diff --git a/app/db/tables.ts b/app/db/tables.ts
index a76aa2c65..279abb7d7 100644
--- a/app/db/tables.ts
+++ b/app/db/tables.ts
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ export interface TournamentLFGGroup {
 	createdAt: Generated<number>;
 }
 
+// xxx: duplicate state with tournament team member... keeping these up to date might be annoying
 export interface TournamentLFGGroupMember {
 	groupId: number;
 	tournamentId: number;
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/TournamentLFGRepository.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/TournamentLFGRepository.server.ts
index e202a2286..99062f99f 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/TournamentLFGRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/TournamentLFGRepository.server.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,39 @@ import {
 } from "~/utils/kysely.server";
 import { errorIsSqliteForeignKeyConstraintFailure } from "~/utils/sql";
 
+type CreateGroupFromTeamArgs = {
+	tournamentId: number;
+	tournamentTeamId: number;
+	members: Array<{ userId: number; isOwner: boolean }>;
+};
+export function createGroupFromTeam(args: CreateGroupFromTeamArgs) {
+	return db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
+		const createdGroup = await trx
+			.insertInto("TournamentLFGGroup")
+			.values({
+				tournamentId: args.tournamentId,
+				tournamentTeamId: args.tournamentTeamId,
+				chatCode: shortNanoid(),
+			})
+			.returning("id")
+			.executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
+
+		for (const member of args.members) {
+			await trx
+				.insertInto("TournamentLFGGroupMember")
+				.values({
+					groupId: createdGroup.id,
+					tournamentId: args.tournamentId,
+					userId: member.userId,
+					role: member.isOwner ? "OWNER" : "REGULAR",
+				})
+				.execute();
+		}
+
+		return createdGroup;
+	});
+}
+
 type CreateGroupArgs = {
 	tournamentId: number;
 	userId: number;
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/actions/to.$id.looking.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/actions/to.$id.looking.server.ts
index 5520598ff..cbf27529f 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/actions/to.$id.looking.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/actions/to.$id.looking.server.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,43 @@ export const action = async ({ request, params }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
 
 	switch (data._action) {
 		case "JOIN_QUEUE": {
-			// xxx: handle already in a team
 			const existingGroup = await findOwnGroup();
 			if (existingGroup) return null;
 
-			await TournamentLFGRepository.createGroup({
+			const tournament = await tournamentFromDBCached({
 				tournamentId,
-				userId: user.id,
-				isStayAsSub: data.stayAsSub ?? false,
+				user,
 			});
+			const team = tournament.teamMemberOfByUser(user);
+
+			if (team) {
+				const groups =
+					await TournamentLFGRepository.findGroupsByTournamentId(tournamentId);
+				const teamAlreadyLinked = groups.some(
+					(g) => g.tournamentTeamId === team.id,
+				);
+				if (teamAlreadyLinked) return null;
+
+				const memberAlreadyInGroup = team.members.some((m) =>
+					groups.some((g) => g.members.some((gm) => gm.id === m.userId)),
+				);
+				if (memberAlreadyInGroup) return null;
+
+				await TournamentLFGRepository.createGroupFromTeam({
+					tournamentId,
+					tournamentTeamId: team.id,
+					members: team.members.map((m) => ({
+						userId: m.userId,
+						isOwner: Boolean(m.isOwner),
+					})),
+				});
+			} else {
+				await TournamentLFGRepository.createGroup({
+					tournamentId,
+					userId: user.id,
+					isStayAsSub: data.stayAsSub ?? false,
+				});
+			}
 
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
index bffc91b01..8b81b89f3 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
 import type { Pronouns } from "~/db/tables";
 import { getUser } from "~/features/auth/core/user.server";
+import { tournamentFromDBCached } from "~/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server";
 import type { MainWeaponId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
 import { parseParams } from "~/utils/remix.server";
 import { idObject } from "~/utils/zod";
@@ -36,15 +37,75 @@ export const loader = async ({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
 		? await TournamentLFGRepository.allLikesByGroupId(ownGroup.id)
 		: { given: [], received: [] };
 
+	const ownTeam = await resolveOwnTeam({
+		user,
+		tournamentId,
+		ownGroup,
+		groups,
+	});
+
 	return {
 		groups: otherGroups,
 		ownGroup,
+		ownTeam,
 		likes,
 		lastUpdated: Date.now(),
 		tournamentId,
 	};
 };
 
