Next Up: plan who plays next on every court

Next Up is the part of a PaQueueKa session that answers “sino next?” before anyone asks. It lists the sets waiting to play across every court. The host decides when each one goes on, and players see where they are on their own phones.

How a set gets to a court

1. The app plans a set, or the host builds one. With auto-planning on, the rotation mode suggests the next four. The host can also tap Add set and choose the players by hand.
2. The host deploys it. Nothing starts on its own. The host taps Deploy to Court 3 (or picks another court), and the court shows the four names as not started, so the players know to walk on.
3. Start, play, record. The host starts the match and records the result when it ends. The queue moves and the next set is already waiting.

Planning ahead

• Hand-picked sets. Up to 20 waiting sets in a club session (2 in a quick session). Reorder the players, edit a set, or delete it. Each player shows whether they are already in another set.
• Project one more. See one more suggested set per court, so the next players can warm up.
• Recall. Deployed the wrong set? Take it back before the match starts.
• Repeat warning. If a hand-picked set repeats teams that already played tonight, the app says so.
• Manual only (Pro Host). Auto-planning is on and free for everyone. Pro Hosts can turn it off and pick every set themselves.

During and after a match

• Edit the lineup if someone swaps in.
• Undo a start if the match was started by mistake.
• Abandon a match (an injury, a fire alarm) without it counting in anyone’s stats.
• Record one set, best of three, or just the winner. Score hints follow the sport: 21 for badminton, 11 or 15 for pickleball. Results can be edited afterwards.

Hosting from the sideline

The live session shows courts, Next Up and the queue in one place, with a swipe between courts when you run three or more. Sessions start with 1 to 12 courts, and the host can add courts later. Actions during a session keep working on a patchy connection and sync when it comes back; starting, joining and ending a session need a connection.

Next Up uses whichever rotation mode the session runs. For how players get into the queue in the first place, see joining a session.