diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 31d8e9937..73bf74862 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ notes.md
 
 db*.sqlite3*
 !db-test.sqlite3
+!e2e/seeds/*.sqlite3
 dump
 
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/app/db/seed/constants.ts b/app/db/seed/constants.ts
index f6f08158d..595c7dd4b 100644
--- a/app/db/seed/constants.ts
+++ b/app/db/seed/constants.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export const NZAP_TEST_DISCORD_ID = "455039198672453645";
 export const NZAP_TEST_AVATAR = "f809176af93132c3db5f0a5019e96339"; // https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/455039198672453645/f809176af93132c3db5f0a5019e96339.webp?size=160
 export const NZAP_TEST_ID = 2;
 export const REGULAR_USER_TEST_ID = 2;
+export const ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID = 3;
 
 export const AMOUNT_OF_CALENDAR_EVENTS = 200;
diff --git a/app/db/seed/index.ts b/app/db/seed/index.ts
index 3ffb90d3e..fc76be34a 100644
--- a/app/db/seed/index.ts
+++ b/app/db/seed/index.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import {
 	NZAP_TEST_AVATAR,
 	NZAP_TEST_DISCORD_ID,
 	NZAP_TEST_ID,
+	ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID,
 } from "./constants";
 import placements from "./placements.json";
 
@@ -739,7 +740,10 @@ function patrons() {
 			.all() as any[]
 	)
 		.map((u) => u.id)
-		.filter((id) => id !== NZAP_TEST_ID && id !== ADMIN_ID) as number[];
+		.filter(
+			(id) =>
+				id !== NZAP_TEST_ID && id !== ADMIN_ID && id !== ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID,
+		) as number[];
 
 	const givePatronStm = sql.prepare(
 		`update user set "patronTier" = $patronTier, "patronSince" = $patronSince where id = $id`,
@@ -2688,7 +2692,7 @@ async function organization() {
 				roleDisplayName: null,
 			},
 			{
-				userId: 3,
+				userId: ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID,
 				role: "ADMIN",
 				roleDisplayName: null,
 			},
diff --git a/app/features/api-private/routes/seed.ts b/app/features/api-private/routes/seed.ts
index 72095e185..d1e70df6e 100644
--- a/app/features/api-private/routes/seed.ts
+++ b/app/features/api-private/routes/seed.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 import type { ActionFunction } from "react-router";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { seed } from "~/db/seed";
+import { sql } from "~/db/sql";
 import { DANGEROUS_CAN_ACCESS_DEV_CONTROLS } from "~/features/admin/core/dev-controls";
 import { SEED_VARIATIONS } from "~/features/api-private/constants";
 import { refreshBannedCache } from "~/features/ban/core/banned.server";
 import { refreshSendouQInstance } from "~/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server";
+import { clearAllTournamentDataCache } from "~/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server";
+import { cache } from "~/utils/cache.server";
+import { logger } from "~/utils/logger";
 import { parseRequestPayload } from "~/utils/remix.server";
 
+const E2E_SEEDS_DIR = "e2e/seeds";
+
 const seedSchema = z.object({
 	variation: z.enum(SEED_VARIATIONS).nullish(),
 });
@@ -25,10 +32,99 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
 		schema: seedSchema,
 	});
 
-	await seed(variation);
+	const variationName = variation ?? "DEFAULT";
+	const preSeededDbPath = path.join(
+		E2E_SEEDS_DIR,
+		`db-seed-${variationName}.sqlite3`,
+	);
 
+	if (!fs.existsSync(preSeededDbPath)) {
+		// Fall back to slow seed if pre-seeded db doesn't exist
+		logger.warn(
+			`Pre-seeded database not found for variation "${variationName}", falling back to seeding via code.`,
+		);
+		const { seed } = await import("~/db/seed");
+		await seed(variation);
+	} else {
+		restoreFromPreSeeded(preSeededDbPath);
+		adjustSeedDatesToCurrent(variationName);
+	}
+
+	clearAllTournamentDataCache();
+	cache.clear();
 	await refreshBannedCache();
 	await refreshSendouQInstance();
 
