diff --git a/scripts/unlock-league-matches.ts b/scripts/unlock-league-matches.ts
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+++ b/scripts/unlock-league-matches.ts
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+// usage: npx tsx ./scripts/unlock-league-matches.ts <parentTournamentId>
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { sql } from "~/db/sql";
+import invariant from "~/utils/invariant";
+import { logger } from "~/utils/logger";
+
+const parentTournamentId = Number(process.argv[2]?.trim());
+invariant(
+	parentTournamentId && !Number.isNaN(parentTournamentId),
+	"parent tournament id is required (argument 1)",
+);
+
+const divisions = sql
+	.prepare(
+		'SELECT id FROM "Tournament" WHERE parentTournamentId = @parentTournamentId',
+	)
+	.all({ parentTournamentId }) as { id: number }[];
+
+invariant(
+	divisions.length > 0,
+	`No divisions found for tournament ${parentTournamentId}`,
+);
+logger.info(`Found ${divisions.length} divisions`);
+
+const updateMatch = sql.prepare(
+	'UPDATE "TournamentMatch" SET status = 2 WHERE id = @id',
+);
+
+const unlockAll = sql.transaction(() => {
+	let totalUnlocked = 0;
+
+	for (const division of divisions) {
+		const stages = sql
+			.prepare(
+				'SELECT id FROM "TournamentStage" WHERE tournamentId = @tournamentId',
+			)
+			.all({ tournamentId: division.id }) as { id: number }[];
+
+		if (stages.length === 0) continue;
+		const stageIds = stages.map((s) => s.id);
+
+		const lockedMatches = sql
+			.prepare(
+				`SELECT id, opponentOne, opponentTwo FROM "TournamentMatch"
+         WHERE stageId IN (${stageIds.map(() => "?").join(",")})
+         AND status = 0`,
+			)
+			.all(...stageIds) as {
+			id: number;
+			opponentOne: string;
+			opponentTwo: string;
+		}[];
+
+		let divUnlocked = 0;
+		for (const match of lockedMatches) {
+			const o1 = JSON.parse(match.opponentOne);
+			const o2 = JSON.parse(match.opponentTwo);
+			if (o1?.id == null || o2?.id == null) continue;
+			updateMatch.run({ id: match.id });
+			divUnlocked++;
+		}
+
+		logger.info(`Division ${division.id}: unlocked ${divUnlocked} match(es)`);
+		totalUnlocked += divUnlocked;
+	}
+
+	logger.info(`Total unlocked: ${totalUnlocked} match(es)`);
+});
+
+unlockAll();