diff --git a/app/db/types.ts b/app/db/types.ts
index f4213eaaf..61092d3be 100644
--- a/app/db/types.ts
+++ b/app/db/types.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ export interface TournamentStage {
   type: "round_robin" | "single_elimination" | "double_elimination";
   settings: string; // json
   number: number;
+  createdAt: number | null;
 }
 
 /** A group is a logical structure used to group multiple rounds together.
diff --git a/app/features/calendar/loaders/calendar.new.server.ts b/app/features/calendar/loaders/calendar.new.server.ts
index 84646cf9e..d893c4892 100644
--- a/app/features/calendar/loaders/calendar.new.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/calendar/loaders/calendar.new.server.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { json, redirect } from "@remix-run/node";
 import { requireUser } from "~/features/auth/core/user.server";
 import * as BadgeRepository from "~/features/badges/BadgeRepository.server";
 import * as CalendarRepository from "~/features/calendar/CalendarRepository.server";
-import { tournamentFromDB } from "~/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server";
+import { tournamentData } from "~/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server";
 import { i18next } from "~/modules/i18n/i18next.server";
 import { canEditCalendarEvent } from "~/permissions";
 import { validate } from "~/utils/remix";
@@ -35,17 +35,15 @@ export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     // special tags that are added automatically
     const tags = event?.tags?.filter((tag) => tag !== "BADGE");
 
-    if (!event?.tournamentId) return { ...event, tags, tournamentCtx: null };
+    if (!event?.tournamentId) return { ...event, tags, tournament: null };
 
     return {
       ...event,
       tags,
-      tournamentCtx: (
-        await tournamentFromDB({
-          tournamentId: event.tournamentId,
-          user,
-        })
-      ).ctx,
+      tournament: await tournamentData({
+        tournamentId: event.tournamentId,
+        user,
+      }),
     };
   };
 
@@ -56,11 +54,11 @@ export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
   // no editing tournament after the start
   if (
     eventToEdit &&
-    eventToEdit.tournamentCtx?.inProgressBrackets &&
-    eventToEdit.tournamentCtx.inProgressBrackets.length > 0
+    eventToEdit.tournament?.data.stage &&
+    eventToEdit.tournament.data.stage.length > 0
   ) {
     return redirect(
-      tournamentBracketsPage({ tournamentId: eventToEdit.tournamentCtx.id }),
+      tournamentBracketsPage({ tournamentId: eventToEdit.tournament.ctx.id }),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/features/calendar/routes/calendar.new.tsx b/app/features/calendar/routes/calendar.new.tsx
index 0aa3e5ebb..fe551bba0 100644
--- a/app/features/calendar/routes/calendar.new.tsx
+++ b/app/features/calendar/routes/calendar.new.tsx
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function DescriptionTextarea({
 function RulesTextarea({ supportsMarkdown }: { supportsMarkdown?: boolean }) {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [value, setValue] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.rules ?? "",
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.rules ?? "",
   );
 
   return (
@@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ function AvatarImageInput({
 
   if (
     baseEvent?.avatarImgId &&
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.logoUrl &&
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.logoUrl &&
     showPrevious
   ) {
-    const logoImgUrl = userSubmittedImage(baseEvent.tournamentCtx.logoUrl);
+    const logoImgUrl = userSubmittedImage(baseEvent.tournament.ctx.logoUrl);
 
     return (
       <div className="stack horizontal md flex-wrap">
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ function TournamentLogoColorInputsWithShowcase({
 function RankedToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [isRanked, setIsRanked] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.isRanked ?? true,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.isRanked ?? true,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ function RankedToggle() {
 function EnableNoScreenToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [enableNoScreen, setEnableNoScreen] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.enableNoScreenToggle ?? true,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.enableNoScreenToggle ?? true,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ function EnableNoScreenToggle() {
 function AutonomousSubsToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [autonomousSubs, setAutonomousSubs] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.autonomousSubs ?? true,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.autonomousSubs ?? true,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ function AutonomousSubsToggle() {
 function RequireIGNToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [requireIGNs, setRequireIGNs] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.requireInGameNames ?? false,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.requireInGameNames ?? false,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ function RequireIGNToggle() {
 function InvitationalToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [isInvitational, setIsInvitational] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.isInvitational ?? false,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.isInvitational ?? false,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ function InvitationalToggle() {
 function StrictDeadlinesToggle() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [strictDeadlines, setStrictDeadlines] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.deadlines === "STRICT" ? true : false,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.deadlines === "STRICT" ? true : false,
   );
   const id = React.useId();
 
