What Tournament Software does

Tournament Software is the trading name of Visual Reality B.V., a privately held Dutch software company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The company provides a cloud-based platform for organizing and managing sports tournaments, leagues, competitions, rankings, ratings, and social play activities across eight racket and ball sports disciplines: Tennis, Padel, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, Pickleball, Racketlon, and Basketball. Its product suite consists of two core applications — Tournament Planner for tournament scheduling, draw generation, and result tracking, and League Planner for league-based competition management — supported by modular add-ons including Box Ladders (skill-based ladder competitions), Tournament TV (venue score display), Visual ClubWeb (club website publishing), Visual LiveScore (real-time score streaming), and a Ranking module (player ratings and standings). The platform serves as both a data processor for organizational customers (national and international sports federations, associations, clubs) and a direct service for individual players and tournament organizers, with multi-language support for English, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish markets.

The business operates on a subscription-based B2B SaaS model, distributing products through a self-service web platform at tournamentsoftware.com combined with a direct sales channel for enterprise federation and large-organization customers. Marketing and discovery rely primarily on organic search and multilingual web presence rather than aggressive paid acquisition. Visual Reality B.V. is bootstrapped with no disclosed external investors, venture funding, or parent-company ownership, and operates with a lean team of approximately six employees. The platform processes personal data under a documented GDPR-compliant controller/processor framework, with the most recent privacy statement dated January 2026, and the company claims a global footprint serving sports organizations worldwide. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, awards, or third-party partnerships are disclosed in the available material.

Name

Tournament Software

Legal name

Visual Reality B.V.

Website

https://tournamentsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tournament Software, the trading name of Visual Reality B.V., is a Dutch B2B SaaS company providing tournament management, league administration, player rankings, and live scoring software for eight racket and ball sports, serving sports federations, clubs, organizers, and individual players worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Tournament Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis Leagues & Team Competitions (MPAKAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open Circuit & Qualifier Events (Online/Offline) (MPAKANAD)

Keywords

• Tournament management software
• Sports league software
• Live scoring platform
• Player ranking system
• Racket sport software

Headquarters

HQ city

Alkmaar, North Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Visual Reality B.V. provides software products and services for organizing and managing tournaments, leagues, competitions, rankings, and other sporting events. The company offers multiple product tiers including Tournament Planner, League Planner, Box Ladders, Tournament TV, Visual ClubWeb, Visual LiveScore, and Ranking systems. Based on the B2B nature and multiple product offerings, revenue appears to be generated through subscription-based licensing to sports organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tournament Software provides cloud-based tournament, league, and ranking management software primarily for racket sports such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, pickleball, padel, and racketlon. Its product suite includes Tournament Planner, League Planner, Box Ladders, Tournament TV, Visual LiveScore, Visual ClubWeb, and a Ranking module, sold as subscriptions to sports federations, associations, clubs, and tournament organizers.

Product overview

Tournament Software is a platform-plus-modules software suite developed by Visual Reality B.V. for organizing and managing sports tournaments, leagues, and competitions. The core products consist of Tournament Planner (desktop tournament management software) and League Planner (desktop league management software), which serve as the primary tools for event organizers. These are complemented by modular add-on products including Box Ladders for skill-based ladder competitions, Tournament TV for venue score display, Visual ClubWeb for club website publishing, Visual LiveScore for real-time score streaming, and a Ranking module for player ratings. The platform supports multiple sports including Tennis, Padel, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, Pickleball, Racketlon, and Basketball.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tournament Planner: Software product for tournament organization and management
• League Planner
• Box Ladders
• Tournament TV
• Visual ClubWeb
• Visual LiveScore
• Ranking

Products and services

• Tournament Planner Cloud-based software for planning, scheduling, and managing tournaments in racket sports such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, pickleball, padel, and racketlon; aimed at federations, associations, clubs, and tournament organizers.
• League Planner Software module for organizing and managing league competitions, typically used by sports associations and clubs to run recurring league play alongside knockout tournaments.
• Tournament TV Add-on module that broadcasts live tournament scores and results, allowing organizers to present real-time event information to players and spectators.
• Visual LiveScore Real-time live scoring application that captures match scores during events and feeds them into Tournament Planner, League Planner, and broadcasting modules.
• Visual ClubWeb Add-on that publishes tournament, league, and player information onto a club's own website, integrating with Tournament Planner and LiveScore data.
• Box Ladders Add-on module that supports box ladder competition formats commonly used in racket-sport clubs, allowing players to challenge each other according to ladder rules.
• Ranking Module that calculates and publishes player rankings based on results captured in Tournament Planner and League Planner, used by federations and associations to maintain official standings.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tournamentsoftware-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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