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How FinalPoint works.

Short answers on groups, matches, EVO, badges and your account. For how each sport is scored, or how to run a league or a club night, read the guides.

Getting started

3 questions

Get the app, sign in with Apple, Google or email, and use a friend's invite to land in their group.

How do I sign up?

Get FinalPoint from the App Store or Google Play and create an account with Apple, Google or email. Pick your lead sport, and if a friend has already sent you an invite link or code, use it there and you land straight in their group.

Do I need the app?

FinalPoint is built for the phone in your pocket. Get it on the App Store or Google Play. Existing web users can still sign in at thefinalpoint.app.

What sports does FinalPoint cover?

Five: badminton, tennis, table tennis, padel, and pickleball. Each one has its own EVO rating and its own group rankings. Mixed-sport groups are supported; FinalPoint never blends a badminton win into your tennis number.

Groups

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One link, code or QR code gets your friends in. Admins schedule sessions and run Match Up.

Example invite code X7K9PM.

How do I create a group?

Tap Start a group from your home screen. Pick a name and a sport, and you get a six-character invite code (for example X7K9PM) plus a shareable link and a QR code. Friends join with one tap.

How do I join a group?

Tap the invite link a friend shared, scan their QR code, or enter the code under Groups. The link works whether you are signed in or not. First-time visitors are walked through sign-up as part of the join flow.

What's the difference between admin, chief admin, and member?

Members can record their own matches and see the rankings. Admins can also edit group settings, schedule sessions and record other players' matches in a session. The chief admin (the group creator) can additionally resolve disputes they weren't part of and remove a locked result from history.

Can I be in more than one group?

Yes. Your per-sport EVO is shared across every group you play in for that sport, so if you're in two badminton groups, both feed the same badminton rating. Group rankings stay scoped to each group's own match history.

What are sessions?

Sessions are scheduled group play: the regular Tuesday badminton, the Sunday-morning tennis, anything booked in advance. Group admins set a date, time and player limit, and members reply with I'm in or I'm out. The Sessions tab in the bottom nav gathers them from every group you're in, sorted into Live, Upcoming and Previous, and the tab pulses green while one is live.

How do I start a session?

Open the Sessions tab and tap +, or tap New session on the group page. Set the date and times, choose whether it repeats each week, and add a player limit if you want a waitlist. Only the chief admin or an admin can schedule a session. Members then tap I'm in or I'm out, and the session goes live on its own at the start time.

What is Match Up?

Match Up builds the rounds for a live session, so partners and opponents change every round and the sit-outs are shared fairly. The host, an admin or the chief admin opens the live session, taps Match Up, picks Doubles or Singles, Random or Skill level, and the number of courts, then taps Start matchmaking. Players enter their court's score, and an admin taps Record round. Each court is saved as a normal group match.

Recording matches

5 questions

Group matches count the moment they are logged, and anyone in the match can fix a wrong score for up to two weeks.

Where do I record a match?

Tap Record in the bottom nav. You'll get two choices: Quick Match (against any FinalPoint user by username, no group needed) or Group Match (inside one of your groups). Group home pages also link straight into a Group Match for that group.

What's a Quick Match?

A singles or doubles match against another FinalPoint user by @username, no group required. It's kept in both players' history and head-to-head, but Quick Matches don't change EVO or appear on any group rankings. Play in a group, a rated session or a ranked tournament for it to count.

How does match confirmation work?

Group matches auto-confirm the moment they're logged. They go straight onto the rankings and into everyone's EVO. Anyone in the match can dispute or edit a wrong score for two weeks after it was logged, until one of the players records another match. After that it's locked, because later ratings were built on it, and only the chief admin can remove it from history. Quick Matches work differently: one player on the other team confirms or disputes before the match is kept, and they don't change EVO.

Can I edit or delete a match after recording?

Inside a group, anyone in the match can edit it for two weeks after it was logged. Once that window closes, edits and deletes route to the chief admin to keep the record honest. The player who recorded a Quick Match can edit it for the same two weeks, and the other team then confirms the new score; there's no chief admin to step in after that, since there's no group to oversee them. Either way, a result can't be changed once anyone in it has played another match in that sport.

What happens if my opponent never confirms a Quick Match?

It stays pending, and doesn't count, until a player on the other team confirms it. It sits in their notifications with a prompt to confirm or dispute. Group matches don't wait: they count the moment they're logged.

EVO ratings

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A 0 to 100 rating per sport, the same in every group, shown from your tenth match.

  1. Rookie0 to 34
  2. Contender35 to 49
  3. Regular50 to 61
  4. Sharp62 to 71
  5. Strong72 to 81
  6. Legendary82 to 100
How does EVO work?

Every player gets a 0 to 100 EVO rating per sport, the same in every group: 50 is a typical casual player and 100 a working pro. It rises with wins and drops with losses, more when the result is a surprise. Beating a much higher-rated player moves your number more than beating someone you outclass.

Why is my EVO hidden?

Until your tenth confirmed match in a sport, EVO shows as “COOKING” rather than a number. A best of three counts as one match. A handful of matches isn't enough to pin a meaningful rating to you, so the placeholder is honest about that.

What are the EVO tiers?

Six tiers across the 0 to 100 range: Rookie, Contender, Regular, Sharp, Strong and Legendary. Each has its own colour wherever your number appears, on your home screen, in the rankings and on your profile. Your home screen also shows your tier and how far you are from the next one.

What's the ring beside my EVO?

It shows how sure EVO is of your level. It fills while EVO is still learning, is full once it's sure, and gains a tick once your level is proven against players from outside your group.

Badges

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Earned automatically as you play, in bronze, silver and gold, plus a Pro tier.

How do badges work?

Badges unlock automatically as you play. Streaks, milestone match counts, signature wins (giant-killer, perfect game, comeback), tenure, EVO peaks. Each comes in bronze, silver and gold, and the higher tiers are rare. Pro subscribers also unlock a violet Pro tier with twenty-two extra badges.

Where do I see them?

Tap Stats in the bottom nav. The card at the top shows your latest unlock, and the per-tier tallies lead into the full grid, where every badge, locked or unlocked, shows what is required and how close you are.

Account

4 questions

Free to use, with no ads. Change your name, block a player or report a bug.

Is FinalPoint free?

Yes. Groups, matches, rankings, EVO and badges are free, with no ads. Rally and Pro are optional upgrades that add deeper stats and full history, and you never need either to play.

How do I change my display name or username?

Tap your profile photo in the top-right of any screen to open Settings, then Personal details. Your display name can be edited freely. Your @username is what other players use to find you for a Quick Match, so it has to be unique; the form tells you if your pick is taken.

Can I block another player?

Yes. Open their profile from any ranking row or match, tap the menu, and choose Block. Blocked users can't find you in @username search and won't appear in your search results either. Manage the list any time from Settings → Blocked users.

How do I report a bug or request a feature?

Email info@thefinalpoint.app with a description. For a bug, tell us what you tapped and what happened, and add a screenshot if you have one.

Still need help?

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