+async function resolveOwnTeam({
+	user,
+	tournamentId,
+	ownGroup,
+	groups,
+}: {
+	user: ReturnType<typeof getUser>;
+	tournamentId: number;
+	ownGroup: LFGGroup | null;
+	groups: LFGGroup[];
+}): Promise<LFGGroup | null> {
+	if (!user) return null;
+	if (ownGroup) return null;
+
+	const tournament = await tournamentFromDBCached({
+		tournamentId,
+		user,
+	});
+
+	const team = tournament.teamMemberOfByUser(user);
+	if (!team) return null;
+
+	const teamAlreadyLinked = groups.some((g) => g.tournamentTeamId === team.id);
+	if (teamAlreadyLinked) return null;
+
+	const members: LFGGroupMember[] = team.members.map((m) => ({
+		id: m.userId,
+		username: m.username,
+		discordId: m.discordId,
+		discordAvatar: m.discordAvatar,
+		customUrl: m.customUrl,
+		languages: [],
+		vc: null,
+		pronouns: null,
+		role: m.isOwner ? "OWNER" : "REGULAR",
+		note: null,
+		isStayAsSub: false,
+		weapons: null,
+		chatNameColor: null,
+		plusTier: m.plusTier,
+	}));
+
+	return {
+		id: -1,
+		tournamentTeamId: team.id,
+		teamName: team.name,
+		teamAvatarUrl: team.pickupAvatarUrl,
+		members,
+		usersRole: members.find((m) => m.id === user.id)?.role ?? null,
+	};
+}
+
 function transformMembers(
 	rawMembers: Awaited<
 		ReturnType<typeof TournamentLFGRepository.findGroupsByTournamentId>
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/routes/to.$id.looking.tsx b/app/features/tournament-lfg/routes/to.$id.looking.tsx
index 36035e446..d7cb640c2 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/routes/to.$id.looking.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/routes/to.$id.looking.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
-import * as React from "react";
+import type * as React from "react";
 import { Flipper } from "react-flip-toolkit";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useFetcher, useLoaderData } from "react-router";
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ import {
 import { FormWithConfirm } from "~/components/FormWithConfirm";
 import { Placeholder } from "~/components/Placeholder";
 import { SubmitButton } from "~/components/SubmitButton";
+import { SendouForm } from "~/form/SendouForm";
 import { useAutoRefresh } from "~/hooks/useAutoRefresh";
 import { useIsMounted } from "~/hooks/useIsMounted";
 import { useWindowSize } from "~/hooks/useWindowSize";
 import type { SendouRouteHandle } from "~/utils/remix.server";
 import { LFGGroupCard } from "../components/LFGGroupCard";
 import type { loader } from "../loaders/to.$id.looking.server";
+import { joinQueueFormSchema } from "../tournament-lfg-schemas";
 
 export { action } from "../actions/to.$id.looking.server";
 export { loader } from "../loaders/to.$id.looking.server";
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ export { loader } from "../loaders/to.$id.looking.server";
 import styles from "./to.$id.looking.module.css";
 
 export const handle: SendouRouteHandle = {
-	i18n: ["q", "tournament"],
+	i18n: ["q", "tournament", "forms"],
 };
 
 export default function TournamentLFGShell() {
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ function Groups() {
 		</div>
 	);
 
+	const hasOwnSection = data.ownGroup ?? data.ownTeam;
+	const ownTabMemberCount = data.ownGroup
+		? data.ownGroup.members.length
+		: data.ownTeam
+			? data.ownTeam.members.length
+			: 0;
+
 	const ownGroupElement = data.ownGroup ? (
 		<div className="stack md">
 			<LFGGroupCard group={data.ownGroup} ownGroup={data.ownGroup} />
@@ -92,6 +101,14 @@ function Groups() {
 		</div>
 	) : null;
 
