From 8cb7dc7ca103f849814073a96da7ae739d94746d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kalle <38327916+Sendouc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 14:21:45 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] In league mode, have all matches be unlocked from the start

Closes #2861
---
 .../tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts     |  1 +
 app/modules/brackets-manager/create.ts        |  6 ++++-
 .../brackets-manager/test/round-robin.test.ts | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
 app/modules/brackets-model/input.ts           | 10 +++++++
 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
index 4f0ed86f4..b143b4bb5 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ export class Tournament {
 					groupCount: Math.ceil(participantsCount / teamsPerGroup),
 					seedOrdering: ["groups.seed_optimized"],
 					hasAbDivisions: selectedSettings?.hasAbDivisions ?? false,
+					...(this.isLeagueDivision ? { independentRounds: true } : {}),
 				};
 			}
 			case "swiss": {
diff --git a/app/modules/brackets-manager/create.ts b/app/modules/brackets-manager/create.ts
index f4ab402e7..c599faa21 100644
--- a/app/modules/brackets-manager/create.ts
+++ b/app/modules/brackets-manager/create.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,11 @@ class Create {
 
 		// In round-robin, only the first round is ready to play at the beginning.
 		// other matches have teams set but they are busy playing the first round.
-		if (this.stage.type === "round_robin" && roundNumber > 1) {
+		if (
+			this.stage.type === "round_robin" &&
+			roundNumber > 1 &&
+			!this.stage.settings?.independentRounds
+		) {
 			status = Status.Locked;
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/modules/brackets-manager/test/round-robin.test.ts b/app/modules/brackets-manager/test/round-robin.test.ts
index 879e56886..d5147395e 100644
--- a/app/modules/brackets-manager/test/round-robin.test.ts
+++ b/app/modules/brackets-manager/test/round-robin.test.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,32 @@ describe("Update scores in a round-robin stage", () => {
 		expect(round2Match2After.status).toBe(2); // Ready
 	});
 
+	test("should leave every match Ready when independentRounds is set", () => {
+		storage.reset();
+		manager.create({
+			name: "Independent rounds",
+			tournamentId: 0,
+			type: "round_robin",
+			seeding: [1, 2, 3, 4],
+			settings: { groupCount: 1, independentRounds: true },
+		});
+
+		const matches = storage.select<any>("match")!;
+		for (const match of matches) {
+			expect(match.status).toBe(2);
+		}
+
+		// reporting a round-2 match before round-1 finishes must not throw
+		const round2Match = storage.select<any>("match", 2)!;
+		expect(() =>
+			manager.update.match({
+				id: round2Match.id,
+				opponent1: { score: 16, result: "win" },
+				opponent2: { score: 4 },
+			}),
+		).not.toThrow();
+	});
+
 	test("should unlock next round matches with BYE participants", () => {
 		storage.reset();
 		// Create a round robin with 3 teams (odd number creates rounds where one team doesn't play)
diff --git a/app/modules/brackets-model/input.ts b/app/modules/brackets-model/input.ts
index 6651eff3d..205fed8dd 100644
--- a/app/modules/brackets-model/input.ts
+++ b/app/modules/brackets-model/input.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ export interface StageSettings {
 	 */
 	manualOrdering?: number[][];
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether matches in a round-robin stage are playable independently of each other.
+	 *
+	 * - If `false` (default), only round 1 matches start `Ready`; later rounds start
+	 *   `Locked` and unlock as both opponents complete the previous round.
+	 * - If `true`, every match with two opponents starts `Ready` (used by league
+	 *   formats where weeks are scheduled independently and may be played out of order).
+	 */
+	independentRounds?: boolean;
+
 	/**
 	 * Optional final between semi-final losers.
 	 */