Teamcodes - Overview

SwissSys keeps track of a player’s team in two ways:

Teamcode - Up to 25 characters long, used as a unique identifier for making pairings and for listings where space is limited
Expanded team name - Full team name displayed where space permits

Since long codes can be inconvenient when registering players, you can keep these codes short and maintain a full expansion on file.

Team Tournament Requirements

For team tournaments:

Teamcode is required
Expanded name is optional but recommended

You can expand a teamcode into a full team name either:

When registering a player with a new team code
From the Expanded team names (master list) dialog

Saving Team Names

The team names you have expanded are automatically saved in two places:

Along with the tournament when you save it
To a master list of expanded names that SwissSys loads automatically at startup

This gives you easy access to all the codes you have expanded.

Working with Different Coding Systems

Note: If the expansions in your master list differ from those in a section file you load (such as files from another tournament director using a different coding system), you may want to uncheck the Use master team name list option in the Team menu.

This allows you to use the original expansions without adding anything to your own master list.