 	return Response.json(null);
 };
+
+const REG_OPEN_TOURNAMENT_IDS = [1, 3];
+
+function adjustSeedDatesToCurrent(variation: SeedVariation) {
+	const halfAnHourFromNow = Math.floor((Date.now() + 1000 * 60 * 30) / 1000);
+	const oneHourAgo = Math.floor((Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60) / 1000);
+	const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+
+	const tournamentEventIds = sql
+		.prepare(
+			`SELECT id, tournamentId FROM "CalendarEvent" WHERE tournamentId IS NOT NULL`,
+		)
+		.all() as Array<{ id: number; tournamentId: number }>;
+
+	for (const { id, tournamentId } of tournamentEventIds) {
+		const isRegOpen =
+			variation === "REG_OPEN" &&
+			REG_OPEN_TOURNAMENT_IDS.includes(tournamentId);
+
+		sql
+			.prepare(`UPDATE "CalendarEventDate" SET startTime = ? WHERE eventId = ?`)
+			.run(isRegOpen ? halfAnHourFromNow : oneHourAgo, id);
+	}
+
+	sql
+		.prepare(
+			`UPDATE "Group" SET latestActionAt = ?, createdAt = ? WHERE status != 'INACTIVE'`,
+		)
+		.run(now, now);
+
+	sql.prepare(`UPDATE "GroupLike" SET createdAt = ?`).run(now);
+}
+
+function restoreFromPreSeeded(sourcePath: string) {
+	sql.exec(`ATTACH DATABASE '${sourcePath}' AS source`);
+
+	try {
+		const tables = sql
+			.prepare(
+				"SELECT name FROM source.sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%'",
+			)
+			.all() as Array<{ name: string }>;
+
+		sql.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF");
+
+		for (const { name } of tables) {
+			sql.exec(`DELETE FROM main."${name}"`);
+
+			// Get non-generated columns for this table (table_xinfo includes hidden column info)
+			const columns = sql
+				.prepare(`PRAGMA main.table_xinfo("${name}")`)
+				.all() as Array<{ name: string; hidden: number }>;
+
+			// hidden = 2 or 3 means virtual/stored generated column
+			const nonGeneratedCols = columns
+				.filter((c) => c.hidden === 0)
+				.map((c) => c.name);
+
+			if (nonGeneratedCols.length > 0) {
+				const colList = nonGeneratedCols.map((c) => `"${c}"`).join(", ");
+				sql.exec(
+					`INSERT INTO main."${name}" (${colList}) SELECT ${colList} FROM source."${name}"`,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		sql.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON");
+	} finally {
+		sql.exec("DETACH DATABASE source");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.test.ts b/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.test.ts
index 103755c58..15bed5a6d 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.test.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 import { db } from "~/db/sql";
+import { refreshUserSkills } from "~/features/mmr/tiered.server";
 import * as PrivateUserNoteRepository from "~/features/sendouq/PrivateUserNoteRepository.server";
 import { dbInsertUsers, dbReset } from "~/utils/Test";
 import * as SQGroupRepository from "../SQGroupRepository.server";
@@ -359,6 +360,10 @@ describe("SendouQ", () => {
 		});
 
 		describe("tier sorting", () => {
+			beforeEach(() => {
+				refreshUserSkills(1);
+			});
+
 			test("sorts full groups by tier when viewer has a tier", async () => {
 				await insertSkill(1, 1000);
 				await insertSkill(2, 500);
diff --git a/app/utils/playwright.ts b/app/utils/playwright.ts
index 07ea38258..9da2d6327 100644
--- a/app/utils/playwright.ts
+++ b/app/utils/playwright.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,42 @@
-import { expect, type Locator, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import {
+	test as base,
+	expect,
+	type Locator,
+	type Page,
+} from "@playwright/test";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import type { SeedVariation } from "~/features/api-private/routes/seed";
 import { tournamentBracketsPage } from "./urls";
 
