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# Creating a Tournament

Creating a new tournament on PDPTab.com is straight forward and only takes one minute.

First, after logging into the site with your account, you will see a link to "Create New Tournament": 

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Second, review the terms of service, and Click on the "Create New Tournament" button to accept the terms:

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Third, fill out the basic information and click Next:

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 Fourth, fill out the start and end date of the tournament

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Fifth, set the number of preliminary rounds your tournament will have. Most tournaments have 4 or 5. Click Finish to create your tournament:

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You'll then be taken to your tournament home page:

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You will be able to return to your tournament the next time you login by clicking on the tournament name from your PDPTab Dashboard under "My Tournaments:"

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