Organize the players
Open registration and display the event QR or join code. Players add their names in a phone browser, with no player app to install.
Pub darts competitions
Run darts tournaments at your pub with PubPlay
PubPlay helps the host organize the people, draw and results around a darts night. It manages the competition rather than trying to replace the board or act as a throw-by-throw 501 calculator.
QR player registration
Round robin or knockout
Results and live TV standings
Organize the room
Give a pub darts night a clear competition structure
Instead of rebuilding player lists and draws on paper, the host keeps one event record on the Android tablet while competitors join from their own phones.
Choose the format
Use individual round robin, team round robin or knockout according to the darts competition you plan to run.
Keep progress visible
Record completed match results, update the competition and let players and spectators follow the current information on the pub TV.
Darts-night workflow
From player registration to the final result
The host remains in control at each stage, including when registration closes and when a result is entered.
- 1
Create the darts event
Name the night and select individual round robin, team round robin or knockout.
- 2
Let players join
Show the QR or join code so competitors can register from a phone browser.
- 3
Generate the fixtures
Close registration when the field is ready and generate the supported draw from the host tablet.
- 4
Record match results
Enter the result of each completed darts match; PubPlay does not require throw-by-throw input.
- 5
Show standings and progress
Keep the draw, completed results and current standings visible through the browser TV display.
Competition manager, not a darts calculator
Built around the whole pub event
PubPlay focuses on organizing participants, fixtures, results and the shared room display. Staff continue to score each darts match using the rules and method their venue already follows.
PubPlay does not calculate 501 checkouts, busts, three-dart averages, 180s, doubles percentages, legs or sets.
- Individual and team round-robin organization
- Knockout bracket and supported winner progression
- Host-entered match results and standings
- One browser display for players and spectators
- The same venue account can run pool, quiz and other games
Practical venue guide
Planning your first darts event?
Work through format choice, physical boards, rules, registration, result recording and the final announcement before choosing software.
Practical questions
What hosts need to know
Can I run a knockout darts tournament?
Yes. PubPlay can generate a knockout bracket and progress supported winners as the host records results.
Can I run a round-robin darts competition?
Yes. Individual round robin is supported, along with team round robin when competitors are organized into teams.
Does PubPlay calculate 501 scores?
No. PubPlay manages registration, fixtures, match results and standings; it is not a throw-by-throw 501 scoring calculator.
Can players see the tournament on a TV?
Yes. Open the event's public browser display on a smart TV, streaming device or connected computer.
PubPlay for your venue