Adding Athletes (CSV)
Register competitors one at a time, or import a whole roster from a spreadsheet.
Every competitor in the tournament is an athlete. You can add them by hand, but for a real event the fastest route is a CSV import — paste a roster exported from a spreadsheet and IpponBoard creates everyone at once.
Two ways to add
Open your tournament and click Add Athlete. The page has both options: a manual form on top, and Bulk import (CSV) below.
The CSV format
Columns, in order:
| Column | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| firstName | Yes | Given name. |
| lastName | Yes | Family name. |
| gender | Yes | MALE or FEMALE. |
| weight | Yes | Kilograms, e.g. 72.5. Used to place them in a weight class. |
| birthDate | Yes | YYYY-MM-DD. Drives the age group. |
| club | Optional | The competitor's home club, shown on brackets and lists. |
The header row is optional — if the first row starts with firstname it's skipped. Download a ready-made starting point:
Importing
Paste or upload
Paste the rows into the box, or use Choose File to upload a .csv. The column hint sits right above the box for reference.
Import competitors
Click Import competitors. Valid rows are added and the count is confirmed; rows with a bad gender, weight, or date are reported so you can fix and re-import just those.