+const BASE_PORT = 6173;
+
+type WorkerFixtures = {
+	workerPort: number;
+	workerBaseURL: string;
+};
+
+export const test = base.extend<object, WorkerFixtures>({
+	workerPort: [
+		// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noEmptyPattern: Playwright requires object destructuring
+		async ({}, use, workerInfo) => {
+			const port = BASE_PORT + workerInfo.parallelIndex;
+			await use(port);
+		},
+		{ scope: "worker" },
+	],
+	workerBaseURL: [
+		async ({ workerPort }, use) => {
+			await use(`http://localhost:${workerPort}`);
+		},
+		{ scope: "worker" },
+	],
+	baseURL: async ({ workerBaseURL }, use) => {
+		await use(workerBaseURL);
+	},
+});
+
+export { expect };
+
 export async function selectWeapon({
 	page,
 	name,
@@ -65,7 +99,15 @@ export async function selectUser({
 
 /** page.goto that waits for the page to be hydrated before proceeding */
 export async function navigate({ page, url }: { page: Page; url: string }) {
-	await page.goto(url);
+	// Rewrite absolute URLs with localhost to use the worker's baseURL
+	// This handles invite links and other URLs embedded with VITE_SITE_DOMAIN
+	let targetUrl = url;
+	if (url.startsWith("http://localhost:")) {
+		const urlObj = new URL(url);
+		// Extract just the path and search params, let Playwright use the correct baseURL
+		targetUrl = urlObj.pathname + urlObj.search;
+	}
+	await page.goto(targetUrl);
 	await expectIsHydrated(page);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/utils/urls.ts b/app/utils/urls.ts
index f6651cd8a..354a4a4da 100644
--- a/app/utils/urls.ts
+++ b/app/utils/urls.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ export const tournamentEditPage = (eventId: number) =>
 export const calendarReportWinnersPage = (eventId: number) =>
 	`/calendar/${eventId}/report-winners`;
 export const tournamentPage = (tournamentId: number) => `/to/${tournamentId}`;
+export const tournamentTeamsPage = (tournamentId: number) =>
+	`/to/${tournamentId}/teams`;
 export const tournamentTeamPage = ({
 	tournamentId,
 	tournamentTeamId,
diff --git a/db-test.sqlite3 b/db-test.sqlite3
index 57af7c03d..c5305ecce 100644
Binary files a/db-test.sqlite3 and b/db-test.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/analyzer.spec.ts b/e2e/analyzer.spec.ts
index 49ca21bf3..7fd96add4 100644
--- a/e2e/analyzer.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/analyzer.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	selectWeapon,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { ANALYZER_URL } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/e2e/associations.spec.ts b/e2e/associations.spec.ts
index f522360ae..6731466d9 100644
--- a/e2e/associations.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/associations.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { associationsPage, scrimsPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/e2e/badges.spec.ts b/e2e/badges.spec.ts
index cd26af515..e1d5ac585 100644
--- a/e2e/badges.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/badges.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
-import { impersonate, navigate, seed, selectUser } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import {
+	expect,
+	impersonate,
+	navigate,
+	seed,
+	selectUser,
+	test,
+} from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { badgePage } from "~/utils/urls";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "../app/db/seed/constants";
 