@@ -949,11 +949,11 @@ function StrictDeadlinesToggle() {
 function RegClosesAtSelect() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [regClosesAt, setRegClosesAt] = React.useState<RegClosesAtOption>(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.regClosesAt
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.regClosesAt
       ? datesToRegClosesAt({
-          startTime: new Date(baseEvent.tournamentCtx.startTime),
+          startTime: new Date(baseEvent.tournament.ctx.startTime),
           regClosesAt: databaseTimestampToDate(
-            baseEvent.tournamentCtx.settings.regClosesAt,
+            baseEvent.tournament.ctx.settings.regClosesAt,
           ),
         })
       : "0",
@@ -1212,30 +1212,30 @@ function MapPoolValidationStatusMessage({
 function TournamentFormatSelector() {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [format, setFormat] = React.useState<TournamentFormatShort>(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.bracketProgression
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.bracketProgression
       ? bracketProgressionToShortTournamentFormat(
-          baseEvent.tournamentCtx.settings.bracketProgression,
+          baseEvent.tournament.ctx.settings.bracketProgression,
         )
       : "DE",
   );
   const [withUndergroundBracket, setWithUndergroundBracket] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx
-      ? baseEvent.tournamentCtx.settings.bracketProgression.some(
+    baseEvent?.tournament
+      ? baseEvent.tournament.ctx.settings.bracketProgression.some(
           (b) => b.name === BRACKET_NAMES.UNDERGROUND,
         )
       : false,
   );
   const [thirdPlaceMatch, setThirdPlaceMatch] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.thirdPlaceMatch ?? true,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.thirdPlaceMatch ?? true,
   );
   const [teamsPerGroup, setTeamsPerGroup] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.teamsPerGroup ?? 4,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.teamsPerGroup ?? 4,
   );
   const [swissGroupCount, setSwissGroupCount] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.swiss?.groupCount ?? 1,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.swiss?.groupCount ?? 1,
   );
   const [swissRoundCount, setSwissRoundCount] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.swiss?.roundCount ?? 5,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.swiss?.roundCount ?? 5,
   );
 
   return (
@@ -1377,17 +1377,17 @@ function FollowUpBrackets({
 }) {
   const baseEvent = useBaseEvent();
   const [autoCheckInAll, setAutoCheckInAll] = React.useState(
-    baseEvent?.tournamentCtx?.settings.autoCheckInAll ?? false,
+    baseEvent?.tournament?.ctx.settings.autoCheckInAll ?? false,
   );
   const [_brackets, setBrackets] = React.useState<Array<FollowUpBracket>>(
     () => {
       if (
-        baseEvent?.tournamentCtx &&
+        baseEvent?.tournament &&
         ["round_robin", "swiss"].includes(
-          baseEvent.tournamentCtx.settings.bracketProgression[0].type,
+          baseEvent.tournament.ctx.settings.bracketProgression[0].type,
         )
       ) {
-        return baseEvent.tournamentCtx.settings.bracketProgression
+        return baseEvent.tournament.ctx.settings.bracketProgression
           .slice(1)
           .map((b) => ({
             name: b.name,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
index c4d778e25..22fa5e19d 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface CreateBracketArgs {
   name: string;
   teamsPendingCheckIn?: number[];
   tournament: Tournament;
-  createdAt: number | null;
+  createdAt?: number | null;
   sources?: {
     bracketIdx: number;
     placements: number[];
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server.ts
index 41e0f4b15..8f29e2ef2 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ export async function tournamentData({
   user?: { id: number };
   tournamentId: number;
 }) {
+  const data = manager.get.tournamentData(tournamentId);
   const ctx = notFoundIfFalsy(
     await TournamentRepository.findById(tournamentId),
   );
 
