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Log in and select the profile you'll organize under.

1. Open The 12th Men and enter your mobile number.
2. Enter the OTP sent to that number and submit.
3. If your number has multiple profiles, pick the one you want. To organize under a new identity, tap Create new profile, fill in name and avatar, and save.
4. You land on the dashboard, which lists your auctions with their status. Tap any card to open it.

Set up your auction in the Auction Details tab. These settings govern registration, player pools, and the live experience.

Core Auction Rules

1. From the dashboard, tap Create, fill in the required fields (name, date, sport), and submit.
2. Configure core rules in the Auction Details tab: number of teams and purse per team; minimum / maximum players per team; base bid and bid increment steps.
3. Save. Your settings now govern registration, player pools, and the live auction.

Optional Features

• Player Categories — Sort players into tiers (Platinum, Gold, Silver). Set category caps (max points or players allowed).
• Team-Page Bidding — Let team owners place bids from their own team page during the live auction.

Share a registration link to let players register themselves. Control what the form asks and what appears in the auction view.

1. Open the Player Registration tab.
2. Enable registration and copy the link. Share it via WhatsApp, Slack, or your group.
3. Customize the form by adding fields like playing role, batting style, jersey size, and age.
4. Choose which fields appear in the auction view so bidders see relevant details during bidding.
5. Close registration when you have enough players. The link then shows "registration ended."

Players are matched by mobile number. Existing profiles are reused; new numbers are prompted to create a profile.

Player Management

Add players manually or import from Excel in the Manage Players tab.

• Assign categories (e.g., Platinum, Gold) to each player.
• Edit details or delete entries; the live pool updates immediately.
• Download the pool as PDF or export to Excel.

Team Management

In the Team Registration / Manage Teams tabs:

1. Enable the team-registration link and share it so owners can register.
2. Owners log in and complete team registration.
3. Approve pending teams to make them active.
4. Export team lists, images, or player rosters as PDF / Excel.

Collect fees, credit sponsors, and publish rules before going public.

Payment Methods

Choose how registrants pay:

• Cash — Add a fee per player and/or per team, tracked in the app.
• Online — Enable online payment with your bank details (Razorpay).
• QR Code / UPI — Upload a QR code shown on the registration form.

Sponsors

Add each sponsor with an image and title. They appear on auction pages and view pages.

Publish Rules

Enter your rules, toggle Show Rules on, and save. The public rules page (/view/rules) then reflects your auction format.

Starting the Auction

1. Tap Start (or navigate to /live). The status changes to Live and the auction UI loads.
2. Put a player on the block by selecting their card. Their details show to all bidders.
3. Use the category filter to work through tiers systematically.

Taking Bids & Closing Players

• Bids follow your configured increment steps. Current bid and team purse update in real time.
• Sold — Pick the winning team. The player is assigned and that team's purse drops.
• Unsold — No winning bid. Mark the player unsold and re-auction later if needed.
• Retain — Retain a player at a set value. Purse updates accordingly.
• Booster — Apply a booster to adjust player points.

Advanced Features

• Owner Bidding — Owners bid from their team page (if enabled). Owners are limited to a set number of passes.
• Network Recovery — If your device goes offline, a reconnect banner appears and live state re-syncs automatically.

Ending the Auction

From Manage Features, choose End and confirm. The status moves to Completed.

Completion & Groups

1. Once all players are sold, a completion modal appears.
2. If your format uses groups, choose Create Groups.
3. Spin the wheel (optional) to assign teams to groups, then save.

Share Results

• View pages show read-only results: players, teams, and rules.
• Share the auction view link (Share → Copy Link). Anyone can open it without login.
• Link previews show auction name and logo.

Next Steps

• Create a Tournament — Link a tournament from the Tournament tab to carry teams into fixtures and live scoring.
• Clone the Auction — Rerun a similar event by cloning from the dashboard. Your settings copy into a fresh auction, and you can choose to bring teams, categories, co-organizers and players (filter by gender, date of birth or Sr. no.).

Beyond auctions, The 12th Men is a full sports management platform. Cricket, Badminton, and Pickleball share the same workflow.

Get Started with Your Sport

1. Log in with your mobile OTP and create or update your profile (name, photo, bio).
2. Select your sport — Cricket, Badminton, or Pickleball. The home screen and stats switch to your choice. Career stats are per-sport.

Discover & Follow

• The home feed shows matches, tournaments, and clubs for your sport.
• Follow tournaments or clubs to see them in your lists.
• Create a team (name + logo), add squad players, and share an invite link.

Play a Casual Match

• Cricket: Create a limited-overs or test match, add squads, assign captain and wicket-keeper, record the toss.
• Badminton & Pickleball: Create a singles (2 players) or doubles (4 players) match, pick the format.

Run a Tournament

1. Create the tournament with name, dates, and sport-specific settings (overs, ball type, pitch for Cricket).
2. Add teams and players in the Teams and Players tabs.
3. Build the structure: Create rounds (league or knockout), set up groups, then auto-schedule or add matches manually.
4. Assign organisers and scorers so the right people can manage matches.
5. Open registration: Set the window, fee, and custom fields. Players self-register from the app.

Score Live & Track Results

• Live Scoring: Cricket scores ball-by-ball (runs 0–6, extras like wide/no-ball/bye) with live scorecard and commentary. Badminton and Pickleball score point-by-point.
• Standings & Stats: Points table and NRR update after each match. Leaderboard, player-of-the-match, per-player stats, and NRR scenario calculator available.
• Fantasy Tournaments: Fantasy leaderboard tracks virtual team scores.

Run everything from your phone. The 12th Men installs as a Progressive Web App (PWA).

• Install: Open the site in your phone browser and add it to your home screen. It opens full-screen like a native app.
• Live Controls: Sold/Unsold buttons and player cards are tap-friendly on phone viewports.
• Add Players: Add-player modals scroll smoothly; all fields stay reachable while typing.
• Error Handling: On network errors, the app offers retry/refresh instead of a blank screen.