diff --git a/e2e/ban.spec.ts b/e2e/ban.spec.ts
index e46d0e1f9..7dd887854 100644
--- a/e2e/ban.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/ban.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import test, { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
+	test,
 	waitForPOSTResponse,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { ADMIN_PAGE, SUSPENDED_PAGE } from "~/utils/urls";
diff --git a/e2e/builds.spec.ts b/e2e/builds.spec.ts
index 460bfa95f..469cda39e 100644
--- a/e2e/builds.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/builds.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { expect, type Page, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_DISCORD_ID, NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import type { GearType } from "~/db/tables";
 import { ADMIN_DISCORD_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	selectWeapon,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { BUILDS_PAGE, userBuildsPage, userNewBuildPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/e2e/calendar.spec.ts b/e2e/calendar.spec.ts
index 930936a05..df65c7acb 100644
--- a/e2e/calendar.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/calendar.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	expectIsHydrated,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { calendarPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/e2e/global-setup.ts b/e2e/global-setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..975913f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/global-setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { type ChildProcess, execSync, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import type { FullConfig } from "@playwright/test";
+
+const BASE_PORT = 6173;
+const WORKER_COUNT = Number(process.env.E2E_WORKERS) || 4;
+const DEBUG = process.env.E2E_DEBUG === "true";
+const SERVER_PROCESSES: ChildProcess[] = [];
+
+declare global {
+	var __E2E_SERVERS__: ChildProcess[];
+}
+
+function killProcessOnPort(port: number): void {
+	try {
+		// Try to find and kill any process on this port (macOS/Linux)
+		execSync(`lsof -ti :${port} | xargs -r kill -9 2>/dev/null || true`, {
+			stdio: "pipe",
+		});
+	} catch {
+		// Ignore errors - port might already be free
+	}
+}
+
+async function waitForServer(port: number, timeout = 120000): Promise<void> {
+	const start = Date.now();
+	while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
+		try {
+			const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/`);
+			if (response.ok || response.status === 404) {
+				// 404 is fine - server is up, just no route at /
+				return;
+			}
+		} catch {
+			// Server not ready yet
+		}
+		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+	}
+	throw new Error(`Server on port ${port} did not start within ${timeout}ms`);
+}
+
+async function globalSetup(_config: FullConfig) {
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log(`\nStarting e2e test setup with ${WORKER_COUNT} workers...`);
+
+	// Build the app once with E2E test flag so VITE_E2E_TEST_RUN is embedded
+	// Use port 6173 as the base - tests will rewrite URLs as needed
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("Building the application...");
+	execSync("npm run build", {
+		stdio: "inherit",
+		env: {
+			...process.env,
+			VITE_E2E_TEST_RUN: "true",
+			VITE_SITE_DOMAIN: `http://localhost:${BASE_PORT}`,
+		},
+	});
+
+	// Prepare databases and start servers for each worker
+	const serverPromises: Promise<void>[] = [];
+
+	// Kill any existing processes on our ports before starting
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("Cleaning up any existing processes on e2e ports...");
+	for (let i = 0; i < WORKER_COUNT; i++) {
+		killProcessOnPort(BASE_PORT + i);
+	}
+	// Wait briefly for ports to be released
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < WORKER_COUNT; i++) {
+		const port = BASE_PORT + i;
+		const dbPath = `db-test-e2e-${i}.sqlite3`;
+
+		// Ensure database exists with migrations
+		if (!fs.existsSync(dbPath)) {
+			// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+			console.log(`Setting up database for worker ${i}: ${dbPath}`);
+			execSync(`DB_PATH=${dbPath} npm run migrate up`, { stdio: "inherit" });
+		}
+
+		// Start server
+		// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+		console.log(`Starting server for worker ${i} on port ${port}...`);
+		const serverProcess = spawn("npm", ["start"], {
+			env: {
+				...process.env,
+				DB_PATH: dbPath,
+				PORT: String(port),
+				DISCORD_CLIENT_ID: "123",
+				DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: "secret",
+				SESSION_SECRET: "secret",
+				VITE_SITE_DOMAIN: `http://localhost:${port}`,
+				VITE_E2E_TEST_RUN: "true",
+			},
+			detached: false,
+		});
+
+		SERVER_PROCESSES.push(serverProcess);
+
+		if (DEBUG) {
+			serverProcess.stdout?.on("data", (data) => {
+				// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+				console.log(`[Worker ${i}] ${data.toString()}`);
+			});
+
+			serverProcess.stderr?.on("data", (data) => {
+				// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+				console.error(`[Worker ${i} ERROR] ${data.toString()}`);
+			});
+		}
+
+		serverPromises.push(
+			waitForServer(port).then(() => {
+				// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+				console.log(`Server for worker ${i} is ready on port ${port}`);
+			}),
+		);
+	}
+
+	// Wait for all servers to be ready
+	await Promise.all(serverPromises);
+
+	// Store server processes globally for teardown
+	global.__E2E_SERVERS__ = SERVER_PROCESSES;
+
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("\nAll servers started successfully!\n");
+}
+
+export default globalSetup;
diff --git a/e2e/global-teardown.ts b/e2e/global-teardown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2350f37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/global-teardown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { FullConfig } from "@playwright/test";
+
+declare global {
+	var __E2E_SERVERS__: import("node:child_process").ChildProcess[];
+}
+
+async function globalTeardown(_config: FullConfig) {
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("\nStopping e2e test servers...");
+
+	const servers = global.__E2E_SERVERS__ || [];
+
+	for (const server of servers) {
+		if (server && !server.killed) {
+			server.kill("SIGTERM");
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Give processes a moment to clean up
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("All servers stopped.\n");
+}
+
+export default globalTeardown;
diff --git a/e2e/lfg.spec.ts b/e2e/lfg.spec.ts
index 57b54da21..8d71a40bd 100644
--- a/e2e/lfg.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/lfg.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
-import { impersonate, navigate, seed, submit } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import {
+	expect,
+	impersonate,
+	navigate,
+	seed,
+	submit,
+	test,
+} from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { LFG_PAGE } from "~/utils/urls";
 
