Planner

Two inputs move everything: how many tables you put in the room, and which format you run.

Format

What this affects: the time model, whether referees are needed, the rundown and the screen plan. Not F&B, sponsorship or fleet cost.

Players

500

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Any number works for open play. Knockout needs a power-of-two field, so 64 qualify and 436 stay on the open tables.

Tables

What this affects: throughput and timings, crew headcount, floor space, sponsorship inventory and revenue, and fleet cost.

Assumptions

Avg game (min)Changeover (min)Games / encounterGames / match (best-of)Open play window (h)

Morning throughput

360

500 unique players

Qualified field

436 keep playing open tables

Time to crown

2h 13m

Crew needed

2 hosts · 6 refs · 6 core

Bracket funnel — 64-player field on 6 tables

32 matches · 6 heats

16 matches · 3 heats

8 matches · 2 heats

4 matches · 1 heats

2 matches · 1 heats

Final

1 matches · 1 heats

The fleet — open play (green) vs bracket (red)

96 m² floor space incl. benches and circulation

Reality check

500 people in the room. On 10 open tables in a 4h 00m window the fleet actually serves 500 of them, and everyone gets a first game in 2h 43m. A clean bracket needs a power-of-two field, so 64 qualify and 436 keep playing open tables while the finals run 2h 13m on 6 tables. Largest field these tables can crown in the window: 64.

Tables	Everyone plays once	Games in window	Largest field that fits	64-player finals	Floor space
4	6h 50m	144	64 · 2h 42m	2h 42m	24 m²
8	3h 28m	288	128 · 2h 51m	1h 35m	48 m²
16	1h 44m	576	256 · 3h 01m	1h 07m	96 m²
32	52m	1,152	512 · 3h 10m	57m	192 m²
64	26m	2,304	1,024 · 3h 20m	57m	384 m²