Open play
Open play that fills courts without a group chat.
Publish a session, set the capacity and skill band, and let players buy a spot. Lobby groups the paid players onto courts so staff run the night instead of the sign-up sheet.
Open play · Sun 18 May
4 / 4Intermediate social
Court 02 · 18:30 — 20:00 · $12 / player
Illustrative open-play session: 12 spots, two skill bands, and the court groupings for the night.
The problem
Open play usually lives in a group chat. Someone posts a session, names pile up, a few drop out on the day, and whoever is at the desk works out who plays with whom while the first court sits empty.
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Nobody knows if the session is full until players turn up.
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A mixed-level session puts a beginner on court with the club’s strongest players.
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Dropping out is free, so the same names sign up and skip.
How it works
In the order it happens.
What the club decides
Your rules, written once.
Questions
The plain answers.
Can members join open play without paying per session?
Yes. A session can be free for a membership tier, paid for drop-ins, or both. The spot still counts against capacity either way.
How does Lobby know a player’s level?
Each player carries a skill rating on their profile. Staff set it at the start and match results update it over time, so the bands get more accurate the more the club plays.
What happens when someone drops out on the day?
The spot is released, the first player on the waitlist gets an email and push notification with a short hold, and the court groups update. Refunds follow the club’s cancellation window.
Works with
Connected to the rest of the club.
Open play in your club
Bring the real workflow.
Test the real week.
Set it up in a free preview workspace with your own courts, prices, and rules. Nothing is published until you say so.