+	const leftColumnContent = data.ownGroup ? (
+		ownGroupElement
+	) : data.ownTeam ? (
+		<TeamQueueSection />
+	) : (
+		<JoinQueueForm />
+	);
+
 	return (
 		<Flipper flipKey={flipKey}>
 			<div
@@ -103,13 +120,13 @@ function Groups() {
 					<div>
 						<SendouTabs>
 							<SendouTabList>
-								{data.ownGroup ? (
-									<SendouTab id="own" number={data.ownGroup.members.length}>
+								{hasOwnSection ? (
+									<SendouTab id="own" number={ownTabMemberCount}>
 										{t("q:looking.columns.myGroup")}
 									</SendouTab>
 								) : null}
 							</SendouTabList>
-							<SendouTabPanel id="own">{ownGroupElement}</SendouTabPanel>
+							<SendouTabPanel id="own">{leftColumnContent}</SendouTabPanel>
 						</SendouTabs>
 					</div>
 				) : null}
@@ -127,8 +144,8 @@ function Groups() {
 									{t("q:looking.columns.invitations")}
 								</SendouTab>
 							) : null}
-							{isMobile && data.ownGroup ? (
-								<SendouTab id="own" number={data.ownGroup.members.length}>
+							{isMobile ? (
+								<SendouTab id="own" number={ownTabMemberCount}>
 									{t("q:looking.columns.myGroup")}
 								</SendouTab>
 							) : null}
@@ -136,7 +153,6 @@ function Groups() {
 						<SendouTabPanel id="groups">
 							<div className="stack sm">
 								<ColumnHeader>{t("q:looking.columns.available")}</ColumnHeader>
-								{!data.ownGroup ? <JoinQueueForm /> : null}
 								{(isMobile
 									? data.groups.filter(
 											(group) =>
@@ -161,7 +177,6 @@ function Groups() {
 						</SendouTabPanel>
 						<SendouTabPanel id="received">
 							<div className="stack sm">
-								{!data.ownGroup ? <JoinQueueForm /> : null}
 								{groupsReceivedLikesFrom.map((group) => (
 									<LFGGroupCard
 										key={group.id}
@@ -172,13 +187,12 @@ function Groups() {
 								))}
 							</div>
 						</SendouTabPanel>
-						<SendouTabPanel id="own">{ownGroupElement}</SendouTabPanel>
+						<SendouTabPanel id="own">{leftColumnContent}</SendouTabPanel>
 					</SendouTabs>
 				</div>
 				{!isMobile ? (
 					<div className="stack sm">
 						<ColumnHeader>{t("q:looking.columns.invitations")}</ColumnHeader>
-						{!data.ownGroup ? <JoinQueueForm /> : null}
 						{groupsReceivedLikesFrom.map((group) => (
 							<LFGGroupCard
 								key={group.id}
@@ -206,28 +220,37 @@ function ColumnHeader({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 
 function JoinQueueForm() {
 	const { t } = useTranslation(["q"]);
-	const fetcher = useFetcher();
-	const [stayAsSub, setStayAsSub] = React.useState(false);
 
 	return (
-		<fetcher.Form method="post" className="stack sm items-center">
-			<label className="stack horizontal xs items-center text-xs">
-				<input
-					type="checkbox"
-					name="stayAsSub"
-					checked={stayAsSub}
-					onChange={(e) => setStayAsSub(e.target.checked)}
-				/>
-				{t("q:looking.groups.stayAsSub")}
-			</label>
-			<SubmitButton
-				_action="JOIN_QUEUE"
-				state={fetcher.state}
-				variant="outlined"
-			>
-				{t("q:looking.joinQPrompt")}
-			</SubmitButton>
-		</fetcher.Form>
+		<SendouForm
+			schema={joinQueueFormSchema}
+			submitButtonText={t("q:looking.joinQPrompt")}
+		>
+			{({ FormField }) => <FormField name="stayAsSub" />}
+		</SendouForm>
+	);
+}
+
+function TeamQueueSection() {
+	const { t } = useTranslation(["q"]);
+	const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
+	const fetcher = useFetcher();
+
+	if (!data.ownTeam) return null;
+
+	return (
+		<div className="stack md">
+			<LFGGroupCard group={data.ownTeam} />
+			<fetcher.Form method="post" className="stack items-center">
+				<SubmitButton
+					_action="JOIN_QUEUE"
+					state={fetcher.state}
+					variant="outlined"
+				>
+					{t("q:looking.joinQPrompt")}
+				</SubmitButton>
+			</fetcher.Form>
+		</div>
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.server.ts
index 413806ae2..0a3dae5b0 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.server.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { _action, checkboxValueToBoolean, falsyToNull, id } from "~/utils/zod";
 import { TOURNAMENT_LFG } from "./tournament-lfg-constants";
+import { joinQueueFormSchema } from "./tournament-lfg-schemas";
 
