifications or their Me > Competitions page.
5. Once they accept, the entry becomes Registered. If there is an entry fee, it is raised against you (the person who set the entry up).

Tip: If your partner does not appear in the search, they may not have made their player profile public. Ask them to check their profile visibility, or enter with a different partner.

Cancelling an invitation before your partner responds

Changed your mind about a partner, or invited the wrong person? While your entry shows as Waiting for partner, you can cancel it yourself:

1. Go to the competition's page, or your Me > Competitions page.
2. Click Cancel invitation next to the waiting entry.
3. Confirm on the dialog that appears.

Your partner's invitation is cancelled immediately and they can no longer accept it. You can invite a partner again (the same one, or someone else) at any time while entries are still open.

Paying an entry fee

If the competition charges an entry fee:

1. After you enter (singles) or after your partner accepts (doubles), a payment request is raised.
2. Open the payment link from your Me > Competitions page and pay on the secure checkout page.
3. Once paid, your entry shows as paid.

Note: Your entry is created even if the payment step is not completed straight away. The organiser can see that the fee is still outstanding, so pay promptly to secure your place.

Withdrawing your entry

You can withdraw while entries are still open.

1. Go to Me > Competitions.
2. Find the entry and click Withdraw.
3. Confirm on the dialog that appears.

If you had already paid an entry fee, a refund is started automatically. Once the entry window has closed, self-withdrawal is no longer available; contact the organiser instead.

Related articles

• Your competitions on the Me page
• Your association registrations
• Responding to an invitation
• Paying for things
• Managing Your Juniors