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Creating a tournament

Anyone can set the rules and host a match — no gatekeepers.

Anyone can host

Any logged-in player can create a tournament from the creation form. The creator is automatically seated at seat 1 and pays the entry fee like everyone else.

Setting it up

  1. 1
    Pick a type
    Choose Head To Head, Clan Battle, Free-For-All, Escape The Gulag, or Practice. Each shows an illustration and an explainer.
  2. 2
    Choose a scoring criteria
    Highest profit, First to target, or Last standing. Target-based modes ask for a target value; timed modes ask for a duration.
  3. 3
    Select markets
    Search the full Hyperliquid asset universe and add any markets the match will trade.
  4. 4
    Set entry, seats & start
    Set the entry fee, the seat range, the starting balance, and when the match opens.
  5. 5
    Create & seat yourself
    On submit, your entry is collected and you take seat 1. Share the link and wait for challengers.

Starting & cancelling

Note
A scheduled match auto-starts once it has at least its minimum seats and its start time passes. If it's still under-seated at start time, it's cancelled and entry fees are released.