 export const lookingSchema = z.union([
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("JOIN_QUEUE"),
-		// xxx: use SendouForm style
-		stayAsSub: z.preprocess(checkboxValueToBoolean, z.boolean().optional()),
-	}),
+	joinQueueFormSchema,
 	z.object({
 		_action: _action("LIKE"),
 		targetGroupId: id,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1a02bbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/tournament-lfg-schemas.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { stringConstant, toggle } from "~/form/fields";
+
+export const joinQueueFormSchema = z.object({
+	_action: stringConstant("JOIN_QUEUE"),
+	stayAsSub: toggle({
+		label: "labels.stayAsSub",
+		bottomText: "bottomTexts.stayAsSub",
+	}),
+});
diff --git a/locales/da/forms.json b/locales/da/forms.json
index 844a727ab..592b8cf66 100644
--- a/locales/da/forms.json
+++ b/locales/da/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/de/forms.json b/locales/de/forms.json
index 8e55ec48b..31989818c 100644
--- a/locales/de/forms.json
+++ b/locales/de/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/en/forms.json b/locales/en/forms.json
index e59105b61..1bf3af36c 100644
--- a/locales/en/forms.json
+++ b/locales/en/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "All",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "Made by me",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "Made of me",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": "Tier List URL"
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "Tier List URL",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "Stay as sub",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": "If you don't find a full team before registration ends, you will stay as a solo sub for the duration of the tournament"
 }
diff --git a/locales/es-ES/forms.json b/locales/es-ES/forms.json
index d2bae4c66..6ce98535f 100644
--- a/locales/es-ES/forms.json
+++ b/locales/es-ES/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/es-US/forms.json b/locales/es-US/forms.json
index 5aa23fd75..96ebbcd45 100644
--- a/locales/es-US/forms.json
+++ b/locales/es-US/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/fr-CA/forms.json b/locales/fr-CA/forms.json
index c41790a7e..bf6128692 100644
--- a/locales/fr-CA/forms.json
+++ b/locales/fr-CA/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/fr-EU/forms.json b/locales/fr-EU/forms.json
index 99aa434a9..c24016450 100644
--- a/locales/fr-EU/forms.json
+++ b/locales/fr-EU/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/he/forms.json b/locales/he/forms.json
index eee78d70f..56739ea5e 100644
--- a/locales/he/forms.json
+++ b/locales/he/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/it/forms.json b/locales/it/forms.json
index e2e492b43..584639458 100644
--- a/locales/it/forms.json
+++ b/locales/it/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/ja/forms.json b/locales/ja/forms.json
index f7f2b8829..ced1151d4 100644
--- a/locales/ja/forms.json
+++ b/locales/ja/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/ko/forms.json b/locales/ko/forms.json
index 6ba178dff..404f831bc 100644
--- a/locales/ko/forms.json
+++ b/locales/ko/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/nl/forms.json b/locales/nl/forms.json
index e54894569..028ab8836 100644
--- a/locales/nl/forms.json
+++ b/locales/nl/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/pl/forms.json b/locales/pl/forms.json
index e34cc00ca..220cf6151 100644
--- a/locales/pl/forms.json
+++ b/locales/pl/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/pt-BR/forms.json b/locales/pt-BR/forms.json
index e2e14c0a1..21fc10f6e 100644
--- a/locales/pt-BR/forms.json
+++ b/locales/pt-BR/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/ru/forms.json b/locales/ru/forms.json
index ff76dbdb1..1db7106ae 100644
--- a/locales/ru/forms.json
+++ b/locales/ru/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }
diff --git a/locales/zh/forms.json b/locales/zh/forms.json
index d365f2cd0..39cfd42d2 100644
--- a/locales/zh/forms.json
+++ b/locales/zh/forms.json
@@ -182,5 +182,7 @@
 	"options.artSource.ALL": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-BY": "",
 	"options.artSource.MADE-OF": "",
-	"labels.tierListUrl": ""
+	"labels.tierListUrl": "",
+	"labels.stayAsSub": "",
+	"bottomTexts.stayAsSub": ""
 }