 test.describe("LFG", () => {
diff --git a/e2e/object-damage-calculator.spec.ts b/e2e/object-damage-calculator.spec.ts
index 4d3bb1f04..726560c73 100644
--- a/e2e/object-damage-calculator.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/object-damage-calculator.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
-import { navigate, selectWeapon } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import { expect, navigate, selectWeapon, test } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { OBJECT_DAMAGE_CALCULATOR_URL } from "~/utils/urls";
 
 test.describe("Object Damage Calculator", () => {
diff --git a/e2e/org.spec.ts b/e2e/org.spec.ts
index 592776ca4..a35ef83c1 100644
--- a/e2e/org.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/org.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
-import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
+import { NZAP_TEST_ID, ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	selectUser,
 	submit,
+	test,
 	waitForPOSTResponse,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import {
@@ -154,11 +155,9 @@ test.describe("Tournament Organization", () => {
 	test("allows member of established org to create tournament", async ({
 		page,
 	}) => {
-		const ORG_ADMIN_ID = 3; // 3 = org admin, but not site admin
-
 		await seed(page);
 
-		await impersonate(page, ORG_ADMIN_ID);
+		await impersonate(page, ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID);
 		await navigate({
 			page,
 			url: TOURNAMENT_NEW_PAGE,
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ test.describe("Tournament Organization", () => {
 			page.getByTestId("is-established-switch").click(),
 		);
 
-		await impersonate(page, ORG_ADMIN_ID);
+		await impersonate(page, ORG_ADMIN_TEST_ID);
 		await navigate({
 			page,
 			url: TOURNAMENT_NEW_PAGE,
diff --git a/e2e/scrims.spec.ts b/e2e/scrims.spec.ts
index 0b2edd240..187250e67 100644
--- a/e2e/scrims.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/scrims.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	selectUser,
 	setDateTime,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { newScrimPostPage, scrimsPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ test.describe("Scrims", () => {
 	test("requests an existing scrim post & cancels the request", async ({
 		page,
 	}) => {
-		const INITIAL_AVAILABLE_TO_REQUEST_COUNT = 15;
-
 		await seed(page);
 		await impersonate(page, ADMIN_ID);
 		await navigate({
@@ -68,13 +67,16 @@ test.describe("Scrims", () => {
 		const requestScrimButtonLocator = page.getByTestId("request-scrim-button");
 
 		await page.getByTestId("available-scrims-tab").click();
+
+		await expect(requestScrimButtonLocator.first()).toBeVisible();
+
+		const initialCount = await requestScrimButtonLocator.count();
+
 		await requestScrimButtonLocator.first().click();
 
 		await submit(page);
 
-		await expect(requestScrimButtonLocator).toHaveCount(
-			INITIAL_AVAILABLE_TO_REQUEST_COUNT - 1,
-		);
+		await expect(requestScrimButtonLocator).toHaveCount(initialCount - 1);
 
 		const togglePendingRequestsButton = page.getByTestId(
 			"toggle-pending-requests-button",
@@ -89,9 +91,7 @@ test.describe("Scrims", () => {
 		});
 		await cancelButton.click();
 
