Manual matches

This guide explains how to create and run manual matches outside of a shuffle tournament, including how max rounds and overtime settings map to MatchZy and CS2.

Use manual matches when you want to:

• Spin up a one-off scrim or test match
• Run a showmatch outside a bracket
• Quickly create a match between two teams or ad-hoc lineups

1. Go to Matches
2. Click Create Manual Match
3. Fill out the modal:
   • Basic info (slug, server)
   • Teams
   • Maps & Rules (format, max rounds, overtime)
4. Save — MAT persists the config and loads the match.
   • If you selected a server, it loads there
   • If you leave server empty, MAT can auto-allocate a server when one is available

Manual matches primarily drive CS2 using standard cvars (e.g. mp_maxrounds, mp_overtime_enable, mp_overtime_maxrounds) and mirror effective settings into the match JSON config for MatchZy.

• Manual matches are treated as round 0 matches internally (they’re not part of a bracket).
• For safety, MAT only allows deleting matches that are manual (round 0).