# Tournament Lifecycle<no value>
## Phases
Just like [matches,](/docs/matches/match-lifecycle/#phases) Tournaments are broken down into the same 5 phases:

**Setup > Gather > Assign > Battle > Complete**

The Circle at the top right of each tournament card shows its current stage. Each 20% of the circle filled is a stage of the tournament. We will go through each stage as we create and run a tournament.
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Tournaments create Matches, so an understanding of them is recommended. [Read More](docs/matches/match-lifecycle/)
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## Setup
Setting up a tournament is covered in its [dedicated page.](/docs/tournaments/creating-tournaments/) A tournament is in the Setup phase if it exists, but sign ups are not yet open.

## Gather
The Gather phase is when sign ups open up. The discord event and posts are created and players can click sign up to join the tournament.

You can assign players to teams from this point until the tournament bracket is generated. While creating a tournament you can allow players to pick their own team, or [assign teams manually.](/docs/tournaments/team-management/)

## Assign
When a match enters the Assign phase, players can no longer sign up. The Discord embed is modified to remove the button and add a note that sign ups are closed.

[Finalizing Teams](/docs/tournaments/team-management/) and Generating the bracket are the main tasks of this stage.

Once you generate the bracket, teams are locked in. Click Generate Bracket on the [bracket tab]() of the Match Details page to create the bracket.

The match will stay in this phase until the time of the Tournament happens, or someone manually starts a Tournament match.

## Battle






The Battle phase is for when the match is happening and players are in game. Discord notifications go out when the match starts and when each map is [scored.]()

## Complete









The match has been completed and can now be found on the Match History page.