-		await expect(requestScrimButtonLocator).toHaveCount(
-			INITIAL_AVAILABLE_TO_REQUEST_COUNT,
-		);
+		await expect(requestScrimButtonLocator).toHaveCount(initialCount);
 	});
 
 	test("accepts a request", async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-DEFAULT.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-DEFAULT.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0367d9bd9
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-DEFAULT.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SCRIMS.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SCRIMS.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0111c4a
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SCRIMS.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SQ_GROUPS.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SQ_GROUPS.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef6f731c8
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_SQ_GROUPS.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_TOURNAMENT_TEAMS.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_TOURNAMENT_TEAMS.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb153a53e
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NO_TOURNAMENT_TEAMS.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NZAP_IN_TEAM.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NZAP_IN_TEAM.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f61d7b0
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-NZAP_IN_TEAM.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-REG_OPEN.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-REG_OPEN.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e80c78b4c
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-REG_OPEN.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/seeds/db-seed-SMALL_SOS.sqlite3 b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-SMALL_SOS.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa251a60d
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/seeds/db-seed-SMALL_SOS.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/e2e/sendouq.spec.ts b/e2e/sendouq.spec.ts
index 20dde1d50..7668827d4 100644
--- a/e2e/sendouq.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/sendouq.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
-import { impersonate, navigate, seed, submit } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import {
+	expect,
+	impersonate,
+	navigate,
+	seed,
+	submit,
+	test,
+} from "~/utils/playwright";
 import {
 	SENDOUQ_LOOKING_PAGE,
 	SENDOUQ_PAGE,
diff --git a/e2e/settings.spec.ts b/e2e/settings.spec.ts
index 0a9f96dad..a471a0d11 100644
--- a/e2e/settings.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/settings.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
-import { impersonate, navigate, seed } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import {
+	expect,
+	impersonate,
+	navigate,
+	seed,
+	test,
+	waitForPOSTResponse,
+} from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { SETTINGS_PAGE } from "~/utils/urls";
 
 test.describe("Settings", () => {
@@ -22,9 +28,9 @@ test.describe("Settings", () => {
 			url: SETTINGS_PAGE,
 		});
 
-		await page
-			.getByTestId("UPDATE_DISABLE_BUILD_ABILITY_SORTING-switch")
-			.click();
+		await waitForPOSTResponse(page, () =>
+			page.getByTestId("UPDATE_DISABLE_BUILD_ABILITY_SORTING-switch").click(),
+		);
 
 		await navigate({
 			page,
diff --git a/e2e/team.spec.ts b/e2e/team.spec.ts
index 577fcb53d..8aee80026 100644
--- a/e2e/team.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/team.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_DISCORD_ID, ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	modalClickConfirmButton,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import {
 	editTeamPage,
diff --git a/e2e/tier-list-maker.spec.ts b/e2e/tier-list-maker.spec.ts
index cd9220435..7e824ac6f 100644
--- a/e2e/tier-list-maker.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tier-list-maker.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { expect, type Locator, type Page, test } from "@playwright/test";
-import { navigate } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import type { Locator, Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { expect, navigate, test } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { TIER_LIST_MAKER_URL } from "~/utils/urls";
 
 test.describe("Tier List Maker", () => {
diff --git a/e2e/top-search.spec.ts b/e2e/top-search.spec.ts
index e72446088..d672d5b56 100644
--- a/e2e/top-search.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/top-search.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
-import { navigate, seed } from "~/utils/playwright";
+import { expect, navigate, seed, test } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { topSearchPage, userPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
 test.describe("Top search", () => {
diff --git a/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts b/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
index 581fa7f7d..72c1ce6a9 100644
--- a/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { expect, type Page, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_DISCORD_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	selectUser,
 	startBracket,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import {
 	NOTIFICATIONS_URL,
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 	tournamentBracketsPage,
 	tournamentMatchPage,
 	tournamentPage,
+	tournamentTeamsPage,
 	userResultsPage,
 } from "~/utils/urls";
 
@@ -530,7 +533,10 @@ test.describe("Tournament bracket", () => {
 		});
 		await submit(page);
 
