ArguTrack Documentation

Complete guide to managing debate tournaments with ArguTrack. Learn how to organize, track, and analyze debate competitions efficiently.

Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with your first tournament in minutes. Learn the basics of creating and managing debates with Google sign-in.

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System Overview

Understand the complete tournament management workflow from team registration to final rankings.

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Core Features

Tournament Management

Create debate tournaments with Google sign-in authentication. Tournament status automatically changes to ongoing when the first round is created. Manage tournament lifecycle from creation to completion.

Team Management

Create teams with 4-6 participants each. Every team requires a unique team name and team code. Teams can be edited or deleted before the tournament status changes to ongoing. Full team composition management with participant details.

Judge Management & Assignment

Create judges with dynamic availability status that can be updated during the tournament. Mark institutional affiliations to prevent conflicts. Drag-and-drop judge assignment to debates with automatic conflict detection. Debates require odd number of judges (1, 3, or 5).

Round Management

Create rounds in three different formats: Random, Fold, and Power pairing. The tournament automatically changes to ongoing status when the first round is generated. Manage multiple rounds throughout the tournament.

Results & Scoring

Enter debate results through an intuitive scoring panel that adapts based on the number of judges. Auto-calculate feature computes final scores once all marks are entered. Save and manage results efficiently throughout the tournament.

Rankings & Analytics

Track team rankings based on wins (primary) and margin (secondary). Generate speaker rankings both overall and round-based. Comprehensive analytics to understand tournament performance and participant statistics.

System Requirements

Authentication

Google Sign-in required for account creation and access

Team Requirements

4-6 participants per team with unique name and code

Judge Assignment

Odd number of judges (1, 3, or 5) per debate

Tournament Flow

Status changes to ongoing when first round is created

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