diff --git a/app/models/TournamentMatch.ts b/app/models/TournamentMatch.ts
index e00028eb8..9bf99ceb0 100644
--- a/app/models/TournamentMatch.ts
+++ b/app/models/TournamentMatch.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ export function deleteResult(id: string) {
   return db.tournamentMatchGameResult.delete({ where: { id } });
 }
 
-export function createParticipants(
-  data: ({ matchId: string; order: TeamOrder; teamId: string } | undefined)[]
-) {
+export type CreateParticipantsData = (
+  | { matchId: string; order: TeamOrder; teamId: string }
+  | undefined
+)[];
+export function createParticipants(data: CreateParticipantsData) {
   return db.tournamentMatchParticipant.createMany({
     data: data.flatMap((result) => result ?? []),
   });
diff --git a/app/services/tournament.ts b/app/services/tournament.ts
index 2ed202ae0..d2855ecc7 100644
--- a/app/services/tournament.ts
+++ b/app/services/tournament.ts
@@ -650,30 +650,9 @@ export async function reportScore({
         winner: winnerTeam.order,
       }),
       // todo: bracket reset
-      TournamentMatch.createParticipants([
-        match.winnerDestinationMatchId
-          ? {
-              matchId: match.winnerDestinationMatchId,
-              order: resolveNewOrder({
-                bracket,
-                oldMatch: match,
-                newMatchId: match.winnerDestinationMatchId,
-              }),
-              teamId: winnerTeam.teamId,
-            }
-          : undefined,
-        match.loserDestinationMatchId
-          ? {
-              matchId: match.loserDestinationMatchId,
-              order: resolveNewOrder({
-                bracket,
-                oldMatch: match,
-                newMatchId: match.loserDestinationMatchId,
-              }),
-              teamId: loserTeam?.teamId,
-            }
-          : undefined,
-      ]),
+      TournamentMatch.createParticipants(
+        newParticipantsForMatches({ bracket, match, loserTeam, winnerTeam })
+      ),
     ]);
     // otherwise if set is not over simply create result and return
   } else {
@@ -727,6 +706,43 @@ function resolveNewOrder({
   return "LOWER";
 }
 
+function newParticipantsForMatches({
+  bracket,
+  match,
+  winnerTeam,
+  loserTeam,
+}: {
+  bracket: NonNullable<TournamentBracket.FindById>;
+  match: NonNullable<TournamentMatch.FindById>;
+  winnerTeam: Unpacked<NonNullable<TournamentMatch.FindById>["participants"]>;
+  loserTeam: Unpacked<NonNullable<TournamentMatch.FindById>["participants"]>;
+}): TournamentMatch.CreateParticipantsData {
+  return [
+    match.winnerDestinationMatchId
+      ? {
+          matchId: match.winnerDestinationMatchId,
+          order: resolveNewOrder({
+            bracket,
+            oldMatch: match,
+            newMatchId: match.winnerDestinationMatchId,
+          }),
+          teamId: winnerTeam.teamId,
+        }
+      : undefined,
+    match.loserDestinationMatchId
+      ? {
+          matchId: match.loserDestinationMatchId,
+          order: resolveNewOrder({
+            bracket,
+            oldMatch: match,
+            newMatchId: match.loserDestinationMatchId,
+          }),
+          teamId: loserTeam.teamId,
+        }
+      : undefined,
+  ];
+}
+
 export async function undoLastScore({
   matchId,
   position,