-		await page.getByTestId("teams-tab").click();
+		await navigate({
+			page,
+			url: tournamentTeamsPage(tournamentId),
+		});
 
 		await expect(
 			page.getByTestId("team-member-name").getByText("Sendou"),
@@ -966,6 +972,13 @@ test.describe("Tournament bracket", () => {
 
 		await submit(page, "confirm-finalize-bracket-button");
 
+		await navigate({
+			page,
+			url: tournamentBracketsPage({ tournamentId }),
+		});
+
+		await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Great White" }).click();
+
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("prepared-maps-check-icon")).toBeVisible();
 
 		// we did not prepare maps for group stage
diff --git a/e2e/tournament-staff.spec.ts b/e2e/tournament-staff.spec.ts
index b15af6a9d..7e9ef4a41 100644
--- a/e2e/tournament-staff.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tournament-staff.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	modalClickConfirmButton,
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	selectUser,
 	startBracket,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import {
 	tournamentAdminPage,
diff --git a/e2e/tournament.spec.ts b/e2e/tournament.spec.ts
index 1dd380c93..47939062d 100644
--- a/e2e/tournament.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tournament.spec.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
-// import { NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
-// import { ADMIN_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import { BANNED_MAPS } from "~/features/sendouq-settings/banned-maps";
 import { rankedModesShort } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/modes";
 import type { StageId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
-// import invariant from "~/utils/invariant";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
-	// selectUser,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
-import { tournamentBracketsPage, tournamentPage } from "~/utils/urls";
+import {
+	tournamentBracketsPage,
+	tournamentPage,
+	tournamentTeamsPage,
+} from "~/utils/urls";
 
 // TODO: restore operates admin controls after single fetch tested in prod
 
@@ -263,7 +264,10 @@ test.describe("Tournament", () => {
 
 		await submit(page);
 
-		await page.getByTestId("teams-tab").click();
+		await navigate({
+			page,
+			url: tournamentTeamsPage(1),
+		});
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("team-name").first()).not.toHaveText(
 			"Chimera",
 		);
diff --git a/e2e/user-page.spec.ts b/e2e/user-page.spec.ts
index 952223c03..bf6d126c2 100644
--- a/e2e/user-page.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/user-page.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { expect, type Page, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import { NZAP_TEST_DISCORD_ID, NZAP_TEST_ID } from "~/db/seed/constants";
 import { ADMIN_DISCORD_ID } from "~/features/admin/admin-constants";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
 	seed,
 	selectWeapon,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { userEditProfilePage, userPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/e2e/vods.spec.ts b/e2e/vods.spec.ts
index c8eefdac1..362bbf8a4 100644
--- a/e2e/vods.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/vods.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import test, { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import {
+	expect,
 	impersonate,
 	isNotVisible,
 	navigate,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 	selectUser,
 	selectWeapon,
 	submit,
+	test,
 } from "~/utils/playwright";
 import { newVodPage, VODS_PAGE, vodVideoPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac61e5f9e..4f367c188 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 		"test:unit": "cross-env VITE_SITE_DOMAIN=http://localhost:5173 vitest --silent=passed-only run",
 		"test:e2e": "npx playwright test",
 		"test:e2e:flaky-detect": "npx playwright test --repeat-each=10 --max-failures=1",
+		"test:e2e:generate-seeds": "cross-env DB_PATH=db-test.sqlite3 npx vite-node scripts/generate-e2e-seed-dbs.ts",
 		"checks": "npm run biome:fix && npm run test:unit && npm run check-translation-jsons && npm run typecheck && npm run knip",
 		"setup": "cross-env DB_PATH=db.sqlite3 vite-node ./scripts/setup.ts",
 		"i18n:sync": "i18next-locales-sync -e true -p en -s da de es-ES es-US fr-CA fr-EU he it ja ko nl pl pt-BR ru zh -l locales && npm run biome:fix",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 0be420312..8d927db7b 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from "@playwright/test";
 import { devices } from "@playwright/test";
 
-/**
- * Read environment variables from file.
- * https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
- */
-// require('dotenv').config();
+const WORKER_COUNT = Number(process.env.E2E_WORKERS) || 4;
 
