Submitting a singles or pairs result
How to enter the result of a singles or pairs match, what your opponent confirms, and when results post straight away.
Submitting a singles or pairs result
In a singles or pairs competition there is no team match-card: each fixture is one match, and either player (or either member of the pair) enters the one result. This article covers entering the result, what happens next, and the special cases (walkovers, retirements, concessions).
If your competition is a team league, see Captain match-card instead.
Who can submit
- Singles: either of the two players in the fixture.
- Pairs: any of the four players across the two pairs.
- The organiser can always enter a result on the players' behalf.
Entering the result
- Open the fixture. You can reach it from your Competitions page, the competition's fixtures list, or a notification link.
- Tap Submit result. The button only appears if the fixture is open for results and you play in it (or organise the competition).
- What you enter depends on how the competition captures scores:
- Per-game points (most competitions): enter the rally points for each game, for example 21-18, 19-21, 21-15. Use Add game for a deciding game. Then tap Review result: the winner, games and points are worked out from your scores, so the result can never disagree with the games you entered.
- Games won only: enter how many games each side won, for example 2-1. One step, no per-game points.
- Add a note for your opponent or the organiser if anything needs explaining, then tap Submit result.
Tip: The winner is always derived from the scores you enter. If the form says the scores add up to a draw and your format has no draws, you are missing the deciding game.
Special results
If the match did not run its course, pick the matching option under Special result and choose which side it applies to:
- Retired: a player got injured or ill mid-match. Enter the games completed so far; the non-retiring side wins.
- Walkover: a side did not appear. No scores to enter; the configured walkover score is applied.
- Conceded: a side gave up the match. As with a walkover, the configured score is applied.
What happens after you submit
That depends on the competition's verification policy, shown on the submit page:
- Opponent confirms (the default): the result sits as pending until someone from the opposing side opens the fixture and taps Verify result, then Confirm. If nobody acts before the window closes (7 days in most competitions), the result auto-confirms. Once confirmed, it posts to the standings straight away.
- Posts immediately: in self-report and organiser-entered competitions, the result goes straight to the standings with no confirmation step.
Your opponent can also Contest the result if they believe it is wrong, which sends it to the organiser to adjudicate, exactly like a contested team match-card. See Verifying a match-card for how confirming and contesting work.
Where results show up
- The fixture page shows the score and its state.
- The competition's public Standings table updates as soon as a result is final, with wins, losses, games and points for every player or pair.
- In a knockout, a confirmed result feeds the draw: the organiser confirms the winner through to the next round.
Troubleshooting
There is no Submit result button
Either the fixture is not open for results (postponed, voided, or already decided), a result has already been submitted, or you are not one of the players in this fixture. The page explains which.
I entered the wrong score
If the result is still pending, ask your opponent to contest it rather than confirm it. If it has already been confirmed, contact the organiser: they can correct a finalised result, and the standings recompute automatically.