SmartDartRun a darts club tournament
Group stage with draw, automatic knockout bracket, club champion — all online. Saved Players for members, projection for club night, phone scoring on multiple boards in parallel.
Set up in 2 minutes · Basic free forever
Basic free
No download
Players need no account
Over 7,000 matches scored across more than 400 completed tournaments — by more than 200 organisers (as of October 2026).
At a glance
The essentials about a darts club tournament in four sentences.
SmartDart automatically builds the fixtures and bracket for a darts club tournament — group stage with draw, knockout round and projector view included.
Club members can be saved as a reusable player pool, so every seasonal club championship is set up in seconds.
Small club tournaments up to 10 players run free forever on the BASIC plan; larger fields up to 20 players, double elimination and Swiss system are available from PRO at €4.99/month.
Everything runs in the browser with no installation — players score on their own phone, the projector shows the live standings.
The perfect club setup
Group stage with draw
SmartDart splits participants into groups, usually of 3 to 5 players, up to 16 groups. Automatic draw or manual seeding.
Knockout bracket, automatic
After the group stage the top-N move into the knockout. Semis, final, bronze match — all out of the box.
Reuse members
Register club members once as Saved Players. Pick them every season — no typos, consistent names.
Projector for club night
Project bracket, group tables and live matches on the big screen. Guests in the room see everything live.
Club champion title
Annual championship with a clear outcome — 1st to 4th place (with an optional 3rd-place match); playing out every other place is available from PRO.
Tournament statistics
Live average and 180 counter on the projector and the results page — clean numbers for the prize-giving. The detailed tournament statistics start on PRO.
Who needs an account — and who doesn't
Only you, the organiser, create an account. That keeps your tournament saved. Members and spectators join without signing up.
You, the organiser
Create one free account and set up the tournament. That keeps the tournament saved and lets you manage it from any device.
Your members
Need no account. They join with the 5-digit player code or via QR and score on their own phone.
Spectators in the room
Scan the projector QR and follow bracket and live standings on their phone — no signup.
Three steps to the club championship
Register members
Use Saved Players or add new participants. Share the admin code with the committee.
Groups + knockout format
Set group size, pick best-of-legs, assign boards. SmartDart builds the fixtures.
Play
Players score on their phones. Projector shows the bracket live. At the end, the club champion is crowned.
Typical club tournaments
Annual championship
Once a year, all members compete.Monthly tournament
Small round, quick format.Season finale
Big tournament at the end of the league season.Friendly tournament
With neighbouring clubs, organised ad-hoc.What the club tournament includes
Group stage 3/4/5 players with automatic standings
Knockout with semis, final, optional bronze match
Random draw or manual seeding
Saved Players — reuse members across years
3rd/4th place match (bronze) optionally configurable
Projection view with live updates
Live average and 180 counter per player (detailed tournament statistics from PRO)
Shareable results page (/results/CODE) for social media and messaging
Which plan fits your club?
Groups + knockout — the classic club-champion format — is included in the Basic plan, free. For bigger championships there's Pro. Full overview on the pricing page.
Basic
€0
free foreverGroups + knockout, straight knockout or round-robin
Up to 10 players, 2 boards
Projection view included
Shareable results page
Pro
€4.99/month
or €49.99/year · cancel monthlyUp to 20 players, unlimited boards
Multiple tournaments at once
Double elimination & Swiss system
Advanced statistics
Premium
€9.99/month
or €99.99/yearLeague with home & away legs
Champions League & ranking series
Unlimited players & tournaments
Full statistics per season
Common questions about club tournaments
Is SmartDart free for clubs?
Single club tournaments (up to 10 participants, groups + knockout, knockout or round-robin) run permanently free on Basic. For club championships with up to 20 players and more formats we recommend PRO (€4.99/month), for unlimited PREMIUM (€9.99/month). The persistent darts club with a member pool is a PRO feature (up to 9 members per club; from 10 PREMIUM).
Which format fits a classic club tournament?
Groups + knockout. Participants are split into groups (typically 4-player groups), everyone plays everyone in their group, top-2 per group advance to the knockout. Semis, final, bronze match — a tried-and-tested format for club championships.
How many participants are ideal?
8, 16, 24 or 32 players work best — clean group stages and symmetric knockout brackets. SmartDart also supports odd player counts, in that case with byes.
Do I have to enter members every year?
No — Saved Players stores all once-registered members. At the next season pick them in the wizard, in under 30 seconds the participant pool is ready.
How long does a 16-player tournament take?
With 2 boards and best-of-3 legs: group stage roughly 1.5 hours, knockout stage roughly 1 hour. With 4 boards the time halves. SmartDart automatically ensures no player is scheduled on two boards at the same time.
Can we celebrate the champion on the big screen?
Yes — the celebration overlay shows the club champion with confetti and stats summary. There's also a shared result page (/results/CODE) you can post in the club's WhatsApp group.
What do I need for the projection?
A laptop (or tablet) with HDMI to the projector, a browser tab on smartdart.app/projection after tournament start. The layout is optimised for large screens, no colour calibration needed.
What devices do I need?
1× admin device (laptop/tablet) for overview, 1× projector device for display, N× player phones for scoring. Alternatively one tablet per board passed around between players.
Do I still need an Excel template for our club tournament?
No. Classic club tournament Excel templates with group tables, knockout brackets and manual draws are obsolete: draw, group calculation, knockout tree and live table all run automatically. No formulas, no version e-mails, no typos in member names.
How do I create a tournament schedule for a club tournament?
In the wizard: pick the format (typically groups + knockout for a club championship), pick members from your saved players, set group size and best-of-legs. Hit start — the full fixture list including draw, match order and bronze final is ready in 30 seconds.
How are the fixtures generated for a club tournament?
For groups + knockout, participants are randomly placed in groups, usually of 3 to 5 (or seeded manually), up to 16 groups. Within each group everyone plays everyone, the top N advance to the knockout. With multiple boards SmartDart distributes matches so no player is scheduled twice at the same time.
What else SmartDart can do
Beyond Quick Match and Training, SmartDart is a complete darts platform for pubs, clubs and leagues.
Championship next weekend?
Set up the tournament in 5 minutes, all members registered in 10 minutes. The rest runs itself.
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