 /**
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
@@ -25,16 +21,19 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
 	fullyParallel: true,
 	/* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
 	forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-	retries: 2,
-	/* Opt out of parallel tests. */
-	workers: 1,
+	retries: 0,
+	/* Number of parallel workers */
+	workers: WORKER_COUNT,
 	/* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
 	reporter: "list",
+	/* Global setup and teardown for managing multiple server instances */
+	globalSetup: "./e2e/global-setup.ts",
+	globalTeardown: "./e2e/global-teardown.ts",
 	/* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
 	use: {
 		/* Maximum time each action such as `click()` can take. Defaults to 0 (no limit). */
 		actionTimeout: 0,
-		/* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
+		/* Base URL will be set per-worker by the fixture */
 		baseURL: "http://localhost:6173",
 
 		trace: "retain-on-failure",
@@ -97,24 +96,6 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
 	/* Folder for test artifacts such as screenshots, videos, traces, etc. */
 	// outputDir: 'test-results/',
 
-	/* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
-	webServer: {
-		// uncomment to see server logs output
-		// stdout: "pipe",
-		env: {
-			DB_PATH: "db-test-e2e.sqlite3",
-			DISCORD_CLIENT_ID: "123",
-			DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: "secret",
-			SESSION_SECRET: "secret",
-			PORT: "6173",
-			VITE_SITE_DOMAIN: "http://localhost:6173",
-			VITE_E2E_TEST_RUN: "true",
-		},
-		command: "npm run build && npm start",
-		port: 6173,
-		reuseExistingServer: false,
-		timeout: 60_000 * 2, // 2 minutes
-	},
 	build: {
 		external: ["**/*.json"],
 	},
diff --git a/scripts/generate-e2e-seed-dbs.ts b/scripts/generate-e2e-seed-dbs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..574b3667a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-e2e-seed-dbs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import Database from "better-sqlite3";
+import { SEED_VARIATIONS } from "../app/features/api-private/constants";
+
+const E2E_SEEDS_DIR = "e2e/seeds";
+const BASE_TEST_DB = "db-test.sqlite3";
+
+async function generatePreSeededDatabases() {
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log("Generating pre-seeded databases for e2e tests...\n");
+
+	if (!fs.existsSync(E2E_SEEDS_DIR)) {
+		fs.mkdirSync(E2E_SEEDS_DIR, { recursive: true });
+	}
+
+	const baseDbPath = path.resolve(BASE_TEST_DB);
+	if (!fs.existsSync(baseDbPath)) {
+		// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+		console.error(
+			`Base test database not found: ${baseDbPath}. Run migrations first.`,
+		);
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	for (const variation of SEED_VARIATIONS) {
+		const outputPath = path.join(E2E_SEEDS_DIR, `db-seed-${variation}.sqlite3`);
+		// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+		console.log(`Generating ${variation}...`);
+
+		fs.copyFileSync(baseDbPath, outputPath);
+
+		execSync(
+			`npx vite-node scripts/seed-single-variation.ts -- ${variation} ${outputPath}`,
+			{ stdio: "inherit" },
+		);
+
+		const db = new Database(outputPath);
+		db.pragma("wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)");
+		db.close();
+
+		const stats = fs.statSync(outputPath);
+		// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+		console.log(
+			`  ✓ ${variation}: ${(stats.size / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB\n`,
+		);
+	}
+
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.log(`Done! Pre-seeded databases saved to ${E2E_SEEDS_DIR}/`);
+}
+
+// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+generatePreSeededDatabases().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/scripts/seed-single-variation.ts b/scripts/seed-single-variation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..881b6d957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/seed-single-variation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { SeedVariation } from "~/features/api-private/routes/seed";
+
+const variation = process.argv[2] as SeedVariation;
+const dbPath = process.argv[3];
+
+if (!variation || !dbPath) {
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output
+	console.error("Usage: seed-single-variation.ts <variation> <dbPath>");
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+process.env.DB_PATH = dbPath;
+
+const { seed } = await import("../app/db/seed/index");
+await seed(variation === "DEFAULT" ? null : variation);