   const revealAllMapPools =
-    ctx.inProgressBrackets.length > 0 ||
+    data.stage.length > 0 ||
     ctx.author.id === user?.id ||
     ctx.staff.some(
       (staff) => staff.id === user?.id && staff.role === "ORGANIZER",
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export async function tournamentData({
     : HACKY_resolvePicture(ctx);
 
   return {
-    data: manager.get.tournamentData(tournamentId),
+    data,
     ctx: {
       ...ctx,
       logoSrc: logo,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
index e8c23234a..8e4fe33d5 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class Tournament {
   ctx;
 
   constructor({ data, ctx }: TournamentData) {
-    const hasStarted = ctx.inProgressBrackets.length > 0;
+    const hasStarted = data.stage.length > 0;
 
     const teamsInSeedOrder = ctx.teams.sort((a, b) => {
       if (a.seed && b.seed) {
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ export class Tournament {
       bracketIdx,
       { type, name, sources },
     ] of this.ctx.settings.bracketProgression.entries()) {
-      const inProgressStage = this.ctx.inProgressBrackets.find(
-        (stage) => stage.name === name,
-      );
+      const inProgressStage = data.stage.find((stage) => stage.name === name);
 
       if (inProgressStage) {
         const match = data.match.filter(
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
index 4dec32d0f..2cfe587a5 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export class Stage {
       settings: JSON.parse(rawStage.settings),
       tournament_id: rawStage.tournamentId,
       type: rawStage.type,
+      createdAt: rawStage.createdAt,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/tests/test-utils.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/tests/test-utils.ts
index 42080b7dd..e67dece8d 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/tests/test-utils.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/tests/test-utils.ts
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ export const testTournament = (
           { name: BRACKET_NAMES.MAIN, type: "double_elimination" },
         ],
       },
-      inProgressBrackets: data.stage.map((stage) => ({
-        id: stage.id,
-        name: stage.name,
-        type: stage.type,
-        createdAt: 0,
-      })),
       castedMatchesInfo: null,
       teams: nTeams(participant.length, Math.min(...participant)),
       author: {
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts b/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
index a9790b223..d5d877e40 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
@@ -61,18 +61,6 @@ export async function findById(id: number) {
           .where("TournamentResult.tournamentId", "=", id)
           .select("TournamentResult.tournamentId"),
       ).as("isFinalized"),
-      jsonArrayFrom(
-        eb
-          .selectFrom("TournamentStage")
-          .select([
-            "TournamentStage.id",
-            "TournamentStage.name",
-            "TournamentStage.type",
-            "TournamentStage.createdAt",
-          ])
-          .where("TournamentStage.tournamentId", "=", id)
-          .orderBy("TournamentStage.number asc"),
-      ).as("inProgressBrackets"),
       jsonArrayFrom(
         eb
           .selectFrom("TournamentTeam")
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
index c7a1d445e..85a93a05f 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request, params }) => {
     }
     case "CHANGE_TEAM_NAME": {
       validateIsTournamentOrganizer();
-      validate(
-        tournament.ctx.inProgressBrackets.length === 0,
-        "Tournament started",
-      );
+      validate(!tournament.hasStarted, "Tournament started");
       const team = tournament.teamById(data.teamId);
       validate(team, "Invalid team id");
 
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.register.tsx b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.register.tsx
index bd1e23217..09d340045 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.register.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.register.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request, params }) => {
   const event = notFoundIfFalsy(findByIdentifier(tournamentId));
 
   validate(
-    tournament.ctx.inProgressBrackets.length === 0,
+    !tournament.hasStarted,
     "Tournament has started, cannot make edits to registration",
   );
 
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
index d41efe328..8ac6fc9ba 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
   const tournament = await tournamentData({ tournamentId, user });
 
   const streams =
-    tournament.ctx.inProgressBrackets.length > 0
+    tournament.data.stage.length > 0
       ? await streamsByTournamentId({
           tournamentId,
           castTwitchAccounts: tournament.ctx.castTwitchAccounts,
diff --git a/app/modules/brackets-model/storage.ts b/app/modules/brackets-model/storage.ts
index 0bd7b9ab8..cfc115f61 100644
--- a/app/modules/brackets-model/storage.ts
+++ b/app/modules/brackets-model/storage.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export interface Stage {
 
   /** The number of the stage in its tournament. */
   number: number;
+
+  createdAt?: number | null;
 }
 
 /**