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Joining open play

Joining open play on OpenCourt: find a session, join or join the waitlist, pay for a seat, what to do if you can't go, and host your own.

  1. 1. Find a session

    • Open Plays lists every drop-in session hosted by players and courts.
    • Each card shows the day, the hours, the court, the level, the format and how many spots are left.
    • Filter by city and by your level. Your choices are remembered on this device.
    Browse sessions by day, city and level.
  2. 2. Read the session

    • The session page shows the price, the level range, the format and how it's played.
    • The roster shows who's going, their level and when they joined.
    • Free sessions and pay-at-the-court sessions say so under the player count.
    Everything about a session, and who is going.
  3. 3. Full? Join the waitlist

    • When a session is full, tap Join waitlist. It's free.
    • When a spot opens, the first player on the waitlist moves in and gets a notification.
    • In a paid session you then have up to 2 hours to pay for the seat, and never past the start.
    The waitlist moves up in order when a spot opens.
  4. 4. Join and pay

    • Tap Join & pay. The price is the host's price per seat.
    • The processing fee for how you pay is added as its own line.
    • Your credits are used first. Your seat is held for 10 minutes while you pay.
    • More in Paying and receipts.
    Seats and entries use the same checkout.
  5. 5. You're in

    • Once the payment goes through, your seat is confirmed and the receipt is in your email.
    • Paid seats are listed under My bookings, in the Open plays tab.
    Paid and confirmed.
  6. 6. Can't go?

    • A paid seat is final. Pass it on with Pasalo: another player buys it at the price you paid, and you get it back as credits or cash.
    • In a free or pay-at-the-court session, tap Leave. The next player on the waitlist moves in.
    • If the host cancels the session, your seat price is refunded to the method you paid with.
    Can't go? Pass your seat on with Pasalo.
  7. 7. Host your own

    • Book a court first, then tap Turn into open play on the booking in My bookings. Or tap Host an open play.
    • At a court on OpenCourt, pick the court and the hours you booked. Anywhere else, enter the court's name and drop a map pin.
    • Set the number of spots, the level range and the format.
    Host your own on a court you booked.
  8. 8. Price and details

    • Leave the price at 0 for a free session, or set a price per player.
    • To charge through OpenCourt, set up a Host Profile with your payout account. You get your full price per seat.
    • Add a title, a description and photos, then publish. The card on the right shows what players will see.
    • Running games for a group? See Running group games.
    Set a price, a title and who can join.

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