An MLP-style event combines team registration, four doubles games and a DreamBreaker when the teams tie 2–2. Prepare the rules and schedule before opening registration, then review the workflow using Fluid's team-event demo.
Every club plan includes open play, waitlists, simple in-club tournaments and scramble play. Recurring leagues begin with Pro. Multi-division events use Fluid's separate tournament software. Compare club plans and ask the team about tournament pricing.
Step 1: Write the event rules
A four-player lineup usually has two men and two women. The team match contains women's doubles, men's doubles and two mixed doubles games, followed by a DreamBreaker if required.
MLP-style club events may use different scoring rules. For the 2026 professional MLP format, doubles games use side-out scoring to 11, win by two. The DreamBreaker uses rally scoring to 21 with players rotating after every four points. Publish the rules your event uses before registration opens. Official MLP format, checked 15 October 2026.
Define roster eligibility, substitutes, rating caps, lineup procedure, scoring, pool tiebreakers and playoff advancement. Confirm any custom roster or scoring options with the team; professional rules alone do not establish which software settings are available.
Step 2: Create the tournament and divisions
Open tournament creation and sign in to the organizer account. This guide covers Fluid's tournament product. Use the creation demo to review event details and divisions before publishing.
Prepare the name, dates, timezone, venue, registration window and player instructions. Choose the MLP division format and review its team eligibility and scoring settings. Check that registration copy matches the actual configuration.
Step 3: Review team registration
In the team-registration chapter, a captain chooses an eligible division and invites teammates with one link. Teammates can pay their own shares, or the captain can pay for the team.
Test that flow with your roster requirements. Confirm deadlines, substitution permissions and how incomplete or unpaid teams appear before you accept real registrations. Publish the policy players must follow when a teammate cannot attend.
Step 4: Seed pools and plan advancement
Review team ratings using the published cap and seeding policy. Distinguish the sum of four players' ratings from an individual rating limit.
For eight teams in two pools of four, pool play has 12 team matches. Advancing the top two per pool creates a four-team playoff with three matches, for 15 team matches total. Each team match contains four doubles games and possibly a DreamBreaker.
For 12 teams in three pools of four, pool play has 18 team matches. Six qualifiers need a five-match playoff with two first-round byes. Define how those byes are assigned.
Step 5: Schedule courts and rest
Confirm whether your event uses sequential or parallel doubles games. Two courts per team match can be a scheduling option where your rules and software support it; it is not a universal MLP requirement.
Allow for all four doubles games and a possible DreamBreaker, plus warmup, court turnover and player rest. Build a schedule with dependencies between pool and playoff rounds. Do not assume a fixed percentage of matches will need a tiebreaker.
Review the planner chapter with your court count and match-slot assumptions before announcing start times.
Step 6: Run lineups and scoring
The MLP match-day chapter shows captains setting and responding to mixed-doubles lineups, optional player-reported scores and setting the DreamBreaker order at 2–2.
Brief captains on your configured procedure. Do not promise simultaneous lineup reveal, a specific automatic lock deadline or custom rotation support without confirming those settings.
Under the 2026 professional DreamBreaker rules, players rotate after four points while the team score continues. They do not rotate when they lose a rally. Check your event's chosen rules and recorded scores before confirming the team winner.
Step 7: Review results and close out
Check the final team results, standings and playoff advancement. If DUPR recording is enabled, confirm linked profiles, supported result types and submission status. Do not assume every custom team-format result is accepted automatically.
Reconcile registrations, payments and any refunds under your published event policy. Ask support before changing scores that have already affected a later round or been submitted externally.
Explore the MLP match-day demo, or create your team tournament when your rules and schedule are ready.